After analyzing the problem of fogging goggles and searching for relevant intellectual property, invented the core technology for the Abom Goggles. Proceeded with developing a patent portfolio to protect the IP. Next step to build an organization that could carry Abom to a successful exit. Selected and hired our CFO. Interviewed and hired law firm for our corporate matters. Engaged an accounting firm for tax strategies and filings. Reviewed and completed papers for our Reg. D securities… Show more After analyzing the problem of fogging goggles and searching for relevant intellectual property, invented the core technology for the Abom Goggles. Proceeded with developing a patent portfolio to protect the IP. Next step to build an organization that could carry Abom to a successful exit. Selected and hired our CFO. Interviewed and hired law firm for our corporate matters. Engaged an accounting firm for tax strategies and filings. Reviewed and completed papers for our Reg. D securities transactions. Decided to outsource most of the major players in the design/engineering/manufacturing side. Interviewed, selected, and managed our Industrial Design team. Completed our first prototype and tested with successful results. Hired Chief Technical Officer to offload some engineering responsibilities and to accelerate development of the next generation products. Negotiated contracts with suppliers.Decided to outsource Branding/marketing/public relations/sales force. Engaged marketing and branding agency to produce our goggle brand. Developed a strategy to include technology as an ingredient brand – Klair™. Hired our public relations firm. Produced our initial Kickstarter campaign. Completion of Brand Foundation work for Abom, Inc. including 18 trademark applications. In preparation for our product launch, oversight of trade show booth construction, packaging, marking materials, media placement, social media, website development, photo shoots, video shoots, collateral for show, contracts with dealers, domestic and international pricing for both dealers and distributors.Meanwhile making new connections and negotiating with potential licensing partners in other vertical markets such as swim and dive products, military, medical, and industrial applications, as well as other sport verticals that don’t conflict with our ski/snowboard product lines.Visit our website at www.abom.com. Show less

A wholly owned subsidiary of Abom, Inc., Abominable Labs, LLC is a holding company for Abom's intellectual property. Currently 3 patents issued, 25 applications pending, anticipate six more patent applications by the fall of 2015.

Develop and implement strategies to increase revenues for existing accounts. Sell into existing accounts to improve their ability to benefit from firm services. Develop and manage marketing efforts to establish new accounts. Assist with drafting patent applications and drawings. Provide business leadership and management services to the law firm. Consult on legal matters, including transactional and litigation-related matters. Provide with contract engineering services for product development… Show more Develop and implement strategies to increase revenues for existing accounts. Sell into existing accounts to improve their ability to benefit from firm services. Develop and manage marketing efforts to establish new accounts. Assist with drafting patent applications and drawings. Provide business leadership and management services to the law firm. Consult on legal matters, including transactional and litigation-related matters. Provide with contract engineering services for product development efforts for clients. Service, maintain and develop where needed all IT applications for the law firm, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Exchange Server, Bookkeeping, Marketing, Time Keeping, Docketing and Conflicts systems. Show less

Analyze laboratory data acquisition processes and develop interfaces to log data into 12 TB SQL database. Database access improved laboratory efficiency by eliminating repetitive test procedures. Managed a group of interns to convert data from lab books into database. Worked with IT department to streamline systems and to formalize processes. Worked directly with President and CEO to reorganize IT department to improve communication between company divisions and to implement a formal… Show more Analyze laboratory data acquisition processes and develop interfaces to log data into 12 TB SQL database. Database access improved laboratory efficiency by eliminating repetitive test procedures. Managed a group of interns to convert data from lab books into database. Worked with IT department to streamline systems and to formalize processes. Worked directly with President and CEO to reorganize IT department to improve communication between company divisions and to implement a formal organization-wide disaster recovery plan. Made recommendations to create a Chief Information Officer position. Left the company to return to the Portland area. Show less

Founded Zydigo Technologies Inc. to provide instructional design to industry leaders in the information technology fields. Zydigo quickly became a primary supplier to Hewlett-Packard, Intel and forty other technology leaders. Over the next 13 years Jack authored over 100 training courses, certification tests, and instructor guides for HP’s Printing, Networking, and Server divisions. Jack and his team of 25-30 employees rolled out these courses world-wide seeding the training for 17,000 field… Show more Founded Zydigo Technologies Inc. to provide instructional design to industry leaders in the information technology fields. Zydigo quickly became a primary supplier to Hewlett-Packard, Intel and forty other technology leaders. Over the next 13 years Jack authored over 100 training courses, certification tests, and instructor guides for HP’s Printing, Networking, and Server divisions. Jack and his team of 25-30 employees rolled out these courses world-wide seeding the training for 17,000 field service personnel. Exploring better ways to provide education, Jack pioneered the idea of creating virtual products in virtual lab environments which simulate all modes of operation of the products including failure modes as well as functioning modes. This technology was adopted by HP and Intel who incorporated the methods into in-box instructions. At its peak, over 440,000 pieces per month were shipped for a 36 month period. Jack was keynote speaker at HP’s Confidential Technology Briefing is Vail Colorado. Jack presented key technologies and discussed futures with a world=wide audience of over 4,400 industry leaders. Show less

Co-Founded to provide an eFinance infrastructure to integrate financial data, information and services. These solutions are still in use by financial institutions, investment advisers, and portals to create new business opportunities and enhance existing customer relationships through Open Finance. Our hosted technology solution connects a broad array of financial products, services and applications in a seamless platform enabling financial service providers to link their customers to a wide… Show more Co-Founded to provide an eFinance infrastructure to integrate financial data, information and services. These solutions are still in use by financial institutions, investment advisers, and portals to create new business opportunities and enhance existing customer relationships through Open Finance. Our hosted technology solution connects a broad array of financial products, services and applications in a seamless platform enabling financial service providers to link their customers to a wide range of personal financial information and customized content and to facilitate collaboration with their trusted advisers. StatiaFX grew from one employee to 120 employees most of which were direct reports to the CTO. Show less

Developed a strategy to update a chain of 28 retails stores from paper management systems to full online system. Automated central office and retail stores. The existence of software based management tools enabled the company to grow to over 100 stores. Software developed in 1985-1986 was certified Y2K compatible at the turn of the century without a single line of code changed. Left BMI to start my own business.

Founded Imaginearing Audio and led the movement for the music industry from an all-analog world to a digital world by using computer technology to produce digital music products. In 1979 Imaginearing Audio produced the Alphatone - the world’s first digital guitar tuner. The following year we produced another world’s first – Echo/Digital Recorder – a completely digital recording system and digital echo. The EDR was the first all-digital recorder with tape transport style controls. The next were… Show more Founded Imaginearing Audio and led the movement for the music industry from an all-analog world to a digital world by using computer technology to produce digital music products. In 1979 Imaginearing Audio produced the Alphatone - the world’s first digital guitar tuner. The following year we produced another world’s first – Echo/Digital Recorder – a completely digital recording system and digital echo. The EDR was the first all-digital recorder with tape transport style controls. The next were spent working in recording studios in the Los Angeles area selling EDRs to industry giants such as the Rolling Stones, The Police, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Toto, Queen, Journey, Jefferson Starship, The Doors, Heart, Devo, Frank Zappa, and many of music industry’s top talent. Show less

Built my own electronics lab, focusing originally on analog electronics, migrating to digital logic and microcomputers in the following years. Negotiated a contract to produce microcomputer based products for a Berekley, California company. Designed and built Graphics specialty packages including a Conic Curve calculator and plotter, a graphic data management tool for manipulating and maintaining graphic data sets, an external disk drive system, and more. Was the recipient of royalties for the… Show more Built my own electronics lab, focusing originally on analog electronics, migrating to digital logic and microcomputers in the following years. Negotiated a contract to produce microcomputer based products for a Berekley, California company. Designed and built Graphics specialty packages including a Conic Curve calculator and plotter, a graphic data management tool for manipulating and maintaining graphic data sets, an external disk drive system, and more. Was the recipient of royalties for the next five-six years while I developed my skills in microcomputer hardware and software systems. Products sold to industry leaders including NASA, Monsanto, Boeing, Ford, National Institute of Health, U.S. Geological Services, U.S. Navy, GM, Kodak, Lockheed, GTE, EMI, Monsanto, Fender, ITT, Goodyear, U.S. Naval Academy and others. Show less