Novobi is a Gold-level implementation partner for Odoo, one of the fastest growing ERP platforms in the world. Novobi's commitment to innovation, service, and quality has made it the premier choice for clients needing to deploy Odoo while facing complex implementation challenges.As VP of Strategy & Consulting, I lead internal and external initiatives that prepare Novobi for the next stage of growth. This includes product & market strategy, financial modeling, internal capability development, and strategic engagement leadership.

I founded Accipiter Advisors on the belief that strategy alone does not create value. Opportunities for growth must work at the intersection of market realities, your company's stage in growth, and your team’s capabilities. Most importantly, I believe that rolling up my sleeves and co-creating with my partners is the best way to deliver true value.

As an Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars Austin, I work directly with a handful of companies in each class to help them implement the Levers methodology and get the most out of the program.

Led the strategy, product development, fundraising and go-to-market for a college-focused social media company that reached thousands of users across multiple campuses.

As the VP of Business Development at Meritful, I led the marketing and sales efforts to attain the first set of paying customers for the recruiting platform. Meritful is a student engagement platform. It helps great companies attract rising talent by connecting ambitious college students with employee ambassadors at those companies. The Meritful platform is designed around a concept of professional development, whereby professionals can share their experience, insights and expertise with students. And in turn students have a chance to show off their drive, acumen and ambition by displaying their work and competing in company led challenges. Meritful | Stand Out.

As a member of the leadership board for Kiva Detroit, I help strategize ways to join the lending community with non-traditional entrepreneurs in need of seed capital. The next step is to execute programs that help make that vision a reality.

• Managed Rippld’s accounting and financial planning• Led founding team business strategy discussions around market, business model, platform build out and user acquisition• Managed Rippld’s association with Bizdom, TechTown, the Detroit Creative Corridor and other channel partners• Conducted in depth market discovery interviews with potential users in the creative community • Responsible for Rippld public facing website creation and launch efforts• Directed multimedia content creation including over 30 hours of video shooting and post-production• Led the recruitment, hiring and management Rippld employees

Intern in Sustainability Initiatives 2010• Created functional web prototype for “Green Guide”, now live: http://www.libertygreenguide.com/ • Prepared a study of Liberty’s national rank in their green building portfolio as compared to competitors • Presented findings and demonstrated web prototype to Liberty C-Level executives, including the CEO, CFO and COO• Suggested strategic initiatives in sustainability to stay at the leading edge of industry standards• Consulted Liberty property managers on sustainability efforts in portfolio properties

• Served as Business Analyst and QA Team Lead for Quick Turn application that produced $40M in cost savings to Nielsen’s client, Kraft Foods, by providing store reps with in store product sales tracking data• Designed core business logic behind the custom built QuickTurn • As the Nielsen Company’s primary client facing liaison for QuickTurn, engaged with Kraft Foods stakeholders to ensure core business requirements and quality standards were met• Delivered QuickTurn on-time and on-budget, earning team-wide praise from the Accenture client engagement lead• Implemented Mercury Quality Center as a software development quality assurance tool during QuickTurn, thereby reducing requirement testing errors by approximately 50% compared to benchmarks• As second year analyst, prepared and conducted two week on-site knowledge transfer of Nielsen reporting systems to delivery center resources in Buenos Aires, Argentina; KT was conducted in Spanish• Led requirement gathering and system design for Nielsen’s next generation market segmentation tool, OnDemand Markets• Researched and developed a proposal for a business-wide order management solution involving seven sub-organizations at the Nielsen Company with the potential to reduce time to delivery of reporting systems data by 4 weeks• Co-led testing teams of eight or more • Ranked “Significantly Above” peers in Accenture’s Global Delivery Excellence group in 2007 and 2008• Rated “Exceeds Expectations” in Business Operation and Client Value Creation in 2007 and 2008“QuickTurn continues to provide significant value… …This is a BIG deal, folks. The kind of value that Kraft is receiving out of a primarily Accenture led and staffed team – and the fact that our team delivered on-time without serious post-go-live issues – HAS been recognized. Deserving a huge deal of thanks, and our continued support – Lander Coronado-Garcia… [among others]” – Accenture’s Nielsen Engagement Lead in his Engagement Update letter, March 2009