An engaged professional. Cultivating opportunities to grow my business knowledge and focus academic curiosity. Highly creative and resilient. Motivated to lead dynamic teams generating ideas and converting them into formats of use in the marketplace and society.Academic/Business Nexus, New Markets, Executive Management, Contracts, Compliance, Environmental, Quality, Sales, Business Strategy Implementation, Software Development, R&D Team Leadership.Key Accomplishments: Business—Founder of dynamic and growing consulting firm, Co-Founder of business software company; Due diligence lead, on behalf of seller, for $250M business sale to Fortune 100 entity; Lead negotiator on complex sales transaction for the sale of privately held software company that helped both parties avoid litigation; Responsible for achieving, maintaining, and growing annual sales revenue beyond $1M over 20+ year period (Freer and ESA); Developed original concept for business software application in use today; Multiple implementations of management systems for certification to international standards in several sectors; Design and installation of industrial waste & stormwater treatment systems. Academia— university press book in preparation; Visiting Scholar; Research Affiliate in Nuclear Engineering; Mentor for UW startups; Lead author of chemical processing engineering history for US Department of Energy; Keynote Speaker at International Conferences, Invited Guest Lecturer and Panelist at Universities. Board—Key participant in Transition Committee responsible for hiring new Director to succeed founder after 25 year tenure. Engagement and Philanthropy—Active with select high quality organizations; high school baseball coach.