Matt is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since WellAware’s founding. He has more than 20 years of experience delivering results in high-growth technology companies. At WellAware, Matt drives the overall business and company strategy, ensuring the company has the right people, capital, and resources available to serve its customers well.

Matt is also a partner with InCube Ventures, a leading medical device venture capital firm, with offices in California and Texas. Prior to joining InCube, Matt was the General Manager of Texas Instruments Medical Business Unit, where he was responsible for overall direction, growth, strategy, promotion, and execution of the business. Matt began his career with Texas Instruments (TI) and held many roles and management positions. He led the creation of two internal business units for TI that contribute more than $50M in revenue, one focused in optical networking and the other in digital power.

Matt holds a BS of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Blake is responsible for the day-to-day operations of WellAware and management of the P&L. His operational leadership drives the execution of product strategy for the organization.

Blake also serves on the Board of Directors for Power Distribution, Inc, a large PE-owned firm in Virginia. Prior to joining WellAware Blake served as the CEO of Commerce Corporation, an organization converging e-commerce and advertising technology. He also held numerous leadership positions within Emerson, driving corporate strategy and IT advancement. Before moving to a more corporate role, Blake launched two successful IPOs in the technology sector (VeriSign and Red Hat).

Blake holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.

Jennifer manages all Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Facilities, Legal and Human Resources activities. Prior to joining WellAware, Jennifer was CFO of a publicly-traded SaaS based company, Asure Software, Inc. She has also held financial leadership and decision-making positions in both public and private companies including Active Power, Inc., Broadwing Communications, SBC Communications, BellSouth, and Arthur Andersen & Co.

Jennifer holds BBA in Accounting from Southwest Texas State University and has held her CPA license since 1992.

Dave drives Business Development and Marketing at WellAware.  Previously, Dave was Vice President of Business Analytics at SAP, where he led product strategy for business analytics solutions with a focus on Oil & Gas.  Earlier in his career Dave founded an enterprise asset management software company (acquired by SAP) and has served in both Operations Management and Maintenance Engineering roles.

Dave holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Xavier University.

Rick is responsible for leading the Technology and IT initiatives for WellAware and for delivering a scalable data and infrastructure platform to support the growth of our solutions.  Prior to joining WellAware Rick worked for CygNet Software for 18 years, most recently in the role of Senior Software Development Manager leading the Core and Applied Engineering teams.  Through the years Rick has developed many of the core CygNet Software components as a Software Engineer, deployed dozens of systems in the field, and led the integration of several successful multi-year natural gas pipeline projects.

Rick holds a BS in Computer Science from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.

Michael leads the sales strategy for WellAware and is responsible for growing WellAware in the industry. He joins our team from Aspen Technologies, a process and asset optimization software company, where he was the V.P. of Sales for North America. He has also held sales leadership roles with Siemens, NORTEL, and Ernst & Young, where he delivered strong revenue growth by providing insight into new directions and ideas for the sales organization.

Michael graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Industrial Distribution.

David manages WellAware’s Network and Field Automation Telemetry, with responsibility for design and deployment of Remote Data Collection, Processing, and Control technologies in conjunction with intelligent Networks and Field equipment. Prior to joining WellAware, David was with Texas Instruments (TI) as a Senior Technical Manager for the World Wide Industrial Processor group. Additionally he held the position of Distinguished Member on TI’s Technical Council, and has 20+ years experience in Industrial control, power and communications systems.

David holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from UNSW (University of New South Wales) Sydney, Australia.