fusionZONE Automotive CEO and leadership

Ed Barton brings over 25 years of operational, technical, legal, and financial management experience to fusionZONE Automotive, LLC. In his role as Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Barton has a wide range of experience in B2B and B2C enterprises, including organizations in consumer products, higher education, professional services, and financial technology spaces. His experience includes Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer roles in multiple fast-growing Inc. 5000 Companies.

Barton holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, an MBA in Operations Management from Syracuse University, an M.Ed. in Instructional Design from Western Governors University, and a JD from Northwestern California University. He is a CPA licensed in the State of Washington, and an attorney licensed in the State of California.

As Chief Technology Officer, Alex oversees all technical initiatives at fusionZONE Automotive, including management of existing technology as well as developing new product roadmaps. Alex has worked in a number of industries, as a Systems Analyst for Clover Dairies in South Africa, as a consultant for a BI consulting firm, and most recently as VP of Operations for Striata USA in the Electronic Bill Payment and Presentment industry. He brings technical and operational leadership experience with a passion for innovation in the technical field as well as process-driven security and risk management, and well-defined process-oriented implementation.

Alex has a graduate degree from Bond University in Information Technology, majoring in Information Systems and programming.

Dick Bradley is a Co-Founder and Board Member at Armory Beer Company; Chief Technology Officer at fusionZONE Automotive LLC; and Board Member and Chief Technology Officer at Lead Revenue, LLC. and is based in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. He has worked as Sergeant - Maintenance Chief at Marine Corps Recruiting and Sr. Director of Technology at Internet Brands. Dick studied at John Carroll University between 2003 and 2007 and University of Southern California Marshall School of Business between 2016 and 2017.