Mike Hockett
Mike, founder of Eagle Automation, has over 29 years in the auto auction industry. Working at all levels in the industry, managing several auction facilities and from being director in the worlds second largest auction chain (ADESA), his experience is but a call away! We know you don't want to be told how to run your business, but want software that will conform to the way YOU want to run your business.
In 1987, we were the FIRST PC Auto Auction Software System in the United States. We were innovative then - And now, with our 2006 release, we have set the new standard in auto auction systems YET AGAIN! No one comes close and it's for one simple reason... Our system is unique in that it's the ONLY system on the market designed and written by someone with actual auction experience. We're IN the business WITH YOU and no other system provider has the industry experience we bring to the table.
Mike Hockett with wife
Mike started in the Auto Auction Industry when he was just a kid before he could drive! Being third generation in the business, there really wasn't any other choice!
· Family Status - Married (2 sons)
· Tidewater Auto Auction - (November 1996 - Present) President
· Eagle Automation - (1988 - Present) President (Auction Automation Co.)
· NAAA (National Auto Auction Association)
· NAAA Southern Board of Directors - (2000 - 2002)
· NAAA Electronic C/R Committee Member - (2000)
· NAAA Vehicle Certification Committee Member - (2000)
· NAAA Arbitration Standards Committee Member - (2000)
· NAAA Speaker on Auction Automation - (1990)
· VIADA (Virginia Independent Auto Dealers Association)
· VIADA Board of Directors – (2000 - 2002)
· VIADA Treasurer – (1998 - 2002)
· AASC Technical Advisory Committee Member - (1999 - 2000)
· ADESA Auctions Corporation - (Jan. 1996 - Oct. 1996) Director - Quality Control
· ADESA Auctions Indianapolis - (March 1995 - Dec. 1995) General Manager
· ADESA Auctions Corporation - (1994 - March 1995) Director - Q/C & Audit Team
· ADESA Auto Transport - (1991 - 1994) General Manager
· Largest distributor of auto auction system in US - (1991)
· Developed first PC network auction system in US - (1989)
· Harbert International - (1989 - 1990) Senior Analyst
· ADESA Auctions Birmingham - (1987 - 1989) Factory & Recon Manager
· Eli Lilly & Co. - (1985 - 1986) Senior Scientific Analyst
· Butler University - 1985 Bachelor of Science in Physics and Computer Science
· Auto Dealers Exchange - (1979 - 1985) Full & Part Time - Misc.
· Dealers Indianapolis Auto Auction - (1973 - 1978) Full & Part Time - Misc.
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Matt Adams
Matt is a seasoned project manager/computer specialist with over 23 years experience
developing real-time, embedded, mission critical, commercial and financial applications using interactive, compiled, client/server and ROM based systems.
· Family Status – Married (2 sons)
· Eagle Automation – (2001 – Current) Project Manager
· Nine years federal contract management, personnel management, procurement and project leadership experience.
· Design, tested and implemented SQL 7 server instance to hold more than 1.5 billion records
· Tested & Certified Oracle Senior DBA
· Tested & Certified Senior UNIX Administrator
· Heuristics Engineer Level III (highest rating available)
· National Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Estuaries Information Manager
· Published in scientific, trade and industry journals 17 times.
· CSC - Silver Star 1992
· EPA Laboratory - Award of Excellence 1992
· Johnson Controls - President’s Award Nomination 1997
· [Consulting Product] ‘Best of [Trade] Show’ 1997
· EPA Gold Award -1993
· EPA Silver Award - 1997
· [Security Industry Trade Magazine] Product of the Year - 1989