Experience

Highwire Ventures Management Consulting

Co-Managing Partner

1/2022 - Present

Working with Highwire's founder and Co-Managing Partner, I provide strategic direction for the firm, lead delivery on enterprise value creation efforts and municipal innovation ecosystem strategy development, and provide overall operational leadership in order to help scale the firm.

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Global Fact Base, LLC Start-Up

CEO

4/2020 - Present

Set corporate strategic vision, lead data and analytics consulting efforts and provide strategic vision and direction for the development of a transportation management system for logistics service providers.

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Concentre Management Consulting

Principal

4/2017 - 12/2021

Lead the Digital Strategy and Innovation practice at Concentre, including defining core IP, developing client engagement materials, and helping drive business development for the practice. Lead development and implementation of the firm’s knowledge and collaboration approach. Recent engagements include: Customer engagement and CRM strategy for a leading Senior Living company; business case for back-office transformation.

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Grant Thornton Management Consulting

Interim Director, Advisory KM

3/2017 - 4/2017

As an independent contractor, led knowledge management initiatives for the Advisory Service Line, commercial sector. Crafted a strategy for integrating multiple initiatives into a single, coherent approach to knowledge community building and management.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Other

Director

1/2015 - 7/2016

Built a comprehensive HPE growth enablement and knowledge management capability. Directly supported account growth planning and business development and delivered high-quality industry and practice overview material. Oversaw community knowledge sharing and expertise management. Provided expert and knowledge support to more than 100 sales and account teams on opportunity identification and pursuits representing more than $500M in potential contract value.

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McKinsey & Company Management Consulting

Manager of Knowledge / Service Line Manager

2/2012 - 12/2014

Oversaw transformation of the Transactions Service Line (Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures, JVs/Alliances) from a reactive, opportunity-driven group to a proactive, agenda-driven team. Drove development of the knowledge agenda and external outreach activities for the global Advanced Industries Sector (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive & Assembly, and Semiconductors), including setting knowledge priorities and building the Sector’s external thought-leadership profile.

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Pinyon Labs Management Consulting

Managing Partner

1/2008 - 12/2012

Worked with business and policy leaders at the US Department of Transportation, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the US Chamber of Commerce to identify, develop, and implement strategic visions and conduct associated market planning. Projects included: connected vehicle deployment scenarios; Intelligent Transportation Systems Standards Program strategic plan; industrial base assessment of the US Space Launch industry, including future requirements analysis.

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Corporate Executive Board Other

Practice Manager, Research & Technology Executive Council

4/2006 - 12/2007

P&L responsibility for RTEC, a $13 million program that provides best practices research and advice for innovation leaders to over 330 CTOs and heads of R&D at leading (primarily Fortune 500) companies. Set program strategy and direction, defined research deliverables and product mix, and led matrixed marketing and relationship management teams (including six dedicated sales and relationship team members) to achieve program growth and renewal targets.

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Science & Technology Policy Institute Management Consulting

Lead, Transportation, Space, Aeronautics, and Physical Science

7/2003 - 3/2006

Member of the business development bid team and subsequent founding team that launched STPI, a research center for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, under the Institute for Defense Analyses. Defined operating approach and staffing models and directed all transportation, space, and aeronautics related activities for STPI.

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Forrester Research Other

Senior Analyst

9/1999 - 12/2002

Authored 12 in-depth reports and 25 briefs on technology trends and issues. Educated and advised senior executives at global 3,500 companies on the use of Internet technologies through presentations and guided discussions around specific business issues.