Britton Sanderford

Britton Sanderford

Britton Sanderford is the Chief Technology Officer of Sensus, a global leader in utility infrastructure systems and resource conservation. Before joining Sensus, Britton founded Advanced Meter Systems LLC (AMS), which focused on next generation, FCC licensed products for utility Smart Grid automation. In 2006, Sensus Metering Systems acquired AMS.

Britton has been an active entrepreneur since the age of 19 when he filed his first patent and now holds over 70 patents and patents pending. During his sophomore year at LSU, Britton started his first company, Quantum Systems—the first process control manufacturer to offer microprocessor-based hardware, RTUs, and central control software. In 1985, Britton founded Axonn Corp, which in 1989 became the first U.S. Company to be granted wireless spread spectrum equipment approval by the FCC. Between 2000 and 2002, Britton closed $20 million in venture capital transactions for Axonn LLC, at the time a record for a Louisiana based technology firm.

Mr. Sanderford is a member of the IEEE 1451.5 Industrial Sensor Standards Committee, on the board of Isidore Newman School, and formerly on the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation board.