Dave brings years of business leadership, technology and marketing experience to Red Telescope Ventures. He fuses his early experience in network engineering with years of international business leadership. Dave has led the deployment of cutting edge voice, data and video technology solutions at multiple Olympic Games, managed international business development teams and activated global marketing campaigns for some of the world's largest and most innovative companies.

Taught a graduate course entitled "Solving Global Challenges, Multistakeholder Solutions." Students learned through a series of international affairs challenges with a multidisciplinary lens. Students were encouraged to draw on insights from business, government, civil society, and media. Topics included international sports programs like the Olympic Games, disaster relief, cybersecurity and political leadership transitions.

Led and managed the Avaya Global Demo Program, Executive Briefing Centers, and the Olympic Games Official Supplier Sponsorship for Sochi 2014.

Built and managed Avaya's Olympic Games and Corporate sponsorships business. Led all aspects of business development, sales, marketing, and deployment operations for Avaya's Official Supplier Sponsorships of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, and Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

Managed the business operations of the CEO's office and the executive cabinet. Worked directly with the CEO and business leaders to prioritize corporate activities, research special projects and coordinate with business leaders on key programs including M&A activities.

Engineered and sold cellular wireless (CDMA & GSM) and data networking infrastructure to mobile phone carriers across the US and internationally. Crafted technical solutions, sales proposals and revenue forecasts. Managed competitive RFP processes and supply chain forecasting. Grew a $75 million annual sales quota and regularly exceeded targets. Achieved Circle of Excellence award for top 5% sales performance in the company.