Prognostics using IoT in the context of upstream oil and gas: A gusher of real-time, bottom line results. Moderator Joe Madden, principal analyst of Mobile Experts, is joined by Landon Garner, CMO of Ingenu, Wayne Stargardt, SVP of Operations at Numerex, and Dave Milam, chief product officer, WellAware.
Prior to joining Ingenu, Landon Garner served as director of marketing for RacoWireless, a leading enabler of cellular M2M connectivity solutions – helping guide the company through two major capital events, closing with the company’s final exit in late 2014. Mr. Garner also worked in a similar role for KORE, following its acquisition of RacoWireless. Earlier in his career, he worked for Nu Skin, a leading personal care product company, as part of their global product marketing team, managing its flagship brand as it grew to generate more than a billion dollars in revenue. Mr. Garner holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing communication from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Hawaii’s Shilder College of Business.
Wayne Stargardt is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Numerex, which he joined in 2010. Prior to joining the company, Stargardt was Chief Technology Officer at Current Energy. He has over 25 years of experience in the M2M and wireless data industry, including spearheading the development and launch of wireless data and vertical market telemetry services at RFM, SensorLogic, WebLink Wireless, PageMart and Pinpoint Communications. Wayne has a Bachelor and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, a Bachelor of Science in Management from the MIT Sloan School, and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Dave Milan drives product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market at WellAware. Previously, Dave was Vice President of Business Analytics at SAP, where he developed analytic solutions for the oil and gas industry. Earlier in his career, Dave founded an asset management software company (acquired by SAP) and has served in Operations Management and Maintenance Engineering roles. Dave holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Xavier University.
