As a trailblazer in automotive telematics, Brian Boling CEO of Procon Analytics is an inventor and author of multiple IoT patents leveraging GPS technology.
Prior to putting Procon Analytics core team together, Boling held the CEO position at Connected Holdings, an Intelligent Services Platform company that incubates new IoT startups. Connected Holdings was formed in fourth quarter of 2014. There he successfully incubated several connected car technology solutions that ultimately became the foundation of Procon Analytics.
In the first quarter of 2017, Connected Holdings spun off the bulk of its business units into a new company, now known as Procon Analytics. LLC. Procon Analytics has attracted key marketing, sales, technology and operation executives that were formally part of the core team that helped propel Procon GPS (later renamed to Spireon in 2012) to market dominance in the automotive space over the past 10 years. Now, this new Procon Analytics core team has a new IoT platform and is building better, faster, more effective solutions for the industry.
Boling started his career at Philips Consumer Electronics Company. While at Philips, Boling managed the High Frequency Business in Singapore, where he led the Far East division through its highest growth period in Phillips’ 40-year history. In this position, he was responsible for the design, construction and start-up of new industrial facilities in Indonesia and Malaysia. Other accomplishments included restructuring the Philips Acoustics Group, headquartered in Belgium, where Boling engineered a successful turnaround that involved significant labor relation challenges in Western Europe. Boling later was the GM of the Philips TV business in the USA to manage the new business efforts and color television business for Philips.
Boling has a BA and MBA from the University of Tennessee.
The technology innovator behind Procon Analytics’ progressive new big data technology and catalysts for easy-to-use applications that help customers make faster, smarter and more profitable business decisions.
Cheney is a pioneer and innovator in IoT cloud-based technology. As COO at Connected Holdings, Cheney was the evangelist of performance, profitability and customer experience. He also was the mastermind behind the new connected car technology products that he will continue to evolve under Procon Analytics. Prior to his appointment to Connected Holdings, Cheney held the CFO position at Spireon Inc. Cheney was a founder of Drive OK, one of the leading companies in the Vehicle Finance IoT business before being acquired by Procon GPS which was later renamed to Spireon, Inc.. And before that, Cheney was a senior executive at Qualcomm in its semiconductor and international investment divisions.
As a graduate of the U.S Naval Academy and a Submarine Officer, Cheney acquired an appreciation for disciplined development and the adherence to process in the Nuclear Navy during the Cold War. This experience uniquely positions him to specialize in the operational processes and systems that are critical factors in an IoT company’s ability to scale, sustain growth and deliver strong returns. His latest endeavors in big data analytics promise new and even more exciting sources of growth and profitability.
Cheney’s specialty is in operational processes and systems that are critical success factors to an IoT company’s ability to scale, sustain growth and deliver strong returns. His newest endeavor in big data analytics promises new and even more exciting sources of growth and profitability.
Cheney holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the US Naval Academy, and an MBA from Stanford University.
As the resident financial guru, Eric Miller drives Procon Analytics strategic, value-based and data-driven decisions, while balancing top-line growth and bottom-line profitability.
Miller brings over 20 years of financial experience to the table. He has managed multi-million dollar P&Ls, raised capital and enhanced financial transparency across the multiple corporations he’s supported. Prior to joining Procon Analyics, Eric served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance at Intersections, Inc., a NASDAQ listed multi-national leader in consumer financial analytics as well as financial executive positions with Payoff, Inc. and loanDepot, both leading financial services companies here in Orange County, CA.
Miller earned his undergraduate degree from Old Dominion University and his M.S. in Business, with honors, from The Johns Hopkins University.
Meyer brings a methodical approach to Procon Analytics platform development and daily operations adding forward-thinking management processes and a holistic approach to customer lifecycle management.
Previously, Meyer held the position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Services at Spireon, Inc. where he was responsible for the operations of its rapidly expanding automotive solutions group. With over 28 years of industry experience, Meyer established several of the fundamental building blocks in technology that have been adopted by over 14,000 car dealerships across the country.
As a former General Manager of a high volume, new car franchise dealership group and a successful owner of BHPH and Powersports dealerships, he understands first-hand the challenges faced by today’s automotive customers. Meyer brings hands-on field-based automotive retail experience backed by a successful entrepreneurial track record that spans over two decades.
Daniel Walpole wakes up in the morning and goes to bed at night envisioning disruptive new ways to transform raw data into actionable intelligence businesses can use to make lives more convenient, secure and connected for businesses and consumers alike. When he’s not awake, he’s dreaming about it.
If anyone is up for the task of harnessing big data, it’s Walpole. With an instinct for identifying and capturing opportunities, he also knows when to listen and learn from experts who know more than he does. When he was a Managing Partner for Verizon’s Internet of Things (IoT) Resale Business Group, Walpole devoted hundreds of hours talking to and learning from the industry’s leaders and innovators. In the process, he built partnerships that helped him create a $200 million business pipeline for the telecom giant in just a few short years.
During his tenure at Verizon, Walpole had the chance to meet automotive telematics pioneers Brian Boling and Bill Cheney, the visionary leadership behind Procon Analytics. Boling and Cheney soon became Walpole’s mentors as well as collaborators. When the opportunity arose to bring Walpole on board as Procon Analytics Chief Data Officer, the leadership team at Procon Analytics didn’t hesitate to make it happen.
As CDO at Procon Analytics, Walpole leverages his deep industry knowledge, experiences and connections to pursue diversified new vertical markets and forge partnerships within and beyond the automotive sector. His focus is on helping more businesses transform massive data lakes into filtered, controlled and actionable streams of intelligence that not only deliver value to customers, but also drives sustainable and profitable growth for Procon Analytics. Walpole’s strategy is to expand digital transformation direct to consumers too. As people across the globe spend more and more time on their mobile devices, Walpole is looking to perfect the technology that helps connect consumers to the things that matter most in their lives and then put that power and control back in their hands so they can use it when and how they choose.
A native of Great Britain, Walpole honed his entrepreneurial skills in the aggressive world of British “commission only” advertising sales. He migrated to the U.S. and joined the sales team at AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, and Verizon. During his tenure at Verizon, Walpole developed and lead some of the highest performing sales teams in the Company. His direct and honest style has generated a legion of former employees who are fiercely loyal to him. The father of 3 children, Walpole brings the same focus and dedication as a club soccer coach. His vision was to build a soccer program that placed more importance on developing the boys, as young men, than it did on wins and losses. A program that showed them how to learn from both the successes and failures of competitive soccer as a way of preparing them for adulthood – this year, (as the only non-paid coach out of 140 teams in the competition) that vision lead to his team becoming the California State Champions, their sixth major trophy in five years.