Omar Jacques Omran

Tech executive & founder building the first community social media platform, Vibe

Named one of the Top 150 Global Innovators in 2024. Delivered $500M+ in cumulative net profit growth and built the two largest technology alliances in the theme park and food service industries.

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Impact at a glance

Delivered across three publicly traded companies and industry-leading platforms.

$500M+

Cumulative net profit growth

Across three publicly traded companies

1st Place

One of the largest hackathons in the world

NYU International Hackathon

Largest technology alliances created globally

Food service industry & theme park industry

World's largest

Foodservice IoT platform

KitchenConnect at Welbilt

Hundreds

Technology professionals led across organizations

Full-time, seasonal, and partner teams at scale

1M+

Connected equipment (APIs)

Largest restaurant chains globally

Featured experience

Leadership and innovation across theme parks, food service, and community tech.

Vibe Connect

Chief Executive Officer · Apr 2025 – Present

●Founded and led Vibe, the first community social platform and MIT startup designed to bring social back to social media by centering real-life activities, events, and meaningful community connections.
●Launched on Feb 9th, 2026, at MIT with 75% first-week retention and a very high rate of positive testimonials.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Chief Technology Officer · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024

●Oversaw all technology functions across 27 parks, accountable for $1.5B in revenue systems.
●Led a technology organization of 55 FTEs, 100 seasonal staff, and 100 full-time contractors.

Welbilt (Ali Group)

VP Digital Transformation & Managing Director, KitchenConnect · Feb 2022 – Aug 2022

●Led digital transformation across all brands and functions; created a 3-year technology roadmap.
●Scaled KitchenConnect into the world’s largest smart restaurant ecosystem with partners like Microsoft, AT&T, HCL, and TeamViewer.

The Middleby Corporation

Manager of Technology · Jul 2016 – Aug 2019

●Led technology strategy across all 110 Middleby brands, overseeing enterprise platforms and digital innovation globally.
●Founded and scaled Middleby Connect™, the company’s IoT platform unifying equipment from all brands into one cloud-based solution—adopted by leading global restaurant chains.

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