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Boulder, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Longmont, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

The Mission of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network is to connect Colorado’s great serial entrepreneurs and scale-up experts with one another to collaborate to identify, promote, assist, and connect Colorado’s ‘Gazelles’ and ‘Unicorns’ – the State’s best high-growth, high-prospect private firms in the technology, health, aerospace, energy, and natural foods and products industries.

Seed and early stage investor in select energy and technology ventures. I have also founded and chair a children's charity, Talk to Santa.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Starfire Energy is a clean energy company that walks the walk. We are a registered Colorado Public Benefits Corporation. Our focus is carbon-free ammonia (NH3) and Hydrogen (H2) fuels. We have a proprietary and flexible process for making ammonia and hydrogen from air, water, and clean energy. The emissions from ammonia fuel use are nitrogen and water. We are providing a COMPLETELY carbon free way to make and use fuel for long term energy storage, transportation, and heat & industrial process applications. What we deliver to the marketplace are modular chemical plants for deployment around the world.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Longmont, Colorado, Us

SunTech Drive provides power electronics for the nanogrid power marketplace. The company has developed a platform based on high voltage silicon and adaptive firmware in place of traditional electromagnetic design concepts. As a result, these energy controllers are universal in their applicability and replace multiple system components in one integrated controller.

Co-founded Independent Power Provider focused on deploying and operating grid scale energy storage assets with a primary focus on the transitive ancillary services markets such as frequency regulation. Leveraged evolving FERC regulations to create new revenue streams. Established combined project and equity financing model.

Founded Smart Grid communications company focused on automated grid discovery, schematic mapping and control. Raised $10M in strategic equity investment and $2M in non-dilutive grant funding. Built out executive and engineering teams and took company to first revenue before acquisition by JV of strategic investors.

Led embedded software company delivering customized solutions in the data storage, aerospace and military segments. Increased revenue 160% in 24 months. Sold off major component of intellectual property portfolio to key customer.

Us

Established initial sales channels for storage virtualization software company.

As acting VP and GM of Networking business unit increased revenue from $156M to $248M. Managed organization of 248 employees. Broadened OEM based product offerings to better facilitate a solutions oriented go to market strategy. Established new Solutions business unit with initial offerings in medical imaging, email archiving, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, video surveillance and digital broadcasting.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Responsible for teams handling key system integrator partners including IBM Global Services, CSC, KPMG and Deloitte. Directed creation of joint project office between EMC and IBM. 227% performance against a $189M target.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Managed various organizations during tenure including national sales organization for networking business unit, national OEM sales team for software portfolio, national major account team for all software and regional role for all products. Multiple Presidents Club winner.

San Jose, California, Us

Established initial customers and partners for storage virtualization and volume management software products during high growth stage.

Created sales organization for early stage application server manufacturer. Led the team that was the first to be listed in the Inc 500 for three consecutive years. Established direct sales channels for F500 customers in financial services, manufacturing and government markets. Created 2 tier distribution model for secondary market segments. Established and executed key strategic marketing partnership with Digital Equipment Corp.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Engineering

Education record

Graduate Study, Business