The Team — Executive Profiles
Jon W. King
CEO
Following college and a stint in the military, Mr. King began his business career at
Xerox Corporation. Starting in sales, his tenure there afforded him a variety of
managerial jobs. After Xerox, Mr. King became a minority shareholder in an office
technology company which was subsequently sold to Ikon Office Solutions. He stayed on with
Ikon, ultimately becoming the world-wide CMO.
The entrepreneur in him resulted in returning
to the Midwest and becoming CEO of a distribution company marketing high-end water purification
equipment business to business. The company developed, sourced, and manufactured its own products.
A roll-up was completed utilizing private equity assistance. King ultimately transitioned
out and was principal in a consulting company prior to joining Synovia.
Thomas C. Polan
Vice President, Technology
Thomas is responsible for defining the technology roadmap and managing hardware
research and development. Prior to his current role, Thomas designed and developed Synovia's first AVL
application in 2002. The application has been adopted by the largest
school systems in the country, including Chicago Public Schools, Houston
Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools and
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Thomas graduated with BS in Computer Science from Emory University and
University College London.
Bev Noblitt
Vice President, Operations
Bev Noblitt oversees Operations for Synovia. Prior to joining Synovia,
she was involved in school transportation for 31 years. In that capacity
she successfully supervised a diverse group of 200 plus people while overseeing
the transportation for 16,500 students.
Bev graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
College in Indiana.
Doug Leu
Solutions Architect
Doug is responsible for architecting and managing the software development of Synovia's
Silverlining product. Prior to joining Synovia in 2009, Doug designed and implemented
mission-critical, wireline and wireless applications for companies such as Kraft Foods,
P.C. Richard & Sons, Ferry Morse Seed Company, Tozour Energy Systems and Lockheed Martin.
Doug graduated with a BS in Computer Science from the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
and a MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.
Bradley D. Bishop
Regional Sales Manager - Midwest
Brad is one of Synovia's founding members and original creators of the
company's school bus tracking solution. He has held various roles in the
company over the last 10 years and now focuses on sales and business development.
He works closely with customers to help improve safety and achieve cost savings.
He currently handles sales and marketing management in the midwestern US.
Brad graduated with a B.A. from Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Clint Rooley
Regional Sales Manager - East
Mr. Rooley has 28 years of experience with School Transportation software systems.
Prior to his role with Synovia, Clint served as the President of Education Logistics,
Director of Sales for the Trapeze group, and Executive Vice President for Value Management
Consultants. In these roles he has been instrumental in the design, implementation and
sales of routing and GPS/AVL systems to the School Transportation Markets.
Joe O'Dell
Regional Sales Manager - West
Mr. O’Dell began his career in the Student Transportation Industry with
Education Logistics (Edulog). He started in Operations and developed the company's Training Department.
He left Edulog to start the Computerized Routing Division at Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
He returned to Edulog once again to establish a Consulting Division
and eventually became Chief Operating Officer.
David Payne
Regional Sales Manager - South
David is responsible for new business development in the southern US. With over 30 years in
sales and sales management, David has earned recognition for his contributions to marketing
and management of both high-tech start-up operations and well established businesses.
Prior to joining Synovia, David was the President of 360Lexington.com, an internet
marketing organization. David oversaw corporate business development and new client
acquisitions. Previous to this, David held various sales management positions
in the software, health and information management industries.
David holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Marketing from the University of Dayton.
