Mike is co-founder of Turning Technologies and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Mike began developing applications for the first radio frequency wireless group response hardware soon after its introduction in 1991 as a partner and president of one of the earliest group response software companies. Throughout his 19 years in the industry, Mike has been one of the leading innovators in the group response industry working and leading efforts in sales, marketing, research and development, as well as product delivery and fulfillment. He has led Turning through remarkable growth and to their current position of dominance in their industry and markets.
Turning Technologies’ products have won multiple awards and recognitions including PC Magazine’s coveted 4 star quality award, and the BETT award for best primary and secondary hardware. In 2007, Turning was recognized as the fastest growing privately held software company in United States by Inc. Magazine and the 18th fastest growing privately held company in the country overall. In 2007 and 2008 respectively, Turning was recognized as the number one and number two fastest growing company in Northeast Ohio and has won multiple NEO Success Awards and Mahoning Valley Success Awards. In 2007, Priority Magazine named Turning the "Small Business of the Year" in that national publication.
In addition to his contribution to Turning’s remarkable success and multiple product and company awards, Mike is a recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award was inducted into the Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame as the first winner of the “Entrepreneurial Spirit Award."
Dave Kauer
President and Chief Operation Officer
Dave Kauer serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer for Turning Technologies, overseeing a majority of departments within the company, including Finance, Human Resources, Product Management, Customer Support, Quality Assurance and Shipping/Receiving. Kauer joined Turning in May of 2007 as the Chief Financial Officer, and was given the additional responsibility of Chief Operating Officer in January of 2008.
Before joining Turning, Kauer worked for 13 years in several financial and operations for Johnson Controls, Inc. He also spent ten years at Insilco Technologies Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of electronic and automotive parts, located in Dublin, Ohio. Before it was sold in 2003, Kauer served as its Treasurer, CFO and CEO.
Kauer received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, and his Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Kauer is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Kevin Adkins
Chief Technology Officer and President of Responsive Innovations
Kevin Adkins serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Turning Technologies, helping to grow the company with his innovative keypad design. As the President of Responsive Innovations, Adkins developed the credit card size ResponseCard keypad that Turning readily adopted in order to provide its clients with the best (and smallest) hardware solutions. After seven years with Turning, Adkins oversees hardware and software development, IT, and intellectual property protection.
Before joining Turning, Adkins accumulated over 20 years of technical and product managerial experience. Previous positions include Regional Operations Manager with The Future Now, Vice President with National Field Systems and Vice President of Product Operations with Telxon Corporation. Adkins received a Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of Akron in Electrical Engineering Technology. Adkins also holds the U.S. patent for his unique ResponseCard design.
Brad Gant
Vice President of Educational Sales
Brad leads both the Higher Education and K-12 business units. His mission is to accelerate the growth of Turning Technologies through a concentrated focus on customer satisfaction, sales team development, channel management, strategic planning and partnerships. Brad has had over ten years of sales and sales management experience, nine of which have been focused in the response industry. He also has previous experience as an educator and holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
