Work Experience

Co-Founder
Uplink Security
1995 – August 2014 (19 years) | Atlanta, GA

Member of team that founded Uplink Security while at Europlex Technologies.

Vice President, Applications Engineering
Numerex
June 2000 – August 2014 (14 years 3 months) | Atlanta, GA

(includes Cellemetry LLC, a joint venture between Numerex and BellSouth from May 1998 to March 2003)

Responsible for multiple Uplink Security product designs. Two of the most successful, the DigiCell 1500 and the AnyNET 2500 cellular alarm communicators, had in excess of 78,000 and 250,000 active devices installed in the field at their respective peaks.
Other significant designs included multiple Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) cellular communicators using GPS receivers; a vending machine cellular interface to report stock and cash levels automatically or on demand; an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) cellular interface for residential power meters; and a cellular communicator for remote, time-scheduled control of sports lighting.
Also responsible for designing, developing and maintaining multiple service delivery platforms. Two of the most successful, the original, patented, Uplink Central Messaging Processing Centre and the Numerex Solutions system which succeeded it, generated in excess of $23 million and $135 million in service revenues respectively during my time at Uplink Security and Numerex.

Director, Applications Engineering
Numerex
January 1999 – June 2000 (1 year 6 months) | Atlanta, GA

(includes Cellemetry LLC, a joint venture between Numerex and BellSouth from May 1998 to March 2003)

Director, R&D
Uplink Security
July 1996 – January 1999 (2 years 7 months) | Atlanta, GA

Numerex acquired an interest in Uplink Security in July 1997 and a controlling interest in May 1998.

Senior Engineer
Europlex Technologies
March 1990 – July 1996 (6 years 5 months) | Atlanta, GA

Design Engineer
Europlex Technologies
December 1988 – March 1990 (1 year 4 months) | Dublin, Ireland

Design Engineer
Kes Security Systems
1987 | Dublin, Ireland

6 month industry placement as part of BEng course.