About Us
- Glen Keller | CEO & Principal Technical Architect
- Jun 11, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
In this everchanging software, staying on top of the newest features and capabilities is always demanding. It is our focus to simplify the tools in the Active Workspace and Teamcenter software to enable the users, administrators, configuration experts and developers a wide range of demonstrations to aid in reducing the time it takes to implement a solution and to aid in retaining that knowledge to reduce training costs down the road. Our videos and content are formatted to feel like you are sitting in the room with the instructor (but you don't have to).​We understand in this time a truly ad-hoc method of consuming training around your schedule (not ours) is key.
What we do
We provide software technical support and consulting services for Siemens' Teamcenter software and associated architecture.
We create technical demonstrations on key aspects of using, administering, installing, and customizing the Teamcenter software. These demonstrations are curated into Learning Tracks in our Learning Center Library and available, for free, for individuals to access with a valid, free, membership.
We provide mentoring services related to Teamcenter core functionality. These services may be short timeframes for reviewing Learning Track material, issues with an existing environment or other questions. As long as we have a resource that can assist, we can offer the service.
Our Story
After teaching Teamcenter for Siemens DISW for 9+ years, we saw many attempts at building adoptable training to users and administrators of Teamcenter. In person classes were flattened by Covid, remote classes were expensive but available. Companies needed training, Teamcenter administrators were hard to find and the market was changing.
After researching, there weren't many available free or available training resources that an individual could take that would prepare them for working with Teamcenter. In addition, being the subject matter expert involves repeating how to topics many times to team members. This all lead to the development of AWToolbox.com and later TcToolbox.com.
We use excess funding from contracts to supplement the development of our training material. We slash expenses by producing 1 shot recordings. This provides both a much quicker development process, but also provides some humanity to the demonstration where mistakes are made and learned from.
Our story continues and is rocky at times, but the feedback we are receiving from the industry is amazing and fuels our desire to continue working with this fantastic software.
Our Values
Simplicity - Keep things clear, easy, and supported.
Precision - Details matter.
Integrity - Strive to do the right thing, even if it costs us.
Innovation - Always working to improve and engage.
Partnership - Work together for better results and information.
Looking Ahead
We are a newer, growing company with a lot of aspirations. Every step we take will take our customer's needs and wants into consideration to enable a bigger adoption of this amazing software and community.
Meet the Team
As with all startups, at first the team is small but effective. Our team is made up of Glen Keller and Michael Hensley.
Glen brings more than 17 years of hands‑on experience in Teamcenter, Active Workspace, enterprise software, and manufacturing environments. His background spans technical training, on‑site implementations, and system customization across multiple industries.
He began his career in 2004 at Talbert Manufacturing in Rensselaer, IN, working as an AutoCAD designer and supporting efforts to digitize legacy engineering drawings.
Glen earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. During his time there, he held several technical and creative roles, including computer lab support, Flash/CS3 development, video game development, and leading a digital signage team.
After graduation, Glen joined Siemens DISW through the Gensis Program, where he built a full Teamcenter installation from the ground up, administered application and data model changes, and implemented custom API‑based extensions. He later taught Teamcenter technical courses, developed new curriculum, and advanced from Learning Consultant to Principal Technical Architect.
Following his time at Siemens, Glen has continued to support major aerospace and defense programs, including the United States Air Force’s A‑10 Teamcenter implementation and Spirit AeroSystems’ Teamcenter environment. He also works with a wide range of cross‑industry customers, providing mentoring and solution guidance to strengthen and optimize their Teamcenter environments. During this period, he founded the startup that evolved into TcToolbox.com, created to support and give back to the Teamcenter community.
Mike brings more than 16 years of experience as an Information Systems Engineer, PC Support Specialist, and Developer, with much of his early career spent supporting technology operations for Hollywood Casino properties. He later joined Siemens DISW, where he spent four years supporting the Learning Services organization by building and maintaining environments for Teamcenter, NX, Capital, and other Xcelerator products used in instructor‑led training by the Siemens Learning Services organization.
During his time at Siemens, Mike advanced within the infrastructure team in the Siemens Learning Services organization. He played a role in deploying and managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments, creating AMIs, and supporting cloud‑based training initiatives in the Siemens Learning Services organization.
Today, Mike serves as CIO and AWS Infrastructure Architect at TcToolbox (formerly AWToolbox.com). He has been instrumental in developing the customer portal used to manage training instances, contributes to the creation of instructional resources and demonstrations, and provides technical expertise across a wide range of customer and internal solution needs.