Our Team

Technology and entrepreneurship are my passion, second only to my family and friends. I’m proud to have been a part of building successful hardware and software solutions for Fortune 500 companies and small private firms. I’ve been in the technology field for over 20 years and have extensive experience in cloud-based software and the Internet of Things.

I founded Banyan Hills Technologies, an Internet of Things company in 2013 to provide businesses with end-to-end IoT services and bring to market a cloud-based IoT platform we call CanopyTM. It’s a comprehensive software solution for operators of self-service devices and on-premise control systems. I’m proud of the company’s many accomplishments including being named to Connected World IoT Innovations and, in 2018, and ranked number 1,203 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We’ve recently doubled the size of our Atlanta-area headquarters and experienced 95 percent year-over-year growth in 2017.

Prior to Banyan, I served as CTO for the Entertainment division of NCR, and led the planning, architecture, implementation and delivery of NCR’s Blockbuster Express kiosk business. I’m committed to helping accelerate innovations in the Greater Atlanta tech arena and support the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and Georgia State University. I serve on the board of trustees for Beacon College, a private college in Lakeland, Florida that is one of the first to award bachelor’s degrees exclusively to students with dyslexia, ADHD and other specific learning disabilities. I’m most proud of the annual donations Banyan makes to a variety of charities for our employees’ anniversary milestones.

Continuous learning inspires me to work smarter, not harder, and keeps my skills sharp. No challenge is too difficult to overcome with the proper application of creativity, determination, and grit. As technology rapidly changes, I eagerly and fearlessly keep pace to better serve our customers and lead the next generation of talented engineers.

I’m passionate about building great teams and empowering them to work together, because the accomplishments of the whole of us will always outweigh that of each of us. Throughout my 16 years as a technologist, and having held various leadership positions, I have modernized ecommerce and manufacturing solutions and built a network of over 10,000 unattended retail kiosks. Additionally, I’ve built and rebuilt teams and technologies and have been recognized as an agent of positive change. Building Banyan Hills Technologies has allowed me to channel my passions for building innovative technology solutions and high functioning teams.

In my role, I support strategic objectives for our customers and oversee architecture and development for Canopy—the IoT Platform for monitoring, managing and monetizing self-service devices.

Tom Casey joined Banyan Hills Technologies in 2019.

Tom is a results-driven finance professional experienced in driving profitability and process improvement. He's a trusted performance advisor, business partner and objective financial consultant with strong business acumen and leadership skill.

Mel Walter is a growth-oriented executive with more than three decades of management experience and a proven track record of exceeding business objectives. He is very versatile with a background encompassing leadership positions in business development, strategic alliances, sales, marketing, product management and engineering.

Previously, Mel served in many leadership positions at NCR Corporation including NCR Corporation's executive leadership team where he was responsible for corporate development and establishing strategic alliances.

Mel graduated summa cum laude from Southeast Missouri State University. While working for NCR, Mel was awarded four patents.

As chief operations officer of Banyan Hills Technologies, Jason is responsible for the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business. He plans and directs all aspects of the organization's operational policies, objectives, and initiatives including overseeing Banyan’s offshore engineering teams. He oversees the company’s Delivery and Customer Success departments that drive the organizations initiatives in integrating and supporting Canopy, our software platform with business around the globe.

Jason is a proven visionary and strategic leader who constantly strives to do things more effectively and more efficiently to better support our customers. Prior to joining Banyan Hills, Jason was the chief operating officer of Leisure Financial Corporation for eight years, after having spent 17 years with Textron Inc, as senior vice president of operations and risk management for Textron Financial's Commercial Real Estate Finance Division.