Leadership Team

George Adams

CEO

George Adams brings years of successful executive experience creating and growing mobile, enterprise, and security software businesses. Before ViziApps, he was CEO of SSH Communications Security Inc., building it from a startup to an industry leader and $400M IPO. Before that, he was VP of Marketing, Products, and Business Development, for Phoenix Technologies Ltd., helping create and expand the PC, laptop, and mobile device industries. Earlier, he launched and built key new industry-leading businesses at Sun Microsystems, Intel, Analog Devices, and Motorola. George is a Board Member of Sales and Marketing Innovators, an industry group focused on the best practices and technologies for sales and marketing. He earned an MBA from Boston University and a BSEE from the University of Miami.

Joe Ryan

SVP of Sales & Technical Services

Joe Ryan is responsible for the company’s go-to-market initiatives, revenue, and technical services. An experienced technology executive, Joe brings a passion for working with customers to deploy new digital technologies that solve business problems. Sector expertise includes Low / No Code Mobile App Development; IoT Smart Infrastructure & Supply Chain; and Network Security. Before joining ViziApps, Joe was Chief Revenue Officer at RailPod, Inc., VP of Sales & Business Development at Alpha Software, and VP and Business Unit General Manager at Juniper Networks (JNPR). Joe has a BS from Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management.

Cimarron Buser

SVP of Marketing & Business Development

Cimarron Buser has worked in fast growing SaaS and high-tech companies, helping to strategically position, market, and execute on a company vision. He has deep experience in the mobile development and enterprise software industry, and his early work in the mobile app ecosystem as a co-founder of Apperian, a mobile application management company, provides him with a unique perspective on the challenges of providing mobile apps to business users. Cimarron has a BA in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from Harvard University.

Tom Trometer

CFO

Tom Trometer’s extensive experience with a wide range of innovative, early stage pioneering companies uniquely qualifies him to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for ViziApps. At ViziApps, he provides financial management, directs the corporate treasury function, establishes protocols and standards for internal reporting, helps develop business models and plans, oversees shareholder communications, and establishes risk management for the company. Tom has over 25 years of experience and has served as the CFO for both publicly traded and privately held companies, including Constant Contact and HubCast. Tom is a CPA with a BS in accounting from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.

Advisory Board

Howard Morgan

Howard Morgan has more than 25 years of experience serving as a mentor, advisor, investor, and executive in entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently the Chair and General Partner of B Capital. He co-founded First Round Capital, where he remains Senior Advisor. Prior to First Round, Howard helped found IdeaLab with Bill Gross. Since 1989, Dr. Morgan has served as President of Arca Group, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in computers and communications technologies. He serves as a director for a number of public companies, including Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. and Internet Brands, Inc.

A respected author and frequent industry conference speaker, he has been an active consultant and speaker on information systems for more than 30 years, working with many Fortune 100 companies and major government agencies. He has been a Visiting Professor at the California Institute of Technology and the Harvard Business School. Earlier, he was a Professor of Decision Sciences at the Wharton School and a Professor of Computer Science at the Moore School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Morgan received his Ph.D. in operations research from Cornell University and a B.S. in physics from City College of the City University of New York.

David Steven Jacoby

David Jacoby is passionate about building businesses that transform global supply chains. He wrote Guide to Supply Chain Management, and five other books on supply chain management and international trade, as well as hundreds of publications and media events on supply chain management. Based on extensive management experience in energy, automotive, transport, and retail in more than 50 countries managing and advising executive teams, he has deep and practical first-hand knowledge of supply chain industry trends and how companies can use information to reduce costs, grow revenue, and increase shareholder value.

David is the President of Boston Strategies International, a supply chain think tank. He is an Adjunct Professor of Operations Management at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, a Senior Fellow at Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, and a former adjunct professor at Boston University’s Questrom Graduate School of Business. He earned his MBA and a Masters of Arts from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania He holds supply chain certifications including C.P.M. CTL, CIRM, CFPM, CSCP, and AEE.

Bob Garrow

As a veteran executive of successful startups and major high technology enterprises, Bob Garrow is able to combine his creative ability with years of experience to help early stage technology companies grow. Highlights of his career include pioneering work microcomputers at Intel as an engineer and engineering manager. He was a co-founder of Convergent Technologies as VP Engineering and General Manger, developing CT from startup to IPO. He managed very high growth at Sun Microsystems as GM of Sun’s Workstation Division and later, as VP of World Wide Manufacturing. He led the creation of high technology enterprises as co-founder and CEO of Athenix Corporation, and as co-founder and in business development and sales and SVP Strategic Relationships at Liquid Computing.

In 2009, Bob created Unit Enterprises LLC, a professional services company, through which he assists startups and on-going concerns in various roles including business development and operations. Mr. Garrow received his BSEE from UC Berkeley and completed MSEE programs at the University of Santa Clara.