Higher asset reliability and better maintenance can improve operating margins – not just by reducing
expenses but by increasing revenue… by maximizing the most profitable and productive units.
Accenture Maintenance Study 2010
The company
Tego was founded upon the CEO’s unwavering vision that enabling products, components and systems with dynamic data and information would transform normal business operations. Tego made that vision a reality and is the leading innovator and pioneer in the creation and deployment of intelligent assets.
Tego won the contract that launched the aerospace industry’s first real Internet of Things (IoT) application. At the heart of the solution was the innovative TegoChip. Today, Tego’s Asset Intelligence Platform (AIP) provides manufacturers the capability to easily and securely embed and manage critical data and information directly on any physical thing, object, product or asset.
Timothy Butler
CEO and Founder
Timothy is the original founder and chief executive officer of Tego. He is a resourceful and inventive contributor with a 20-plus year track record of success taking quantifiable risks to leverage strategic advantages in order to grow market share and assist companies in achieving profit-generating status. Tim has an MBA from the Wharton School and a master’s degree in international political economy from Northwestern University. Tego is Tim’s third technology company; prior to this he was CEO and founder of SiteScape. Tim’s dog, Finley, comes to work with him almost every day.
Suhail Ahmad
Co-Founder
Su is co-founder and technology sales lead spearheading Tego’s solution sale in the aerospace industry. Su is an entrepreneur with emphasis in technical sales and engineering, helping grow start-up technology businesses. Su holds a Ph.D. from University of Manchester in chemical engineering and has a master’s degree in computing science from Imperial College of London, U.K. Prior to Tego, Su spent twelve years at Aspen Technologies building their sales team. Su enjoys raising chickens in his backyard for the fresh eggs they produce, which taste better than store-bought.
LaVerne Cerfolio
VP of Marketing
LaVerne is the vice president of marketing of Tego Inc. She leads the company’s go-to-market strategy for the Asset Intelligence Platform (AIP). LaVerne also oversees all integrated communications and champions the company’s mission to enable things to "tell their story” at the edge of the IoT ecosystem. LaVerne has more than 15 years’ experience as a marketing consultant focusing on strategic planning, market analysis, and product management across complex industries such as healthcare and aerospace. LaVerne holds an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Babson College and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. LaVerne previously worked at Partners Healthcare and BioBehavioral Diagnostics Company. LaVerne found her entrepreneurial footing early when, as a teenager, she owned a pool maintenance company that grew to four employees and 110 weekly customers.
Leonid Mats, Ph.D.
VP of Engineering & Chief Scientist
Leo is vice president of engineering and chief scientist and an expert in wireless technologies. He is an experienced software and hardware development manager, helping to bring to market new technologies through customer partnerships and cross-functional teams in both startups and large organizations. Leo holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and a B.S. in computer science and electrical engineering. Prior to Tego, Leo was a research associate for the RFID Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was principally responsible for a breakthrough in RF technology by integrating the antenna on a chip (“PENI Tag”). Leo enjoys kite-boarding in Miami when he is not working.
Bill Stevenson
Executive Director
Bill Stevenson is the executive director at Tego and has 30 years of experience in building professional services and technology firms. He was previously the executive chairman of Sanbolic for 12 years until it was acquired by Citrix in 2015. Bill started his career at Bain and Company, and then helped found and build Corporate Decisions (CDI), a growth strategy firm serving Fortune 1000 companies and private equity firms, which was acquired by Marsh & McLennan. There he led the business design innovation practice, and also taught at the Wharton executive education program. Bill graduated from Princeton University and then studied at the University of Cologne in Germany with a Fulbright Scholarship. He holds a commercial pilot license with a CE510S type rating, as well as a hot air balloon rating. As part of the chase crew, Bill has rescued wayward hot air balloons from many strange locations in New Jersey.
Justin DuMouchelle
Board Member
Justin joined Bainco in 2005 and currently serves as Chief Investment Officer. He oversees all investment decisions at the firm with a focus on asset allocation and portfolio construction. Justin works with the firm’s internal research team on integrating the investment team’s bottom up individual security analysis with top-down macro-economic analysis. In addition, he and the team monitor concentrated positions for clients, providing updates on the companies and strategies for managing the holdings.
In addition to overseeing the investment process, Justin is responsible for the due diligence surrounding many of the client’s private investments. He is currently the lead analyst on a private investment in Tego Inc., a high-tech company focused on developing RFID tag technology. He also serves on the Museum Council Steering Committee and is a Museum Council Patron at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Prior to Bainco, Justin worked with Tourneau and Shreve, Crump & Low, retailers of luxury watches and fine jewelry.
Justin earned a B.S. in Chemistry and Economics at Boston College. He is an Investment Advisory Representative, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Career opportunities
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