Joel Trammell

About

Joel Trammell is co-founder and CEO of NetQoS, Inc. Since co-founding NetQoS in 1999, Joel has led the company to become one of the fastest growing in the U.S. In 2005, the Austin Business Journal recognized Joel as its Private Company Executive of the Year. In 2006, he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Joel's achievements in IT span more than two decades and include numerous positions of leadership and management, most recently with Advanced Micro Devices, UST Computers (where he was the President and CEO of the Austin-based provider of computer hardware and network services), and HomeSmart, a company that he co-founded in order to provide sales and marketing products for the residential construction industry. Joel began his career as an Officer and Instructor/Division Director at the U.S. Navy's prestigious Naval Nuclear Power School, instructing more than 400 naval officers in thermal sciences and nuclear reactor plant systems. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal and the designation of Master Training Specialist before moving on to build products and solutions that would empower clients to solve their long-standing IT problems. Joel graduated Magna Cum Laude from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He remains a recognized expert in network solutions and large-scale IT systems deployment.