In the "Internet of Things" marketplace, WIN-911 is the world’s most widely-used Alarm Notification Software. With an emphasis on industrial automation, WIN-911 works with existing SCADA, DCS, or other control systems to monitor operations and notify personnel of problem conditions. WIN-911 is an important component of an automation system that improves labor productivity and/or prevents accidents and other safety issues.
The company is financially healthy and profitable at its current revenue level of about $4 Million. There are seventeen employees mostly based in Austin, Texas, with a network of authorized distributors and system integrators in all 50 US states and throughout the world.
Although WIN-911 is already used by over 170 of the Fortune 500 companies (and over 110 of the Global 500 in 70 countries), there is believed to be ample room for revenue growth of 10%-20% or more annually into the indefinite future.
WIN-911 Software was founded in 1974 in response to the growing field of process control automation, beginning by manufacturing alarming hardware devices for automated machinery. In 1993, the company launched the now widely-known WIN-911 line of software products and has become the recognized industry leader in alarm notification software..
WIN-911 has become by far the world’s most widely-used alarm notification software for the process control industry:
No matter what the device or network environment (smartphone push notifications, web browser, analog or VOIP phone calls, SMS messages, email, in-plant announcement system, and other devices), WIN-911 is built to notify the appropriate person whenever an alarming condition arises.
Customer segments for the WIN-911 solution include the following:
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WIN-911 is real-time Alarm Notification Software that works with your existing control software or SCADA system to monitor operations and notify personnel of problem conditions. With WIN-911, your operators can concentrate on other tasks while your computer system does the monitoring.
As the world leader in remote alarm notification, WIN-911 is used by over 150 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 110 of the Global 500. With direct data connections to leading HMI/SCADA packages, as well as generic OPC and DDE connections, WIN-911 has a connection available to every alarm source making it the best SCADA alarm system.
WIN-911 has five models to meet varying user needs: WIN-911/PRO, WIN-911/Lite, WIN-911/Basic, WIN-911/ME, and WIN-911 Enterprise Edition.
WIN-911 is consolidated on Microsoft technologies. WIN-911 Enterprise Edition (launched in January 2014) uses Microsoft .NET, Silverlight, and SQL Server. Other WIN-911 versions based on other Microsoft technologies.
WIN-911 Enterprise Edition code base to be deployed to other WIN-911 versions in the near future.
Detail of Responsibilities
The Company is seeking a seasoned and accomplished P&L executive with an unusual combination of skills. The incoming CEO would be expected to execute on the existing growth plan, refining along the way, which should drive growth for the next 2-5 years. The key elements of the growth plan include:
Key skills, experience, and segment background include the following:
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Finally, this individual should have as many as possible of the traits required to succeed in this leadership position:
Ideal Candidate Profile
The diagram below illustrates the intersection of competencies critical in the position:
The WIN-911 team currently consists of approximately 17, with plans for additional growth. This is comprised of 6 in software engineering, 3 in sales, and the balance spread between operations, services, finance, and administrative.
The company is wholly owned by the current WIN-911 CEO, Robert Brooker. The company has history of sales growth and profitability. Mr. Brooker purchased the company in late 2012.
Compensation is competitive with the position’s requirements. In a performance-based environment, this will include base salary, bonus structure based on corporate qualitative and quantitative business development targets, and a stakeholder position in the company.
Robert Brooker | CEO
Robert Brooker serves as Chief Executive Officer of WIN-911 since January, 2013. Mr. Brooker is or has been an investor and either CEO, President or Board Director for a series of both software and other lowtech companies he has successfully grown and exited including Damotech, Patterson Medical, and iCLUBcentral. At iCLUBcentral, as co-founder, Robert led the consolidation of several companies sold to NAI Corp. Prior to that, he headed business development for ThingWorld, a technology licensing company backed by Intel and Microsoft, worked for Microsoft Corporation on the Encarta Encyclopedia team, and served as Chief Executive Officer of New York Bagel, a 14-unit retail chain in Budapest, Hungary. He also served as Director of Sales and Marketing at Lehman Brothers Global Economics, where he managed relationships with over 100 financial institutions. He served as Chairman of ICLUBcentral Inc. He serves on the Board of Overseers of Boston College Law School. Mr. Brooker earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard College.
Frank Grygier | VP of Sales
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Cody Bann | Director of Engineering
Co-patent holder for WIN-911, Method and System for Remote Alarm Event Notifications for Automated Machinery
Amanda DuBose | Director of Finance and Operations
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Steven Szabo | Head of EMEA Business Development
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