Tommy Huntress

Tommy Huntress is Strategic Partnerships' Senior Vice President. As a member of the SPI team for the past ten years, he has helped hundreds of companies, from Fortune firms to startups, identify, qualify and capture public sector business. He has more than 30 years of experience working with both the public and private sectors and has valuable insight when it comes to understanding what contributes to success in governmental environments.

Tommy's strength is his ability to develop and implement strategies to help clients successfully achieve business objectives, from effective utilization of funding sources to capturing complex business opportunities. Tommy is one of SPI's top business development strategists.

As Chief Information Officer for a large, complex government agency, Tommy dealt with all aspects of state procurement including state and federal funding approvals, oversight of major procurement initiatives, and management of technology planning, development and operational functions. He was the executive sponsor for one of two large technology partners who teamed with a major state agency to reengineer their $500 million-a-year administrative processes.

Tommy also has a long history of selling to government. He launched a new public sector Southwest office for a high-tech consulting corporation, a move that greatly expanded the firm's revenues. As Vice President, he was responsible for strategy development, marketing rollout, project oversight, management and staffing.

Tommy served as business development manager for local government in California and later the State of Texas for a Fortune company. In this position, he developed and sustained major business growth. Later he was the CEO of a Texas-based consulting firm dedicated to technology strategic planning and problem solving for governmental agencies.

Tommy has served as a highly valued consultant for private sector firms of all sizes and types as well as government agencies at the federal, state and local levels. He has a keen sense of what will and will not work when it comes to procurement issues. At SPI he is in high demand for all strategy sessions. Tommy is a member of the Executive Team at Strategic Partnerships, Inc and assists with operations, training, and management.

thuntress@spartnerships.com
512.531.3931