Russ Fadel's Email & Phone

Russ is the CEO and co-founder of ThingWorx? and a serial entrepreneur. Prior to ThingWorx?, Russ was the CEO and co-founder of Lighthammer Software Development where he was responsible for helping conceptualize and bring to market the world's first application composition platform targeted at real time manufacturing. Russ successfully established Lighthammer as the recognized market leader in the manufacturing intelligence and application composition markets. Lighthammer was later acquired by SAP AG, the leader in enterprise business software. Prior to founding Lighthammer, Russ also co-founded two successful companies that design, market, sell and implement manufacturing operations software and hardware. The first, Q-mation, is a successful regional VAR of Wonderware software and associated hardware. The second, STRONGARM, is the leading designer and manufacturer of ergonomic, industrial operator workstations. Russ has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University.