Establishing Gonzaga's Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology, a new program focused on advancing the use of responsible AI, Data Science and Cybersecurity at Gonzaga University in partnership with regional government, businesses and other institutions of higher learning.

Develop and implement business strategies to facilitate revenue growth and outstanding customer service. Manage budgeting and financial planning processes, including analysis of financial reports to control costs and maximize profitability. Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with the City of Oakland, Community Benefit District leadership, Alameda County Green Businesses, local businesses and vendors to enhance establishment's visibility and improve conditions for small businesses. Led and supervised a high-performing team to achieve exceptional service standards and operational excellence. Drove sales and revenue growth by identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities, including development of innovative marketing strategies and promotional events.

Spearheaded and managed product and client engagement processes alongside sales and research analysts, gathering research requirements, and creating project delivery timelines and budgets. Coordinated with executive leadership to set research priorities and drove initiatives that enhanced GigaOm's position as a leader in technology research and insights. Oversaw day-to-day operations of the research department, including research product definition, project scoping and management, budgeting, and staff allocation.Cultivated and maintained robust relationships with 165+ key clients, as well as prepared and delivered 80 IT research reports per quarter.Led a team of 12 project managers and fact-checkers to oversee development of IT research while collaborating with clients and technology vendors.

Spearheaded a cross-functional approach to ensure author success by overseeing activities such as author recruitment, campaign performance analysis, and author renewals. Developed and executed comprehensive marketing strategies to promote authors and products while ensuring alignment with Callisto Publishing's overall business goals.Launched an average of 60 new books every quarter successfully.Led and managed a team of marketing strategists who created playbooks to drive organic sales on Amazon.com through social and blog platforms.

Developed and implemented comprehensive business strategies to foster organizational growth, enhance brand and product visibility, and establish market leadership. Cultivated and maintained strategic partnerships with key industry players, including clients, vendors, and other stakeholders, to expand business opportunities and improve service offerings.Provided valuable guidance to early-stage startups and founders in defining minimum viable products (MVP) and targeting early adopter clients in industries such as real estate tech, digital publishing services, and cyber security.Collaborated with growth stage startups to develop product strategies, streamline operations, and establish partnership programs, including co-marketing initiatives, monetization strategies, and content production models.

Provided advertising consulting services to video platforms and publishers. Led engagements with clients to evaluated best-fit programmatic platform partnerships, native video advertising offerings and performed cost-benefit vendor evaluations and build vs. buy assessments.

Identified, evaluated, and prioritized potential technology partnerships and alliances that aligned with company's strategic objectives. Provided expert advice to clients regarding video technologies and strategies, ensuring alignment with publishing and marketing goals. Presented to senior management on partnership outcomes, market trends, and strategic recommendations for enhancement.Drove business growth by securing partnerships, negotiating mutually beneficial agreements and driving sales through co-marketing initiatives.Managed integration of video platforms and cultivated strong partnerships with CMS, analytics, interactive video, and marketing automation partners.

- Led a team of business and technology entrepreneurs’ charged with bringing a proprietary digital content marketing platform to market.- Expanded the Ricochet Marketing Platform by writing and negotiating all contracts, to include content from Conde Nast, People Digital, IDG, Forbes, Advertising Age, Adweek, and others. - Led product roadmap in an Agile environment defining users stories and managing backlog.- Led executive communication strategy for R&D initiatives.

- Managed the digital advertising agency relationships and outreach programs for The New York Times advertising sales organization.- Worked with agencies to explore new, innovative marketing opportunities across all New York Times Company properties including web, mobile, and TV.

- Evaluated partnerships and new business ventures across many product initiatives including video, digital ad optimization, virtual reality and content licensing.- Negotiated contracts with technology vendors to ensure business needs were met, technology solutions were sound, service level agreements were acceptable, and metrics of success were in place. - Worked with Vizio, Samsung, Boxee, Roku and others to develop next generation OTT experiences.- Led cross-company video infrastructure strategy for inventory management, encoding, distribution, and analytics.

Managed the process of aquiring digital music libraries from most major music labels for inclusion in the Ruckus Network client.

- Optimized new business opportunities for Media Systems department based on emerging technologies and standards, with a particular focus on the strategic integration of AOL’s proprietary streaming technology system.- Advised AOL and Time Warner business and programming units on streaming technology options, and managed the implementation of feature enhancements to AOL’s streaming platform.- “Productized” encoding tools and streaming services for distribution to AOL programming partners including ABC News, AOL Radio product suite, AOL Broadband Rocks, CNN, Rhino Records, and Warner Music Group.