
Tom has taken companies from startup to profitable growth and Inc 500 status, including 5+ successful exit events. As a CEO, he has led three companies to profitability and successful mergers with public companies. He has also held executive officer or board positions at five technology startup companies that grew to profitability and successful exits. Tom excels at developing market leadership and rapid sales growth thru delivering great products and developing strong partnerships. He has deep experience with wireless networking, IoT, and SaaS solutions. He has advised companies on strategic growth and tactics, helping executive teams develop winning strategies. He has served on the Board of Directors of six technology companies, and the board of advisors of both BSU and UW engineering. Specialties: Startup Growth, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Cloud, SaaS, Information Technology, Networking Applications, Embedded Systems, Smart Grid, Mobile Computing Applications, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, General Management
stage2.capital
cradlepoint.com
sensata.com
ibm.com
sensus.com
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Limited Partner
Stage 2 Capital
• www.linkedin.com/company/stage-2-capital
• Part-time
Oct 2024 - Present
Partner
NextPath Advisors
• www.linkedin.com/company/nextpath-advisors
• Full-time
Jan 2022 - Present
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Executive Vice President Business Development (PRECO), Director Business Development (Sensata)
Sensata Technologies
• www.linkedin.com/company/sensata-technologies
• Full-time
Apr 2015 - Dec 2021
Boise, Idaho, United States
VP Product Management & Marketing
CradlePoint, Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/cradlepoint-inc
• Full-time
Oct 2012 - Apr 2015
CEO & Chairman (Telemetric) Vice President (SENSUS)
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. (Acquired Telemetric in 2009)
• www.linkedin.com/company/sensus
• Full-time
Jun 2004 - Feb 2011
Boise, Idaho, United States
Partner & Co-Founder
Akers Capital LLC
Jan 1999 - Dec 2009
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
Apexx Technology, Inc (acquired by eSoft 1999)
Jun 1992 - Jul 1999