Ken Ferderer Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, Us

InnoVacient is an experienced advisory firm specializing in STRATEGIC and DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. We provide clarity, vision and direction for clients planning or undergoing strategic business and operational transformation initiatives. The InnoVacient team has successfully advised governments, global Fortune-500 companies, non-profits and startup clients around the world and across all industries leveraging proven methodologies. At InnoVacient, we provide:▪ Strategic And Digital Transformation▪ Strategic Planning Frameworks, Operations And Execution▪ Strategic Pivots And Operational Recalibration▪ Advanced Innovation And Commercialization Frameworks▪ Acquisition Research, Strategies And Execution▪ New Market Exploration And Opportunity Mapping▪ In-Depth Market Research And Analysis▪ Development And Monetization Of Strategic Data Assets

Madinate Al Irfan, Muscat, Om

Working with executive team on strategies for scaling and growth. Providing guidance on new market opportunities and go to market strategies. Advising leadership and board on positioning the company for future funding rounds and/or potential acquisition.

Innovengine is a private, for hire, engineering corporation and one of the leading R&D teams in the world focused on AI/ML applications, Advanced Immersion (3D Holograms) and Visual Search. Helping leadership explore new marketing opportunities and commercialization strategies. Advising leadership and board on positioning the company for future funding rounds and/or potential acquisition.

Working with executive team on strategies for scaling and growth. Providing guidance on new market opportunities and go to market strategies. Advising leadership and board on positioning the company for future funding rounds and/or potential acquisition.

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NetPrecept Technologies is a leader in cloud security and end-user experience management. NetPrecept’s virtual Access Controller (vAC)™ is a patented, virtual software solution that enables cloud providers and tenants to manage incoming demand based on ‘identity’ and filter traffic based on business value, in real-time, so that high-value customer traffic can access constrained cloud resources during high demand events.▪ Restructured the company (existing investors), rebrand the company, re-position the technology and defined new commercialization strategies based on Silicon Valley capital expectations and overall solution positioning within US competitive ecosystems.▪ Defined a 3-year technology roadmap and commercialization strategy based on existing market landscapes and an in-depth competitive analysis that formed the basis for a multi-tiered capital raise consisting of both private and venture capital.▪ Introduced NetPrecept to various Silicon Valley capital institutions ultimately creating a syndicated investment group and securing a strategic term-sheet for new capital financing to drive ongoing development and market commercialization.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Cisco Systems acquired LineSider Technologies as one of the foundational components of their Cloud/SDN strategies. Worked with other Cisco executives to define and shape the overall Cloud vision across Cisco's business units and more broadly across Cisco's vast strategic partnership ecosystems focused on on joint cloud/SDN integrations and go-to-market strategies.▪ Managed the integration of the LineSider team and technology platform into the new Cisco cloud engineering organization (CSNMTG) and assume responsibility for ongoing vision, strategy and engineering across all cloud and virtualization portfolios. ▪ Directed the successful alignment of internal portfolio strategies, technology architectures and multiple engineering teams scattered across various US and global organizations under a common cloud architecture and product strategy.▪ Led acquisition strategy and technical due diligence on multiple cloud management, security and compliance acquisition candidates while collaborating with CTO office and other engineering leaders on emerging strategies for SDN, NfV and distributed security technologies. ▪ Collaborated with Cisco security product organizations on strategies to virtualize legacy security platforms under new cloud architecture standards. These efforts translated into various forms of virtual firewalls and distributed security/compliance components. ▪ Defined and lead Cisco’s cloud initiatives across the strategic partner ecosystem on joint technology development and go-to-market activities for Cloud/SDN/NfV and security.

San Jose, Ca, Us

LineSider Technologies was a software start-up that created the first model-based, distributed control-plane solution specific to network infrastructure service automation. The technology orchestrated virtualized compute/storage resources in concert with virtual and physical network infrastructure resources as a holistic 'service' controlled via abstracted policy. As a solution, the technology and approach was foundational to today's Cloud and SDN solutions. ▪ Responsible for the overall vision, innovation, development, positioning and evangelism up to the acquisition of LineSider by Cisco Systems.▪ Oversaw all technology positioning for fundraising activities with angel and venture capital communities, raised capital that sustained company operations and fed ongoing technology innovation, research and development and commercialization activities. ▪ Recruited, managed and inspired engineering team through multiple technology generations and commercial releases while building a supporting sales organization responsible for both direct and indirect/channel sales. ▪ Led strategic discussions and diligence activities with potential acquirers as company was positioned for acquisition and successfully garnered a valuation premium based on the company’s technology and vision leadership in the cloud market.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Asked to join the LineSider Board of Directors in 2006 to provide strategic guidance and technology strategy. Within three months was asked to assume CTO role and lead overall technology strategy and execution. Direct results of this leadership and execution resulted in the acquisition by Cisco Systems in 2010.

Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Level (3) acquired Telcove in July of 2006. Post acquisition, collaborated with Level(3) senior leadership on the integration and transition of Telcove into Level(3). Helped define the integration approach and transformational strategy to merge various ongoing back-office initiatives between Level(3), TelCove and 4 other telecom acquisitions into a single executable OSS/BSS strategy.

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A facilities-based telecom operator providing voice, data and internet services to businesses in 70+ markets across the United States. Acquired by Level (3) Communications in 2006. ▪ Key member of executive team hired by high-profile private equity firm that successfully carved-out a telecom operation from a bankrupt cable conglomerate (Adelphia). The result of the turn-around efforts produced a profitable business that was acquired within 3 years resulting in one of the most successful PE deals in US history. ▪ Successfully executed multi-year project to rearchitect data centers and back-office systems saving the company over $50M+ annually through increased efficiencies. The project improved automated order-to-cash processing to 99.8% and increased overall customer satisfaction by 35% in the first year. The scope and success of this project was recognized as the leading IT projects in the telecom industry, resulting in the award of Computerworld's Premier-100 IT Leaders for 2007.▪ Led the diligence efforts and subsequent integration of KMC Telecom, a $100M+ company into TelCove. Successfully integrated all IT systems, data and personnel in 4 months with less than $5 million in IT related expenses resulting in the removal of $9M+ in ongoing IT redundancies. ▪ Commended by the board of directors and private equity firm managing partners for achievements and efforts in the rebuilding of the IT back-office that significantly contributed to the decision by Level(3) Communications to acquire the company and helped drive a premium valuation on the transaction.

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Global facilities-based telecom operation headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with operations throughout EMEA.▪ Key member of US management team brought in to consolidate 20+ acquired telecom companies into a new telecom operation that was successfully guided to an IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange. In this role was directly responsible for all IT systems, security and operations including annual budget of €25+ million and an organization of 220. ▪ Within the first 3 months successfully implemented a temporary IT framework and on-boarding process that allowed for the rapid integration of facilities, systems and human assets into a functioning IT infrastructure enabling the immediate consolidation and recognition of revenue from all acquired assets. This effort was crucial in providing necessary time capital to implement a longer-term IT architecture and organization.▪ Successfully consolidated 20+ independent telecom processing environments into a back-office systems architecture supporting multi-country, multi-language billing and processing. Consolidation included streamlining 120+ commercial and homegrown OSS/BSS/NMS systems and data platforms into a new scalable infrastructure saving the company over €25M+ annually in direct operational expenses.▪ During post 9/11 economic downturn across EMEA, led IT efforts that reduced CAPEX/OPEX spend by over 30% in company-wide downsizing effort. Effectively managed a sharp reduction in committed spend through the re-negotiation of major IT contracts, in-process projects and the reduction of FTE/contractors by shifting much of the IT development and operational costs to off-shore partners that saved the company €20+ million in projected annual OPEX/CAPEX and allowed the company to remain on track for planned IPO.