Innospan (www.Innospan.com) is a medical device IP aggregation and concept incubator. Innospan works with a team of surgeons, specialized medical device/IP attorneys, and peers. Innospan attracts device innovations from surgeons, and develops, validates, patents, and promotes the sale of the concepts to the correct medical device manufacturers. Innospan also allows for surgeons and physicians to invest in the stream of medical concepts being developed.Innospan, and the surgeon that contributed the device innovation divide the proceeds of the sale, licensing, or purchase arrangement on an equity basis, instead of Innospan acting as a paid patenting or development consultant.Medical device IP aggregation and product development- Led initial investment round- Created algorithm to analyze/prioritize viability of new surgical products.- Led development team to build software to analyze intellectual property- Filed patent System and Method for Valuation of a Technology- Contracted with surgeons, IP attorneys and industry executives. - Developed surgical devices, negotiated unit pricing, packaging, branding.- Led government regulatory approval process for new products.- Integrated multiple data inputs to deliver tiered/rated decision support.

Merchant funded offers delivered through financial institutions.Software platform of merchant funded offers through financial institutions- Negotiated partnership with leading financial institution.- Managed software team in using machine learning, artificial intelligence.- Negotiated partnership with Riccardo Spagni, lead developer of Monero.- Led algorithm development for analysis of bank transaction databases.- Filed patent Automated Financing for Offer Presentations.- Negotiated contract and funding of platform development.- Sourced and managed software development and data science teams.- Negotiated all developer licensing/IP agreements.- Led regulatory and security compliance for banking platform integration.- Negotiated contracts with merchant offer providers.

KarmaKey (www.KarmaKey.com) is a virtual loyalty platform. KarmaKey enables merchants to reward loyal patronage, and allows for two-way communication with the merchant and the customer. KarmaKey also empowers users through its multiple methods of interaction and recognition, cross-mobile platform and cross-merchant capacity.Accomplishments Include:- Identified and spearheaded a critical pivot in company strategy from proximity-based promotions to virtual mobile loyalty and rewards programs for restaurants. Secured seed funding and earned acceptance into BoomStartup, an entrepreneurial incubator.- Identified an opportunity to integrate KarmaKey’s cutting-edge software into the leading Point-of-sales (POS) system. - Negotiated a profit-sharing strategy and agreement that reduced development costs by $140K and shortened the development timeline by 90 days.- Led KarmaKey to be named one of the State’s “2010 Startups of the Year.”- Increased the addressable market by $66M and cut go-to-market time by six months, saving $124K in operating capital.- Created a new product channel for direct messaging to restaurant patrons, resulting in the channel becoming 38% of gross revenue within six month.- Developed the marketing strategy and materials to forge agreements with POS VARs, resulting in 30+ new restaurants to be signed within one month. Leveraged relationships to reach 4,000 new clients, reducing the need for internal sales staff by 60%.

iPreserve (www.iPreserve.com) (www.iPreserveFranchise.com) is a franchise system empowering its owners to assist clients in keeping their memories alive, stuff sorted, and sanity intact.iPreserve is built around helping clients save and share what’s most important—their memories and their time. iPreserve converts physical memories into a digital file so they are safe, sorted, and shareable. iPreserve is currently franchising in multiple states and internationally.Responsibilities and Accomplishments Include:- Co-founded the innovative franchise system, providing owners with the systems, training and support necessary to manage digitizing business. Developed a unique operational model and product offering. - Created a location independent service, removing several barriers, such as costs associated with inventory, storage and real estate. - Shifted payments from the industry “per-piece” standard to a monthly subscription plans, which drove widespread adoption and increased revenues by 140% annually for three consecutive years - Grew direct sales from 40% of gross revenue to 75% within 18 months by creating a new, consumer-based marketing channel focused on direct sales and home “party plans.”- Implemented a la carte commissions and ‘pay for performance’ structures for all sales and technical personnel, resulting in a 25% productivity increase in the first quarter and a 38% in the following quarter. Reduced total work hours for each office by 15%.- Built a company-wide media processing strategy for iPreserve; pioneered the use of high-speed commercial digitizing equipment for consumer media and developed a proprietary method that made digitizing media 60x faster than the competition.- Created strategic partnerships with multi-national content aggregators, such as Ancestry.com and WorldVitalRecords.com. - Positioned the company for purchase by Franchise Foundry in February 2011.

BoomStartup is a mentorship-focused investor program focusing its efforts on providing money, mentors, and markets for its energetic tech entrepreneur participants. BoomStartup mentors tech startups from ideation through execution.

Consumer-Focused Digitization and Archiving Company

Junto Partners is an elite entrepreneurial incubation and training network. - Founded by Greg Warnock and Alan Hall, Junto Partners is built to teach, apprentice, and guide promising entrepreneurs. Partners are admitted into the group only after a stringent selection and winning an 'Apprentice-style' competition and accompanying training course on the skills of entrepreneurship. -Each Junto Partner is provided $50,000 and grouped with four other entrepreneurs, which receive mutual equity in the other entrepreneur's companies. -A framework of mentors in various fields amplify the probability of success and add light-years of connections and acceleration to each partner's start-up.

Direct Transactional and Strategic Management Advisory – Analyze various transactions including: mergers/acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, restructuring, and divisional or departmental sales Venture Viability Analysis - Hyper-growth, hybrid market and emerging market and company evaluations Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis – Develop proposals and present strategic alternatives for Merger/Acquisition scenarios, Hybrid financing solutions Senior, High-yield, Mezzanine debt structuresCreate and Maintain Relationships of Trust with Clients

Bridge to Japan is an international value-added expedited shipping and consolidation service provider focused on trade with Asian countries and specializes in integration and development with Japanese iMode and other Asian smartphones.Responsibilites and Accomplishments Include:- Developed company policy on viability analysis of business ventures and capital expenditure. -Initiated new business directives; Developed and trained divisions on new procedures.- Partnered in establishing the international, value-added expedited shipping and consolidation service provider. - Led sales and partnership initiatives, created all marketing collateral and managed PR / communications.- Increased annual shipments from 250 to 700K within just 20 months by forging partnership with US NFR manufacturers and Japanese carriers to consolidate shipping volume.- Secured a partnership with Soros-funded ThinkAmerican. Recognized with press coverage in the Wall Street Journal. - Partnership resulted in $140K in additional revenue within 60 days.-Grew annual revenues of BridgeToJapan from $450K to $18M+ within 20 months by refocusing the company to provide lucrative shipping services.

BigCanvas.com is an online art and portfolio-hosting portal, allowing artists to display and sell from their portfolio online. Artists can share, display and sell their artwork while patrons can sort by style, color, and theme.Responsibilities and Accomplishments Include:- Developed the online art and portfolio-hosting portal, resulting in the acquired rights to distribute and sell over 85,000 prints.- Built the start-up into a successful operation and positioned it for acquisition. - Negotiated sales of the company to ArtWanted.comin 1999.