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Nashville, TN, US

I amplify opportunities for connection between a global ecosystem of deep tech innovators and the investors, buyers, and partners who want to work with them. I organize global open innovation challenges that enable partnership and investment in deep tech. We serve clients across both private industry and the federal government.TechConnect was acquired by.

I organize and promote funding opportunities and resources to aid the growth of deep tech innovators with a focus on our nation's stated priority areas. We anticipate the needs of the government and encourage innovators to engage with published opportunities.

I engage and inform the nation's largest community of smart cities solution providers and municipal leaders through published news, educational events and webinars, interviews, and an annual awards program.

I supported functional department teams across the four-state region with sales programs, seasonal promotions, new store openings, community development, and media relations. My team included marketers and graphic designers from more than 40 stores.

Austin, Texas

I supported functional department teams at the retail store located underneath the global headquarters, maintaining full accountability for the brand presence, program implementation, on-site events, crisis communications, media relations, and more. We also uniquely supported the corporate team with beta tests and soft launches, such as Instacart.

Austin, Texas Area

I oversaw Austin's only (at the time) nonprofit focused exclusively on convening leaders in the clean tech space. We held regular educational and networking events and ultimately founded what became a robust ecosystem of industry, academic, utility, and local government stakeholders.

Austin, Texas

I founded the Clean Technology and Sustainability Institute (CSTI) nonprofit membership organization within TechConnect. We focused on supporting emerging innovation in deep tech domains that overlapped with sustainability and energy concerns by hosting educational events, webinars, and Challenge programs.

While a student at the University of Texas at Austin, I concurrently worked to support the Austin Technology Incubator's startup companies through networking events and promotion. We focused primarily on the areas of clean energy and bio tech and expended significant effort on community and ecosystem building.

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