President & Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Advisor, 2010 - 2012General Manager - Trimble Public Safety, 2006 - 2009Founder, President and CEO, 2001 - 2005Developer and marketer of the breakthrough product Virtual Partner™, a software system sold to law-enforcement agencies to improve the speed, safety and efficiency of ticketing for traffic violations, utilizing both computer-based voice response and hard-copy print. Company also owns Visual Statement, acquired in 2006, which produces and distributes accident crash-diagramming software for accounts globally. • Conceived of Virtual Partner™, developed the business plan, established the infrastructure, and staffed the organization.• Secured funding from Motorola to support growth. • Created the market through introducing this cutting-edge product and built annual revenue to $19 million, overseeing 90 employees through 8 direct reports.• Initially sold product to local city, county, and state agencies, as well as the federal government, then entered international markets. Developed business through robust network of referrals as well as through direct sales, resellers, and strategic partnerships. • Installed top-level executive team to drive growth.• Implemented Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen events to maximize efficiencies and productivity while reducing costs.• Awarded multiple patents for voice response and electronic citation technology.• Designed and built custom software to enhance product’s efficacy.• Acquired Canadian-based Visual Statement in 2006. Identified the company as acquisition candidate, performed due diligence, and negotiated and closed the deal. • Sold company to Trimble Navigation Ltd. (NASDAQ: TRMB) in 2005. • As Strategic Advisor to organization, focused on new product development (using Agile software development methodologies with sprints and scrums), mergers and acquisitions, and tools for enhancing revenue, profits, and customer satisfaction.