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Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

As Co-Founder & CEO of VestMap, Saas for real estate development & acquisitions, I brought our V1 & V2 products to market, leading marketing, sales, engineering, product, & fundraising efforts.Since raising our pre-seed round in 2022, VestMap has acquired an impressive roster of companies including Mobius Capital Partners ($10B AUM), Seven West Capital ($7B developed, 15,000 units built) and Alterra Property Group ($1B+ developed, manages 2,000+ units).

As VP of Marketing at Authentic Audience, I was responsible for the strategy and technical implementation of paid media campaigns for our clients as well as day-to-day operations of the business.Oversaw the agency’s growth to 15+ employees and contractors serving a global client base as of 2024.

Milan, Lombardy, It

Established marketing & GTM efforts in North America and generated first NA revenue from Fortune 100 FinServ accounts. iGenius allows enterprises to deploy intelligent, conversational analytics with 100% accuracy.By owning the full stack from data warehouse to analytics output, iGenius deploys best-in-class AI solutions in sensitive industries like finance, healthcare, and banking.

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At Cloud Engines Inc. (raised $40MM from Softbank, Foundry Group and others) as VP of Business Development I oversaw planning and executing end-to-end partnership marketing and product launch initiatives in the SMB cloud storage space.Closed partnership deals totaling over $15MM with HP, Sprint, Best Buy, Office Depot/Max, Yahoo! Japan, Bouygues Telecom and others.Worked closely with VP Marketing & C-level executives to deliver mission-critical projects, products & launches.

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Generated over $1MM in incremental ARR by implementing our cross-channel marketing automation including emails, web overlays, rich push notifications and client-based messaging.Responsible for running an Agile development team of 7 engineers developing an end-to-end cloud services technology stack including object-based storage management, OSX, Windows, Android and iOS.Conceptualized, developed and launched Safeplug, a revolutionary internet safety device that was featured in Bloomberg, Engadget, Gigaom, Venturebeat, Uncrate, Popular Mechanics and others. Project lead for the team that developed the technology that powers the HP Officejet® 8040 with NEAT® integration that has sold millions of units at Office Depot, Staples and Best Buy. Led a team of 8 engineers and was responsible for negotiating project scope, day-to-day management and delivering the finished product.

Collection, cataloging and photographing of plant specimens for biological researchSpreadsheet analysis

Channel redesign including logos, background design, video categorization and organizationProduce market research reports on competitor's products

Oversaw daily operations of a recreational sailing and windsurfing club located in Berkeley, California

Organize, teach and lead SCUBA diving students in classroom, pool and open water sessions

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Economics

Advanced French Language Certificate, French Language And Literature

Economics

French Language And Literature

Intermediate French Language Certificate, French Language And Literature

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program