Tom Wallace founded his first technology company at the age of 23. When he sold the company seven years later it was generating nearly $20 million in annual sales. He then founded The Waldec Group, a network integration company based in Tampa, Florida. The Waldec Group made the Inc. 500, Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest growing privately held companies in America three years in a row. Waldec was also on LAN Magazine's list of the top 100 systems integrators in America and won the Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the Year Award in 1996. In January of 1997, The Waldec Group had grown to over $75 million in sales and 300 employees and was sold to IKON Office Solutions (NY:IKN).

Tom is presently the CEO of RedVector.com Inc. RedVector is the leading provider on-line continuing education for the AEC (Architects, Engineers, and Contractors) industry.

Mr. Wallace previously spent two years on Microsoft's Partner Advisory Council. He is also a past Chairman of the Council of CEO’s. For the past two years Tom as served as a judge for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He also serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Boys & Girls Club. Mr. Wallace is a Trustee at the University of Tampa and is a past recipient of the Entrepreneur of the year award for his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Tom is a co-founder and past President of the TBTF and presently serves on TBTF’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Tom has founded or co-founded over half a dozen companies. He is also an active technology investor in various companies including Tribridge, Q-Link Technologies, SetPoint Fitness, and Four-C Consulting. Tom is a frequent speaker, panelist and author on technology, sales/marketing and entrepreneurship. Tom presently serves on the Board of Directors of Tribridge, SetPoint Fitness and RedVector.com, Inc., in the past he has served on the Boards of Q-Link Technologies (sold to Adobe), System One Technical (sold to TMP), and Fortress Technologies (raised $15m from Liberty).

Tom lives in Tampa with his wife and daughter. He has been in the Tampa Bay area for the past fifteen years. He is an avid golfer, skier, runner, biker, and exercise enthusiast.

William Meurer possesses a wealth of knowledge and leadership skills from more than 35 years of business experience in audit and business advisory services, planning, and management. He has served clients in a variety of industries, including professional services, technology, financial services, real estate, manufacturing, hospitality, cable television and retail.

Mr. Meurer began his career in a “Big 5” accounting firm. He spent his first 18 years in the firm’s Denver office, where he departed as a Partner and leader of the Accounting and Audit Division. He later spent four years as the Managing Director of Practice Management and Planning/Financial Consulting Services at the firm’s world headquarters. Mr. Meurer later relocated to Tampa, where he served as Managing Partner of the Florida Audit and Business Advisory Practice and Central Florida Practice.

In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Tribridge, Mr. Meurer is currently on the Board of Directors and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee for Sykes Enterprises, Inc. In addition, he serves on the Board and is chairman of the Finance Committee for St. Joseph's/Baptist Health Care.

Mr. Meurer has held numerous positions in professional, civic and charitable organizations, including United Way, Inroads, Committee of 100, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Bay Partnership, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Downtown Partnership, Regis University, Jesuit High School, Avila Country Club, American Institute of CPAs, and Florida Society of CPAs. Mr. Meurer has also been recognized for several achievements, including Tampa Bay Partnership Founding Father, Frank Carr Partner Award and Bay Area Partner Award.

Personally, Mr. Meurer has been a resident of the Tampa area since 1987, where he lives with his wife of 36 years.

John West founded System One in 1987 to provide Technology consulting and staffing services. John’s legacy for this success is well documented; System One, an INC 500 company, consistently appeared on the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Fast-Track 25 and Business 100 lists and ranked among the nation’s 500 fastest-growing technical companies.

As a result of the strategic acquisition of System One by TMP Worldwide – parent company of Monster.com, John West assumed responsibility as Group President. In the subsequent 12 months, he was responsible for increasing revenues in North America and India from $120 million dollars to $500 million for TMP.

John left TMP/Monster Worldwide in April 2001 to start Lion Ventures. Lion Ventures and Lion Asset Management Company are presently invested in a number of businesses, working towards the goal of developing a closely held portfolio of highly profitable businesses.

Prior to System One, John spent nine years in leadership roles at a Fortune 20 Company. He earned his BS in Engineering from Penn State and an MBA from Bowling Green University. John is a past Board Chairman for the Tampa Bay chapter of the Council of Growing Companies and a past national director. He has also been a Trustee for Inroads, a program that focuses on Career Development for Talented Minorities. John presently serves as a Trustee of the University of Tampa and Chair of the Educational Affairs Committee. He further serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Berkeley Preparatory School.

A founder of Tribridge, Tony has overall responsibility for the strategic direction, growth, and development of the company. With over 20 years of business and consulting experience, Tony brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership skills to the firm.

Under his leadership, Tribridge has grown from a startup company to a national consulting firm with six offices throughout the United States. Tony has directed Tribridge through the successful acquisition and integration of five companies, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of over 50 percent since being founded in 1998. Tony has also guided Tribridge as it became a national Microsoft partner and winner of numerous industry awards, including the distinguished Microsoft Inner Circle award.

Before founding Tribridge, Tony served as a Partner in a “Big Five” consulting firm. During that time, Tony was the Southeast Region Supply Chain practice leader.

In addition to serving as Tribridge’s Chairman and CEO, Tony co-founded The Tampa Bay Technology Forum and is the Chairperson of the Forum’s Digital Divide initiative. He is also a member of the United Way Tocqueville Society and former board member of the YMCA.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management Information Systems from Florida State University and regularly speaks to groups on topics ranging from corporate growth to the importance of leadership.

A co-founder of Tribridge, Brian has overall responsibility for the development and operations of the company’s consulting services and for formulating the overall strategic direction of Tribridge.

Brian brings broad business management and leadership skills from nearly 20 years of systems and management consulting experience. Before founding Tribridge, Brian served as a Director in a “Big Five” consulting firm, where he was the manufacturing industry practice leader for the State of Florida.

Brian has been recognized in the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of leading businessmen. He has served on the Board of Directors for APICS and holds numerous industry certifications. Brian has previously served on Boards for numerous non-profit organizations and privately held corporations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the United Way of Tampa Bay, and is a founding Board Member and President of the Greater Tampa Bay Hurricane Club.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Analysis from the University of Miami.

A co-founder of Tribridge, Mike has overall responsibility for the Florida market.

Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership skills in systems planning, custom application design and development, and systems implementation projects. He has extensive experience with clients in the service, wholesale/retail distribution and government industries.

Before founding Tribridge, Mike served as a Senior Manager in a “Big Five” consulting firm where he was responsible for the Advanced Technology Group for Florida.

Mike currently serves on the Advisory Board for Team Experience, the Community Advisory Committee for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from Florida State University.