Timothy Costello
Tim Costello's contributions to modern manufacturing include a long
and distinguished record of combining technology and efficient
production systems to optimize quality and customer service.
Through his fifteen years at General Motors, Mr. Costello was responsible
for all midsize vehicles covering nine product lines and seven vehicle
assembly plants from Canada to Mexico. Three of his nine vehicles
ascended to the J.D. Powers "top-10 list" for quality,
and one of his plants was rated as the highest quality assembly operation
in North America.
Mr. Costello then served as Vice President of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations for Applied Materials, Inc., where he initiated the conversion of Applied Materials' production system from a "job shop" system to a "lean" production system. The resulting improvements in cycle time, quality, cost and delivery changed the paradigm of manufacturing at Applied Materials and enabled manufacturing to become a critical element of Applied Materials' global competitiveness. Industry analysts have referred to it as a key to Applied Materials profitability and market share growth. Mr. Costello now serves as CEO of Builder Homesite, Inc., where he believes lean production will be of particular benefit to the industry.
Tim is a member of the Cornell University Engineering College Advisory Council, The Board of Governors for the Shingo Prize, and is a member of the Texas advisory board for the Trust for Public Land.
Jerry S. Sullivan
Prior to joining Adams Capital Management, Mr. Sullivan was the president of Design Technologies, Inc., a company specializing in the evaluation and assessment of design and manufacturing processes utilized in electronic product creation. Before Design Technologies, he was vice president of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC). Prior to joining MCC, Mr. Sullivan spent several years at Tektronix and ten years with N.V. Philips. In addition, he spent five years in Europe in the field of international management.
Allan Wilson, Chairman
As CEO of Factory Logic, Allan Wilson is responsible for the management and strategic direction of the company. Mr. Wilson leads Factory Logic's mission to provide customers with feature-rich business applications to power the real time enterprise.
Mr. Wilson began his career in Europe where he held positions in manufacturing and industrial engineering management with Massey Ferguson, Uniroyal and The Trane Company. In 1981 he accepted a position with the Triton Group where he lead the deployment of an integrated manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure across multiple companies. The infrastructure supported all Triton companies that were engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electronic connectors to commercial and military markets worldwide.
In 1982 Mr. Wilson joined Western Data Systems (WDS), a small emerging software company specializing in the ERP market. He built the company's sales and marketing presence to become the leading provider of integrated business solutions in the Aerospace and Defense industry. In the mid-nineties, Mr. Wilson lead the company's foray into the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul market, ultimately winning the contract to equip US Naval Air (Navair) bases in North America with integrated repair and overhaul systems.
In 1999 Mr. Wilson became President of Advisian, a division of Western Data Systems specializing in e-procurement solutions. Mr. Wilson presided over Advisian until 2002 when WDS was purchased by Manugistics.
Mr. Wilson holds a Degree in Engineering from the University of Glasgow, Stow College of Engineering and a Masters in Business also from Glasgow University.
Todd Jaques-Fissori
Todd Jaquez-Fissori is based in Silicon Valley office of Siemens Venture Capital, Inc.
Todd likes to see early and mid-stage companies with strong management teams and large attractive markets where the customers have a pain that needs to be solved, focusing on information technology, as well as automation, automotive, and power related technologies with special interest in RFID technologies, Sensors and Telematics, and Enterprise Software. In addition to Factory Logic, he currently is on the board of Newmerix and Centerboard, as well as an observer to Netcontinuum and Zonare.
Prior to joining Siemens Venture Capital, Mr. Jaquez-Fissori was a Principal with Boulder Ventures in San Francisco, focusing on early stage software deal, where he sat on the Board of Directors of TeraCloud and observed on the boards of Bitblitz, Finali, Critical Arc, and Xifin.
Prior to joining Boulder Ventures, Mr. Jaquez-Fissori was with eCOM Partners, a Connecticut-based seed/early stage technology venture fund as well as Mayfield Fund in Menlo Park, CA. He has been involved with regional Angel Forums, Business Development Centers, and his own entrepreneurial venture in the past.
Mr. Jaquez-Fissori brings over 12 years of venture, entrepreneurial, and consulting experience to the Factory Logic board. He holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, (Concentration is Entrepreneurial Management). Mr. Jaquez-Fissori received a B.S. in Business from Penn State University.
