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Sterling, Va, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Executive Leadership Team

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Executive Leadership Team

San Francisco, California, Us

Executive leadership team memberFocus on global operations Avala AI is re-imagining the entire end-to-end pipeline with a People-first approach, and is revolutionizing how people can contribute to, develop, and benefit from AI. Avala gives AI developers a collaborative marketplace of datasets, labels, and models and an ecosystem of products and services to directly address the challenges of AI Alignment.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Executive team member• Liaison for CEO, President, CFO, COO, and Board of Directors• Business functions and strategy: internal and external KPIs, financial models, inventory, revenue planning, cap table• Focus on growth: revenue, advertising, products, pricing, purchases, consumer behaviors• Team member for capital raise: pitch and due diligence material for investment banks, venture capital, angel investors• Legal for all levels of business: governance, supply chain, intellectual property, partnerships, HR, investments

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Reston, Virginia, Us

Raising over $25m, the LifeFuels Bottle exhibited cutting edge consumer electronic technology in its traceability and assembly, and delivered an excellent consumer experience that tracked hydration, microdosed nutrients and tracked intake. The LifeFuels platform featured numerous SKUs like Electrolytes, Preworkout, and Immunity that rewrote what is possible with beverage concentrate manufacturing, nutritional content, flavor, and sustainable packaging. Finally, all aspects of the platform were supported by an app which tracked, recommended, and enhanced the customer experience. LifeFuels was acquired in 2021. • Executive team member: reporting directly to CEO• Team member for M&A, Series B Investment• Pitch, due diligence, and legal with multiple investment banks, Fortune 500, angel investors• Business functions and strategy: financial models, KPIs, Cap Table, wire approvals, growth• Contracts/legal for all levels of business, including: governance, supply chain, distribution channels, insurance, IP, HR, investment• Product launch in September 2019: Smart water bottle, beverage concentrate cartridges, and iOS app• Grew company to 47 FTE• Final eyes on monthly company reports to Board of Directors and Series A investor• Internal and external communications• Multiple direct and indirect reporting departmentsStrategic• Department budgets, staffing, KPIs• Beverage R&D 15+ SKUs launched• Beverage inventory management 200+ SKUs: budget,forecasting, buying, planning, GAAP compliance• Hardware inventory management: budget, forecasting,buying, planning, GAAP compliance• IP: strategy, applications, budget• Product development: research, application, pricings,sustainability, recycling• Beverage production: efficiencies, audit, food safetycompliance, quality assurance, quality control• Customer Support: systems, staff, recalls• Logistics: efficiencies, budget• Human Resources: staffing, COVID-19 Tracing, internalcompany messaging

Reston, Virginia, Us

• Executive team member: reported directly to CEO• Raise of seven-figure Series Seed, eight-figure Series A w/ Keurig Dr. Pepper• Business functions and strategy: financial models, bookkeeping, cashflow, cap table, growth• Conducted financial audit for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018• Oversaw development and implementation of bespoke manufacturing and filling equipment• Contracts for all levels of the supply chain and distribution channels• Food/Beverage compliance, recycling, and sustainability• Staffing• Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2016, 2018 and CES Innovation Honoree 2016, 2018

Reston, Virginia, Us

Strategic Operations and Partnerships Manager (Supply Chain and Partnership development) for LifeFuels; an innovative new company with a big goal: empowering people to live healthier lives by bringing nutrition and hydration up to speed with technology.• Project Management of FDA regulations for consumable foods: Labels, Supply chain ramifications, Distribution ramifications• Supply Chain: conceived, started, and managed from the ground up. Packaging Design, contracts, rela(onships, and regulations (Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA)• Human Resource: on-boarded and off-boarded 15 interns. Set up all internal company events post company launch.• Consumer Electronic Show (CES) (January 2016) Set up and led pitches with some of the largest brands, retail outlets and distributors: UnderArmour, Bed Bath and Beyond, MyFitnessPal etc. Co-wrote CES pitch script for the company.Most important takeaway: Startup life will chew you up and spit you out. Be ready to ride the roller coaster from hell. I love it, but it is NOT for everyone.

• Collaboration with Dr. Colberg (Co-Founder and the foremost expert in exercise and diabetes)• Conceived Launch strategy• In many ways a continuation of all CapabiliD LLC goals and concepts. Now, Dr. Colberg runs all business operations. Most important take away: ALWAYS work with an expert and work with the very best if you can.

• Researched and wrote “Diabetes for CPTs” which was a continuing education seminar provider for Certified Personal Trainers• Certification through American Council on Exercise (ACE), Na(onal Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Strength Professional Association (NSPA)• 10+ presentations of the seminar to Personal Training Departments in Virginia and Maryland• Built and certified online education certification program• Certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM),International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), American Council on Exercise (ACE), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)Most important takeaway: If you ask people for advice or help, most people are willing to spend the time and help you out. It really surprised me how much people were willing to help me out for free.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Facilitated health and wellness at the new Super Club in the Baltimore City area!Conducted pre-sales while site was under construction. Extensive customer service and sales experience. Multiple sales records, on site and company wide. Most important take away was that a sales team works better as an aggressive and cohesive team not a "you eat what you kill" or "dog eat dog" sales atmosphere.