Chief Executive Officer | As a 22-year combat veteran and fighter pilot of the United States Air Force (USAF), Mr. Taber has a long and successful history of safety program design and management leading to his induction into the USAF Safety Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, and as a Squadron Commander in the elite Top Gun school, the USAF Weapons School, Mr. Taber led the USAF in game-changing and innovative risk management and safety programs. These programs proactively saved innumerable aircraft, equipment, and lives across the USAF.

Mr. Taber is a founding member of TIG and provides the team with executive leadership and experience in problem identification, solution development, and the integration of viable and executable solutions.

Chief Research Officer | For nearly 20 years, Mr. Taber has provided wide array of product design and engineering services for, and on behalf of, several of the largest tech-oriented companies in the world such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Disney covering a broad range of disciplines including software, mechanical, and electrical engineering with both internal and external target audiences. Over the course of his career, Mr. Taber has demonstrated on numerous occasions the ability to creatively adapt to new industries and regulations while providing robust solutions, many of which are still in service today.

Mr. Taber is a founding member of TIG and was single-handedly responsible for the product design, manufacture, and testing of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation hardware and software OWL™ prototypes.

Chief of Field Operations | After 28 years of service, 17 of which as an officer, Mr. Crawford retired from the Memphis Fire Department with the rank of First Lieutenant and has since rejoined the firefighting industry with Lebanon Fire Department where he remains an active part-time member. His extensive experience and certifications in fire investigation, debris removal, and incident mitigations have provided him with unique opportunities throughout his career including Lead Training Instructor for Memphis Fire Department, Incident Management Team (IMT) Liaison, as well as over a year of experience as acting Battalion Chief.

Mr. Crawford joined TIG in 2016 and serves as the primary in-house subject matter expert on firefighting tactics and safety and OWL™ product design consultant.

Director of Sales | Mr. Kuntz has spent nearly 50 years in service of the first responder industry, first serving as a Lieutenant for Memphis Fire Department and subsequently founding Emergency Equipment Professionals, a fire and emergency vehicle sales and service company which has, over the last 20 years, provided departments across the nation with high quality repair and maintenance services alongside sales of thousands of first responder vehicles and equipment.

In 2017, Mr. Kuntz joined TIG to provide instruction and guidance on the outfitting and installation of OWL™ hardware on and within various types of first responder vehicles. Mr. Kuntz’s vast experience in first responder marketing, sales, and municipality acquisition practices/timelines have been instrumental in the developing TIG’s marketing strategy and sales plan to bring the OWL™ product line to first responder market.

Financial Advisor | Mr. Holmes is an experienced investment banker and strategic planning consultant. He is the managing member of 2nd Generation Capital in Nashville, Tennessee as well as CEO of its broker-dealer subsidiary BrightChoice Financial. Mr. Holmes leads advisory teams in mergers and acquisitions and private equity placements, has served as an expert witness in state and federal courts, and serves on the boards of numerous privately held operating businesses, as well as early-stage companies and non-profit entities.

Mr. Holmes joined TIG in 2017 as an advisor to strategic plans for the OWL™ technology and has assisted in financial modeling and negotiations with equity sources.

Marketing Lead | An experienced marketing professional based in Logan, UT, Ben has experience in internet data analysis and devising data-driven brand strategies for global brands across multiple industries. Additionally, he has 10+ years of operational work experience in the building materials supply industry and is alumnus at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Ben joined TIG in 2017 to assist the company’s digital marketing and branding initiatives.

To contact Ben, please reach out to him on LinkedIn.