Don Boxley Jr

Self-driven Entrepreneur, with a proven track record of success and achievement founding and building technology companies from a simple idea to multimillion dollar businesses. Experienced in all aspects of business development, including finance, operations, technology, and marketing, with specialty in both start-up and scaled growth stages.PROFESSONAL SKILLS– Strategic Planning – Research & Development– Leadership & Team Building – Negotiation– Market Insights - Intellectual Property/Trademark Management– Sales Development - Cash Flow Management– Analyst and Public Relations – FundraisingWORK EXPERIENCECEO & Co-FounderDH2i COMPANYFort Collins, CO August 2010 - Present* Co-Founded startup which focuses on the development of a new Smart Availability® software platform that converges High Availability (HA) and Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) to maximize the performance and placement of Linux database workloads without fear of downtime or data loss.* Participated in all aspects of business development from market research and finance to operations, marketing and sales, ensuring that the company’s vision was followed.* Co-Formulated the company’s vision, goals and objectives; hired and trained new employees.* Built and maintained professional relationships with potential investors and partners; attended various startup and business events.* Grew company from idea to multimillion dollar enterprise software business within 3 years.* Won the 2015 Gartner Cool Vendor Award, the Exclusive 5-Star Rating in the 2022 CRN Partner Program Guide and the 2022 IoT Evolution Industrial IoT Product of the Year AwardEDUCATIONMBA – Finance & MarketingJohnson School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NYBS - Mechanical EngineeringCornell University, Ithaca, NY