Blake Carlson

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/ Member of the Board at weavix

Blake Carlson has a diverse work experience spanning various leadership roles in the technology industry. Blake is currently serving as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and a member of the board at Weavix since March 2023. Prior to this, they were the Chief Operations Officer at Weavix from 2021 to February 2023.

Before joining Weavix, Blake founded Park City Labs LLC in 2017, where they provided consultancy services focusing on strategy, technology expertise, and ecosystem mapping in various markets including Data Center Infrastructure, Edge IoT, FinTech, Insurance Tech, AgriTech, eCommerce, Digital Advertising, and Social Media.

From 2018 to 2021, Blake served as the President and Chief Operations Officer at WellAware.us, an IoT data company catering to the oil and gas markets. Blake led the business through a strategic pivot and transformation to a high-margin OpEx-only systems integration IoT Cloud model.

Blake also has experience as a board member at Power Distribution, Inc. from 2017 to 2020, where they provided advisory support during the industry shift from enterprise data centers to colocation and hyperscale data centers.

From 2015 to 2016, Blake was the Chief Executive Officer at Commerce Corporation, a $4.2 million angel-funded platform enabling commerce within instant messages, images, and digital ads.

Earlier in their career, Blake held significant positions at Emerson Network Power, Avocent Corporation, The Green Grid Association, Soronti Inc., and Verisign, Inc. Blake played key roles in strategy, technology, corporate development, and sales/business development in these companies.

In summary, Blake Carlson's work experience includes leadership roles in strategy, operations, consultancy, IoT data, power distribution, and corporate development, spanning various industries including technology, data centers, oil and gas, and e-commerce.

Blake Carlson attended the Taft School from an unknown start year to 1992 and received a High School Diploma. In 1991, they participated in the Yale University Summer Studies Program, studying German Language for 9 credit hours. Blake then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1997. Prior to all of this, they attended Chase Collegiate (formerly SMMcT) from 1981 to 1989, but their degree and field of study are not specified.

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  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)/ Member of the Board

    March, 2023 - present

  • Chief Operations Officer

    January, 2021