About Us

Dick Hyatt has more than 25 years of experience building, managing, and growing early stage technology companies, including SAGE Systems, Automation Partners, Hayes-Ligon (sold to ADP Dealer Services), and Amteva Technology (sold to Cisco Systems). Prior to his tenure at Decisiv, Mr. Hyatt was a Director of Marketing in Cisco’s Unified Communications business. Mr. Hyatt is responsible for all aspects of building a world-class team of industry and technology experts, and delivering high-quality, profit-improving products and services leading to long-term customer satisfaction.

Tim Hardin has over 30 years of experience in technology serving the supply chains within the Auto and Commercial Vehicle industries. Prior to joining Decisiv, he was SVP/GM of Epicor’s Global Data Services Organization. This role focused on developing and delivering ERP, service dealer, last mile logistics, analytics, EDI and payments solutions across Epicor’s Auto, Heavy Truck and core verticals. Successfully leading in organizations looking to scale throughout his career, Mr. Hardin’s experience from large organizations like ADP Dealer Services (now CDK Global) and Solera Autopoint, to start-up technology ecosystems like Neon One has established a track record of applying technology to unlock value and drive results for customers.

Satish Joshi has spent the past 20 years designing and developing software for a variety of global companies. His tenure with TIFR, Pegasus Software, Amteva, and Cisco ensures broad knowledge of technical and business-related issues of software development. He applies this knowledge to Decisiv’s state-of-the-art software and network-based services. As Decisiv’s CTO, Mr. Joshi has built a technology team with exceptional networking, database, application, and telecommunications experience. Before joining Decisiv, members of Mr. Joshi’s team have designed highly scalable and secure network environments, built database applications, and created Internet-based voice and messaging solutions.

David Settle, as an early investor in Decisiv, a member of its Board of Directors, and an advisor over the past several quarters, has been instrumental in assisting Decisiv in banking and financing activities. Mr. Settle’s experience includes executive management and CFO roles at CeraTech, the developer of the first commercially viable, environmentally sustainable cement made from 100% recycled or renewable materials, and Softspikes, the company that invented removable plastic golf cleats.

Pete Russo, with over 25 years of experience in high-tech industries, heads product management and professional services at Decisiv. Mr. Russo’s previous roles included managing large technology projects and formulating market and product strategies in the telecommunications services market for BT (formerly British Telecom) and Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bell Communications Research).

Tyler Dooling is a dynamic software engineer with a diverse technical background stemming from a broad set of industries. Tyler has developed applications ranging from embedded systems to cloud platforms and brings strong architectural and engineering leadership to Decisiv. He devotes his primary focus and creativity to building a flexible framework of applications and APIs that serve as the engine that drives SRM.

Scott Darnell brings to Decisiv nearly 20 years of experience with a strong focus on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions in the commercial and federal sectors. His background includes IT and business consulting, sales, service, and sales management at Siebel Systems, as well as serving as the President and CEO of Pronghorn Consulting, LLC, where his team delivered highly specialized CRM, technical, and business consulting services to the Department of Homeland Security for nearly five years. Mr. Darnell is focusing on supporting and developing manufacturer and component supplier relationships across heavy-, medium-, and light-duty trucks.

Rob Ziemba is a marketing and sales professional with experience in expanding technology businesses, focused on SaaS software products and ecosystem development. His experience includes building start-ups such as Inference Solutions (now Five9), First Orion and Gryphon.ai, as well as growing established companies such as Telcordia Technologies (now Ericsson) and British Telecom. At Decisiv, Mr. Ziemba leads Decisiv’s efforts to advance its market position as a technology leader driving unrivaled commercial asset performance.

Robert Nordstrom has over 25 years of experience in both dealer and fleet service management in the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. He brings to Decisiv a broad knowledge of technology, communications, and customer success implementation; ranging from OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to Service Providers and Fleets. His primary focus is ensuring that Decisv’s fleet and dealer customers have implemented and are fully engaged in their use of the SRM platform and in building a productive and enjoyable work environment for his team.

Ronnie Shaw has over 20 years of software engineering and product development experience in a variety of technology domains. Prior to Decisiv, Ronnie held program and software development leadership roles with Oracle, Appian, and Noblis.  A strong Agile practitioner, Ronnie brings discipline and focus to delivering valuable and high-quality software products. Today, Ronnie leads delivery of Decisiv’s Data and Integration products, driving commercial asset uptime and performance.

Sandi Hempel has over 25 years of experience in Human Resource leadership. Before joining Decisiv, she held various senior-level roles with Ferguson Enterprises and Stock Building Supply. Her experience encompasses a wide array of responsibilities, including HR operations and administration, compensation and benefits, compliance and risk management, employee engagement, talent acquisition and performance management, organizational development and change management, sales and purchasing. As Head of HR, she directs the day-to-day activities of organizational HR strategies, benefits, policies, and procedures.