Leadership

As CEO, Rich Carlson brings more than 20 years’ experience in the software and wireless space to Savi. Rich has many passions — leading technology and Internet of Things (IoT) companies to their full potential, cheering on University of Virginia athletics, and participating in endurance sports. He enjoys putting strategic planning, go-to-market strategies, and revenue generation expertise to work to propel companies to high growth — it’s a rush that doesn’t grow old.

In 2012, Rich founded the Neon Dolphin Technology Group, a consultancy that advises and helps grow IoT technology and software firms. Before founding Neon Dolphin, Rich spent eight years as CEO at Wireless Matrix Corporation, where he transformed the business from a niche satellite provider to a leader in the fleet management software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry.

Born and raised in New York, Rich has a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia, and an M.B.A from Georgetown University. Rich loves world literature and world music (acid jazz, Brazilian, dub, reggae, and electronica). He is a long-time fan of Thievery Corporation, a DC-based recording artist, and DJ collective. When he is not training for an Ironman Triathlon, Rich, his wife Lisa, and five children are planning their next travel adventure.

As Senior Vice President, Operations, Rosemary Johnston oversees operations, systems support and governance assistance for Savi. She has been with Savi since 2006 and has held a variety of positions in services and support, business process improvement, business integration, and information technology systems.

Rosemary’s understanding of the military supply chain and logistics market comes from a distinguished career in both commercial enterprises and her 23-year service in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, she was responsible for spearheading planning and forecasting analyses that were critical to the supply chain community, developing key wartime logistics planning concepts,  and establishing supply policies that impacted the depth and breadth of retail and wholesale supply chains.  She chaired the U.S. Air Force Supply Chiefs Advisory Board, U.S. Air Force Supply Training Team, and U.S. Air Force Supply Wartime Requirements workgroups.  In addition, she also chaired the Supply Chain Council’s Aerospace and Defense working group, which focused on further development of the SCOR Model and use of RFID technology to support and enhance in-transit visibility.

Rosemary holds certification from Defense Acquisition University in Product Lifecycle Management, Acquisition Professional Development and Logistics Management Professional Development.

Ben Harris is Savi’s Senior Vice President, Engineering.  In this role, he is responsible for the company’s technology infrastructure, software, and hardware engineering organization, DevOps, and professional services.

An experienced technology professional, Ben brings over 15 years of forward-thinking business and technology leadership managing top engineering teams to deliver innovative cloud-based solutions at scale. He is responsible for the oversight of all Big Data infrastructure, software and hardware development, customer support, professional services and security that supports operational intelligence of both external and internal customers.

Prior to joining the Savi team, Ben served as the Vice President of Technical Operations, IT and Security at GridPoint, Inc., an industry leader in Energy Management Systems for large-scale commercial and government clients.  In that role, he was responsible for all technology infrastructure and security supporting production systems, including multiple customer production environments, SaaS production environments, as well as corporate systems. Ben also held a number of senior technology leadership roles at Neustar, Inc. where he led infrastructure and IT teams in the shared services organization.

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Logistics from Elmhurst College, along with various technical certifications. When not delivering superior technology solutions to Savi customers, he enjoys hiking, mountain biking, HIIT, and spending time with his family.

Jeannette Recio is Vice President, Finance at Savi. She leads the company’s growth financing strategy and is responsible for managing all aspect of the company’s finance and accounting functions.

With over 15 years of experience in accounting, finance and supply chain for technology companies, Jeannette brings a wealth of unique expertise. Prior to joining Savi in 2013, Jeannette spent time at Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, Govplace and GridPoint, Inc., an industry leader in Energy Management Systems for large-scale commercial and government clients.