Acceliot is a leading provider of integrated IoT-driven digital transformation solutions that optimize enterprise value through cost reduction, revenue growth, and enhanced customer experience.
Shawn Manesh is the CEO and co-founder of Acceliot Inc. He brings over 30 years of experience in creating, developing and growing successful technology companies in telecom, VoIP, VoFR, broadband wireless,RFID and IoT. He has a proven track record of driving strategies that achieve market leadership and high growth for venture backed and mature companies.
At Acceliot, Shawn has assembled a team of leading innovators in IoT and wireless communication to bring innovative new solutions to market that will enable customers address growing needs for digital transformation.
Prior to co-founding Acceliot, Shawn was senior vice president of Mojix, Inc. where he helped to grow the company from its inception to recognition as a leader in business analytics and intelligence. He led some of the largest award winning RFID and IoT deployments for several Fortune 500 companies.
Previously, he led successful technology startups from concept and seed funding to multiple rounds of venture capital and strategic funding. He has a successful history of leadership in product delivery, worldwide distribution and successful IPOs and M&A exits. At ACT Networks, he led teams and strategic initiatives that grew the company through a successful IPO, secondary offering and exit with a market cap close to half a billion dollars.
He earned an MBA from Pepperdine University and a B.S.degree in engineering from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
Shawn is a passionate promoter of entrepreneurship and career development for youth. He is a public speaker and mentor for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Paul Barriga is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Acceliot,Inc. He is proven technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience developing products, building companies and leading cross-functional teams.
At Acceliot, Paul directs customer solutions, R&D and software development teams focusing on cost effective and market driven applications to optimize performance.
Prior to co-founding Acceliot, Paul served as vice president of product management for Mojix, Inc., where he led multiple product development teams, created the company's professional services organization, managed IT, and assisted sales teams with pre-and post sales engineering support.
Previously, he served as co-founder of three technology startups, two of which were acquired by larger organizations. Over his career,Paul has served in a variety of engineering and leadership roles focused on embedded systems, edge processing, and cloud computing.
Paul holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from theUniversity of California, Berkeley and an MS in electrical engineering from theUniversity of Southern California (USC).
Aside from his jack-of-all-trades duties and being an all-around tech geek, he is a devoted father of 4 and you might find him at the park playing basketball.
