Product Development and Marketing Strategy Advisor* Advised client teams on the development and commercialization of new products. * Provided executive decision support for pre-launch market assessment, customer segment identification and mapping, marketing planning, selecting KPIs and making Go/No-Go decisions on product features based on customer advisory feedback.* Designed launch and post-launch customer and prospect engagement plans focused on establishing long-term client relationships.

* Co-founder of management consulting firm providing executive decision-making support and business research to life science clients.* Responsible for internal operations, including execution of annual team-based plans of action, ongoing resource allocation, performance measurement and improvement and employee development.* Oversaw research, marketing, sales, customer support, information technology, accounting and human resources teams.* Set strategy and lead execution for customer focus, product development and overall organizational effectiveness across all teams.* Focused on ensuring quality, increasing responsiveness and enabling novel solutions across the company.* Built collaborative and innovative systems to support teams in achieving their maximum potential.

Provided primary research and executive decision support to Global 1000 executive teams. Led research teams for clients' business challenges including drug commercialization, new product launches, accelerating product development, workforce flexibility, knowledge management, emerging CRM systems, shared services and M&A integration.

Supported multi-institutional work on Internet 2.0 and emerging applications in distance education and virtual work environments.

Worked with university and partner organization thought leaders on projects that drove innovation in distance education, multimedia production and institutional scenario planning.