We take the word partner very seriously.
We believe in
mutually respectful and rewarding business relationships.
You should expect openness, fairness and excellence from us, just as we expect you to be
creative, experienced, ethical and
knowledgeable in your own domain. Together we can do great things.
What Drives Us
We enjoy working with smart, motivated people, thrive on challenges and
love solving problems.
Our aim is to create solutions that result in tangible benefits
for everyone involved, so when you win, we win.
Our Philosophy
Build great relationships. Take pride in our work. Value and demand honesty and
transparency. Make improvements, not excuses. Choose opportunities wisely. Innovate or
die. Never overlook simplicity. Design matters. Never settle for less than the absolute
best we can do. Have fun!
Leadership
Scott Fairbairn
CEO
Scott is a serial entrepreneur, outside-the-box thinker
and diverse technologist. His core strength is the ability to embrace a
new concept in a very short time and architect scalable, high-valued
software solutions that disrupt markets and empower start-ups, progressive
companies and entrepreneurs to achieve rapid success. In the business
for almost 30 years, Scott has broad experience in the inner workings of
both public and private companies, incubated many startups, brought public
companies back to life, worked with aspiring entrepreneurs
and C-level executives to enhance their original visions, provided technology
due diligence, advised venture capitalists and angel investors, and
authored several patents.
David Fairbairn
Director of Design
David brings a robust background in creative direction
to Breakthrough, using his 20 years in print and web design to help create beautiful,
intuitive digital products. From the user experience to interface design, identity
and branding, David’s role is to ensure that every product we deliver is easy to use
and ready for market. With an expressive curiosity and an obsession for detail, David’s
pixel perfect standards mean progressive design for our software and valuable products
for our partners.
Lee Waters
Ventures & Strategy
Lee is a veteran entrepreneur tasked with
leading biz dev efforts for Breakthrough. With experience leading
large and small teams in public and private companies, startups and turnarounds,
he's seen a lot - the good and the bad. At Breakthrough,
he identifies potential partners and portfolio clients and works with those partners
to create successful relationships and outcomes. A huge fan of the power
of entrepreneurs to change the world, Lee gives back to the startup ecosystem
as an angel investor, member of the Board of Directors of Atlanta Technology
Angels and an advisor to several early stage companies.
John Hawkins
Application Development
John is a seasoned Breakthrough resource with more than 20 years of
experience working with the founding members. He leads Breakthrough's QA and front-end
development
efforts with extensive experience in browsers, HTML5, Javascript, jQuery, CSS, Less,
responsive design and
testing tools. When not painstakingly ensuring our user experience works on
every mobile device and browser known to man, he's hiking in the North Georgia mountains
pondering how to make them better.
..innovative thinking not commonly found...their wide-ranging knowledge and diverse
capabilities have been instrumental to the success of the solutions we've delivered.