Troy Maas

CEO - Maas Global Solutions Corporation

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • CEO at Maas Global Solutions Corporation
Past
  • CEO at Worldtask Inc
  • Owner at Maas Consulting
  • Architect at First Data Corp
  • Sr. Research and Development Architect at First Data Corporation
  • Expert Witness - Cardservice vs IBM at Cardservice International
  • Product Management at LinkPoint International Inc.
  • Business Systems Architect at Northrop Grumman Corp
  • Owner at Professional Sound
  • Contract Analyst Northrop Corp vs Government of Iran - International Court at GMS Consulting Inc
Education
  • Daniels School of Business - Denver, CO
  • Caltech
  • University of Kansas
  • Pepperdine University
Connections
201 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Troy Maas’s Summary

Provide executive leadership and company direction leveraging diverse experience in strategic planning, manufacturing, aerospace, marketing and sales, product management and various leadership positions meeting business goals

Troy Maas’s Specialties:

Long term vision, translating vision to operational plans, adaptation and innovative change, presentation of ideas and planning execution in a complex environment or business challenge


Troy Maas’s Experience

  • CEO

    Maas Global Solutions Corporation

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2006Present (3 years 1 month)

    Define Strategy, manage leadership and acquire new ventures to augment the core consulting actitivies. Maas Global Solutions Corporation was created from Maas Consulting, a company that provided consulting services since it's inception in 1989. As a consulting company, we provide both business and technical solutions that leverage a company's existing assets, extends capabilites and builds a foundation for future growth that are an optimum blend of business and technology in one homogeneous framework.

    Some Clients Include: Royal Bank of Scotland; General Mills; Leader Enterprises; TriHealix; 3D3 Globecharge; Payventures and Century Advisors

  • CEO

    Worldtask Inc

    (Apparel & Fashion industry)

    August 2007October 2008 (1 year 3 months)

    Supply chain management software for the apparel industry.

  • Owner

    Maas Consulting

    (Management Consulting industry)

    July 1988December 2006 (18 years 6 months)

    Developed infrastructure and custom software to small business owners during the early 90s. Novell, Microsoft, Unix environments. Later we morphed into a hosting services company that provided privately networked computer access prior to wide Internet accessibility and eventaully into a fully Internet services company. Consulting services focused on small business owners efficiencies and improving company financial performance.

  • Architect

    First Data Corp

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FDC; Internet industry)

    January 2004July 2006 (2 years 7 months)

    Created a new Sales Engineering organization that manages large clients during proposals, initial architecture design and defines where technology is heading within FDC as it relates to business needs. Ultimately blending the two visions into one cohesive strategy and framework for execution

  • Sr. Research and Development Architect

    First Data Corporation

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FDC; Internet industry)

    March 2001January 2004 (2 years 11 months)

    Business Development for new business initiatives, both domestic and international reporting to the president. Established agreements with major industry companies that included sales agreements, partnerships or potential acquisitions. Managed every aspect of the business development cycle up to release to the marketplace.

    Provided market analysis of several key areas including fraud prevention and detection services, security methodologies and best practices, electronic payment adoption and services, and emerging trends of consumers. Managed the business and technical roadmaps to achieve expected returns and established a pattern of 40% annualized growth for 3 years running.

  • Expert Witness - Cardservice vs IBM

    Cardservice International

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    May 2002December 2002 (8 months)

    Provided expert analysis and deposition testimony regarding functional software fulfillment to stated requirements that resulted in a favorable out of court settlement. Specifics were sealed between the two companies.

  • Product Management

    LinkPoint International Inc.

    (Internet industry)

    April 1999March 2001 (2 years)

    Provided strategy, implemented systems and established organizations as a complete business unit for the LinkPoint Secure Payment Gateway. Responsible for the market growth from inception in 1999 to 40,000 merchants within 18 months and revenue of over $20M annually to the parent company.

    Established and managed Engineering, Quality Assurance, Level 2 Support and Web development groups. Managed marketing and data center operations. Implemented a multi-tier, fully redundant architecture in a thrid party hosting facility.

  • Business Systems Architect

    Northrop Grumman Corp

    (Aviation & Aerospace industry)

    April 1989April 1999 (10 years 1 month)

    Managed major subsystems on the B-2 program. Identifed the need and develolped strategy to acquire an $83M discretionary budget to support LRU shortages in the manufacturing cycle. Procured over $2B in parts and supplies necessary to sustain the B-2. Worked with the Air Force SPO regarding asset allocation across the program. Integrated procurement, inventory, manufacturing and planning systems using a proprietary data warehouse that allowed replanning the entire manufacturing line down to specific fasteners in 15 minutes.

  • Owner

    Professional Sound

    (Entertainment industry)

    November 1986June 1988 (1 year 8 months)

    Startup company focused on the college entertainment industry focusing on fulfilling organizations entertainment needs for events, trips, parties and planning. This was used to fully fund my entire college financial needs.

  • Contract Analyst Northrop Corp vs Government of Iran - International Court

    GMS Consulting Inc

    (Management Consulting industry)

    March 1985October 1986 (1 year 8 months)

    Evaluated contractual commitments against work performed building the communications infrastructure for the Government of Iran. Developed Lead Counsels evidence of work performed that was not paid to Northrop Corp. The evidence was presented in International Court following the overthrow of Shah Reza Pahlavi and subsequent freezing of Iranian assets in the U.S. Evidence presented resulted in an out of court settlement after the second day of arguments for $88M in bearer bonds.


Troy Maas’s Education

  • Daniels School of Business - Denver, CO

    Certificate , Mergers and Integration , May 2004May 2004

  • Caltech

    Certified , Systems Engineering , September 1996March 1997

    Project leader for the duration of a sponsored training class for fast track individuals in management. People were recommended by a senior executives within Northrop Grumman.

  • University of Kansas

    BS , Physics, Math , May 1988

  • Pepperdine University

    MBA , Business

    Currently working towards MBA at Pepperdine during off hours.


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