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Jim McCarthy is a Co-Managing Partner of Redwood Technology Ventures. He began his career in 1973 as a design engineer for a major provider of material handling systems. During the following years, he held multiple positions in engineering, sales, and management, in two different companies.

In 1988, he joined as one of the original management shareholders in the formation of what became Pinnacle Automation. During his career, Jim has had the unique opportunity to work in virtually all areas of the material handling business, including engineering, project management, sales, installation, and manufacturing, with several positions at the executive management level. In 1997, Jim became president of the Buschman Company, which was one of the Pinnacle Automation companies. Jim and the management team’s constant focus on customer satisfaction took Buschman to unprecedented levels of revenue and profitability. Jim was a founding member of the Intelligrated team.

Jim is a graduate of Ferris State University of Big Rapids, Michigan, and of the Harvard Business School PMD Program.