I have a long track record of recruiting highly specialized teams, and inspiring them to act in concert toward business goals to create immediate impact, produce results, and fuel growth. I believe “leaders eat last” and that mutual trust is the cornerstone of effective organizations. Organizational culture must co-exist with technical acumen.BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGYEver since my early days as a self-taught teenage developer I’ve been fortunate to experience a wide variety of technologies & methodologies over a 30+ year career.I found my calling by combining my technical background with a solid foundation of business strategy, finances, and innovation. I excel at applying technology in a meaningful, appropriate, result-oriented manner. Equally important, I am at ease in discussing with executives and investors the “how” behind the technology as well as the “why" behind the projects.SERIAL SUCCESSMore businessman than entrepreneur, I have started, grown and sold two companies and acted as CTO to many other startups and new ventures. I have a history of evaluating and identifying emerging technologies that can fuel commercial success, and helping craft an appropriate strategy for innovation. When engaging with clients and teams I aim to become a trusted business and technology adviser. I crafted an internal seed-stage investment program to provide seed capital to promising startups. By aligning financial incentives with our founder-clients, we were able to quickly build trust, achieve goals faster, and attract additional investments. AREAS OF EXPERTISE- Building and leading international and remote teams- Evaluating, performing due diligence and investing in tech-centric ventures- Software product design and development- Program, project and change management- Technology architecture, design and implementation- Healthcare IT, payment processing, and real estate systems- Business intelligence/dashboard development