Thomas M. Burkardt

Director/Board Member at

Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence

Electronic Technology

Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Services

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Thomas M.
Burkardt is the founder of Castle Networks, Inc. (1997).
He is currently the Director at Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence.
Burkardt's former positions include Chief Executive Officer at WaveSmith Networks, Inc. (1999-2003), Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at BlueNote Networks, Inc., Business Unit Director at Cascade Communications Corp., Principal at Wang Laboratories, Inc., Chief Operating Officer at Unisphere Networks, Inc., Vice President at Siemens Corp., Principal at Cabletron Systems, Inc., Venture Partner at Fidelity Ventures Ltd., and Principal at Castle Networks, Inc. Burkardt has a graduate degree from North Carolina State University and an undergraduate degree from Northern Kentucky University.

Thomas M. Burkardt active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a youth development agency	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Thomas M. Burkardt

Companies	Position	End
Castle Networks, Inc. Castle Networks, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures wide area network products for data networking	Founder	2008-07-30
WaveSmith Networks, Inc. WaveSmith Networks, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Develops switchgear apparatus	President	2003-12-30
Castle Networks, Inc. Castle Networks, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures wide area network products for data networking	Corporate Officer/Principal	1998-12-31
Cascade Communications Corp. Cascade Communications Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops, manufactures, markets and supports a family of high performance, multi-service wide area network switches	Corporate Officer/Principal	1998-12-31
Wang Laboratories, Inc. Wang Laboratories, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops, markets, and supports software and provides integration and support services for computers	Corporate Officer/Principal	1998-12-31

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Private companies	12
Cascade Communications Corp. Cascade Communications Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops, manufactures, markets and supports a family of high performance, multi-service wide area network switches	Electronic Technology
Wang Laboratories, Inc. Wang Laboratories, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Develops, markets, and supports software and provides integration and support services for computers	Technology Services
Unisphere Networks, Inc. Unisphere Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Provides voice and data platforms for service providers	Electronic Technology
Siemens Corp. Siemens Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures industrial automation, digital infrastructure equipment and software products & solutions	Producer Manufacturing
Cabletron Systems, Inc. /US/ Cabletron Systems, Inc. /US/ Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides engineering services	Industrial Services
Fidelity Ventures Ltd. Fidelity Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Fidelity Ventures is a traditional fund-based venture capital firm that employs a returns-driven investment model. The firm focuses on investments in emerging growth technology companies with products or services that are ready for introduction into the marketplace. They tends to invest in companies in the investment focus is on early-stage, growth companies in the consumer, communications, systems, software and services sectors. Fidelity Ventures looks for established companies with new lines of products or services and typically invests in companies that have completed their initial product release and have secured early beta customers. Investments generally range from $3 million to $50 million per company. Fidelity Ventures usually acts as the lead investor and serves on their portfolio companies' boards of directors.	Finance
Castle Networks, Inc. Castle Networks, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures wide area network products for data networking	Electronic Technology
WaveSmith Networks, Inc. WaveSmith Networks, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Develops switchgear apparatus	Producer Manufacturing
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BlueNote Networks, Inc. BlueNote Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Offers communications-enabled business applications	Communications
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a youth development agency	Commercial Services