Senior executive with business development, start-up company, and institutional technology commercialization experience in the US and Europe. Significant expertise in forming, developing and growing new business opportunities with skills that include:* An innovative mindset for exploration and discovery of novel and nascent market opportunities* Excellent problem skills through strong understanding of technologies and markets* Decisive approach to the due diligence process* Executive management at the start-up and corporate levelSpecialties: * Start-up company business and product strategy, fund raising, and operational execution* Business development and strategic partnership formation at the corporate and start-up level* Venture capital* Application development in areas including mobile retail & advertising and Smart Grid deployment