Investor and operator in early/mid growth stage companies. Helping high growth companies realize their potential. Interest and experience in all areas of growth stage companies ready to scale. The journey is about embracing the best in people and empowering them into a team that can make magic!After receiving an engineering degree from Lafayette College I spent 2 years in the Peace Corps before beginning my career in management consulting with Ernst & Young and later as my own firm. I spent years with Level 3 developing the VoIP platform before returning to the startup environment in Boulder. Led all client operations for Collective Intellect which sold to Oracle, COO/VP for Acustream which was acquired by New Mountain Capital, and most recently led Customer Success for Link3D which sold to Materialise. Accomplished leader with 20+ years of success realizing streamlined operations for high-value organizations. Introduces comprehensive operations and process improvements that reduce costs, elevate productivity, and drive accelerated revenue growth. Leverages multi-faceted business acumen spanning operations, product development, and marketing to craft sophisticated and customized solutions. Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and responded to rapidly evolving business environments to align all operational initiatives with long-term business goals. Extensive experience in start-ups, telecommunications, and multi-channel software delivery.AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Team building - operations management – strategic business planning – process improvement – business management – customer centricity - budgeting – p&l – revenue growth – product management & development – project management – cost reduction – start-ups – client service delivery – sales & marketing