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Mr. Locklear co-founded Agave Capital in 1999.
Previously, he collaborated on the incubation of Surgient Networks and served as Surgient's Vice President of Business Development and as Surgient's Chief Strategy Officer.
Prior to Surgient, he held director positions in technology and engineering with Cisco Systems, Inc.’s DSL Business Unit.
Prior to Cisco, he was Chief Technology Officer of NetSpeed, Inc., which was acquired by Cisco Systems in 1998.
He previously served on the board of Discoverycom prior to Discoverycom's acquisition by Nokia, Inc. and currently serves on the boards of Singlestep Technologies and Teravicta Technologies.
Mr. Locklear holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and has been awarded 13 patents.
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
TeraVicta Technologies, Inc.
 TeraVicta Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides broadband MEMS switches and modules | Director/Board Member | 22/04/2011 |
NetSpeed, Inc.
 NetSpeed, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Makes digital subscriber line products | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/12/1997 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Surgient, Inc.
 Surgient, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud automation solutions to software vendors | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Agave Capital
 Agave Capital Investment ManagersFinance Agave Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of Internet, telecommunications, networking, communications, semiconductors and software technology sectors. It provides financing for early-stage capital requirements. | Founder | - |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Cisco Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells networking, security, collaboration, cloud management hardware & applications to securely connect industries and communities | Electronic Technology |
Surgient, Inc.
Surgient, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud automation solutions to software vendors | Technology Services |
TeraVicta Technologies, Inc.
TeraVicta Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides broadband MEMS switches and modules | Electronic Technology |
NetSpeed, Inc.
NetSpeed, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Makes digital subscriber line products | Electronic Technology |
University of Tennessee
 University of Tennessee Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Agave Capital
Agave Capital Investment ManagersFinance Agave Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of Internet, telecommunications, networking, communications, semiconductors and software technology sectors. It provides financing for early-stage capital requirements. | Finance |
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