Nuventix management team is composed of senior executives with a breadth of experience building and leading thermal and startup companies to success. The team brings together seasoned, visionary leaders from companies such as Convex, Hewlett-Packard, Active Power, Bose, TI, and Cirrus Logic among others. It is with their collective skill and expertise in developing and marketing advanced cooling solutions that Nuventix is building a premier cooling solutions company.

Jim Balthazar, President and CEO
Mr. Balthazar is President and CEO of Nuventix and is a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Balthazar has over 29 years of startup business and technical management experience. Prior to establishing Nuventix, Mr. Balthazar served as Vice President of Marketing with Active Power, Inc (ACPW), while it grew from 13 employees through to a successful IPO in 2001. Mr. Balthazar also served in a variety of Sales and Marketing positions over a 12 year period with Convex Computer Corporation (CNVX). He was Vice President of Marketing when Convex was acquired by Hewlett Packard in 1995. Mr. Balthazar began his career as an engineering manager with Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC). Mr. Balthazar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from University of Maryland, and a Masters of Engineering from Cornell University.

Steve Darbin, VP Engineering
Steve Darbin is the Vice President of Engineering for Nuventix. Mr. Darbin has over 25 years of product development experience in both startup and large companies. Mr. Darbin previously served as Chief Engineer for the New Ventures Group at Bose Corporation and Vice President of Engineering at ASF, an Austin startup which was acquired by Kodak in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Darbin was Engineering Manager for Texas Instruments' Digital Printing Systems. Mr. Darbin holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and is a Registered Professional Engineer licensed to practice in the state of Texas.

Steve Farrell, Vice President of Supply Chain Operations
Steve is responsible for Nuventix manufacturing and global supply chain operations. He has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing, quality, and materials management roles at both large corporations and start-up companies, including Hewlett Packard, Sharp Electronics, Convex Computer, and Metro Optix. Mr. Farrell has managed high volume and high tech manufacturing operations and has extensive experience in international sourcing methods and strategies. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Manufacturing Technology from Memphis State University.

Jeff Kelley, Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Mr. Kelley has over 24 years of start-up and professional sales and marketing experience. Prior to Nuventix he was a founding manager at Coldwatt, a start-up power supply company based in Austin, TX. Prior to Coldwatt, Mr. Kelley was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lite-on Power, where he managed their North American team with sales responsibility of over $500M. Mr. Kelley also served in a variety of sales positions at Astec Power, a division of Emerson Network Power, where his last role was Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Computing Industry, with worldwide sales responsibility. Mr. Kelley began his career at Power General, a division of Unitrode, where he managed their North American sales and applications engineering activities.