Michael Hackney sat down to share with us some of his insights into why he chose ViziApps and ViziApps chose him as our new CTO and VP of Products. Here is a summary of the interview. The full video is at the bottom of this article.

Why are you excited about becoming the new CTO and VP of Products of ViziApps?
Companies find it time consuming and expensive to invest in creating custom applications to solve their unique business problems. ViziApps’ technology solves real business problems. Michael tested it out by creating a simple app and found ViziApps does it faster and much more easily than other platforms.

What strengths and skills do you bring to the table?
Michael brings quite a diverse technology background to the table, including enterprise cloud-based software solutions, award-winning Apple-based products, and even IoT (Internet of Things) predictive analytics for railroads! With that, he brings diverse thinking to addressing the opportunities for ViziApps’ technology in the market place.

Why did ViziApps pick you?
Michael’s broad range of engineering development track record, as well as his strong business experience – CEO, Sales, Marketing, Services and Support – are all valuable for a rapidly-growing company like ViziApps. We welcome him wearing many hats and having a tangible impact on ViziApps’ success and growth.

What is your vision for the future of ViziApps?
Michael sees plenty of opportunities for new features and capabilities. First and foremost, he plans to focus and prioritize these in order to maximize ViziApps’ value for our customers near-term, with even broader value impact in the future.

What do you see as new capabilities ViziApps can uniquely deliver, given trends in the industry?
Michael is thinking a lot about the concept of create once and deploy on any platform. ViziApps, today, is a great no code platform for mobile app development. With the growing trend of Internet of Things connected devices, these devices have many of the same challenges as mobile devices. ViziApps is uniquely positioned to address this massive opportunity as it unfolds.

You can watch the complete interview here: