Kenny Pratt
Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives at Dealer Tire
Kenny Pratt
Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives at Dealer Tire
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives
2024 - Current
Working closely with the partner team, I locate, assess, and recommend various internal and external opportunities for the Dealer Tire Family of Companies.
Board Chair
2024
Indie Square is the first nonprofit center in Utah. We provide a space for changemakers to work together, learn from each other, and prosper.
Founder
2015
Early stage venture investing as an angel, co-investor, and LP. Providing technical oriented strategy and management to a variety of businesses for which we have a vested interest in.
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) & Co-Founder
2023 - 2024
Manage SimpleTire's DTC business, our innovation incubator group, and our core company-wide digital teams including analytics, product, marketing, and technology.
CTO & Co-Founder
2015 - 2023
Oversight for the technology, product, commerce, and customer care teams of our direct to consumer business. Strategic investment from Dealer Tire in 2018.
Co-Founder
2012 - 2015
Building the foundation of our technology group & infrastructure.
Vice President of Development Tire and Wheel
2014 - 2015
I provide technical, strategic direction, and development for our suite of products geared towards the tire and wheel industry.
VP Technology
2009 - 2015
Created a vertically integrated suite of technology products for tire dealers. Partner in the business, acquired by ARI 2014.
VP Technology
2008 - 2013
Critical role in designing and developing database systems for the web applications DILLS™ and PILS® with subsequent consulting for Allegro. Partner in the business, acquired by CUNA in 2022.
Co-Founder
2004 - 2009
Responsible for the planning and implementation of our overall business direction through various channels. Development specialties of back office systems. Responsible for building and maintaining hosting network. Merged with TCS in 2009.
Owner / Founder
1997 - 2004
Providing web development services to the local market; where it all began from my bedroom while in high school. Subsequently became ThirstyPixel.
Education
BS
1999 - 2003