Patrick O’Neil has been a champion of smart, sensible information security throughout his career as an Information Security Engineer. Patrick has helped major e-commerce companies such as Amazon and Zulily provide secure online platforms for their customers. Building and maintaining trust with customers is important to Patrick, and he applies the lens of customer impact to all of his decisions. Mr. O’Neil has signed on to help Agulus make intelligent security decisions from the ground up, so that their customers may participate in the digital marketplace with confidence.
Ginger Kowal is an ecologist and developer of software tools that illuminate and explore complex ecological networks in spatial dimensions. As a scientist and software developer with the Natural Capital Project based at Stanford University, she builds tools and approaches that enable diverse stakeholders to come together, solve tough problems, and create win-wins for people, economies, and nature. Married to a farmer, she is passionate about local food and about finding ways to sustain vibrant rural livelihoods.
“I’m a big fan of Agulus because I share their vision for technology to support robust and flexible supply chains that serve growers and consumers. I’m excited by the mix of energy, real-world experience, and true caring for agriculture and communities that I see at the heart of Agulus’s mission and vision.” — Ginger Kowal
Kevin Nadeau of True Load Time is our Logistics & Transportation advisor here at Agulus. Kevin is an upstate SC native with 24 years of operational experience in air freight, final mile, and truckload operations. He founded True Load Time (TLT) in 2018 to combat the costly and deadly effects of excessive truckload detention. TLT’s patent-pending cloud-based technology provides users with access to the industry’s first comprehensive wait time database for shipping and receiving locations across the country.
Prior to founding TLT, Kevin served in senior management roles within the overnight small-parcel industry, manufacturing supply chain logistics, and for-hire truckload transportation sector. In his roles, he worked directly with customers, including BMW, Michelin, Caterpillar, and WestRock. Kevin also serves on the advisory boards of the South Carolina Research Authority – BSAB, Industry 4.0, and the Upstate Mobility Alliance – Technology and Innovation Task Force. In his spare time, he is an automotive racing enthusiast, personal fitness advocate and is passionate about volunteering, mentoring, and networking to help create opportunity within his local community.
Agulus welcomes our friends at Helium Thursday February 20th for a lunch & learn presentation at the NEXT Innovation Center in Greenville, SC. Helium is a San Francisco tech startup that’s revolutionizing how devices connect to the Internet with their innovative decentralized network. Helium’s wireless hotspots provide extraordinary coverage for IoT devices at a fraction of the cost of more traditional solutions.
Tickets (and lunch) are free, but space is limited. Reserve your tickets here.
Agulus received a mention in a TechCrunch article on our awesome friends at Helium. Helium uses a blockchain to facilitate decentralized wireless networks – perfect for low-cost, low-power, and long-range devices. This innovative technology has amazing potential in the agricultural industry for farmers and logistics companies.
Agulus is excited to announce that we are now a member of the NEXT ecosystem. NEXT is a Greenville-based program dedicated to promoting economic development in upstate South Carolina.
“NEXT provides entrepreneur services and infrastructure to all types of high-growth ventures that are reinventing the global marketplace and strengthening the Greenville/Upstate region’s economy by creating quality jobs, attracting outside capital, and creating wealth through company ownership”.
Agulus is an exhibitor at the 2019 Southern US Hemp Conference & Expo. The conference will be held December 2nd – 4th in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Stop by booth 407 to say hello, and check out what Agulus is offering the American hemp industry!
Click here for more information about attending the hemp conference & expo.
