Founder, Chairman & Chief Operating Officer
Catapult Acquisition Corp Dba Velocit
Catapult Acquisition Corp was founded to acquire, grow and sell as a Secured Managed Service Provider delivering a unique managed service delivery model that builds trust. Services include IT leadership, security, infrastructure and end-user support. Catapult was sold to CISO Global in July of 2021.• Founder of Catapult, recruited the board, identified investors and secured an SBA loan to fund the business.• Instrumental in developing a five year business plan.• Led the acquisition and negotiations of Dynamic Strategies, Inc. (DSI), an 18-year old Cranbury-based corporation.• Instrumental in negotiations and selling Catapult to a public company CISO Global as a testament to my deal-making ability to build trust and drive results.• As the Chief Operating Officer at VelocIT, I served on the Executive Committee, setting strategic direction and handling all financial, operational, and HR aspects of the company. With my leadership, we were able to improve EBITDA by 30% ($1.5M) in 18 months.• Branded Catapult as VelocIT in 2018 and as a result, sales growth increased from 6% to 20% per year.• Integrated a Philippines team of IT analysts to offer greater services to existing customers and improve product offering.• Led the development and execution of investment strategies for Catapult Acquisition Corp investing in and acquiring businesses in Information Technology demonstrating a keen eye for profitable ventures.• Delivery of Leadership services to customers providing SMB customers with Business Roadmaps by analyzing budget, vendors, staff, and technology as the deliverable. • Finance staff reduced 1/3 by implementing new ERP cloud system with Artificial Intelligence (AI).• Established Catapult's goal of providing unmatched Information Technology & Security services to the SMB market.