At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Tampa based COO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Thomas J McHugh
Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Payment Technologies
Prior to joining Sterling in 2010 as COO, Mr. McHugh was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Genpass, the second largest ATM processor in the United States. At Genpass, Mr. McHugh managed a staff of 300. His responsibilities included managing the company’s networks, leading its research and technology groups, coordinating strategic merger and acquisition activity, and managing compliance and audit efforts. Prior to joining Genpass, Mr. McHugh was Group Executive Vice President of STAR Systems Network, Inc., where he managed the information services division. STAR Systems Network is the largest processor of ATM and POS transactions in the United States. Mr. McHugh was responsible for all technology and operational aspects related to the strategic acquisitions of the Most and BankMate Networks, as well as the merger of the Honor and STAR Networks.
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About Sterling Payment Technologies: Sterling Payment Technologies is one of the most innovative, customer-focused payment processors in the industry.
Chitra Kanagaraj
Co-founder and COO of PikMyKid
Chitra brings years of IT industry experience & SAAS Product Strategy and Customer Implementations to the PikMyKid team. Most recently, Chitra served as the Strategy Director at Cognizant. She has lead cross-functional teams in multinational fortune 500 companies and excels in delivering market ready technology solutions. She has an MBA from University of South Florida and holds a BS in Electronics Engineering.
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About PikMyKid: PikMyKid is a school safety platform providing dismissal automation, panic button, parent engagement & traffic solutions for schools.
John Verghese
Chief Executive Officer & COO of Nuvus Gro
John is a seasoned telecommunication expert with over 24 years of experience in building and operating local and wide area networks. He is well rounded in all the functional areas of the telecom industry from planning, engineering and operations to sales and customer support. John began his career working for Florida Power Corporation soon after receiving his MSEE from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. When Progress Telecom was spun off from Florida Power, he was one of the first employees to move with the new company and run the planning group for the subsidiary. He has managed several significant projects while at Florida Power Corporation and was a key contributor to building the fiber optic network from Tallahassee to Tampa, facilitating the launch of Progress Telecom. Over the eight years at Progress Telecom, John was the chief architect for building the broadband network that extended from Miami to New York, covering multiple cities along the route.
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About Infrax Systems, Nuvus Gro: NuvusGro (NVGO) provides advanced Controlled Environment Agriculture Systems.
Paul Dunlop
COO of Fraud Doctor
Paul Dunlop, MPS, CAMS is the COO of Fraud Doctor LLC. He specializes in making fraud, cyber & financial crimes programs a business competitive advantage, synthesizing complex regulatory requirements and frameworks into integrated value-add strategies, programs, and solutions. Dunlop uses advisory expertise, thought leadership, and broad collaboration to create industry-leading achievements for his clients, their partners and customers across fraud, cyber and financial crime risk management.
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About Fraud Doctor: Early warning of financial fraud & mismanagement risk.
Don Burke
COO of Transflo
Don Burke is the COO at Transflo.
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About Transflo: Transflo develops software applications and services that deliver mobility, acceleration, and intelligent business processes.