Jim Phillips

Business leader, Change agent, Christian, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Inventor, Investor, Philanthropist, Technologist

James (Jim) M. Phillips Mr. Phillips began his career holding various management positions with Nortel Networks one of them being Vice President. He was President and co-founder of SkyTel, the nation's largest messaging company. Mr. Phillips was instrumental in the development of the wireless local loop cellular voice and data telephone, (wireless dialtone), pioneering machine to machine telemetry communications (M2M), and wireless security alarm systems which protect millions of homes and businesses around the globe, while serving as President and Vice Chairman of Telular Corporation. He then served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola, PCS and Multimedia divisions, where his team invented the cable modem amd Mr. Phillips received the Motorola Patent Award. Mr. Phillips also co-founded iPIX Corporation as Chairman and CEO leading the company to become what Forbes called "the Kodak of the internet." The company revolutionized imaging across the internet, inventing virtual tours that are a staple on real estate, hotel and entertainment web sites, and the only 360 x 360 security video camera system used by the White House and many government agencies and corporations. In addition, through the acquisition of Bamboo.com and Picture Works he oversaw the development of the popular image submission process millions of users utilize on eBay. Mr. Phillips has held the position of CEO in residence and special advisor to the Private Equity Groups at Morgan Keegan & Company and also holds patents in cell phone, PDA and data modem design. As founding Chairman and Executive Director of the FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT), Mr. Phillips helped establish the leading research park on the campus at the University of Memphis. Information Week called FIT "the technology industry's newest center for innovation", and WIRED magazine compared it to Media Lab at MIT. In 2004 Mr. Phillips was named one of Information Week's Innovators of the Year and also became Chairman and CEO of Luminetx Corporation. In this endeavor, Mr. Phillips led the development and commercialization of a breakthrough medical device called the "VeinViewer" Time Magazine named this milestone the "coolest medical invention of the year" and Red Herring Magazine featured Luminetx Corporation at the top of the list of North America's 100 Best Technology Startups in 2006. Mr. Phillips also founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Snowflake Corporation, a leader in biometric identification. Mr. Phillips was honored as Tennessee Businessman of the Year in 1999 by the U.S. Small Business Administration and was inducted into the Entrepreneurial Society in 2006. Mr. Phillips is the Chairman and CEO of NanoMech, Inc., the nano-engineering leader providing revolutionary nanoscale innovations in machining and frictionless lubrication, energy efficiency and performance, and strategic military applications. Throughout his business career, Jim has founded and co-founded many successful corporations and earning prominent leadership positions with Motorola, SkyTel, iPix, Telular, and The FedEx Institute of Technology, while inventing and introducing many products used by millions worldwide. He is internationally credited with being very instrumental in launching instant messaging, the PDA, the Cable Modem, PCS, Fixed Cellular, Time Magazine’s Medical Invention of the Year- the VeinViewer, and iPix. Mr. Phillips contributions as an innovator and business leader have been chronicled in many national publications including Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, The Standard, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today and has made numerous appearances on Fox News, CNN, CNNfn, CNBC, the BBC and CBS Morning News. He also holds BBA and MBA degrees from the University of Memphis graduating with academic honors. As a student, Jim was President of the Tennessee Student Association, Cadet Commander of the largest ROTC detachment in the U.S., Vice President of the SGA and won the Professor of Aerospace Studies Award and Air Force Distinguished Military Graduate Award as a commissioned Lieutenant in the USAF jetflight training program. He is married to Barbara, his wife of thirty-eight years, and has three sons, Parker, Preston and Palmer.

Ideation, Innovation and execution of new concepts that become products and help society. Benefitting from learning by listening to others much smarter and creative than me.

Freedom isn't free.

Innovation

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