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Daniel S. Simpkins |
Dan Simpkins is an experienced entrepreneur who founded and led two
successful startup companies: SALIX Technologies, a telecommunications
pioneer; and Hillcrest Labs, a consumer electronics innovator. As CEO of
Hillcrest Labs, which he founded in 2001, Dan has guided the company to
introduce groundbreaking user experiences for television, and to develop
exceptional expertise in sensors processing. Hillcrest is currently the leading
global supplier of software, hardware, and intellectual property for motion-enabled
products. Before founding Hillcrest, Dan led SALIX Technologies for over a
decade, managing the company from inception to its becoming a leader in VoIP, and
then to its acquisition by Tellabs, Inc. for $300 million. Dan is both a business and
technical leader: he teaches, writes about, and speaks on a variety of business
subjects, and he holds 19 U.S. patents in the fields of interactive television and
telecommunications. Dan has been recognized as one of the top 25 CEOs in the
Washington, D.C. region, is an active advisor to and investor in several early-stage
companies, and sits on the board of the private company PublicRelay.
15245 Shady Grove Rd,
Ste 400
Rockville, MD 20850
240 386-0600, x6951
dan@hillcrestlabs.com