- Bullish on Big Ideas: SmartSignal Bets on Innovation in a Tight Economy
- 05.18.2009
SmartSignal CEO Jim Gagnard explains why his company, which designs predictive analytics that detect and diagnose problems in power plants and jet engines worldwide, is making new investments and pushing into China.
The company — which protects equipment for over 400 power plants in North America, Europe, and Asia, along with oil and gas super majors and over 2000 in-flight jet engines — received the "Lighthouse" Award at the 2009 ITA CityLIGHTS ceremony held at Chicago's Union Station on April 23, 2009. The category recognizes the company that best represents the region’s growing stature as home to world-class information technology companies.
About Jim Gagnard Jim Gagnard brings a distinguished 25-year track record of executive-management experience to the top post at SmartSignal. Prior to joining SmartSignal, Jim was the CEO of Questra, a leading provider of device-management solutions to healthcare and production-printing equipment manufacturers. In addition, Jim was President and CEO of Diffusion, a real-time CRM applications provider to the financial services industry that was acquired by Vignette. He also served as President and CEO of Trinzic Corporation, an enterprise software and services company specializing in decision support and database connectivity that was acquired by Platinum Technology. Jim also held senior positions with Pansophic Systems, Control Data, and IBM in Europe and the United States. In addition to his responsibilities at SmartSignal, Jim is on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Board of Directors of Compliance11.
About SmartSignal SmartSignal maximizes worldwide industry equipment performance, availability, and reliability by detecting, diagnosing, and prioritizing equipment and process problems before they become costly failures. Drawing on over 40 patents, SmartSignal delivers specific, relevant, and actionable intelligence that makes people more proactive and productive. SmartSignal serves customers in power generation, oil and gas, mining, aviation, pulp and paper, and other process industries worldwide. SmartSignal and its customers have won over twenty awards for excellence, including a Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award.
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