Thomas Hastings

About Thomas Hastings

With over four decades of experience spanning cybersecurity, desktop publishing…

Experience

1. President

   Rocketmart

   Oct 2018 — Present

   Rocketmart brings unattended food service into the 21st century. We utilize state of the art approaches including IIoT, a cloud based data visualization tool, RFID & NFC, market research, data analysis and AI to give us transaction payment breadth, visibility, insight and flexibility with an ecosystem of connected devices not possible just a few short years ago. Our market focus is smart vending and micro markets to office buildings in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Rocketmart is positioned in the nation\'s largest city to enable the move to the early majority phase of innovation in the wealthiest office, hospitality and private schools of New York City. We are a father and son team working on our third venture together. Thomas Hastings has worked in a wide variety of market segments including, maple farming, retail, high technology, cybersecurity and most recently food service. Thomas runs our operations and technology. Cameron Hastings, the other principle at RocketMart, is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover, holds a Bachelors of Architecture degree from Rhode Island School of Design and a Masters Degree in Commercial Real Estate from Columbia University. He has contributed to the design of over 1 million square feet of Class A commercial office space, which has helped inform strategic planning for RocketMart. Cameron guides our Marketing, Sales, and Administration. They are a very effective team of wisdom and millennial insight. Their world travels and insatiable curiosities contribute to their appreciation for food preferences, merchandising and customer experience. Less than 5% of US vending machines are IoT connected putting this industry in the early adopter phase of innovation diffusion.