Pivotal Commware CEO and leadership

Prior to launching Pivotal Commware in 2016, Brian helped incubate it and other metamaterial companies as Managing Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Center for the Invention Science Fund. Between 2000 and 2010 he refocused and sold Aperto Networks as its turnaround CEO and served as Vice President, Products and Wireless Services, at BSQUARE. In the 1990s Brian founded, led and sold American Public Communications (APC), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative public telephony products and services for the Regional Bell Operating Companies, and Wavtrace, a mmWave broadband wireless access equipment developer. Wavtrace was purchased by Harris Corporation (HRS) in 2000. In 1993, Brian was voted as a finalist and runner-up for the Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work at APC. Prior to APC, Brian spent six years with Motorola in the Portable Products Division. His experience at Motorola included engineering group leader for cellular, paging and two-way products, staff engineer, and senior field applications engineer for the OEM Microelectronics Unit. Before Motorola, he worked for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in the Launch Processing Systems group. Brian has been awarded twenty U.S. patents and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Prior to launching Pivotal Commware in 2016, Brian helped incubate it and other metamaterial companies as Managing Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Center for the Invention Science Fund. Between 2000 and 2010 he refocused and sold Aperto Networks as its turnaround CEO and served as Vice President, Products and Wireless Services, at BSQUARE. In the 1990s Brian founded, led and sold American Public Communications (APC), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative public telephony products and services for the Regional Bell Operating Companies, and Wavtrace, a mmWave broadband wireless access equipment developer. Wavtrace was purchased by Harris Corporation (HRS) in 2000. In 1993, Brian was voted as a finalist and runner-up for the Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work at APC. Prior to APC, Brian spent six years with Motorola in the Portable Products Division. His experience at Motorola included engineering group leader for cellular, paging and two-way products, staff engineer, and senior field applications engineer for the OEM Microelectronics Unit. Before Motorola, he worked for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in the Launch Processing Systems group. Brian has been awarded twenty U.S. patents and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Jay McCandless is a CTO / Co-owner at SunCastle Microwave, LLC; CEO at AVIAT NETWORKS, INC.; and CHIEF RF ENGINEER & FOUNDER at Pivotal Commware. He has worked as MTS at Hughes Space and Communications and Senior Microwave Engineer at Boeing. Jay studied at UCLA between 1980 and 1987 and Narbonne High School.

Technology oriented strategic business development, financial & operations management and corporate development executive for high growth companies. Proven results with early to mid-stage companies resulting in successful exits to publicly-held acquirers.

Ability to think and plan strategically while executing tactically. Proven track record in strategic planning, new business model development, managing high-performance teams, driving revenue via strategic deals & partnerships, and M&A.

Prior to launching Pivotal Commware in 2016, Brian helped incubate it and other metamaterial companies as Managing Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Center for the Invention Science Fund. Between 2000 and 2010 he refocused and sold Aperto Networks as its turnaround CEO and served as Vice President, Products and Wireless Services, at BSQUARE. In the 1990s Brian founded, led and sold American Public Communications (APC), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative public telephony products and services for the Regional Bell Operating Companies, and Wavtrace, a mmWave broadband wireless access equipment developer. Wavtrace was purchased by Harris Corporation (HRS) in 2000. In 1993, Brian was voted as a finalist and runner-up for the Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work at APC. Prior to APC, Brian spent six years with Motorola in the Portable Products Division. His experience at Motorola included engineering group leader for cellular, paging and two-way products, staff engineer, and senior field applications engineer for the OEM Microelectronics Unit. Before Motorola, he worked for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in the Launch Processing Systems group. Brian has been awarded twenty U.S. patents and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Prior to launching Pivotal Commware in 2016, Brian helped incubate it and other metamaterial companies as Managing Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Center for the Invention Science Fund. Between 2000 and 2010 he refocused and sold Aperto Networks as its turnaround CEO and served as Vice President, Products and Wireless Services, at BSQUARE. In the 1990s Brian founded, led and sold American Public Communications (APC), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative public telephony products and services for the Regional Bell Operating Companies, and Wavtrace, a mmWave broadband wireless access equipment developer. Wavtrace was purchased by Harris Corporation (HRS) in 2000. In 1993, Brian was voted as a finalist and runner-up for the Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work at APC. Prior to APC, Brian spent six years with Motorola in the Portable Products Division. His experience at Motorola included engineering group leader for cellular, paging and two-way products, staff engineer, and senior field applications engineer for the OEM Microelectronics Unit. Before Motorola, he worked for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in the Launch Processing Systems group. Brian has been awarded twenty U.S. patents and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Jay McCandless is a CTO / Co-owner at SunCastle Microwave, LLC; CEO at AVIAT NETWORKS, INC.; and CHIEF RF ENGINEER & FOUNDER at Pivotal Commware. He has worked as MTS at Hughes Space and Communications and Senior Microwave Engineer at Boeing. Jay studied at UCLA between 1980 and 1987 and Narbonne High School.

Prior to launching Pivotal Commware in 2016, Brian helped incubate it and other metamaterial companies as Managing Director of the Metamaterials Commercialization Center for the Invention Science Fund. Between 2000 and 2010 he refocused and sold Aperto Networks as its turnaround CEO and served as Vice President, Products and Wireless Services, at BSQUARE. In the 1990s Brian founded, led and sold American Public Communications (APC), an industry leader in the design and manufacture of innovative public telephony products and services for the Regional Bell Operating Companies, and Wavtrace, a mmWave broadband wireless access equipment developer. Wavtrace was purchased by Harris Corporation (HRS) in 2000. In 1993, Brian was voted as a finalist and runner-up for the Inc. Magazine/Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work at APC. Prior to APC, Brian spent six years with Motorola in the Portable Products Division. His experience at Motorola included engineering group leader for cellular, paging and two-way products, staff engineer, and senior field applications engineer for the OEM Microelectronics Unit. Before Motorola, he worked for NASA at Kennedy Space Center in the Launch Processing Systems group. Brian has been awarded twenty U.S. patents and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Technology oriented strategic business development, financial & operations management and corporate development executive for high growth companies. Proven results with early to mid-stage companies resulting in successful exits to publicly-held acquirers.

Ability to think and plan strategically while executing tactically. Proven track record in strategic planning, new business model development, managing high-performance teams, driving revenue via strategic deals & partnerships, and M&A.