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Mr. Griffin joined XATA in April 2007 as Executive Vice President for Research and Development. He is responsible for XATA’s engineering, process engineering and research. Prior to joining XATA, Griffin was a technology consultant for the University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center and helped coach businesses on improving their operations and sales functions into a more efficient and effective process. In 1996, Griffin founded Diversified Software Industries (DSI), a software company that provided solutions to the embedded software market and commercial transportation industry. NEXIQ Technologies, a leading vehicle diagnostic solutions company, acquired DSI in 2001. As Executive Vice President of NEXIQ, Griffin was responsible for re-positioning the company as a leading provider of telematics and wireless diagnostic solutions. Griffin has a BSEE degree from the University of Iowa. He has served on the Iowa Governor's Information Technology Advisory Committee, the College of Engineering Economic Development Council and its Advisory Board for the Electrical Engineering Department, and on the Board of Directors for the Iowa City Area Development Group. | 