About Us
VinLogx, is the developer of the VinTel® ecosystem and headquartered in St. Charles, MO with manufacturing performed in La Grange, MO and Columbia, MO.
VinTel® is currently in use at 40+ Wholesale Auto Auctions nationwide and in Canada and is an Associate Member of the NAAA. Existing retail VinTel® customers include Auto Nation, Lithia, and many other dealer groups with new rooftops being added daily.
The Team
Keith McCord
Mr. McCord is an accomplished engineering entrepreneur and product developer with experience developing new products for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He possesses an extensive background developing devices including commercial, automotive and military customers. He is experienced in hardware and firmware design as well as product manufacturing, sourcing, and bootstrapping products to production.
Education: University of Missouri – St. Louis
Ewin Barnett
Mr. Barnett is a life-long entrepreneur who specializes in information opportunities. He is best known for founding Carfax, a company that today employs over 600 people. He is the named inventor of the core Carfax patent. He is an active investor in startups and early-stage companies and was a founding member of the fund behind Capital Innovator’s well-known incubator in St. Louis. He helped to commercialize DynaMed.com, the world’s largest evidence-based point-of-care on-line reference for physicians. Mr. Barnett enjoys speaking on various aspects of IT and entrepreneurial activity. He serves on several boards and is a corporate officer for a regional insurance company, where he serves on the Investment and IT Committees. He is an advisor to a number of startup and early stage companies.
Mike Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton has an extensive background in consulting, operations management, project management and has held several technical roles throughout his career. His experience includes managing service contracts, financial performance, regulatory, customer relationships, business development, technology deployments and maintenance/support.
Education: University of Missouri – St. Louis
Dr. Michael Nichols
Dr. Nichols was involved with the University of Missouri system for 13 years. In his most recent tenure he managed the University’s research expenditures and also started a seed/venture fund within the University. Today, Dr. Nichols is the Owner/Founder of Innovation Consultants LLC, which provides business planning, market analysis, Intellectual property analysis, seed and venture capital sourcing, C-level management. He is best known as a highly networked serial entrepreneur with 8 technical patents & numerous awards. Dr. Nichols has assisted over 100 businesses over the past 25 years.
Education: California Polytechnic State University & University of Missouri – Columbia