Provide services in the areas of strategic direction for website and sales and marketing systems and materials for high-technology companies entering the U.S. market.Representative ProjectsProvided strategic direction for technical e-books focused on business intelligence (BI) for mid-tier high technology companies in the U.S. Supported an Icelandic medical-device company marketing its fish-skin-based wound-treatment products in the States. Adapted technical materials from a major Japanese semiconductor company for marketing purposes in the States. Provided strategic direction for the U.S.-facing website for an Australian company that markets an SaaS platform for product renewals and lifecycle management.

Founded and managed a project management consultancy for private and public-sector construction projects in California. Developed and utilized online construction management technology to centralize information and reduce decision-making time. Representative ProjectsPelican Hill Resort, Newport Beach, CaliforniaIT ManagerCreated IT infrastructure for 100+ users to reduce decision making time by up to 90%Managed online system for architects, contractors and engineers during 30-month construction phase of luxury, Orange County resort hotel and golf clubhouse amenities Created archival system to electronically recall thousands of technical documents and filesNative American Gaming & Hospitality Facilities IT ManagerManaged online systems to automate paper-driven systems for casino and hospitality projects in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State. Crystal Springs Uplands School – Underground GymnasiumProject ManagerManaged environmental permitting, capital budgeting and construction of private school gymnasium built partially underground to resolve environmental concerns Managed online system to accelerate construction completion for school’s academic calendar.San Francisco Zoological Society Project ConsultantManaged resources and staffing for a distressed capital improvement program. Achieved timely completion of exhibit and public amenities for Grand Opening. San Francisco Peninsula Not-for-profits Program Manager - Directed planning, design and construction services, including contract negotiation, for such projects as: Rosener House, new adult, day-care center for the Peninsula Volunteers, Menlo Park; Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School – Middle School, Palo Alto;McNeil Family Clubhouse and Moldaw Zaffaroni Clubhouse, Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula.

Program manager in the San Jose, California, office of CH2M HILL, now part of Jacobs, an international engineering design and construction management firm engaged in public sector infrastructure projects including water supply and treatment.Representative ProjectsSan Jose Redevelopment Agency –Marketed and managed professional services for capital building projects including San Jose Fairmont Hotel, Knight Ridder office tower and San Jose Museum of Art.Stanford University, Palo Alto, CaliforniaManaged capital budgeting for new Graduate School of Business $16 Million Littlefield Faculty Center. Managed planning and design of building with Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects of NY City.

Developed program for marketing the New Zealand’s base-isolation technology for earthquake-resistant buildings to the U.S. design and construction industries. Marketed the technology to key decision makers by identifying stakeholders with the greatest incentives to seismically strengthen buildings.Identified and coordinated leading seismic engineering experts to teach seminar sessions.