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Location:
Knoxville, TN
Interested in:
Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Connecting with local entrepreneurs; working together to make every member as successful as possible; creating, learning, sharing.
Startup type: Company
Status: Active
Stage: Profitable
FULL BIO
I'm an electrical engineer by trade (UTK 1991) and my day job is my engineering business (DBR Systems) where I provide automation solutions for manufacturing facilities. I also do some real-estate investing where I try to buy a new property once or twice a year; I run this business as RK Properties, LLC. I also have a software company with a buddy in Seattle; Bright Software, LLC.
Oh yeah...Founder of E.O.K. with partners Jay Albright and Chris Austin!
Born in Wurzberg, Germany April 6th, 1969. I have one younger brother. Grew up in Southeast US. I attended Central HS in Knoxville, TN and finished at Greeneville HS in Greenveille, TN. I met Debbie at Greeneville HS; we dated through college, her at Clemson and me at UTK. We married December 28th, 1991 in Greeneville, TN. We have four healthy sons. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful life!
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Entrepreneurs of Knoxville
Position:
President
Time period:
April 2008 - Present
Employer:
DBR Systems, Inc.
Position:
President
Time period:
May 2000 - Present
Description:
Industrial Automation Systems Integration company which designs, builds, programs, installs automated systems in manufacturing facilities to improve production, reduce downtime, upgrade outdated hardware/software, expansion, etc.
Employer:
RK Properties, LLC
Position:
Chief Manager
Time period:
December 1994 - Present
Description:
Family owned Real-Estate investment business. We buy a few commercial properties a year and have started dabbling in developing. We have commercial office buildings, restaurants, warehouses, industrial tracts.
Entrepreneurs of Knoxville
