What Drives Us Forward

CVO’s story is one of transformation, constant growth and an impressive corporate pedigree. For more than two decades, we have been held by a succession of commercial giants: Lockheed Martin, Xerox and Conduent. In 2018, we became a stand-alone company as CVO was acquired by Alinda Capital Partners, one of the world’s premier infrastructure investors.

Core Competencies for Complex Technologies

At our core, CVO is a company that specializes in systems integration, bringing together complex technologies and infrastructure to enable innovative V2x, connected vehicle and payment for our clients. We are a business process outsourcing company, operating primarily within the transportation niche. We are a financial intermediary, performing in a highly secure environment to enable over a billion dollars annually in high volume payment transactions. Our systems handle millions of extremely complex operations every day supporting back office and mobile environments. We are an infrastructure company, handling the installation and maintenance of more than $800 million in hardware and services that improve safety, reduce emissions and preserve the nation’s highways. We are a Customer Success organization, providing support for all elements of the Customer Experience, from initial evaluation through the sale to implementation and ongoing customer support.

I.T. Development & Infrastructure for Transportation

CVO accomplishes its goals through the development, implementation and operation of advanced IT solutions for the transportation sector, and support by our nation-wide network of site operations and technicians. For decades, we have worked closely with both government agencies and private industry throughout the USA and Canada. For state agencies, CVO is a proven provider of operational technologies, deep data and systems integrations that focus on commercial carrier inspection and credential screening. For transportation fleets, we provide sophisticated bypass and electronic toll management services for commercial vehicle operators, supporting most of the largest fleets on America’s highways today.

The Future is Always Now at CVO

Our corporate persona, CVO, represents Connected Vehicle Optimization, and we are superbly positioned to meet the extraordinary challenges of emerging and changing transportation paradigms. Our organization will continue to play a leading role in the development of best-in-class solutions as we help to shape the future in ways yet to be imagined.

Who’s Behind the Wheel

CVO’s story is one of transformation, constant growth and an impressive corporate pedigree. For more than two decades, we have been held by a succession of commercial giants: Lockheed Martin, Xerox and Conduent. In 2018, we became a stand-alone company as CVO was acquired by Alinda Capital Partners, one of the world’s premier infrastructure investors.

Skip Kinford

President & CEO

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Skip Kinford

President & CEO

Regarded as a subject matter expert and leader in the transportation technology field, Skip has a passion for customer service and operational excellence as well as a wealth of management experience. In his role as CEO, Skip brings his proven capability to drive the successful global operations of logistics-focused technology companies.

Skip joined CVO in October 2019; he has an extensive background in leadership roles that include CEO of the Americas for MiX Telematics (NYSE-MIXT), CEO of Zed Connect (Cummins CMI-NYSE) and CEO of North America for Mobileye (now part of Intel NASDQ-INTC). Skip has been part of the historic rise of the utilization of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and other technologies that have transformed the industry for transportation applications.

At CVO, Skip plays a fundamental role in supporting and strengthening the company’s foundational pillars. Skip works closely with his Senior Leadership team to create an environment that inspires and rewards creativity, where working with efficiency is critical and performance is results-driven, and every customer interaction is handled with care and diligence.

Skip is a former member of the Automotive Technology Board of the Consumer Electronics Association and a member of the Specialty Equipment Market Association. He also sits on two steering committees in Washington DC, which focus on transportation technology.

Skip spent the first decade of his career as a professional race car driver. He is the first to credit his success on his teammates as well as the endless support of his best friend of more than 45 years, his wife Karen. Skip and Karen have two amazing children, one a doctor (Human) and one about to be a doctor (Animal).

Kelly Frey

Chief Revenue Officer

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Kelly Frey

Chief Revenue Officer

Kelly Frey, CRO, brings over 20 years of connected vehicle technology experience in executive and ownership positions to his role at CVO. Kelly was co-founder and CEO of BigRoad (acquired by FleetComplete); EVP at Turnpike Global Technologies (acquired by XRS/Omnitracs); and VP at Telogis (acquired by Verizon Connect). Kelly also held executive positions with Descartes Systems Group and CN Rail.

Kelly believes that CVO, as an industry technology leader, is truly at the epicenter of the connected vehicle and V2X revolution. Kelly states “CVO is well-positioned to deliver increased value to its customers with products and services for fleet compliance, safety and financial optimization.”

Kelly’s contributions at CVO include daily activities to energize stakeholders and encourage visionary focus on a common purpose. Through his leadership in sales, marketing and customer service, Kelly is driving exceptional revenue growth and retention.

Kelly is a proud husband and a father of six boys. Three dogs and two cats are also part of the household. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Canada) as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.

Clay Beers

Chief Operating Officer

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Clay Beers

Chief Operating Officer

Clay is a gifted team leader who has demonstrated strategic and operational success in unlocking talent and managing team members in a variety of complex environments. Clay’s unique leadership background, interpersonal skills, and driven mindset enhance the ability of the CVO Team to integrate and deliver high-quality solutions for both the client and the customer. Clay’s responsibilities at CVO include Site Operations (construction and maintenance), Customer Service Center, Network Operations Center, Information Technology, Tolling Operations, Supply Chain, and Strategic Account Implementation.

Prior to joining this intersection of transportation and technology, Clay served in a variety of high-stress, undefined and challenging environments. He has held Command and operational roles including flying off aircraft carriers as a fighter pilot, management of a technology portfolio, Senior Fellow at a Washington DC think tank, and the Military Aide to both President Bush and President Obama. Prior to joining the CVO Team, Clay was VP of Operational Excellence at Nine Energy Services and led a senior-level team focused on global standardization of processes and compliance activities at Halliburton.

Clay graduated from the US Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering and has an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Patty Mazerolle

Vice President, Human Resources

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Patty Mazerolle

Vice President, Human Resources

Patty Mazerolle has served as CVO’s Human Resources (HR) Leader since October 2018. Patty has nearly 20 years of HR leadership expertise with organizations such as American Traffic Solutions, ADP, Insperity and General Electric. She has focused on leveraging people strategies to achieve company goals, and has extensive experience partnering with C-Level executives.

In her role at CVO, Patty leads the company’s human capital strategies including talent management, culture and engagement, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, and learning and development.

Patty holds a master’s degree in Human Resources and Labor Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as well as Certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

Matt Verbin

Chief Financial Officer

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Matt Verbin

Chief Financial Officer

Matt Verbin has 20 years of experience in both the public and private sector, overseeing functions such as Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, HR and Business Intelligence.

He first spent six years in Big Four Accounting, focusing on external and internal audit, forensic accounting and commercial litigation. Here, he worked on a number of rewarding engagements, ranging from providing assistance in distributing billions of dollars to those most affected by 9‑11 to investigating multi-billion-dollar white collar business crimes.

Matt has since worked in software, transportation, manufacturing and retail, with a decade at the CFO level.  He has had financial responsibility of just under $700M annual revenue with thousands of global employees and helped achieve M&A transactions and VC/PE financing.  In his current role, Matt worked on CVO’s post-acquisition transition and led the stand-up of multiple functions.  He now oversees all financial aspects of the company.

Matt holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arizona in Accounting and Finance. He also possesses an MBA from Arizona State University and is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Outside of the office, Matt has spent time throughout his career in other business endeavors such as running the largest non-surgical obesity help website in the world for nine years, mentoring former college athletes, being a part of numerous professional organizations and sitting on advisory boards.

Bruce C. Eddy

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

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Bruce C. Eddy

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Bruce is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at CVO. He is an experienced executive-level attorney with a demonstrated history of success in the transportation and commercial industry space within a variety of local, state, federal and international markets for over 20 years.

Corey Catten

Chief Technology Officer

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Corey Catten

Chief Technology Officer

Corey Catten is an engineer, innovator, and business leader who is passionate about making life-saving technology. He currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for Connected Vehicle Optimization, where he is responsible for the business strategy and product development.

Prior to joining CVO, Mr. Catten was recruited by Cummins to be CTO and develop the business strategy for their wholly-owned software startup, ZED Connect. ZED Connect placed 50K ELD products in the transportation market within 12 months from opening the doors.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Catten joined inthinc, a driving safety startup company as Chief Technology Officer, and invented driver-mentoring technology that was eventually sold in 40+ countries while growing the company from 15 people to a peak of nearly 1,000. The inthinc technology creates an average 90% reduction of vehicle crashes in a new fleet. inthinc was also active in motorsports safety, and Mr. Catten’s technology was instrumental in the design of the SAFER barrier at NASCAR, among other safety improvements in the sport.

Mr. Catten has received awards for his safety technology from industry groups including the Consumer Technology Association, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Telematics Update, Utah Technology Council, and many more. He is the inventor of record on a dozen patents, a member of several professional organizations, and regularly speaks and publishes in conference proceedings. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.

Our Fuel for Innovating

Our core values aren’t just words. We incorporate them into the fabric of our most important key initiatives. We live them in everything we do. Our core values are what makes us CVO.

People First

Great people do great things, so we hire and develop the best. We create an environment enabling us to think big, have fun, do good and maximize our performance.

Change the Game

Empower disruption and deliver innovation that matters. Be what’s next.

Make Something Better, Today

Be courageous agents of change, make data-driven decisions. Fail fast and succeed more.

Do the Right Thing

We’re honest, transparent, ethical and committed to doing what’s best for our customers and our company, because there is no alternative.

We Deliver on Our Promises

We fully engage in whatever we’re doing, and are fully present with others. We do what we say we’re going to do, and then some.

Break Silos, Build Bridges

Share information. Share mistakes. Celebrate success. We encourage active participation, fearless communication and new ideas, especially if they can challenge our beliefs.

Join Us

Looking to work for a future-driven, exciting and innovative company? CVO is always seeking out individuals who are limited only by the confines of their imaginations. Help us shape the way the world interacts with vehicle connectivity. We provide our people with highly competitive benefits (401K, Medical Insurance, Paid Time Off), but we think you’ll really love us for how we go above and beyond.

Open Positions

Committed to a Sustainable Future

CVO is deeply committed to sustainability practices, and we are proud to participate annually in the GRESB Environmental, Social and Governance assessment. The mission at GRESB is the “transition to sustainable real assets”; the vision is one of “a real asset investment industry that plays a critical role in creating a sustainable world…”

CVO has again been recognized in 2021 as an industry leader with the GRESB 5-Star score, the highest rating possible. Each year, only 20% of participating entities receive this score. GRESB participants benefit from receiving “comparative business intelligence on where they stand against their peers [and] insight into the actions they can take to improve their ESG performance…” CVO will continue to focus on our contributions toward a more sustainable environment through our actions and our products.

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