Minneapolis-based onboard systems maker Xata Corp. has named Thomas Schlick to be its new COO.

Schlick brings over 30 years experience in high technology services management, new product planning and corporate development – most recently with Datacard Corp., a $350 million industry provider of card personalization and secure identification services.

He will be responsible for Xata’s service operations, project management, quality delivery, customer training, implementation and operation of the Xaranet infrastructure.