Key Achievements:• Co-founded the Global Training Initiative (GTI) at NC State University (NCSU).• Built GTI from $0 to more than $1 million in annual revenues with only $50K in investment by NCSU resulting in a local economic impact of $34.7 million after 10 years.• Built GTI from 1.5 employees to 10 full-time and 15 part-time employees.• Co-led team to create VR and AI tools for training professionals in global skills competency.• Taught courses on Entrepreneurial Thinking (EI 201) and Global Entrepreneurship (EI 331).• Developed and taught course on US Culture and Higher Education (GTI 401; taught 350+ students over 12 years).• Developed marketing, global business plan, and maintained hundreds of contracts with partner institutions and businesses worldwide promoting NCSU programs resulting in 200+ professional programs and thousands of students coming to NCSU.• Identified, applied for, and secured sources of income (e.g., grants, contracts, tuition/fees, etc.,) resulting in consistent economic viability of GTI.• Directed admissions for NCSU’s GTI certificate programs resulting in 400 students participating over 12 years.• Developed partnerships with faculty and staff in all 10 colleges at NCSU.

• Built teams in a variety of start-up environments for many years.• Successfully hired, managed and trained over 40 employees in variety of settings.• Recognized for outstanding leadership in the areas of strategic thinking and planning, value creation, budgeting, and resourcefulness and tenacity with constrained resources.• Developed strategies for innovation and growth in multiple organizations in multiple countries.• Raised over $650,000 for non-profit organization; trained staff in fund development.• Established new liaison office in Turkey for an American company to source parts.