Executive Team

Tom Goldman, Chief Executive Officer

Tom Goldman is an accomplished technology industry executive with a track record of rapidly increasing companies' revenue and profitability. Most recently, Goldman served as CEO for NetBotz, where the company grew to become the leader in the IT infrastructure protection market and was subsequently acquired by APC. Goldman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of enterprise software company Apogee Networks, where he grew and led the company to become the global leader in its market. Prior to Apogee Networks, he held senior management positions at Xerox Connect, Bell Atlantic Network Integration, Lipe-Rollway and DataNet, Inc. and has held executive positions at several other start-up companies.

Barry Cox, Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Cox has spent his career developing products for e-commerce and information systems. He has managed across a number of corporate functions, including all areas of product design and development, as well as revenue generation and customer support. Prior to Uplogix he was at AlterPoint, where he was responsible for product design and release management of their network device configuration management solution. Previously, Mr. Cox held senior technical, sales, and executive management positions at Coremetrics, Intellifact, Drake Industries, and CyberMark.

Michael Luther, VP, Corporate Strategy

Mr. Luther has broad experience in communications technology, both managing and building early-stage companies. Prior to Uplogix, Mr. Luther was co-founder of Bandspeed, an Austin-based company developing WiFi access switches, where he served as CEO for five years. Previously, he worked as VP of Business Development at Clearsight Systems, a company developing control technology for distributed networking. Mr. Luther also worked for Cisco Systems in business development, evaluating opportunities for strategic partnerships and investments in data access companies. Mr. Luther received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and his BA from Dartmouth College.

James Dollar, VP, Chief Architect

Mr. Dollar is a respected technology innovator with 15 years experience designing and managing network communication infrastructures. Before founding Uplogix he was a key network architect at several application service providers, responsible for 99.999% application and network availability. Mr. Dollar has spent over a decade with world-class organizations such as The Coca-Cola Company and Reliant Energy, driving key aspects of technology and network architecture strategies. Mr. Dollar received his BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Mark Piening, VP, Marketing

Mr. Piening brings a broad range of marketing and business development experience from leading technology companies. Most recently, Mr. Piening served as Senior Director for Symantec where he led the Global Partner and SMB Marketing teams. Prior to Symantec, Mr. Piening directed the Dell Global Alliance for VERITAS Software. His other marketing, sales, and business development leadership roles include Series A, pre-IPO, small cap and large public companies like Dell, DIGEX (now Verizon), and Ernst and Young. Mr. Piening is a former CPA with an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from UNC Kenan-Flagler and a BA in Economics/Business from UCLA.

Marc Caponegro, VP, Sales - East

Mr. Caponegro has built a successful executive career growing revenues and reducing costs in start-up and established companies in industries ranging across high tech, healthcare, telecommunications and federal markets. Prior to joining Uplogix, he served as vice president of sales and business development for leading systems integrator Entente, was the vice president of federal sales for NetBotz, Inc., and has served as president & CEO of Marquis Technology Associates. In his new role he leads a team across US-East and Federal sales. Mr. Caponegro has a BS in Marketing from Seton Hall University.

Jeff Moore, VP, Sales - West

Mr. Moore is an experienced sales and channel operations executive with a history of success in both high growth startups and global technology organizations. Prior to joining Uplogix, Mr. Moore served as vice president of worldwide sales for RF Code. Mr. Moore joined RF Code from American Power Conversion (APC). While at APC, he successfully built and managed the APC Security Environmental direct sales organization. Prior to its acquisition by APC, Mr. Moore managed regional sales efforts for NetBotz, Inc. He has contributed to growing revenue in both direct sales and channel management roles with technology leaders including Apogee Networks, Marconi Wireless, Siemens, and AT&T Wireless. Mr. Moore earned a B.A. degree in Psychology from Southern Methodist University.

Mike Marshall, VP, Products

Mike Marshall brings a breadth of entrepreneurial, consulting, and corporate experience to Uplogix where he manages development of next generation solutions for secure remote management. Prior to Uplogix, Mr. Marshall served as president and founder of Storategy - an IT storage consulting firm for international hardware and software companies. Previously, Mr. Marshall was Director of Technology at StorageProvider, a leading MSP for storage-based solutions. Mr. Marshall also spent 10 years at Compaq bringing new products to market. Mike received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.