John Fox
Vice President, Professional Services
SWAT Solutions Inc.

John Fox is currently Vice President of Professional Services at SWAT Solutions. He acquired over 24 years of experience in the software industry while working for several prominent Twin Cities companies such as Unisys, Young America Corp, and Wilson Learning. John was also a co-founder of Boomerang Marketing, an Internet-based incentive company.

Fox launched his career as a systems programmer in 1980 with Sperry Univac Defense Systems (now Lockheed Martin) where he focused on operating system and compiler development. John eventually became a Software Development Manager and then CTO for several local firms. He also spent time in marketing at Network Systems and ETA Systems. All told, he has developed a well-rounded technical knowledge base by holding nearly every job in the software development arena at one time or another.

Fox has been a highlighted contributor to the press including two Business Forum commentaries in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. On the national level, John has penned expert bylines on testing topics for publications such as Government Procurement Journal. Other examples of print publications featuring SWAT Solutions in 2004 are Minnesota Technology Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly, The Business Journal and ComputerUser. John was also recently featured in a Netsuds Panel Discussion on Offshore Outsourcing.

As VP of Professional Services at SWAT Solutions, Fox envisions the company's mission as enhancing the quality, stability and performance of software usage, thereby preventing costly failures and unnecessary downtime. As evidence of their leadership in the Software Quality Assurance field, SWAT Solutions has experienced a 250% increase in sales over a 3-year period.

Fox is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and holds a BS degree in Psychology & Computer Science.