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ABD Ventures' goal is to increase the diversity of startup companies' capitalization tables by facilitating access to private equity opportunities for people of color. We emphasize investing at the seed level or earlier.

United States

Sole Bounty LLC is a service-based company that specializes in employing a DTC model to import and export items while also conducting B2B transactions.

Hong Kong

- Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners and sponsors; discovering and exploring opportunities.- Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.- Responsible for the overall management of all strategic and operational Marketing and Customer Relationship activities

Hong Kong

- Building new customer base in the APAC region- Researching where new customers "live" (geographically and buying mindset) as well as the most efficient way to reach them- Building and leveraging relationships to facilitate new opportunities with client properties and potential investors

Greater San Diego Area

• Managed IT needs for the U.S. Army Virtual Family Readiness Group Program.• Worked in a Scrum environment as a Product Owner by: - Worked with the Customer to determine high priority needs - Managed all stake holders - Coordinated product launches - Populated Product Backlog with stories determined by Customer needs

Greater San Diego Area

Created and maintained software and hardware project schedules for the Integrated Operative Solutions Department. Worked with the software team in a Scrum environment as a Scrum Master by: - Facilitated daily standup meetings - Removed obstacles that affected the team -Walked Product Owner and other stakeholders through technical user stories and received acceptance signoff - Created a more collaborative environment between the Product Owner and Scrum teamLead clinical evaluation logistics for product launches (tracking operating room computer hardware, scheduling, evaluation metrics, etc.).

Greater San Diego Area

• Managed web applications for Army OneSource web portal• Managed Military Spouse Employment Partnership web site transition• Managed IT aspect of the U.S. Army Chaplains Strong Bonds program*Requested to complete project per client since we established long standing and strong relationship post acquisition of DefenseWeb Technologies

San Diego

• Managed high visibility project to support the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program (www.msepjobs.com) that was announced by the White House.• Independently managed multiple web software development projects with revenue values up to $5M.• Responsible for the administrative/operational leadership of a project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager, Department Manager and customer.• Actively listened to identify clients’ active needs, secure requirements directly “translate” the key deliverables.• Identified key project stakeholders and manage expectations.• Created and maintain project schedules and plans.• Facilitated project meetings, tracking, analysis, adherence to quality standards and budget, manage internal and external resources, review of project deliverables, change control, and status reporting. • Provided single point-of-contact support for all stakeholders—clients, management, and project staff—throughout the entire project.• Provided in person training and customer briefings as needed.• Prepared reports for upper management regarding status of project.• Responsible for creating and approving marketing and promotions materials.• Demonstrated ability to apply various PM methodologies and tools as required and mentored other Project Managers.• Frequently communicated with internal staff, external customers, and vendors.• Championed and sold the project to subordinates and other stakeholders.

• Independently managed multiple web software development projects with revenue values of $500k to $2M.• Participated in recruitment, interviews, and assist in performance reviews to support career progression of staff.• Developed the project concept and plan, facilitated project meetings, tracking, analysis, adherence to quality standards and budget, managed internal and external resources, reviewed of project deliverables, change control, and status reporting.• Reported to the Department VP, responsible for the overall management of specific task orders and insured that the technical solutions and schedules in the task orders are implemented in a timely manner.• Met monthly with Department VP, CFO and COO to discuss projects Estimate to Complete (ETCs) and Profit and Loss objectives.• Responsible for managing all aspects of the client relationship including defining client's business needs and requirements, presenting new ideas for future development, translating client needs to engineering requirements and ensuring client satisfaction.• Built client relationships and help increase recurring client contracts from below $100K in 2003 to over $10M in 2009.• Managed financial aspects for Firm Fixed Price contracts for Department of Defense and private industry clients.• Supervised development and support teams consisting of software engineers, instructional designers, graphic designers, technical writers, flash/HTML developers, customer support representatives, as well as Quality Assurance/Configuration Management resources.• Developed new and recurring contract proposals.• Conducted presentations, demonstrations and end user training for the customer.