Functional Skills

Business Unit Strategy
Product Strategy
Financial Modeling
Go-to-market Strategy
Manufacturing Improvements
Program Management
Industry Expertise
Commercial Strategy
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Science

Software Skills

Artificial Intelligence
Deep learning
Trello
TensorFlow
Python
PyTorch
Microsoft Project
Machine Learning

Sector Experience

Agriculture
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Technology
Fortune 500

Experience

Freelancing Corporate Strategy & Development
Business Development
12/2020 - Present
Assisting companies in the indoor farming space with everything from pitch decks to forming strategic partnerships strategy and doing the outreach

Freelancing Information Technology
AI engineer
10/2021 - Present
Working with multiple companies, researching algorithms, and implementing deep learning to solve computer vision problems

Sentient Med Start-Up
CEO
9/2021 - 1/2023
* Founding and leading a startup in the synthetic imaging and computer vision space.
* Secured initial pre-seed funding to start the company
* Closed significant deals, totaling almost $500k with leading healthcare companies
* Built a board of advisors that includes world-class leaders in the space

GerdCare Medical Start-Up
CEO
10/2020 - 7/2021
* Joined an early stage in the medical device space
* Closed bridge financing of almost $1m
* Significantly accelerated the cadence of the company's clinical trial by forming partnerships with additional hospitals
* Built a world-class board of advisors with prominent figures in the GERD space

AeroFarms Other
Director of Business Development
8/2020 - 11/2020
* Launched a Strategic Partnerships business unit; hired and managed a team of 2
* Championed transformational R&D related strategic partnerships, including deals with Cargill, AB InBev and more, summing up to 4x the operational revenues of the company
* Secured over $1M in grants for joint innovative product development
* Thought leader in the AgTech space: invited to speak at 5 significant industry conferences and as a guest lecturer at Rutgers Business School

Intel Engineering
Process Engineer / Group Leader
1/2011 - 1/2015
* Led a group of 15 engineers and technicians to ensure high availability, safety and quality run of the Dry Etch tools fleet from engineering and maintenance perspectives
*Solved a long-lasting process problem with a creative solution, leading to an integrative project, resulting in a yield improvement worth $400M per year; Awarded FAB Manager Recognition
* Spearheaded 8 LEAN projects for cost, workload and defects reduction and process improvement. Results included $5M in process improvement