Tim Hoerr
CEO of Serra Ventures
Tim Hoerr
CEO of Serra Ventures
Champaign, Illinois
Overview
Work Experience
CEO of Serra Ventures, LLC
2008 - Current
CEO
2008
Serra Ventures, LLC, manages a series of micro venture capital funds and provides advisory services to early stage technology companies.
Managing Member
2010 - 2020
The Best Sammich is a franchisee of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. We operated locations in the Waco, TX, market as well as Belton, TX and Killeen, TX. We sold Best Sammich to another JJ franchisee in January, 2020.
Board Member, Baylor LAUNCH, Innovative Business Accelerator
2008 - 2019
LAUNCH is the Innovative Business Accelerator located at the Baylor University Research and Innovation Center (BRIC).
Executive Producer
2012 - 2016
Beyond the Mask is an action-adventure, romance film set during the international turmoil of the revolutionary war. Featuring John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones), this revolutionary new family film brings history to life in a faith-filled adventure celebrating grace, liberty, and true freedom.
CEO
2008 - 2014
CEO of Cbana Labs, an R&D enterprise focused on the micro gas chromatography space.
Owner
1999 - 2014
Gameday Spirit is the world's largest and most successful reseller of collegiate licensed apparel and gift items for the University of Illinois. As the only official fan store of the University since 2001, Gameday is proud to partner with one of the world's premier educational institutions and athletic programs.
CEO
2002 - 2008
iCyt is a rapidly growing bioscience technology firm located in the University of Illinois Research Park, Champaign, Illinois. iCyt provides state of the art instruments as well as software, engineering consulting, and design services to global clients in the field of cytometry, the science of cell measurement. After conducting a strategic planning engagement in 2001 for an entity then known as Cytometry Services, Tim agreed to join founder Gary Durack and three part-timers to launch the start-up that would become iCyt. iCyt accomplished significant milestones in becoming the most innovative company in the cytometry industry and won numerous awards. It was acquired by Sony Corporation in 2009.
President
2000 - 2001
Tim served as President for SourceGear during a period of rapid growth and expansion (22 employees to 37 employees).
Partner, Consulting Services
1983 - 1998
From 1983 to 1998, Tim assisted over 400 organizations to achieve high performance by providing strategic, operational and leadership consulting. Tim spent nearly all of the first 15 years of his professional career with RSM McGladrey in Illinois and San Diego, leading teams of consultants focused on serving middle market clients. In his capacity as Consulting Partner with McGladrey, Tim provided leadership on a regional and national level. He also served on two national committees for the American Society of Certified Public Accountants (Business Valuation and Emerging Services).
Education
BS
1979 - 1983