Experienced technology CEO with experience in high-growth, rapid-scaling enterprises with successful acquisitions, divestitures, and equity events. Known for working with each stakeholder group to build cohesive cultures for success.
CEO & Founder @ Seeq applies innovative big data technologies to transform industrial process data from sensors and instrument systems into useful information and actionable intelligence. This results in faster, smarter insights that improve execution, drive down costs, and increase earnings. From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Consultant @ Currently consulting with early stage technology businesses in diverse fields to help the owners or boards restructure/re-position for growth. Nancy uses Morning Wings LLC for her retail businesses and invention (BraDaisies). This is also the family investment vehicle for our angel investments. From 2011 to May 2013 (2 years) CEO @ Grew company from 4 employees to over 800 employees with $400M in sales. Raised venture capital through 5 rounds and exited with an equity event selling to Boeing resulting in excellent return for investors and employees. Instrumental in early engineering strategies and orchestrating complex sales campaigns and customer support operations throughout period of high-growth. From September 2001 to April 2011 (9 years 8 months) Founder @ Consulting practice that developed business plans, provided strategic positioning advice, and/or interim management. Consulting customers included: Weider Publications, Blue Mobile, RouteMatch, and Teccelerate. Interim management assignments included: New Colt Holdings, Datacard, and eRevenue. From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) President @ Elected third president of this not-for-profit organization with 18,000 students and 1,000 employees with two residential campuses, 100+ teaching sites, and online programs. Nurtured organization through doubling of revenue, physical plant, research funding, and fund raising. From 1991 to 1998 (7 years) Daytona Beach, Florida AreaVice President - Product Development @ Involved on the executive team of a start-up that went through a successful IPO in 1990. From 1989 to 1991 (2 years) Asst. Division Chief @ Started career as a researcher control theory, optimization, and design. Rose through the ranks as Program Manager (in DC), Asst. Branch Chief, and then Deputy Division Chief in the Guidance and Controls Division. From 1978 to 1989 (11 years) CEO & Founder @ From 1978 to 1987 (9 years)
MS Management (now MS-X), Sloan Program @ Stanford GSB From 1988 to 1999 Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics (Aerospace Engineering) @ Stanford University From 1980 to 1983 MSE, Flight Sciences, JIAFS (Joint Institute for Flight Sciences) @ The George Washington University From 1977 to 1978 BSE, Aerospace & Mechanical Sciences, Magna Cum Laude @ Princeton University From 1973 to 1974 Horseheads High School From 1969 to 1973 Steve Sliwa is skilled in: Start-ups, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, System Design, Aircraft, Engineering Management, Engineering, Leadership, Aviation, Earned Value Management, DoD, Human Factors, Government Contracting, Embedded Software, Corporate Governance
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