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California, United States

Los Angeles, California, US

Encinitas, California, US

Hayward, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

• ➜ STRATEGIC ADVISORY PRACTICE CENTERED ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, MENTORING, CAPITAL MARKET ACCESS, & PROFIT
• Global CEO partner offering a perspective from a 30-year career working with executive teams.
• Trend and market analysis, decision support, business insights, and recommendations for high-growth firms (US, Europe, Canada, and India).

San Francisco, California, US

At SignalFire, I work with the investment team evaluating investments in Automation, Robotics, Logistics and Aerospace.

Tucson, Arizona, US

Cambridge, GB

Lewes, Delaware, US

San Francisco, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Vaughan, Ontario, CA

Los Angeles, CA, US

Mahway is an investment company with a powerhouse team of seasoned entrepreneurs who have collectively raised over $1 billion for their companies and managed tens of thousands of people. Our mission is to build and buy businesses that profoundly impact their industries and communities. We assemble top-tier management teams and raise capital for the.

Singapore, Singapore, SG

New York, New York, US

Sonoma County, CA, US

London, England, GB

San Francisco, US

Camarillo, California, US

Proud to continue my work supporting the incredible team at Zume on their mission to replace single use plastic around the world.

Camarillo, California, US

• ➜ INDUSTRY-CHANGING FOOD LOGISTICS CONCEPT – DRAWING WORLDWIDE ATTENTION & INVESTOR INTEREST
• High-profile venture leveraging robotic food automation and reverse logistics, later emerging as a provider of food truck AI/production technology and plant-based and compostable packaging products.
• B2B customer technology industrialization (using Zume Pizza as a reference customer).
• Startup, funding, and growth (capital funding rounds, hiring, growth, infrastructure, technology rollout).
• Restructuring and change management to address the Covid crisis.
• 700+ global reports in concept and technology development.

At Zume, we love pizza. It’s just one of those simple, favorite foods that can be made to please any taste. And when it’s made with wholesome ingredients of the highest quality and freshness, it’s irresistible. Pizza delivery is a massive industry that impacts the health and wellbeing of people and the planet. Zume has established a formula for partnering.

San Francisco, California, US

At Airware I work with the CEO, Engineering teams and Product teams on a wide range of projects.

San Francisco, California, US

• ➜ TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, & MANAGEMENT CHANGES DRIVING PRODUCT REVENUE INCREASES
• Problem-solving with development leaders, new growth strategy, and fiscal review upon recruitment by CEO (former Microsoft President) – with growth in Poker revenue.
• Buy-in for technology, offshore migration for Farmville 2 teams, and management changes
• 1,000+ global reports (direct and indirect)

Redmond, Washington, US

• ➜ PROGRESSIVE PRODUCT, ROADMAP, SERVICES, PRODUCT EVOLUTION, P&L, & ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
• First-party content storefront (product design, roadmaps, backend engineering, P&L, and other tasks).
• Executive sponsor, music label, movie / TV, and Barnes & Noble alliances.
• Zune revitalization and relaunch as Xbox Music (#2 fastest-growing music service worldwide) upon selection by CEO Steve Ballmer.
• 700 total reports.
• Additional GM role in Music and Entertainment venture integration for acquisition, overseeing product design, strategic roadmap, engineering, and P&L.

Redmond, Washington, US

• ➜ WORLD-DOMINATING XBOX ONE LAUNCH; NEW REVENUE RECORDS IN ENTERTAINMENT ADVERTISING
• Program management oversight in the Entertainment business, plus billions in worldwide P&L for main lines of business (Subscriptions, Transactions, Entertainment Advertising).
• Global GTM in NA, LATAM, and European markets.
• Oversight of service architecture/storage modernization and transcoding.

Redmond, Washington, US

• ➜ MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS INITIATIVE XINI LAUNCH; PROJECT 10 FOR XBOX ONE READINESS
• Project 10 strategy for Xbox ONE launch readiness; tiger team oversight in new Xbox ONE paradigm, entertainment licensing, and budget.
• Partner Program Manager, Xbox LIVE PM team.
• Product development leadership with fashion / editorial leaders, supporting Kinect launch.

El Segundo, California, US

• ➜ RAPID NEW PRODUCT SUCCESS & STRONG EMPLOYEE RETENTION
• High-growth strategy upon promotion from Board to CEO, launching division and executive team.
• Post-growth parent company separation and shutdown, including employee contracts and asset disposition.

• ➜ PRICE SEGMENTATION & OCCUPANCY-BASED RATES IN SMART PARKING RESERVATION STARTUP
• Self-funded startup introducing new parking rate segmentation and rate variability.
• Software, hardware, and systems design, leveraging self-healing wireless mesh network built with Schneider Electric.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• ➜ ORGANIC GROWTH TO MILLIONS IN RESULTS, PROFIT, & ZERO MATERIAL DEBT / TOP-100 PC GAME TITLES
• Industry-topping product performance and global award recognition after launching the world’s best RTS studio.
• Production of top-rated, legendary games, including Homeworld, Company of Heroes, Impossible Creatives, and Dawn of War.
• Development partnerships, hiring, and retention (~200 employees), and development oversight.
• Strategic exit, orchestrating our sale to THQ while maintaining liquidity and stability.

Redwood City, CA, US

➜ SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING FOR TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL RENDERING ENGINE

Software Engineer on, "The Divide, Enemies Within"

CID started as a contract programming outfit writing screensavers and video game projects. We morphed the company into an industrial controls company and sold to Vancouver based Intersoft Development Corporation.