The Xcelerator Group was founded by industry experts to help companies optimize their business processes, operations and technology with a focus on profitability coupled with customer satisfaction.  Our team applies their proven experience to a broad range of problems to create and deliver innovative solutions. We bring a unique combination of skills to business technology, corporate strategy, and operations solutions across a wide range of industries.

Dering & Estrada provides business acceleration and software development services to early stage companies and service organizations of large corporations. Major assignments have included:• Registria (2010-2013): Consultant and Board Member. Provide management and sales consulting services.• Warranty Industry (2009 – Present): Provided consulting services to a variety of companies including Lowe's, NEW, ClickSoftware, Cognizant, Samsung, Electrolux and Whirlpool.• Early Stage Companies (2009 – Present): Managed teams of consultants providing software development and consulting services to early stage companies. Clients have included Bridgeborn, IDT, Partsearch, CardStar, Natural Insight, Three Pillar Global and M-ize.

Working with the Kapsch Team to deliver state of the art connected vehicle technologies to the transportation and automotive industries.

Driverless cars, connected vehicles and other technologies are revolutionizing transportation. The driving factor in this connected software. eTrans Systems was formed specifically to support all aspects of the software development lifecycle for connected vehicle technology. Our initial three applications, V2x Vehicle, V2x Intersection and V2x Monitor are designed to help organizations test out V2x implementations. Our TestManager2020™ and V2xTest™ platforms are the foundation for successful, comprehensive automated system and security testing programs. The eTrans V2x Enterprise Monitor platform connects to the DOT's national clearinghouse and monitors and analyzes data sent to it. V2x Enterprise Monitor can provide key insights into the workings (and failures) of large scale connected vehicle systems.We are members of the DOT's Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot program and the OmniAir Testing and Certification Consortium and have over 20 years experience in cybersecurity and software development and testing.

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CheckVideo/Cernium made intelligent security cameras using video analytics. Joined in May 2011 with the specific task of turning the company around. It had been losing money for a very long time. Totally revamped the sales, marketing and product strategies and sold the company to Kastle Corporation in April, 2013.

iFanXP developed sports based online games to enhance the fan's experience while watching the game.

ServiceBench provides software solutions in the cloud to large manufacturers and retailers to support them with the post-sales service portion of their business.• Grew company to over $13m in revenue• Sold to NEW Customer Services Company in January, 2008. • Received NVTC 2008 Award for Hottest Exit.• Continued on as head of subsidiary until integrated into NEW• Clients included Best Buy, Dell, Whirlpool, Sony, Panasonic, IBM, & Samsung. • System users included over 37,000 service companies.• Raised a total of $16 million in 4 rounds of Venture Capital.• Substantially changed the service business in the appliance & electronics industries.• Winner Inc. 5000 in 2007, Deloitte Fast 500 award 2005, 2006.

Sideout developed customized Internet based software solutions for Fortune 500 companies like Michelin, Toro and GE as well as dynamic startups such as WorldSpace and Vipro. The company was one of the early pioneers in developing customer web based applications.The company was folded into ServiceBench in August, 2000.

DSR developed real-time sonar and radar applications for the U.S. Department of Defense.Third employee. Part of management team that grew staff to 200.

Software Developer