Connector, advisor and mentor supporting global scaling of young ventures, providing growth capital, bridging geographies, company sizes and development phases. Member of the Investment Committee.

Professor of Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship, responsible for the co-teaching classes in Corporate Entrepreneurship, Global New Product Development, Disruptive Innovation, Doing Business: The View from Silicon Valley, among others.

Bridge Silicon Valley to Latin American and other markets, supporting foreign startups with advisory services, growth capital and a roadmap to the Bay Area.

Created immersion and experiential learning programs for international participants. Launched programs from no revenues to anticipated FY13 revenues exceeding $1 million with an operating margin of approximately 50%. Introduced academic and action learning curricula that have received top reviews from participants and 100% client retention. A member of the USF international executive MBA faculty and other programs with instruction delivered across the US, EU, China, India, and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela).Spearheaded a myriad of new academic immersion programs, entrepreneurship curricula, and additional innovations.Engaged in related global advisor activities including as member of board of advisers to venture and angel funds throughout Latin America, and as Executive Mentor for the Global Social Benefits Incubator at Santa Clara University.

Advised Monterrey Tec senior executives and faculty on global trends, entrepreneurship, and executive management opportunities. Activities focused mostly on the Monterrey Campus, but often included other campuses within the Tec University System.

Elected to Corporate Officer to lead new business growth platforms organization with P&L responsibilities and emphasis on developing internet businesses for Latin America. Led creation of new organization to incubate business initiatives. Served as Chief Technologist and Business Strategist for Motorola LAC President. Managed staff of 54 (and indirectly 350) across Latin America. During tenure annual sales grew to $3.6B.• Managed Motorola Ventures Latin America, an in-house VC that invests in Latin American start-ups.• Launched the first Latin American Wireless Internet Technology Center (Chile). Recruited initial team of 12 and planned profitable growth to 50 employees in 18 months.• Developed partnership with the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria and Chile’s High Tech Investment Program to base Motorola’s first on campus R&D center. Obtained approval of $12MM investment including government incentives in excess of 55%.• Developed new model for Business Driven R&D focused to obtain rapid engineering, deployment, and customer feedback. Launched 7 products in first 9 months.• Launched Software Center in Argentina (110 software engineers), anticipating currency devaluation and government incentives. Achieved the most efficient price performance software development in the Americas. Set up R&D Centers in Mexico and Brazil.• Led new corporate business initiative to explore Latin America business opportunities. Defined and implemented strategy, recruited high-powered team, and created internal and external group identity. • Created innovative business scouting engine: Misión/Missão XXI generating over 500 business plans/year.• Incubated and launched new ventures in wireless data, power/electric utility management, automatic vehicle location, and transportation and logistics internet ventures. • Technology Action Council Board Member, Motorola’s board that sets technology strategy and investments.

Grew engineering organization profitably from $3.2 to $12MM. Introduced product development process to improve product quality and grew management structure; recruited fifty new engineers. Released new products (ISDN, HDSL, and TR303) and supported successful IPO (AFCI, acquired by Tellabs in 2006). Elected Board Member of the Advanced Access Lab, a JV with Tellabs.

Planned and executed new product development in Telecom Access Network Technologies and led Hubbell participation in Raynet Systems start-up joint venture. Delivered first international products for Latin America and Far East markets. Managed organization growth to 150 professionals and its abrupt downsizing (60%) due to funding reduction. Dissolved West Coast start-up with Raynet Systems.

Built System and Network Management Software Business Unit with accountability for software engineering and services and grew sales to over $50 million in two years with ROI of 42%. Organization grew 500% to over 200 professionals (300 budgeted).

Launched new laboratory, established R&D portfolio (Broadband Data, Multimedia Services, Fibre Distribution, and Wireless), and developed business interfaces to Bellcore, Business Units, NYNEX International, and University Research Labs. Grew organization to support multiple product and service trials.

Served as general manager for Italian subsidiary’s self-standing R&D center. Developed new technology programs and products for Italian and European markets. Managed technical staff of 125. Envisioned and executed externally funded (EU and Italian Agencies) research programs that covered 1/3 of operational lab budget of €10MM. Responsible for development of ITT 5100 digital PABX and supported market introduction. Started VLSI design to reduce manufacturing costs and launched Speech Recognition Groups.

Manage global R&D in design automation and office systems supporting the telecom operations (mostly in Europe) with new products and services.

Led the development of the network operating system of the first distributed digital switch used in a central office.

Liaison executive facilitating the Technology transfer of the distributed switching system from the USA central R&D to the Belgium (an other European) subsidiary.

Explore the role of digital technology in design of complex systems.