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Martin Renkis

Executive Director at Johnson Controls

Nashville, Tennessee

Overview 

Martin Renkis is an accomplished Executive Director with a strong background in sustainable infrastructure, electric vehicles, and renewable energy. As the founder and CEO of multiple successful ventures, including Cloudvue and Trainersoft, he has demonstrated expertise in executive management, strategic partnerships, and digital transformation. Renkis has held key leadership positions at Johnson Controls, where he served as Executive Director, VP Technology, VP Product, and General Manager, showcasing his ability to drive innovation and growth in the fields of electrification, smart grid, and artificial intelligence.

Work Experience 

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Johnson Controls

  • Executive Director

    2023 - Current

    Leading strategic alliances and business development focused on energy transition, infrastructure innovation and AI. Supporting $6B+ in guaranteed performance-based outcomes. Creating significant new revenue pipelines via alliances in fuel cells, carbon capture, and advanced heat absorption. Developing “Power and Cooling as a Service” solutions for municipalities and data centers.

  • VP Technology

    2020 - 2023

    Built strategy to modernize building technology platforms and enable digital transformation. Developed a $550M product portfolio roadmap unifying hardware, software, and cloud capabilities. Built and led a cross-functional team across product, engineering, and partnerships. Secured ecosystem go-to-market agreements and elevated market competitiveness through modernization.

  • General Manager

    2018 - 2020

    General manager of $100M+ business unit spanning commercial physical security hardware, software, SaaS cloud platforms, and operations.

Johnson Controls provides a a blueprint for construction products, technologies, software, and services.

johnsoncontrols.com
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Cloudvue

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2002 - 2018

    Founded and scaled Smartvue, an IoT-enabled SaaS video surveillance platform to 100,000+ users from 2,000+ SMB to enterprise clients. Raised $20M in funding (Fortress Investment Group + angels). Led product development, growth, and global expansion. Winner of CES Best of Show, CTIA IoT Company of the Year, and CRN Top 50 IoT. Inventor of 80+ patents. Successfully exited through strategic acquisition by Johnson Controls.

Cloudvue is an integrated platform for video surveillance, video analytics, and access control.

cloudvue.io
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Trainersoft

  • Chief Executive Officer

    1992 - 2002

    Pioneered a cloud-based corporate e-learning platform used by 5,000+ organizations, including over one-third of the Fortune 500. Bootstrapped to profitability and recognized by Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50. Directed all aspects of growth, product, and operations. Successfully exited through sale to OutStart (IBM).

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