Leading innovative aviation SaaS software company specializing in Connected Flight Intelligence; Digital Winglets™. We use real-time onboard contextual airplane data to optimize fuel consumption and carbon output.

Boutique growth/exit advisory firm.

US liaison for Italian streaming company's US expansion.

Conceived, led, and executed the strategy to pivot the company from an encoding appliance into a breakthrough video edge compute IAAS product. Raised $7.3M Series A venture capital, hired core team, drove patent application, key deals, etc.

Multiple time expert witness regarding streaming media technologies

Advisor- Led and completed the acquisition of Company to First Orion Corp.

Oversaw all aspects of an AI and machine learning-based startup, achieving significant milestones and successful funding.
• Completed multi-tranche funding round to support scaling strategy, deployed over 35 initial pilots, and signed a series of national distribution partners, including Rexel and Johnstone Supply
• Brought product to MVP level, launching the product via a successful campaign that garnered significant levels of national/international coverage (e.g. GeekWire, Digital Trends, Puget Sound Business Journal, Fox News)
• Recruited key executives in addition to enrolling key technical experts and advisors.

overseeing all corporate functions.
● • After assuming role in 2010, developed a turnaround plan including recruiting a new board, closing a strategic funding round, and making key changes to the management team; efforts resulted in doubling revenues year-over-year for three years in a row.
• Drove CAGR of 50+% (and put biggest competitor out of business) by repositioning the company in the market, championing key wins with major media players such as ESPN, and forging top-tier strategic partnerships.
• Worked with worldwide engineering teams to recalibrate the company's product portfolio, in addition to expanding the company's revenue streams via the development of new streaming and on-demand media products.
• Led successful acquisition in 2014.
• Post-merger assumed role as VP WideOrbit Streaming

Recruited by this cutting-edge SaaS media management firm to direct a series of business development, marketing, and exit strategy efforts. Key responsibilities spanned intellectual property management, strategic partnerships, marketing and PR. Managed a 10-member team of marketing and PR personnel, including the VPs of Creative Development and Channel Development.
Member of core leadership team that successfully negotiated and closed the sale of the company to Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) in 2006, for $160M, approximately 8.5x gross revenue.

Senior leadership role within this Fortune 50 technology firm, focused on driving global adoption of Windows Media Technologies (WMT) within the Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, IPTV, Mobile, and Content Distribution Network markets. Gained expertise in complex deal-making, negotiating, contract development, alliance formation, competitive analysis, joint ventures, and co-marketing strategy.
● • Closed over 150 key deals including executive-level partnerships with major broadcasters (ABC, CBS, NBC); sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA); telecom carriers (SBC, Telus, Chunghwa Telecom, France Telecom); content distributors (Time Warner, Comcast, DirecTV); original content producers (HBO, Showtime); and numerous international hardware/software vendors (Harmonic, Tandberg, Scientific Atlanta.
• Identified and aggressively went after the major segments, deals, and leverage points that would allow Microsoft technology to become a dominant force in the exploding digital media market; forged key techn