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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).

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