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| Daniel S. Simpkins |
Dan Simpkins is an experienced entrepreneur who previously founded and
led two
successful startup companies: SALIX Technologies and Hillcrest
Labs. After
16 years, Hillcrest was acquired by InterDigital, a leading wireless technology
company. Simpkins is now CEO of Hillcrest Capital Investors, an LLC dedicated
to the investment and development of new technology startups. As CEO of
Hillcrest, Simpkins recently founded and is now CEO of Domusys, Inc. a new
IoT technology startup focused on helping consumers manage and maintain
their largest asset, their home. Having sold Hillcrest in 2016, Hillcrest is now
part of CEVA, a leading DSP/AI technology company. As CEO of Hillcrest,
Simpkins guided the company to introduce groundbreaking user experiences
experiences for television and developed exceptional expertise in motion sensors. Before
founding Hillcrest, he Simpkins founded and led telecommunications pioneer
SALIX Technologies for
over a decade, managing . Simpkins managed the company from its inception to its it
becoming a leader in
VoIP , and then to its acquisition by Tellabs, Inc. Simpkins is
both a business and
technical leader: he teaches, writes about and speaks about
entrepreneurship ,
and he holds over 20 U.S. patents. In addition to his business
activities, he is a
member of the board of trustees of his synagogue, Kol Shalom, a member of the
administrative board of the Cornell University Council and a member of the
Cornell University Engineering College Council.
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240-386-0600, x6951
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