Tim Reeser Email and Phone Number
Growth-focused CEO with over 30 years of experience leading PE, VC, and public companies. Broad range of industry experience, including manufacturing, software, commercial vehicles, electrification (both vehicles and grid solutions), clean energy, and automation/robotics• Built, grew, and led international executive management teams, and commercialized and scaled complex hardware and software technology, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions, growing multiple companies from 0 to 300+ employees.• Deep experience building and executing strategic business and financial models and built and led marketing and sales teams, based on first-hand customer interaction and a critical ability to understand the markets and customers and matching their buying decisions to technical products and services.• Active and large network in a wide range of commercialization and scaling of technology and business ecosystems, from commercial electric vehicles to charging and energy systems and batteries, to software, automation, and energy grid efficiency.• Raised over $350M from a wide range of investors for 10 different companies.• Authored four technical publications (enterprise software) published by McGraw Hill• Frequent Industry conference speaker and presenter, having spoken at over 100 industry conferences and have won multiple speaking and pitch competition awards.Prior to this most recent CEO tenure, served as VP at Colorado State University Ventures, founded and supported companies leveraging technology from CSU’s research portfolio of Clean Energy technologies.
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Chief Executive OfficerFleet Eforce Jul 2024 - PresentLongmont, Co, UsFleet EForce provides Commercial EV service, support, and technician training. -
Board MemberColorado Clean Fleet Enterprise Oct 2022 - PresentThe Colorado Clean Fleet Enterprise Board, developed under Governor Polis, manages the pool of money created by Colorado's retail delivery and ride share tax and develops the systems, processes and decision-matrix by which the money is distributed to fleets to use for electrification of their commercial vehicles as well as to ride share companies to drive electrification of ride share vehicles.
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Ceo, President, And Board DirectorLightning Emotors Oct 2008 - Jan 2024Loveland, Co, UsLightning eMotors (LeM) sold to Gillig Bus Q1 2024. Lightning was a leading developer and manufacturer of Electric Commercial Vehicles and Electrification technologies for the commercial truck and bus sectors. I built and led a world-class executive team with a sustained track record in the development of profitable and sustainable technology companies. We, together, built the company to over 350 employees with $40M in revenue, taking it public in 2021 on the NYSE.Lightning developed:• Patented battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, software systems, control systems, analytics systems, and charging systems for medium-and-heavy-duty fleet vehicle applications. • Lightning's vehicles are in use today by over 100 customers, including DHL, Southern Companies, LADWP, Amazon, Forest River, the City of Porterville, Collins School Bus, Winnebago, and many others. Lightning has more medium-duty zero-emission vehicles on the road than any other company as of January 2024, with over 600 medium-duty ZEV vehicles on the road in the US, with over 6 million miles and counting. • Lightning was known for its software and product innovation, but the transformation of the business came with the scale-up of the business-moving from a private R&D/prototype business to an ISO 9001 lean manufacturer, leveraging augmented reality and cobots to drive down the cost of manufacturing by 50%. -
Managing PartnerAravaipa Ventures Aug 2011 - May 2021Aravaipa Ventures is a $25M Impact Venture Investment firm that invested in Colorado-based Impact Technology companies. Aravaipa was founded in 2008, and had 9 dynamically growing portfolio companies at its peak. We leveraged our investments through co-investments with our LP's (sidecar investments in our portfolio companies exceeded $25M) and other impact investors. • Portfolio Companies included:• Bolder Industries -- creating renewable green Black Carbon from recycled tires• Clear Comfort -- Innovative water treatments solutions for pool/hot tub, Industrial and agricultural• Lightning eMotors -- Electric commercial trucks and buses• aWhere -- Big Data support for farmers in the developing worldFor 8 years while active at Aravaipa, I served on the boards of Clear Comfort, RavenWindow, Silver Bullet, and Lightning eMotors. -
Vp Csu Ventures, Executive Director-CenergyColorado State University Jan 2009 - Oct 2012Fort Collins, Co, UsCenergy is the commercialization arm of Colorado State University’s Technology Transfer group focused on Clean Energy.• Unveiled at the state Capitol with the help of Gov. Bill Ritter and U.S. Sens. Wayne Allard and Ken Salazar, Cenergy's mission is to greatly enhance the ability of university scientists and business partners to speed clean and renewable energy research to the marketplace.• Cenergy takes raw technology from both inside CSU and outside CSU (industry partnerships) and moves it towards commercialization through new spin-out companies, licensing, and partnership arrangements.• The Executive Director is responsible for coordinating the faculty-to-commercial partnerships and spin-out companies of more than 150 faculty members in all eight colleges at Colorado State. The executive director participates in developing alternative energy solutions and policies in the areas of biofuels, solar energy, wind power and clean-burning engines. -
Co-Founder And Acting Chief Executive OfficerPrieto Battery Jun 2009 - Dec 2010Prieto Battery is a CSU Cenergy startup that is focused on developing a nano-technology solid state 3D lithium-ion battery, with 10 times the power density of current lithium-ion technology. The company raised nearly $1 Million in its seed investment round, and subsequently raised significant investments from strategic investors, including Stanley Tools. Prieto Battery is in the final stages of commercialization as of 2024.
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ConsultantTaylor Business Group Jun 2008 - Dec 2008The Taylor Business Group provides business consulting to executives at Technology companies. Activities included:• Wrote Business plans and built financial models for start up and early-stage companies seeking funding• Created job role descriptions and incentive-based compensation plans and models• Created Strategic sales plans and worked directly with client company executives to implement new offerings and sales initiatives • Participated in sales calls and large deal negotiation on the behalf of clients to improve closure rates and help close significant opportunities
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Senior Managing Partner3T Systems, Inc. Jan 2005 - Mar 2008Senior Managing Partner at leading private technology consulting and ERP/MRP development software firm ($40+ mm) which was sold to Accenture.3t Systems, and its sister company Mortgage Cadence, built, implemented, and integrated a highly customizable mortgage ERP software solution, while also providing custom software development and business and technology consulting to a wide range of medium and large business clients across multiple verticals. The company grew from $15 Million in 2004 to $38 Million in 2007. The Senior Managing Partner role at 3t was responsible for all aspects of the business, ranging from business vision and planning, recruiting and personnel management, to client sales and interaction, to vendor management, Operations, and Finance. My activities included:• Management of the 200-employee MRP integration team• Creation of a Virtualization business practice (VMWare, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hypervisor)• Development of an Operational Support Agreements business unit, • Development of e-commerce solutions group for the hardware/software resale unit.
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Senior Managing PartnerMortgage Cadence 2005 - 2007Denver, Colorado, UsPlease see description of 3t Systems work above (3t and Mortgage Cadence were sister companies). Mortgage Cadence sold to Accenture. -
President And Co-FounderEngineering Computer Consultants, Inc. Jan 1994 - Dec 2004ECC was founded as an engineering services organization (selling CAD/CAM consulting to primarily manufacturing companies), and evolved into a leading IT infrastructure company in Colorado. President duties included partner management, corporate financial management, strategic growth management, and operations.• Initially led finance and sales, and by 2003 led all aspects of the organization until selling to a strategic buyer (3t Systems) in December of 2004. At the time of sale, ECC was a profitable $7 Million hardware/software reseller and infrastructure services organization.• Clients included Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, HP, and a diversified group of mid-size organizations• Personally visited 5-10 clients every month to drive sales, feedback and gather intelligence on client business operations. • Served on Citrix Platinum Council, Microsoft Partner Council, and other leading industry councils (1999 to present).
Tim Reeser Education Details
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Colorado State UniversityMechanical Engineering
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Tim Reeser's current role is Dynamic and Growth-driven technology leader. CEO, Fleet EForce.
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Tim Reeser attended Colorado State University.
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