Independent software business, strategy, product management and marketing consultant for technology companies seeking growth from vertical markets, new products or strategic growth initiatives.

CGI is a $13 billion global systems integrator founded in 1976 that serves major companies in the Retail, Consumer Goods, Banking, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Government. CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Responsible for driving the global marketing and sales strategy to major retailers and restaurant chains, a $3 Billion annual business for United Technologies. Accounts included Home Depot, Amazon, Starbucks, Apple Retail, IKEA, Burger King, McDonalds and more. Also responsible for identifying, prototyping and product management of new intelligent store solutions with United Technologies businesses including Otis, Carrier, Transicold, Sensitech, Carrier Refrigeration, Kidde, Chubb, Edwards, Lenel, Interlogix and Noresco.

Carpe' Solutions, Inc. is enabling automobile drivers to automatically pay hands-free for purchases at drive-thru restaurants, fuel stations and drug stores. Businesses using our solution are able to establish relationship with their customers, understand their preferences and provide loyalty programs and offers to the customers mobile phone.

Recruited to lead teams developing new software products and solutions for the Retail and Restaurant industry practices. Successfully repositioned a restaurant supply chain solution and led the execution of a go-to-market that led to adding over 30 new restaurant industry chains to the sales pipeline in less than six months. Established strategic partnership with restaurant call center services company that is projected to increase Cognizant restaurant and retail revenues by $50 million over the next two years. Proposed new mobile/cloud task management solution to executive management for Retail and Consumer Goods food safety market. Received $1 million in funding and lead go-to-market planning, product management and sales to leading Cognizant customers. Successfully closed $1 million sale at world’s largest retailer in May, the fastest sale of a new product by Cognizant, from concept to sale in less than eight months.

Responsible for all software product management, development and operations for Point of Sale products and SureCheck, a SaaS food safety and task management solution. Managed two full-time product managers and reported into Chief Technology Officer. Oversaw and managed the first major release of SureCheck at Walmart and Wegmans. Wrote business plan to gain incremental investment of $2 million in SureCheck. Assumed responsibilities of CTO as VP of Software Development and Producgt Management in March of 2013. Managed four managers and a staff of 55 software developers, quality assurance and project management personnel across Boca Raton, Toronto and Beijing. Responsible for managing a $6 million budget.

Provided business development consulting services to Cisco Systems Advanced Router Group, a $5 billion division, to form new global software alliances. Identified new partnerships with Citrix Systems. Led product discussions with Microsoft Server Division. Provided business development consulting services to High Performance Networks, a Cisco partner, to establish relationships with new software partners. Worked under contract with Bain Capital to provide due diligence and market research on a multi-billion acquisition of a publicly traded data center networking company. Also worked with Bain Capital Ventures to bid on acquisition of $150 Million desktop software company. Regularly provide assessments of computer industry and technology company strategies for hedge fund investors. Provided product management and strategy development services to Quest Software.

Recruited to lead a cross functional team responsible for delivering remote office server and network management switches and software. Researched, assessed and identified strategic partners to accelerate revenue growth and influenced senior executive leadership to fund the business plan. Achieved 300% growth over the 2006 revenue plan of $3 million and 50% growth in 2007 with $18 million in revenue with less than 3% marketing and 1% engineering budgets. Identified, engaged, managed and closed the global business alliance with Cisco Systems to launch two new branch remote management applications worth $2 to 10 million in annual revenue.

Recruited to define the business and product strategy for a retail point of sale application acquired by Microsoft in May 2002. Created a market segmentation model and channel strategy for reaching small and mid-size retailers that became a best practice within Microsoft. Managed international business team of four product managers and increased sales by 50% a year for two consecutive years. Also managed co-marketing alliances with Dell, Wincor Nixdorf, Verifone and Intel.

Recruited to join i2's management consulting group as a retail industry specialist. Consulted with C-level executives of clients on improving supply chain operations for global retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. Leader of consulting engagement teams for retailers in the U.S. and Europe, including Best Buy, Radio Shack, Argos, Hannaford Brothers, Albertsons, Dixons and Sara Lee. Consulting engagements led to closing of $6 million sale in June, 2001 to Argos and $2 million sale in April,2002 to Sara Lee. Position ended with i2's 25% workforce reduction after 9/11.

Managed the 7452 Point of Sale (POS) product and grew revenues from $110 million to $200 million in first year. Led cross-functional team with responsibility for identifying and launching new product features and next generation of product. Founded the Digital Receipt Alliance in 1999 and recruited Microsoft, AOL, Intuit, Verifone and Office Depot to define a digital receipt product offering and create an industry standard within the retail industry. The announcement of the initiative led to over 50 articles and a front page cover story in Computerworld, the largest amount of publicity received by NCR in 2000. Promoted to Director of E-Commerce Marketing in 2000.