Bringing passion and combined experience, insight and market knowledge to every assignment. Working with Private Equity in Europe and North America on selected acquisition targets, as an Angel Investor, Board Member, and Industry Analysts on advancing Healthcare, Fintech and Industrial software (Enterprise Asset Management and the Internet of Things). Pisgah Forest Ventures also is a full-service real estate service platform that provides landlord and tenant representation, property management, land sales, disposition, and investment sales. Combining investment in technology, the Internet of Things, and the latest advancements in techniques to advance your needs in the market.

Assisting U-Method’s success in the HealthCare Sector with proactive treatment plans related to Alzheimers and dementia. Active Board member with an emphasis on GoToMarket, technology and strategic exit planning.

Proud leader and team member of Persistent Systems which is leading digital transformation for our clients around the world. Led the $550M public company's P&L, growth, and value added software and services offerings. Expertise in Services business growth, FinTech, Healthcare, Iot, and Enterprise Asset Management.Drove year on year growth starting from entering on Persistent's worst financial year to establishing 2 successive years of market growth. Created $200M in pipeline, growing revenue nearly $100M. Upon my exit Persistent had approximately 2X stock price and subsequent market value improvement. This included extensive work with market analysts in the US and India, extensive time with the Indian Press, and a continued focus on improving the output of the company at all levels. Created and extended key partnerships with Salesforce, IBM, Amazon, Appian Software, Outsystems Software, Mambu software, Partners Health and others. Created from scratch industry leading Healthcare Digital Front Door offerings and FinTech Digital Bank in a Box offerings. Executed the acquisition of leading SalesForce capabilities in Europe that established Persistent Systems as a top player in the European marketplace. Exited Persistent Systems during the Pandemic when all travel stopped to take advantage of more attractive (and travel neutral) personal career options.

As a creative leader and true utility executive can lead and manage all aspects of a P&L. In IBM Internet of Things I've worked across multiple roles as IoT has risen in revenue and profit for IBM. Created the IoT Strategy and led division creation in 2013-2014, and placed as its first Executive leader when the idea was just beginning. Since then I have held roles as the IoT Division General Manager responsible for full business P&L, General Manager of IoT Offerings, Research and Design, and General Manager of WW IoT Sales.Business results have included 4 years running of positive year to year profit, market share growth and top line revenue growth as IBM has expanded its "billion dollar" IoT software portfolio from traditional base IoT offerings into new markets and clients. Client growth of over 1500 new logos the past 2 years, and growth of over 750 new Software as a Service (Saas) enterprise clients during the same time period. As the GM of Market Offerings R&D and later as the GM of WW Sales I designed and executed the switch of the business from a traditional on premise software business to a blended hybrid cloud business with strong client and revenue results. Pioneered new business models across IBM Maximo, IBM Continuous Engineering, the IBM IoT Platform and new IoT AI and Analytics solutions that include: Software client transition from On Premise software to Saas, Blockchain enabled usage of services, Artificial Intelligence as the next step beyond data analytics, and new sweeping methods for driving sales pipeline and opportunity identification world wide.Created a divisional culture and business of partnerships to foster market share growth and innovation with multi-dimensional Industry leaders such as HCl, Persistent Systems, CapGemini, Siemens, Samsung, TI, Harman, Arrow, ARM, Cisco and others ...

Leader of three thousand business strategy leaders, offering leaders, and R&D personnel responsible for designing and creating the next generation of IT Service Management software. This included managing the IBM Maximo, Tivoli and Storage Management brands through 2 years of successful growth.

Creating Software solutions across the 18 Industries in the world with a focus on Finance, Banking, Smart Cities and Industrial Sector solutions managing over 5000 Offering Managers, Business Analysts and Engineers. Responsible for IBM acquisitions market success of I2 and Curam Software.IBM buys Curam: www.ibm.com/curamsoftwareIBM buys I2: www.ibm.com/software/industry/i2software/

Ran IBM's new WW Industry Solutions division, engineering and product management team. Included P&L responsibilities for all of IBM's Smart City Software where we launched initiatives focused on community value in the form of new partnerships and client engagements. Managed 3500 software engineers and product managers around the world.Smart City projects here:IBM and Miami Dolphins: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2qErS7f17YIBM and our Strategy: http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/29/ibm-city-operating-system/IBM & Partners: http://gigaom.com/2011/03/02/ibm-cisco-microsoft-plan-green-cloud-cities/IBM and Davao: http://technology.inquirer.net/15343/ibm-helps-transform-davao-into-intelligent-cityIBM and Southbend: www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/38153.wssIBM & Smart Cities YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTacVvrQoac&feature=youtu.be

Responsible for the IBM Tivoli software product strategy, composition, investment and Go-To-Market. Led IBM Service Management solutions know as Tivoli Software to double digit revenue and consistent profit, taking both market share and opening new streams of revenue. Business leader behind the acquisition of MRO Software (now IBM Maximo software), Micromuse, and Candle corporations.