Alex Bratton
CEO & Chief Geek | Lextech Global Services
Lisle, IL, UNITED STATES
CEO & Chief Geek, Views Technology Through a Business-Focused Lens
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Biography
Alex Bratton is a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur motivated by his passion for implementing technology in new ways. He specializes in identifying unique business opportunities by forecasting the impact of new technologies, and then applies that knowledge to create revenue generating companies, products, and systems.
Alex currently serves as CEO for two Chicago area technology companies, Lextech Global Services and Lextech Labs. Lextech Global Services is a leading developer of mobile applications with serious business value, and Lextech Labs is an award-winning mobile video surveillance solution provider. He also recently founded a third organization, Serious Apps, which will develop game-changing mobile software products. Alex founded 9 other companies before founding Lextech Global Services, Lextech Labs and Serious Apps.
From a control system for a stabilized rocket launching platform to an online magazine publishing system to a medical entry iPhone app, Alex has guided the creation of countless cutting edge systems. He has provided business and technology strategy, systems architecture and technology execution expertise for 100+ companies. Alex received his BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. While there he worked at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications developing network and collaboration applications on the same team that would 2 years later create the Mosaic web browser.
Industry Expertise (3)
Business Services
Computer Software
IT Services/Consulting
Areas of Expertise (5)
Mobile Technology is Changing the World
20 Business Secrets Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know
Indicators of Mobile App Opportunities
5 Secrets to Successful Enterprise App Development
The Consumerization of It
Education (1)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign : BS, Computer Engineering 1993
While a student at the University of Illinois, Alex was very active in the following groups: Association for Computing Machinery, Student Organization Resource Fee Board, and the Student Computing Fee Appropriations Committee.
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- Vistage
- LEGG
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Event Appearances (15)
Opportunistic Innovation
Business Innovation Conference Wheaton, IL
2009-10-06
Cofounders, Hiring and Firing: The Most Important Decisions You Will Make for Your Business
Founder Institute Chicago, IL
2011-11-29
How Lextech Uses Apple Technology
Business Networking Event at the Apple Store Schaumburg, IL
2009-09-02
My Unique Lessons Learned by Founding and Managing 11 Businesses
Illinois Launch Mentoring Event Chicago, IL
2011-10-27
There Should Be An App For That: Top 10 Indicators of Mobile App Opportunities
National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference Chicago, IL
2010-11-04
Priceless Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Statup Cafe at the University of Illinois Research Park Champaign-Urbana, IL
2011-09-06
5 Secrets to Enterprise Mobile App Development
Techapalooza - Do It Best Corp Fort Wayne, Indiana
2011-07-12
Making Money with Mobile Computing
Technology Summit - The Executive Club of Chicago Chicago, IL
2011-06-04
Roundtable Panelist
CEO Roundtable (Hosted by CEO Intronet on CBS 2) Chicago, IL
2011-11-15
Roundtable Panelist
University of Chicago Mobile Startup Entrepreneurs’ Panel Chicago, IL
2011-05-25
5 Secrets to Enterprise App Success
North American Dealer Information Technology Association Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV
2011-04-20
There Should Be An App For That: Top 10 Indicators of Mobile App Opportunities
National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference Chicago, IL
2010-11-04
Mobile Technology is Changing the World. Are You Ready?
Engineering at Illinois - In The Loop Chicago, IL
2011-09-20
Opportunistic Innovation in the Mobile Landscape
Windy City Chapter Meeting - Association of Information Technology Professionals Chicago, IL
2010-03-08
The Consumerization of IT
NAW Billion Dollar Company CIO Roundtable Chicago, IL
2011-12-07
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