Joel Trammell
Credentials:
- Co-founder and CEO of NetQoS
- 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Former instructor at the U.S. Navy's Naval Nuclear Power School
- BS, electrical engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Louisana Tech University
Since co-founding the company in 1999, Mr. Trammell - a 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and the Austin Business Journal's 2005 Private Company Executive of the Year - has led NetQoS to become one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S., with a rapidly growing list of more than 500 blue-chip customers, an annual revenue growth rate of nearly 100 percent since 2002, and sustained profitability.
Joel's achievements in information technology span two decades and include numerous positions of leadership and management, most recently with Advanced Micro Devices, UST Computers (where he was the President and CEO of the Austin-based provider of computer hardware and network services) and HomeSmart, a company that he co-founded in order to provide sales and marketing products for the residential construction industry.
Joel began his career as an Officer and Instructor/Division Director at the U.S. Navy's prestigious Naval Nuclear Power School, instructing more than 400 naval officers in thermal sciences and nuclear reactor plant systems. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal and the designation of Master Training Specialist before moving on to build products and solutions that would empower clients to solve their long-standing information technology problems.
Joel remains a recognized expert in network solutions and large-scale IT systems deployment. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board for NetQoS, Inc.