For the last 15 years, I have served as a founder and tech start-up executive. My expertise lies in the business operations, strategy and revenue generation of B2B tech companies, and I have successfully owned the product and finance functions as I've taken companies from zero-to-one.In 2015, I founded Luster. I served the company as CEO and together with my two co-founders, we developed a portfolio of 5 software + hardware products to create engagement between brands and consumers at live events. We sold to the Fortune 500, non-profits, government, universities and major league sports and scaled the company from the ideation stage up to $30mm in revenue while implementing an international partnership program to expand on-the-ground operations into 35 countries. Along the way, we built the org chart to a diverse team of 70 wonderful people.In 2021, as a Sloan Fellow at MIT, I focused on deep tech and artificial intelligence start-ups and co-founded milemark•capital which invests into diverse teams building AI companies emerging from the MIT and Harvard ecosystems. I also serve as an advisor to early-stage tech companies seeking help on topics like fundraising strategy, business operations, recruiting/hiring, negotiation and sales strategy.My career started as a software engineer. After receiving a BS and MS in Computer Science and Engineering, I worked at a research lab at IBM and on the LATAM trading desk of Goldman Sachs. I am a technical mind with an entrepreneurial spirit and continue to draw on my engineering background today as I work with technical leaders to build and scale companies.