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Month: August 2015

Jim Hall and John Taylor of Triatek Holdings, LLC

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Jim Hall / Triatek Holdings, LLC

Mr. Hall is an experienced executive with a proven track record of increasing sales, developing organizations, and exceeding objectives in Fortune 500 companies, start-up ventures, and privately held organizations.  Beginning his career with Pitney Bowes, he was promoted to Branch Manager at age 23 and relocated to Rochester NY to take over an office performing at 70% of Quota.  Within 2 years the office finished #3 out of 300 offices and Mr. Hall received the PaceMaker award. From there, Mr. Hall’s career has been focused on leading organizations by driving revenue growth and profitability.

Career Milestones:

US Surgical Corporation (acquired by Tyco):

#1 Percentage increase in Sales- 1995

#1 New Product Sales Award- 1998, 1999, 2000

Division Director of the Year- 1999, 2000

2001- Wrote and Executed Business Plan for successful company launch of ViaCirq, providing novel surgical therapy for patients with end stage cancer.  Product continues to be successfully used throughout US.

2002- Chief Operating Office for Prism, Inc- doubled sales in 3 years, led negotiation for successful sale to Danaher, Inc. (Fortune 100 Company)

2005- Led San Diego based Medical Device Company to triple sales in three years

2008- Purchased assets of Triatek from Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation Auction, successfully turned company into multi-million dollar international leader in airflow controls for critical room environments.

2011- Managing Member of Pure Wireless leading growth of 8X in three years.  Pure Wireless was recognized as #79 of the fastest growing 100 companies in Metro Atlanta in 2013 and presented with the Pacesetter Award.

2014- Named Business Person of the Year awarded by Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

Jim lives in Roswell GA and is celebrating 25 years of marriage with Sue in 2015.  They have 4 children and when not involved in their activities Jim enjoys golf, tennis, and disc golf.  Jim can be seen around Atlanta as bassist for Wild Honey (www.gigsalad.com/wild_honey_atlanta) and  Union Jack, and in Boston on rare occasions with TRM.

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John Taylor / Triatek Holdings, LLC

John Taylor joined Triatek in 2006 and serves as the Director of Product Development. He has more than 25 years of product development experience, and led the team that brought the innovative FMS and HMS 1650 and 1655 series of room pressure and fume hood controllers to the market. John’s designs are known for their user-friendly touchscreens, intuitive graphical user interfaces, and Safety Halo™ edge lighting.

Prior to joining Triatek, John owned and operated an engineering consulting business, bringing new technology products to market for numerous controls manufacturers. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, and earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. John is also an active member of ASHRAE. During his leisure time, John enjoys practicing martial arts and spending time with his family.

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Bill Gallagher of Systems Evolution, Inc.

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Bill Gallagher / Systems Evolution, Inc.

Bill Gallagher is the CEO for Systems Evolution, Incorporated, a business and technology consulting firm.  He has over 18 years of experience in the Business and Technology Consulting Industry serving Fortune 1000 clients.  He has extensive experience working in large consultancies such as Arthur Andersen and KPMG, as well as smaller boutique consulting firms.  During his ten year tenure at Systems Evolution, Bill has served as a Consultant, Managing Director, and now CEO.

Prior to embarking on a career in Consulting, Bill served in the United States Marine Corps. After his service in the Marines, Bill became a decorated law enforcement officer.  He finished up his law enforcement career with the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command during the 1996 Olympics.

Bill holds a degree from the University of Georgia in Management Information Systems.   He resides in Atlanta, GA near Lake Lanier with his wife of 20 years and three boys.  Bill is heavily involved with his boys’ sports and enjoys spending time on the lake with his family.

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Tom O’Brien and James Ross of Axion BioSystems, Inc.

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Tom O’Brien / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Tom O’Brien is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Axion BioSystems in Atlanta, GA, maker of life science instrumentation and medical diagnostic equipment.  Since co-founding the company in 2008, he has led a team that has introduced two new products into the life science market.   Prior to Axion, Tom was at Intermagnetics (NASDAQ:IMGC) where he held the roles of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and President, Invivo Medical Devices.  He was instrumental in the sale of Intermagnetics to Philips Medical Systems in November 2006.

Tom began his career at General Electric and has held various senior executive positions in both public and private companies, in the US and abroad. He serves on the Axion BioSystems board of directors, the Georgio Bio board of directors, and as a Georgia Research Alliance Industry Fellow.  Tom has also served on the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering and the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Advisory Boards. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering with highest honor from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Jim Ross / AxionBioSystems, Inc.

Jim Ross was previously a product development engineer for Advanced Micro Devices and the co-founder of Nanogrip Technologies, maker of micro-scale devices used to manipulate MEMs components. He has over 7 years experience in MEMS fabrication, analog circuit design, and neural interfacing technology. During his tenure at the Microelectronics Research Center and the Laboratory for Neuroengineering, he was instrumental in producing over a dozen critically enabling technologies for the manipulation and sensing of neural tissue (many of which are patent pending).

Dr. Ross received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

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Alex Membrillo of Cardinal Web Solutions & Allison Reinert of ALR Marketing Solutions

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Alex Membrillo / Cardinal Web Solutions

Alex Membrillo is the Founder & CEO of Cardinal Web Solutions, a digital strategy agency based in Atlanta, GA.  The company was ranked the #1 fastest growing agency in the Southeast (The Agency 100, 2013), earning over $10 Million in revenue since launching in 2009.  Cardinal Web Solutions specializes in innovative, results-based SEO and SEM marketing campaigns, backed by in-depth Web analytics. The agency has developed results-driven digital marketing programs for brands including Papa John’s Pizza, Cox Media Group, and Hilton Hotels.

At only 30 years old, Mr. Membrillo is one of the most respected leaders in the digital marketing industry. He has been a featured speaker at various conferences including American Marketing Association and an expert contributor for many national and industry publications including The Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur.

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Allison Reinert / ALR Marketing Solutions

Allison Reinert is the Founder & CEO of ALR Marketing Solutions, a digital marketing and public relations agency based in metro Atlanta, GA.  Founded in 2009, they specialize in strategic, results-driven marketing campaigns. The agency’s solutions are designed to produce the greatest Return on Investment and brand awareness for clients in Business-to-Consumer industries including hospitality, medical, professional services, and non-profit.

Ms. Reinert is passionate about helping fellow Entrepreneurs and business owners grow their companies.  She has served on various local Chamber and business association boards, as well as supported the development of business incubator programs in metro Atlanta.

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