Troy Augustine is Stoddard Hill Capital’s founder and managing director. He has a 14-year track record of excellence in manufacturing and service companies. Prior to founding Stoddard Hill, Mr. Augustine was the vice president of marketing at Tradec, a procurement and supply chain software company whose investors included top-tier venture firms Kleiner Perkins and Norwest Venture Partners. With a unique mix of marketing and manufacturing experience, he built the company's marketing organization from the ground up, drove product direction and strategy, and guided solution implementations at Fortune 500 customers. Tradec was acquired by Agile Software (NASDAQ: AGIL) in 2003.

Mr. Augustine’s career began at Delphi Automotive Systems. Over a 7-year span, he gained experience in product development, manufacturing, sales, marketing and business development. In 1996, he was awarded the prestigious General Motors Fellowship.

Mr. Augustine holds an MBA and a masters degree in Manufacturing Systems from Stanford University. He also holds an undergraduate engineering degree from the University of Kansas.

Mr. Augustine’s efforts are supported by a strong team of investors and advisors with experience in completing acquisitions and building successful companies. This team includes:

The Cambria Group, a well-established Silicon Valley-based private equity firm with expertise in evaluating opportunities, structuring transactions and advising portfolio companies.

Current and former executives from leading, publicly-traded companies including IBM, Oracle, General Motors, and Hewlett-Packard.

Directors of leading public and private companies including Fifth Third Bank, J.M. Huber, and Asurion.

Presidents of successful, mid-sized manufacturing companies including a showcase supplier to Toyota Motor Company and the 2002 winner of the prestigious Phillip Crosby Beacon Award.