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Advisor to HUM, a rideshare startup out of Silicon Valley.https://www.humrideshare.com

Horizontal directional drilling solutions for underground utility and conduit installations in the north Idaho and eastern Washington markets.Founded and built company from scratch. Reached profitability after first year and landed over 25 customers, including Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inland Power, and several regional excavation outfits. Acquired by Valhalla Industries on July 22, 2024. Press release:https://www.einpresswire.com/article/737864178/valhalla-industries-inc-acquires-discreet-drilling-llc-to-expand-service-capabilities-in-the-pacific-northwest

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/clx-communications-ab-publ-acquires-155901146.htmlAfter being acquired, Vehicle Agency, LLC became the mobile engagement agency arm of parent company Sinch. Vehicle officially changed its name to Sinch Engage, LLC in June 2019 then later changed names to Sinch for Marketing.

General management, operations, product development, business strategy, finance, legal, and HR for Vehicle Agency, LLC. Self-funded startup that grew into a multi-million dollar company within its second year. Continued to scale and eventually sold.Vehicle was a technology platform licensed by enterprises who had large mobile customer bases (AT&T was our largest customer). The Vehicle platform managed mobile messaging campaigns with unique capabilities delivering personalized videos directly to consumer phones. Vehicle also provided creative production tailored for the dynamic / personalized video format.Sold to CLX Communications (later renamed Sinch) on 4/4/2018.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/clx-communications-ab-publ-acquires-155901146.html

Advised LogiGear on mobile and regional initiatives. Assisted with the transition of True North Service to LogiGear as part of the acquisition.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/true-north-purchased-logigear-170100961.html

TNS was a software testing and tech staffing firm in the mobile industry. Our primary service was performing qualitative testing of mobile games & apps across the spectrum of mobile devices in the U.S.Served as the CEO and owned the P&L and product/service development. Grew into a profitable multi-million dollar corporation with no outside funding. Spearheaded and facilitated the sale to LogiGear Corporation at the close of 2016.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/true-north-purchased-logigear-170100961.html

Partnered with IDEO to build out an innovation group under T-Mobile's Chief Technology and Innovation Officer. We were charged with creating, designing, and prototyping viable concepts targeting 3-5 year out product strategy. Spent considerable time learning about target segments through qualitative studies and utilizing consumer insights to drive the creation of concepts. Assessed technical feasibility of the created concepts and worked with contractors and vendors to generate paper and digital prototypes.Served as liaison to internal and external patent council and worked closely with stakeholders in Product Development and Engineering for concept hand-over efforts.

Managed the team responsible for Games & Applications, Shortcode campaigns, and Mobile Web businesses from a Product Development perspective. Managed the validation & publication of all content, applications, and campaigns in addition to partner relationships and related technology platforms. Launched subscription billing, prepaid segment access, mobile web applications & make-overs, and multiple platform enhancements and replacements. Partnered with Marketing to develop and drive product roadmaps.

Worked at ETMA on an assembly line manufacturing integrated circuit boards. Screening solder onto board blanks, placing components on the boards via machinery and manually, and then baking and washing boards before packaging. Primarily manufactured multi-output video cards. Left job to continue pursuing my college degree.ETMA was soon after acquired by Three-Five Systems. https://www.edn.com/three-five-systems-acquires-privately-held-manufacturer/

Delivered newspapers for two adjacent paper routes on my bicycle for the now defunct Valley Daily News. 7 mornings a week and uphill both ways.