# Jason Chavez

> Jason Chavez is the CEO and founder of Xyicon, a Napa, California-based SaaS company whose flagship platform SpaceRunner turns static PDF floor plans and spreadsheet data into interactive, visual asset management workspaces. Chavez started in technology as a field technician, built ComNet Technology in 2000 as an IT professional-services firm, and pivoted it into Xyicon in 2015 after growing frustrated with facility management software too complex for the people actually meant to use it. Under his leadership, Xyicon has grown to roughly 54 employees, landed major healthcare and construction clients, and built a platform claiming 95% productivity gains and 15% procurement cost reductions for its users.

- **Role:** CEO at Xyicon
- **Organizations:** Xyicon, ComNet Technology
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled ComNet Technology from zero to a multi-million-dollar IT services company, Pivoted a 15-year-old IT services company into a SaaS platform without outside funding, Built SpaceRunner - a platform delivering reported 95% productivity gains and 15% procurement cost reductions

## Career timeline

- **pre-2000** — Worked as technician and project manager at a voice systems company
- **2000** — Founded ComNet Technology, an IT professional services firm focused on VoIP and communication systems
- **2000-2010** — Grew ComNet Technology while intentionally keeping the team small (~10 employees) to maintain work-life balance
- **2010-2014** — Identified the gap in facility management software - existing tools were too complex for field users
- **2015** — Launched Xyicon and SpaceRunner, pivoting ComNet Technology into a SaaS company
- **2015** — Landed a major West Coast healthcare provider as early SpaceRunner client
- **2015+** — Company grew to 40 employees with doubled revenue
- **2024-2025** — Xyicon reaches approximately 54 employees; presents at ASHE and HIMSS healthcare conferences

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled ComNet Technology from zero to a multi-million-dollar IT services company
- Pivoted a 15-year-old IT services company into a SaaS platform without outside funding
- Built SpaceRunner - a platform delivering reported 95% productivity gains and 15% procurement cost reductions
- Grew Xyicon to 54 employees serving healthcare, construction, and real estate clients
- Secured major West Coast healthcare provider as an early enterprise client
- Speaker at ASHE (American Society for Healthcare Engineering) conferences
- Built Xyicon in Napa, California - outside the traditional Bay Area tech hub

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Xyicon team presents at ASHE (American Society for Healthcare Engineering) conference, connecting with healthcare engineering professionals
- **2024-03** — Xyicon exhibits at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida
- **2024-01** — Xyicon reaches approximately 54 employees, expanding healthcare and construction client base

## Links

- Website: https://xyicon.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonchavez2
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/XYicon
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Xyicon

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Last updated: 2026-05-16