Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with 20+ years of experience overseeing product development in emerging areas—success in co-founding an Information Technology corporation specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based enhanced fitness analytics. Record of achievement in closing (AI) business opportunities across business segments, including Government (Navy), Telecommunications (mobile solutions) Life Sciences (AI-based motion analytics tools), Manufacturing, Travel and Transport, Aviation and Aerospace, Hospitality, Automotive (Location-Based Services), Banking and Financial Services—with total contract values (TCV) exceeding $200MM as the Global Vice President, Chief Technologist, Vice President of Systems, and Chief Software Architect of seven enterprise companies. Highly skilled in forging relationships with executive stakeholders, decision-makers, customers, startup advisory teams, product investors, and staff. Industry expert in high-performance computing, business transformation, neural networks, machine/deep learning, and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Adept in building, growing, and retaining interdisciplinary and international teams of up to 800 full-time employees (FTEs) across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Proficient in English and German with some proficiency in Spanish, Russian, and French.