Expert, Engineering/Device Manufacturing
As CEO, Mr. King set Icon Time Systems on a path of heavy growth. While CEO, Icon Time Systems was ranked by the Portland Business Journal as one of Oregon's fastest growing businesses five years in a row, ranking 23rd in 2003, 25th in 2004, 75th in 2005, and most recently 33rd in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, Icon Time Systems was listed as Oregon's 9th fastest growing technology company by the Portland Business Journal, and has been ranked on the top half of Inc. Magazines fast 5000.
Along the way, Mr. King has served on the Board of Directors of the Business Enterprise Center – an incubator for startup technology companies in Corvallis, Oregon. Within his field he has served as Education Chairman and Board member of the National Time And Equipment Association, the primary trade group for his industry. While serving with the NTEA, Mr. King was the first vendor member to achieve voting rights, and be asked to remain on the board for two consecutive terms. Mr. King also participates, through Focus Point Consulting, in a CEO group that advises each other on business development and strategic planning.
While at Icon Time Systems he guided expansion into mass-market retail channels, lead the movement of development and production to off-shore resources and ultimately guided the sale of Icon Time Systems to Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX).
Mr. King's work has resulted in two patents issued by the US Patents and Trademark office, with several others pending approval. He also actively serves on the Board of Advisors to Plant Protectors, a startup company manufacturing green products for the garden supply industry and NASEA, an alternative wave energy startup. In his role of guiding development teams, Mr. King has successfully lead the development of more than 20 products from design to distribution.
