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Concord, MA, US

San Francisco, California, US

Burkland gives startups a solid foundation to grow with confidence. Our fractional CFOs, accountants, HR advisors, and tax experts offer strategic guidance to ease a company’s growing pains and provide the financial insight and operational processes to scale. We provide the expertise that makes economic sense ranging from Pre-Seed to Series C. Burkland.

Boston, MA, US

Crosstek is an international clean technology company that has commercialized the next generation of water filtration membranes for public drinking water plants and for industrial water reuse and reclamation. The company’s polymeric coatings and ceramic technologies safeguard the environment against the toughest water treatment problems with high purity.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

Stratuscent is an artificial intelligence (AI) and complex chemical sensing company that has developed an electronic nose. Using cloud computing and company developed chemical sensing arrays, Stratuscents’s solution can detect, digitize and identify complex scents in everyday environments. The digitization of the fifth human sense has applications in a.

Providing business expertise on c-level leadership and consulting engagements. Retained as full time Chief Executive Officer of privately-held capital management company and investment arm of family office focused on commercial real estate, energy and technology. Managed investment portfolio, sourced and oversaw new deals, and formulated financial analysis.

• #1 company for consumer software and web-based SaaS solutions for low vision and blind computer users with 45% international sales. Company was acquired by PE firm in 2016, as part of roll-up of synergistic companies.
• Maintained #1 market position worldwide achieving 85% market share.
• Achieved 89% gross margins and 30% EBITDA in core business.
• Diversified mature product into a multiplatform product and service suite and translated products into 23 languages, expanding into 40+ countries and created a transformative web-based B2B SaaS product line with.
• Strengthened network of 300+ resellers worldwide; doubled direct sales, instituted data-driven decision making and achieved #1 customer satisfaction reputation.
• Initiated and executed 2016 sale of company

Interim c-level management; Business and product line strategy; Fund raising and financial modelling.Engagements in Web, telecommunications and investment bankingAdvised CEO of German-based web start-up focused on internet TV, web media and social networking; served as Interim President and CFO of air taxi company flying commuter planes. Worked with.

US

• Wireless data and voice start-up with 68 employees, with customers in energy, transportation and telemetry industries, as well as military contracts for remote battlefield communications.Built and ran wireless start-up.
• Propelled company valuation from $21M to $109M.
• Raised $16M in equity and $50M in debt financing.
• Formulating all financial models, sensitivity analyses, budgeting and financial controls; created company stock option program.
• Led cross-departmental teams to design, test, commercially deploy 24x7 wireless network, and win military contracts.
• Built marketing and sales organization; crafted marketing plans; conducted customer and industry research; and designed product roadmaps, pricing, channel programs, competitive positioning, etc.

Tewksbury, MA, US

• Internet networking and content distribution start-up that grew from one to 260 employees in the US, Europe and Asia.Partnered with European entrepreneur to establish US operations and received promotion to President.
• Drove business strategy that achieved liquidity (AMEX) and delivered 450x ROI for investors with peak valuation of $4.5B.
• Propelled sales from zero to $30M in contracts with offices in UK, Germany and Japan.
• Raised multiple rounds of financing totaling $700M; Executed acquisition of technology company; built strategic partnerships and attracted investments from HP and Exodus – the world's #1 hosting company.
• Recruited Wall Street-recognizable CEO from IBM in preparation for IPO.SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, QUALITY ENGINEERING AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, (2000 – 2001)CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | VICE PRESIDENT NETWORK.

• Start-up consumer electronics company acquired by GemStar in 1996 with technology subsequently integrated into millions of TV setsDirected marketing strategy and execution for start-up pioneer in on-screen television.
• Spearheaded product launch into 5,000 big box retail stores nationwide. Orchestrated $6M/quarter brand awareness program spanning TV, radio, print and direct response advertising; served as representative on news shows.

Santa Clara, California, US

Mba

Msee/Cs, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

High School Diploma

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