Lead sales, business development and marketing for the HaptX Product Line.HaptX builds technology that simulates touch sensation with unprecedented realism.

Lead sales, business development and marketing for HaptX, creator of HaptX Gloves.HaptX builds technology that simulates touch sensation with unprecedented realism. HaptX Gloves enable natural interaction and true-contact haptics in virtual reality and robotics for the first time. HaptX is headquartered in Redmond, WA with offices in San Luis Obispo, CA.http://haptx.com

* Managed 9 business development executives and oversaw all contract negotiations for Microsoft’s MSN business in the US; Member of Corporate Vice President’s global senior leadership team devising strategy to serve MSN’s audience of 435 million.* Led MSN’s key entertainment and video partnerships: --- Created Wonderwall.com with Whalerock Industries; grew the property into one of the most visited celebrity sites with over 1 billion monthly PVs. --- Partnered with Mark Burnett to make MSN the official website of his CBS primetime TV series Rock Star for 2 seasons. --- Licensed the 53-epsiode TV series Arrested Development from Fox Television to run on MSN in first-run syndication; LA Times cited it as “the first time a major Hollywood production studio turned to the Internet for a bona-fide buyer of syndicated shows.” --- Oversaw exclusive partnerships with Fox Sports, and with NBC Olympics. --- Collaborated with music producer Kevin Wall to create Live Earth, a global concert event to combat climate change. The event reached an audience of nearly 2 billion people and the MSN site LiveEarth.MSN.com set a live-streaming audience record. --- Secured content deals that enabled MSN entertainment websites and apps to appeal to millions of monthly visitors. Signed and managed long-term partnerships to provide hundreds of weekly articles and videos from top publisher brands including Buzzfeed, Hulu, E!, Variety, Billboard, Motor Trend, Entertainment Tonight, TV Guide, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, and many others.* Developed MSN Originals, Microsoft’s initiative to commission franchise video web series made exclusively for the Internet: --- Directed strategy and negotiations with major video studios and independent producers. Created over 50 scripted and unscripted video properties which generated millions of dollars in ad revenue. Partners included Reveille Productions, NBC Universal Digital Studio, JibJab, Live Planet, and many others.

* Created the MSN Video service, a pioneer of ad-supported video content on the Internet. Struck some of the Internet's earliest revenue-sharing video distribution deals with The Weather Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Communications, Scripps Networks, Turner Sports, Associated Press and many more.* Structured, signed and managed Microsoft’s two-year exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball Advanced Media. The Wall Street Journal described the deal, which granted MSN exclusive rights to MLB video highlights, live game video and more, as one of biggest content deals in digital history worth tens of millions of dollars.* Conceived, negotiated and owned partnerships with media publishers including Rodale, Ancestry.com, iVillage, Match.com and others, delivering content to 5 MSN channels.

* Founded e-commerce startup with patented business method serving 50+ nationally recognized retailers across a network of affiliated websites reaching over 55% of the Internet viewing audience.* Ran all sales, marketing and business development teams, with budget and P&L responsibility. Raised $17 million in private funding.

* Creator of consulting firm that advised consumer-facing companies on overall Internet strategy including implications and opportunities for sales, marketing, operations, and customer service.