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I help mid/late-career professionals in business and technology get their dream job and earn at least 20% more in 90 days or less.

- Career coaching, interview coaching, personal branding & marketing, job search strategy- Executive and leadership coaching to help leaders build successful businesses and teams- Transition coaching for sabbaticals, job change, promotion, and retirement

- After 20+ years of a successful and fulfilling career, I took an intentional break to rejuvenate and re-define myself. Best decision ever.- Realized that my passion - and the key to my past successes - is helping people identify their values, realize their dreams and goals, and achieve their full potential. Added skills to my professional toolkit by completing coaching training at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI).- Sabbatical adventures: Recorded two albums with my band and saw several musical heroes in concert (Elvis Costello, Billy Cobham, The Who, Bob Dylan, U2). Traveled in the US, Mexico, Japan, and Indonesia, sailed in the Caribbean, and hiked in Norway. Attended yoga retreats and a yoga teacher training program. Remodeled and landscaped my home. Started a men’s group. Volunteered with formerly imprisoned people. Hired a career coach.

Cupertino, California, Us

- Cultivated and managed Apple’s strategic partnerships with top-tier companies in consumer and enterprise software, social networking, and lifestyle/entertainment, including Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Foursquare, Snapchat, and Nextdoor.- Helped partners maximize their presence in the Apple ecosystem through insightful guidance around business strategy, product vision, and UI/UX design. - Mentored smaller companies early in their development cycle and saw several of them turn into successful businesses or become acquired. - Evangelized technologies across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, ensuring Apple’s new hardware products and software features were supported by third-party app developers at launch.- Navigated complex business and technical issues in partnerships with grace and diplomacy.- Excellent collaborator and team player. Maintained superb relationships with all cross-functional Apple partners including Product Marketing, Marcom, Engineering, PR, HR, and Legal.- Expert communicator. Rock-steady under pressure.

Cupertino, California, Us

- Successfully implemented initiatives including movie rentals and TV rentals.- Supported the iTunes executive team with analysis, financial modeling, and evaluation of new business models and product offerings in the movie, TV, and e-book markets.- Crafted and presented quarterly business reviews to movie studios and TV networks at the senior executive level.- Led a team that measured and tracked performance of the video business unit, including new initiatives like movie rentals, Digital Copy, and the introduction of high definition movies and TV.- Conducted customer research around iTunes products in order to enhance product offerings.- Expert at simplifying complex business problems and presenting to key stakeholders.

Cupertino, California, Us

- Managed the business relationship between Apple and Sony BMG, a major music label.- Successfully implemented initiatives including the Complete My Album feature, custom ringtones, and merging the Sony and BMG music catalogs.- Crafted and presented quarterly business reviews at the senior executive level.- Juggled dozens of initiatives through effective project management.

- Drove the vision and product design for the legal Napster that launched in October 2003.- Launched a co-branded portable MP3 player with Samsung after successfully managing a multi-company, dual-continent development and production effort.- Designed Napster’s portable subscription Napster To Go which launched in February 2005. - Created and led Napster’s portable device compatibility program, certifying 50+ MP3 players.- Designed, sourced, and managed the development of a flash MP3 player used for customer acquisition programs that were deployed and nationally advertised on TV, in print, and online.- Excelled at executing in an unstructured, ambiguous environment and building trust between a parent company and members of an acquired team.

- First hire by CEO to lead strategic initiatives for this digital media spin-off from Adaptec.- Negotiated deal with the Pressplay music subscription service (a Sony Music and Universal Music joint venture) to integrate and monetize CD burning, resulting in the world’s first online music service to feature CD burning. Managed technology integration and co-marketing activities.- Defined Roxio’s digital media strategy, evaluated partnership and acquisition targets, and ultimately recommended the acquisition of Pressplay to facilitate Roxio’s move to online music.- Managed technology and co-marketing partnerships with Microsoft, Intel, and Sony.- Expert at managing and delivering voluminous projects for C-suite executives.- Established relationships and built trust with domestic and international partners.

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Assessed and recommended market-entry options for new product categories and technologies.

Dublin 2, Ie

Extensive on-site project experience with diverse clients, including FedEx (redesigned their billing and revenue cycle solutions), CVS (helped them double the number of new stores they opened annually), and Boston Scientific Corporation (re-engineered their supply chain).

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Assessed market feasibility and recommended introducing new product category to the U.S. marketplace for Boral, an Australian construction material company.

Performed and recorded with several music groups as a drummer/percussionist. Taught drumming privately and at a local music school.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

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