Bill Muir
CEO

Bill has been a member of the Beacon team since 2006. Prior to joining Beacon, Bill was with Dell Computer. He held leadership positions in Engineering, Operations, Production Control and Materials. Bill also held leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers serving as a project manager for system implementations of both Warehouse and Transportation Management Systems for Fortune 500 clients. In addition, Bill holds three U.S. patents.

Bill is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He served 5 years of active duty in the Marine Corps. After leaving the Marine Corps Bill returned to school at the University of Michigan and earned both a Masters of Business Administration as well as a Masters of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering.

Bill sits on the advisory board for Youth About Business and on the board of directors for the Franklin Baseball Club. Bill is also a member of the Nashville Downtown Rotary and continues to support his alma maters, The University of Michigan and the United States Naval Academy. Bill and his family are residents of Williamson County and members of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church.

Terry Sutton
COO

Terry has been a member of the Beacon Team since 2007. Terry began his industry career at Motorola as a technician and quickly became a Supervisor. Having occupied several leadership roles, Terry finished his career at Motorola developing and implementing Total Productive Maintenance in Motorola manufacturing. While employed with Motorola, Terry attended the Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance.

Terry left Motorola for Samsung Austin Semiconductor to gain experience working for an internationally owned company and be on the ground floor of Samsung’s first manufacturing facility built outside of Korea. He spent 2 years at Samsung as the TPM department supervisor leading his team on tasks such as PM analysis, breakdown analysis, elimination of operational failures – Poke Yoke, and capacity planning.

In 1999 Terry left Samsung for Dell as an Operations Manager in laptop manufacturing. During his career at Dell he served in several leadership roles to include Operations Manager, Production Control and Materials Manager and Sustaining Engineering Manager.

Terry has continued to balance his industry experience with continued education and holds an Associate Degree in Electronics Technology, Bachelor Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix, and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. He is certified as a Master Team Facilitator and TPM Instructor.

Terry is a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Nashville Kiwanis. He is married with 3 children and active in the Middle Tennessee Community.

Shelly Dillow
CFO

Shelly Dillow is a CPA and has been a member of the Beacon team since 2007.  Prior to joining Beacon, Shelly was employed at Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC, where she held a leadership position in the Entrepreneurial Business Group.  Shelly has nineteen years of public accounting experience in which she provided consulting, auditing and accounting services for the construction, restaurant, non-profit, real estate and various professional service industries.

Shelly holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Tennessee Society of Public Accountants.  She is also a board member of the Nashville Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants.

Len Prieskorn
Director of Sales

Len has been a member of the Beacon team since 2002. Prior to coming to Beacon, Len worked in sales and project management for Aerotek Staffing. While at Aerotek, he was recruited by the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. While working for the Olympic committee, Len created and managed the Olympics volunteer program along with managing telecommunications for the Deer Valley Ski Resort which hosted Aerials, Moguls and Slalom events.

He holds a Bachelor of Biblical Theology Degree from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. A Rutherford County resident, Len, his wife, and six children are active members of Grace Christian Assembly in Smyrna, TN.

Autumn Howerton
Human Resources Manager

Autumn has been a member of the Beacon Team since 2003. Autumn oversees all payroll and human resource functions to include recruiting, training and workplace safety. Autumn is a graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Computer Engineering. She returned to Aquinas College in Nashville, TN and received a Human Resource Management Certificate. She is a member of the National Society for Human Resource Management.

David Verble
Field Supervisor

David has been a member of the Beacon team since 2000. David is responsible for overseeing onsite production and quality of all of Beacon’s divisions. David is a certified BICSI Technician and Systimax Design & Engineer as well as holding many other industry certifications. He is also responsible for the communication and implementation of the OSHA Program at Beacon.

Drew Cox
Division Manager: Cabling and Service

Shane Sexton
Division Manager - Security

Shane currently leads Beacon’s team of Certified Security Specialists. He has been in the security industry for over thirteen years and has been a part of the Beacon team since 2005.

Prior to employment at Beacon, Shane served as an account manager with ADS Security and also owned his own security contracting company. He has multiple industry and systems certifications along with extensive experience with system design and project execution. Shane prides himself in providing the right solution for any need a client may have.

A Huntsville, AL native, Shane has completed the full 141-ground school for the FAA Private Pilot Course and logged multiple hours of flying time. He is also an accomplished musician and enjoys hiking and camping.

BJ Bales
Division Manager: Telephony

Larry Jackson
Division Manager: Audio/Video

Tony Dean
Division Manager: Engineering

Tony has ben a member of the Beacon Team since 2004. Tony oversees the engineering and estimation of proposals during the project bidding process. Tony holds many manufacturer specific design & engineering certifications as well as BICSI RCDD credentials. He has held field supervisor roles as a defense contractor after serving in the United States Navy.