Andrew has over 10 years of experience in sales, marketing, finance, and management of high-tech and software companies. He currently serves as CEO of AxisPointe, Inc., the company he founded in 2002, and oversees the finance, sales, marketing, and business development initiatives for the company. After proving the concept and producing a beta version of AxisPointe’s core product/solution (The HomeProfile™ System) in 2003, Smith built a solid team and together they began to establish a national presence. Consistent growth followed with the enrollment of over 1,500 development companies nationwide. Today AxisPointe employs approximately 75 individuals in more than 10 states nationwide. Smith’s vision and passion for the business has carried it to another record-breaking year of growth, even in a down housing market, and projects another 110% increase in sales in 2008.
Prior to AxisPointe, Andrew founded CaptureQuest in 1998, an online marketing technology company that created a patented application called the “Popmercial.” CaptureQuest soon became the 8th fastest-growing company in Utah and received an award for this distinction in February 2002. CaptureQuest was acquired in October 2002 by C5 Technologies, which then became the publicly traded Avalon Digital Marketing Systems Inc. (NSQ: AVLN). Andrew left Avalon in November 2002 to start AxisPointe, Inc.
Andrew received his BA in Marketing Communications and Finance.
Previous to his position at AxisPointe, Matt managed a $1 Billion global corporate bond portfolio for Beneficial Financial Group, a multi-billion dollar life insurance company. In addition to the bond portfolio, Matt had responsibility for all Beneficial’s alternative investments and equity related assets. Prior to Beneficial, Matt worked in a variety of positions with Black & Decker. He is also the founder and managing member of a privately owned investment company. Matt received a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering from BYU, and an MBA in Finance from UCLA. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Joel Patrick brings 20 years of extensive management experience with technology and biotechnology companies. As the Vice President of Operations, Joel oversees the day-to-day operations for AxisPointe, including product development, human resources and other key departments of the company. Prior to joining AxisPointe, Joel served as the Director of Product Marketing and Development for Univera, an international biotech company, where he helped the company triple in size, from $25MM to $75MM in 3 years. Joel has also held product management and marketing positions at MyFamily.com, Pharmanex and Novell.
Joel received his B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Brigham Young University.
Matt brings over 15 years of experience in accounting and financial management to his role as Vice President of Finance at AxisPointe, Inc., where he oversees financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and human resources for the company. Matt is a Certified Public Accountant, and prior to joining AxisPointe in May of 2005 he worked as an external auditor in the public accounting industry, and as an internal auditor for Nu Skin Enterprises. Matt also had experience with startup companies and in the manufacturing sector as well. Matthew received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University and his Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of Utah.
Cameron currently serves as AxisPointe's Vice President of Sales. Cameron joined AxisPointe in 2004, shortly after its inception. He has spent the better part of his career creating and growing new sales forces, business models, and support infrastructures. Prior to joining AxisPointe, Cameron worked for an affiliate of Franklin Covey, in the consulting and training industry, conducting consultative sales trainings for Fortune 500 companies, as well as selling and managing national accounts. Previously, he has also worked as the Director of Sales for a digital television service company.
Cameron received his B.A. degree in Marketing from Brigham Young University.
Brandon has been working in the technology industry for over 12 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the information systems world. Having been with AxisPointe from the early years, he has overseen the development and engineering of the products and software solutions that AxisPointe offers and played an integral part in developing the company’s core technologies. Brandon oversees the day-to-day operations of all technology based systems, hardware, and applications within the organization.
Previous to joining the AxisPointe team in 2004, Brandon worked as a Computer Professional and Network Administrator for the University of Utah and managed a team of technicians as well as a complex network of hundreds of IT systems and student computing initiatives. He was a project manager over a various software and database projects that facilitated bringing web-based applications to the fore-front of the department’s strategies.
Brandon holds a number of IT and software engineering certifications as well as a Bachelors Degree in Information Systems Management from David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah with a minor in Computer Science from the School of Engineering.
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