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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

With over two decades of expertise in leading multiple corporations to high profits through innovative IT and Business solutions, I decided to start my own consulting firm specializing in Business and Product Planning, Digital Transformation, and Executive Advisory Services for high technology companies and startups. Presently, I implement comprehensive business strategies for clientele along with market/competitive analysis and release planning. I also generate capital budgets, pricing, and financial prototypes while directing go-to-market planning, product definitions, roadmaps, and requirements for various companies. I bring a proven track record of Digital Transformation and technical merger planning in addition to aligning processes and organizations. Support Technical Executive Advisory boards.Contribution Highlights:⇨ Software technology firm with an Intellectual Property suite - Anchored business plan and product roadmap and initiated market and product analysis to select one strategic product resulting in a fully-funded spin-off company that was sold to a competitor within four years.⇨ 15-year-old data storage and backup company - Implemented product management discipline within a six-month timeframe to prioritize new features for delivery to satisfy customer demands.⇨ Semiconductor company – Created a detailed business plan, resulting in projected revenue surpassing $100M in its sixth year of operations.

In this position, I utilized my 7-year experience as a Product Management Vice President to run the daily business operations of a US medical, food and beverage ingredient, and additive company. Here, I regularly engaged with the board and other company officials to assess corporate plans and strategies. I also led company infrastructure and directed budget administration to safeguard the proper allocation of resources. I worked passionately to drive company objectives with all departments and held constant stakeholder accountability. In addition, I steered all business investments, client relations, and company branding efforts. Contribution Highlights:⇨ Built a commercial portfolio of patented, bio-luminescent (light producing) protein-based ingestible products and goods. ⇨ Produced collaborative unit, executed business and market approval plans, and determined FDA submission course. Streamlined business incorporation and established original product line. ⇨ Designed comprehensive plans for funding and mediated licensing for corporate Intellectual Property and production. Negotiated manufacturing quantities and pricing, and on-boarded new CMO and CFO within a one-year period.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

My tenure as an IT/Telecom Business Consultant proved to be quite fruitful as I was soon offered a VP-level management position in Product Management with a cutting-edge provider of next generation IP Network Automation Solutions. In this role, I directed the planning, forecasting, production, and marketing of company products at all stages of the product lifecycle. I also diligently secured all damage control measures surrounding company logistics. Guided all elements of product management and internal process improvement endeavors. (Acquired by IBM Tivoli in 2010)Contribution Highlights:⇨ Initiated original product and business planning and implementation. Created Return on Investment prototypes and facilitated the VC funding process procuring $26M in capital. ⇨ Guided product inception process through to development and delivery of commercial release generating $10M+ in sales within four years.⇨ Presented over 100 analyst briefings and engaged in Board briefings and global client walk-throughs.

After MCI Telecommunications was acquired by WorldCom in 1998, I was soon actively vetted by multiple Telecom senior managers in the Western region to conduct technical evaluations of hardware and software installations used for telecommunication client solutions. Officiated numerous business and IT matters by applying advanced technical expertise, problem solving, time management, and teamwork skills. Cultivated productive cross-team collaborations to accomplish department objectives. Contribution Highlights:⇨ Accomplished an evaluation of a CLEC billing system with proposals ensuring two years of expansion within platform.⇨ Administered analysis and consulting stabilizing the revenue process and slashing service turn-up times by five days. ⇨ Executed Capabilities Assessment and organized Product Roadmap for independent telecom billing software firm.

Washington, Dc, Us

Ensured quality assurance of business strategies executed in the enterprise's processes and systems at a US Telecommunications company with an engineering department of over 10K staff members. Spearheaded effective change management strategies and Enterprise Architecture and Planning. Led Digital Transformation efforts across multiple divisions. Administered technical guidance direction to the CIO and senior management. Streamlined technical planning endeavors for mergers and joint ventures. Contribution Highlights:⇨ Served as Project Lead in orchestrating all systems for the joint venture “Concert” with correspondents in British Telecom (BT).⇨ Anchored technical and integration plan of action for 2 Telco mergers in conjunction with BT and WorldCom extending over 1.1K systems.⇨ Achieved a joint patent for an “Integrated Revenue Domain for Telecommunication Networks.” Executed and navigated the Enterprise and Domain Architect framework throughout the total IT division.⇨ Provided consultation to business divisions, partners, and affiliates regarding Digital Transformation, product and business planning, technical business reviews, and solutions and acquisition analysis involving Local /Business Markets, Concert - UK (British Telecom), Avantel – Mexico, WAVE (US Cellular), and Stentor – Canada.⇨ Centralized Systems Engineering integration development on Object Oriented Development, Middleware, Communications, Messaging and Database Access, and Process and Environment Standards (SDM, SDLC).