Jim Burleigh
Chief Executive Officer

Jim Burleigh brings more than 19 years of software experience to SmartTurn supported by a record of achievement as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) strategist, entrepreneur and architect of innovative supply chain solutions. His broad marketing and business perspective helped identify the need for a smart, simple and safe way to manage inventory and warehousing in an on-demand, green approach.

Previously as Sr. VP of Marketing and Corporate Development at Navis, a leader in the supply chain execution industry, he was responsible for Navis' overall marketing and product management, as well as business development, acquisitions and development, marketing and sales of new ventures. He also managed Navis' Distribution Center solutions, and initiated the founding of SmartTurn as a Navis subsidiary in 2004.

Jim's background includes sales, marketing and technical experience at salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Remedy, BayStone Software and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). Most recently, Jim comes from salesforce.com, the most successful on demand service to date where he was the #6 employee, and served as Vice President Business Development, then Vice President Marketing and Product Management.

Jim earned a BS degree in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

Miguel Pinilla
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering

Dr. Miguel Pinilla brings over 20 years of experience in the development of mission critical on premise and on demand systems, as well as deep knowledge of supply chain dynamics. Miguel is responsible for leading the technology development and innovation efforts of the company's on demand inventory and warehousing applications. He is also responsible for SmartTurn's unique approach to real-time visibility across multiple warehouses and locations.

Most recently at Navis, a global leader in logistics systems, he was Senior Director of Engineering for Marine Systems. Previously he was Vice President, Engineering for Informative/Satmetrix, providing on demand market intelligence tools to Fortune 1000 companies. He also led the development of Operations and Maintenance Software for the Alcatel/Lucent broadband switches in Europe.

Originally from Spain, he obtained a Senior Engineer Degree in Industrial engineering from ICAI, and an Executive Education degree in business administration from IESE . He came to the US as a Fulbright scholar for graduate studies obtaining a Masters in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD from Stanford University in Manufacturing Information Systems. Miguel holds several patents and has published multiple technical papers.

Ken Webster
Director, Business Development & General Counsel

With more than 15 years of experience in business operations, start-up management, in-house counsel and law firm roles, Ken brings a depth and breadth of relationship management, negotiation, and operations skills to SmartTurn. Ken understands that effective partner relationships, risk management and contracting are a means to corporate profitability. Ken is responsible for building SmartTurn's strategic partnership and channel sales networks with application, integration, hardware and consulting partners across the supply chain, and for the in-house management of SmartTurn's intellectual property, contracts and licensing, and employment law needs.

Prior to joining SmartTurn, Ken most recently was a Partner at Commins & Webster where he provided outside general counsel and litigation services for multiple clients. Ken previously was VP, Operations and General Counsel at Home Finishes, a national residential construction services and project management firm, responsible for licensing its SaaS-hosted construction project management application and management of its sales, accounting, administration and human resources staff. Earlier in his career, Ken co-founded e-Stockoptions, Inc., a financial services software startup, and was a co-owner of Techwriters.com, an IT recruiting, placement and training agency. Ken also was an Associate at the global law firm Graham & James, and began his career as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy.

Ken earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, cum laude, and a dual AB degree in International Relations and Political Science at the University of Southern California.