Kapsch is a leading provider of Tolling, Traffic Management, Urban Mobility and Connected Vehicle solutions. CTO / executive-board level management of global product portfolio and strategy, product management leadership development and PM process transformation. Oversee product portfolio serving our $600m+ business across 35 countries that ranges from in-vehicle / IoT devices (onboard units such as EZpass) and roadside hardware infrastructure, to specialty cameras that perform ML-based event detection, to enterprise solutions for tolling systems, enforcement, traffic management systems and connected vehicle solutions. Manage and oversee 20+ product leaders located around the globe.

Due diligence for venture capital. Pre- and post-investment advisory; interim CEO, Product Management, Business Development and Marketing services, serving technology startups for European and US-based customers. Angel / private equity investor, advisor, board member in 15+ companies.

Sold to Miovision

BlueRidge.ai offers a predictive analytics platform harnessing proprietary Industrial IoT multi-sensors and ML / Deep Learning to help industrial companies perform at their peak by maximizing uptime, quality control and safety. Joined at company seed stage financing with founder and one developer; built first commercial version of BlueRidge Platform, commercialized first version of sensor hardware. Hired and led engineering, UX, PM teams.BlueRidge.ai is a portfolio company of Datatribe: www.datatribe.com

Led product management and strategy for Dragos, the leading ICS cybersecurity company, from Seed Stage (10 developers) through Series A (100+ people). Delivered first commercial version of the Dragos Platform and subsequent releases. Built and managed PM, UX, QA and documentation teams. Also deeply involved with early sales and marketing development, creation and deployment of salesforce CRM platform, early adopter / commercial sales and partner development.Dragos is a portfolio company of Datatribe: www.datatribe.com

Responsible for MicroStrategy's Server, Analytics Enterprise and Cloud platforms, delivering analytics, mobility and security solutions to more than 3300 customers worldwide. Introduced MicroStrategy Cloud (AWS). Managed team of six PMs, across 14 scrum / dev teams located in US, China and Poland.

Product management leader for TeleSign, the Mobile Identity Company. Managed PhoneID suite of data and analytics products, including Score and Telebureau, using the phone number and associated data to determine risk of fraudulent account and transaction behavior. Developed new product and partner-driven initiatives. Development teams in Marina Del Rey (California) and Belgrade (Serbia). After nine months, was recruited by MicroStrategy and relocated to the DC area.

New product and market development in the Fraud / Financial Crime Control business segment. Built and launched the Application Fraud Manager platform, subsequently adopted by global credit bureaus, and delivered as on-premise or via FICO Analytic Cloud. Also responsible for compliance and device / mobile security strategy and product offer and extended the Falcon Fraud Platform (used by 95% of banks across the US) to support device profiling and analysis. Managed partnerships with key technology providers. Supported due diligence for M&A, including acquisition of Tonbeller Financial Crime Compliance business based in Germany.

Promoted to General Manager of Financial Crime and Compliance business unit. Solutions included Identity Verification (SaaS), Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and reporting, Regulatory reporting, Customer Due Diligence, and Anti-Fraud monitoring (enterprise platform) for banking and insurance companies globally. Re-platformed product line from mainframe to java-based technology. Introduced Agile / Scrum development methodology. Responsible for P&L, matrix org of ~40 engineering / QA staff, and directly managed nine staff including product management, implementation and consulting services. Supported due diligence for M&A.

Start-up initiative to create new product line of anti-fraud detection and prevention products for the Financial Crime and Compliance business unit. Specific solution segments targeted included employee, transaction and account fraud in banking, securities and insurance. Platform delivered case management, regulatory reporting, analytic / profiling engine, real-time record / archive and replay of crime scenarios, forensic data repository. Hired and managed two product managers.

Supervised management and planning of IT infrastructure and services for 25k students and faculty, 90k alumni. Focus on collaboration (email, unified messaging, file systems), managed staff of six application developers. Assisted in planning and relocation of entire data center to newly acquired campus, housed in a former chapel. Concurrently completed dual graduate degree program at BC: MBA and MS in Finance. No sleep for two years.

After BeQubed crashed and burned, I took some time off, went to Aqaba, Jordan and became a PADI scuba instructor. After six months, I decided I love diving and didn't want to ruin it by making it my profession. So I returned to Paris, rejuvenated.And this is the period when I started InMentors, originally based in Paris, France. I have often been asked to advise tech-based startups in getting up and running, and then help them figure out who they wanted to be when they grew up. Sometimes it is at a critical moment, such as a pivot, where deep introspection and strategic thinking is needed. That’s where I come in.It started as an occasional thing (one week a month), and it quickly turned into a full time activity. I started solo, added a couple consultants, found this work to be highly specialized, so returned to doing this solo. I worked initially with early stage VC / incubators in Paris and then UK and US. I still run InMentors today as an advisor and angel investor.

Founder and CEO of technology consultancy and system integrator offering interim CTO services, eCommerce / B2B systems design and implementation. Served customers throughout Netherlands, UK, Belgium, France, Sweden. Developed unique IP for internet-scale database optimization, closed seed round (€800k). Recruited and managed staff of 25. Wound down due to tech market crash. That was my *real* MBA.

Developed strategic eCommerce and ISP business in key accounts across EMEA such as Orange, Deutsche Telekom, TeliaSonera, BMW, Philips, along with key regional accounts (distributors, direct, ISP) in Middle East (KSA, Emirates, Kuwait, Israel).

Promoted and relocated from Silicon Valley to EMEA HQ based in Paris, France to manage Server / Enterprise (SuiteSpot) Product Management and localization across 13 countries. Managed six regional PMs. Evangelist for internet tech adoption (open standards) for B2B and ISPs across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Netscape Navigator / Communicator Pro, designed for enterprise use. Included browser, centralized configuration management, auto-updating (first commercial implementation of .jar files), integrated email (Thunderbird), and calendaring. Easter egg feature: integrated Java-based 3270 emulator, licensed from IBM. Green Screen for the Browser?? I wonder how many found that in Communicator Pro!

Early internet / collaboration tech- TCP/IP for Windows stack (licensed by MSFT for Win 3.1), SMTP mail / collaboration, workgroup and video over IP applications. Managed development / delivery teams in US and Israel. Initiated and managed technology relationship with IBM Israel to license video over IP tech stack.

cc:Mail, acquisition by Lotus. Relocated to Silicon Valley to work on Notes / cc:Mail integration, email gateway interoperability, APIs and standards.

Various roles: started as an IT Specialist, then managed a QA Lab for OneSource (financial data division of Lotus), then Lotus Notes Product Manager and Evangelist. Finished university degree (Boston College) concurrently at night.