At Fivetran, our mission is to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. Fivetran helps enterprises modernize their data stack & accelerate a data-first culture by powering their data platforms through easy-to-use, automated ELT data pipelines. As the leader in automated data integration, Fivetran delivers ready-to-use connectors that automatically adapt as schemas and APIs change, ensuring consistent, reliable access to data. Fivetran improves the accuracy of data-driven decisions by continuously synchronizing data from source applications & databases to any destination, allowing analysts to work with the freshest possible data.

XReps delivers Extended Reality (XR) training & gaming products aimed at democratizing access to elite football training for youth, transforming quarterback training and evaluation at all levels of football, and providing unique experiences to football fans worldwide. This is accomplished via XReps’ patented XR platform.

Built for the speed of US Special Forces and the scale of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Coolfire is pioneering next-generation workstream collaboration software to enhance real-time event awareness, control, and response. By eliminating the barriers between operational teams and data, Coolfire empowers people to make better decisions faster. Connected teams see events as they happen, access highly organized workspaces with critical event data, and allow the assigned team to coordinate a response. By integrating cross-functional teams, assets, and event data into a common operational picture, organizations can orchestrate tasks, people and resources with greater visibility before, during and after the event.Coolfire is a Enterprise Rent-A-Car funded startup delivering next gen workstream collaboration solutions to enterprise and public sector markets. During my time there, I helped develop the partner ecosystem and product strategy. Solutions encompassed diverse use cases from field service to smart cities to virtual border wall technology to innovative applications of computer vision and facial recognition.

At Synetic Technologies, I worked with Enterprise IT Leaders and Executives to develop custom IT Asset Disposition programs which recover value, prevent data breaches, help their organizations comply with regulations, limit corporate liability, protect the environment, and give back to the community. During my time at Synetic, I relished the opportunity to make a positive impact on the world while protecting and building relationships within some of the Midwest's best known brands.

NUBiiS was an Omaha-based startup that consulted with Enterprise IT Leaders on Cloud, Co-location, Connectivity, Security, and SaaS solutions via a vendor-agnostic approach. During my time at NUBiiS, I was blessed to get deeply engaged with the Kansas City technology community. I nurtured partnerships with sales and marketing leaders at leading companies in technology including Data Centers, SaaS Providers, Carriers, and large Technology Integrators. I also raised awareness of the NUBiiS brand through strategic PR and marketing efforts which included engaging with local media, technology organizations, and serving on the Advisory Board of the KC Tech Council. Kansas City became the company's top market prior to its acquisition.

Vodaplex was a startup that recruited me to manage strategic planning and new business development for Telecom, SaaS and Wireless products. We sold primarily through a nationwide network of agent partners. I utilized leading-edge marketing and sales methods, including an in-house developed Marketing Automation platform (there was no Hubspot then!) instrumental in generating 19K+ 4G Wireless activations in 15 months, and securing partnership contracts with major players in the telecommunications and SaaS space.

Fonality is an Intel-funded company with which I played an integral role in building their channel sales organization. I was involved directly in the launch of new software products and innovative cloud-based Unified Communications solutions. The position consisted of a combination of new partner recruitment, major account management, and strategic business development initiatives. I had the opportunity to work with great channel partners all over the world, and strategize with them to execute successful marketing and sales campaigns. I also was responsible for training sales teams, growing mindshare among top sales reps within partner organizations, and joining partners on joint calls to help close key deals.Fonality was acquired by NetFortris.

Nuvio, an early Cloud pioneer, was my first opportunity to lead sales in a startup organization. I was recruited by the former CEO of Atipa to bring another emerging technology to market that competed against legacy solutions from large, established telecommunications companies. Our technology delivered cloud-based Hosted VoIP & Collaboration solutions to customers before most people had even heard of "Cloud" or "SaaS." I developed the company's channel sales and marketing strategy, then executed on that strategy building the firm from $0 in revenue to cash flow positive. I wore many hats in the company, playing a key role in structuring operations for Marketing, PR, Product Development, Documentation, CRM, Channel Partner Training & Enablement, Reporting and Customer Service, as well as creation of product/partner websites.Nuvio reached over $3M in ARR after only 2.5 years of existence, and established itself as an early leader in what is now called the UCaaS space.

At Equus, I developed reseller relationships with Technology Solution Providers throughout the Midwest. The position required Executive-level selling based on value and operational savings. I was the top producer of new business development during my time with Equus. I also received an Award as Top Account Manager in October 2002, March 2003, and August 2003, with total sales exceeding $800k during those 3 months alone.

Atipa was a great experience in learning how to rapidly grow a tech startup. Learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. We raised $40 million in Venture Capital, and grew from 5 to over 100 employees in a 2 year period. As the Linux market began to take off, Atipa offered a disruptive, open-source based alternative to pricey & proprietary Supercomputers of the time. We leveraged the power of many inexpensive individual servers networked together...aka High Performance Computing clusters. Today, clusters are the norm in supercomputing and cloud computing, but at the time, it was a new approach. Atipa's systems were used to crunch data to find solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. While I started off managing all marketing efforts in the company's infancy, as we grew, I was involved with hiring our VP of Marketing, a former Sprint Executive, from whom I learned a great deal. I wore many hats in the Marketing Department at Atipa. I managed the company's tradeshow and advertising programs worldwide. I developed sales and marketing collateral. I wrote case studies with key clients such as Motorola. I played an integral role in establishing Atipa as a leader in the High Performance Computing / Big Data industry which helped the company land such clients as Jet Propulsion Laboratories, NASA, Los Alamos, and DreamWorks.While we didn't reach our goal of an IPO after the dot com crash, and the company was sold off, I'm proud to say Atipa still exists 20 years later.

In a technical position at TTI, I grew my logic, troubleshooting, and reasoning skills immensely. These skills serve me to this day.I built computers. I installed computer networks. I troubleshot and fixed virtually any computer or network issue that can be experienced. I delivered innovative solutions to increase productivity and the bottom line for customers. I also received a CompTIA A+ Certification. I joined as employee number 3 while simultaneously attending college, and the company grew to a point where I was managing multiple computer technicians who manufactured built to order PCs/servers, performed computer repairs/upgrades, and installed/supported computer networks based on Novell and Microsoft solutions. The largest project I was involved with was installing a computer network that tied together an entire school district in Southwest Missouri.