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Leadership role in ideating and launching Home Journey Guide, an offering to help first time homebuyers navigate homeownership like a pro and treat their home like the financial asset that it is.•Accountable for all commercialization activities and partnership development•Responsible for development and oversight of multi million dollar budget across marketing, product development, staffing•Led market assessment, business model development, financial modeling, and partnership planning and engagement•Co-led fundraising process of that raised seven figures of internal capital; developed and managed operating budget covering team, vendor, customer support

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Co-founder, head of strategic growth and finance, and most recently Interim General Manager for Spire, a digital D2C brand focused on a target segment of the $250B PL auto insurance category• Leadership role in ideating and launching Spire, taking it from whiteboard to revenue; led concept development, strategic assessment, pro forma modeling, business model design, and go to market planning; outcome: an award-winning end to end insurance business• Led fundraising process that raised millions of internal capital over multiple rounds; developed and managed $20M operating budget for tech/product development, marketing, org planning.• Built a growth-focused strategy, including key geographies/markets for expansion, product offerings, and partnerships in a highly regulated industry• Continuously grew into positions of increasing responsibility; most recently, interim General Manager leading the Spire team in merging with new enterprise initiatives

One man investing band, responsible for the full scope of real estate investing operations: sourcing, underwriting, financing, overseeing renovations, asset management, vendor/PM oversight, and disposition of assets.-Nine projects executed to date, five of which have gone full cycle, generating an average of 25%+ IRR-Focusing on short term and vacation rental markets located in or within striking distance of growing stable or growing major city.-All properties owned with the intent to hold (approximately) forever, and only exiting when strategically appropriate.To date, a side hustle where I get to use skills built in corporate life to build a profitable real estate business.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Strategy: Member of Battelle’s inaugural Strategy and Corporate Development team. Participated in developing and executing Battelle’s first formal corporate strategic planning process. Assessed market trends/opportunities, competitor scans, partnered with stakeholders across the business and with Battelle’s Senior Leadership Team to make recommendations and drive execution.Corporate Development and Commercialization: defined early prototypes of Battelle’s commercialization process, and led evaluation and execution of various types of strategically important investment opportunities, acquisition targets, partnerships, and licensing deals.Project highlights: • Acted as a lead in the exploration of the medicinal cannabis market for possible business opportunities in a $10B+ market of significant strategic importance to Battelle; led to major partnership and the first legal import of medical marijuana from Canada to USA.• Guided internal innovators through commercialization process for a cutting-edge biosecurity offering in the $500MM gene synthesis market, leading to pilot and launch of offering, and multiple millions in net new revenue. Led market research efforts, financial modeling, and business model assessment, and go to market planning.Business Leadership Program: selected as a participant in Battelle’s leadership development program; frequent interactions with Battelle senior leadership team and other C-level executives

Columbus, Ohio, Us

As a project manager within Battelle's Operational Efficiency organization, I led the execution of projects targeted toward streamlining internal operations and improving client experience.Led a team of 50+ people through the execution of a significant restructuring of Battelle’s indirect rate structure, with the goal streamlining internal operations and making Battelle easier to do business with. I led the teams responsible for managing government regulator relationships and approval, coordinating IT resources to execute business system changes, leading enterprise-wide change management and communication efforts, as well as engaging external clients. and periodic review with executive sponsors and Board of Directors.

Washington, Dc, Us

Spent 6 years as a management consultant with a focus on performance management and strategic planning with an objective to foster data-driven decision making and drive progress on high visibility initiatives.Led delivery teams: Key clients included the White House/Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, National Economic Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and various federal agencies such State Department, SBA, HUD, DOE, and DOD. Collaborated with them to identify operational priorities and develop execution plans and methods to monitor progress. My consulting role with White House and other federal policy makers on a range of issues gives me a unique view on the impacts of policy-setting on business, entrepreneurs and startups.Experience in developing data-driven decision making tools and techniques, specifically: business intelligence, website analytics, risk/uncertainty analysis, and business process re-engineering.

Mba

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering, Minor In Engineering Entrepreneurship