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Diverse Investment Portfolio: Actively managed portfolio, including a dozen personal investments in Okeanos Venture Partners as well as independent ventures.Innovation and Solution Identification: Spearheaded process of identifying market gaps and creating innovative solutions. Conducted comprehensive market research to understand competitive landscape, engaged in stakeholder conversations, and evaluated product-market fit.Strategic Negotiation: Negotiated investment terms… Show more Diverse Investment Portfolio: Actively managed portfolio, including a dozen personal investments in Okeanos Venture Partners as well as independent ventures.Innovation and Solution Identification: Spearheaded process of identifying market gaps and creating innovative solutions. Conducted comprehensive market research to understand competitive landscape, engaged in stakeholder conversations, and evaluated product-market fit.Strategic Negotiation: Negotiated investment terms, partnerships, and agreements, leveraging strong communication and persuasion skills to achieve favorable outcomes for both Polymathic VC and its clients.Product Design and Development Oversight: Guided product design and development strategies for portfolio companies, ensuring alignment with market needs and technological advancements. Played a key role in turning innovative ideas into marketable products. Show less

Great Falls, Virginia, United States

Strategic Investment Decisions: Actively participated in committees, voting on key investments in tech, healthcare, and service industries. Leveraged startup, financial, tech, and AI insights to guide investment strategies resulting in 75+ investments and $20M invested in startups such as: Cava, Epic Games, Worldcoin, and OvertimeComprehensive Due Diligence: Conducted extensive due diligence on half a dozen potential investments each month, assessing business lifecycle stages, reviewing… Show more Strategic Investment Decisions: Actively participated in committees, voting on key investments in tech, healthcare, and service industries. Leveraged startup, financial, tech, and AI insights to guide investment strategies resulting in 75+ investments and $20M invested in startups such as: Cava, Epic Games, Worldcoin, and OvertimeComprehensive Due Diligence: Conducted extensive due diligence on half a dozen potential investments each month, assessing business lifecycle stages, reviewing past investment histories, and company maturity.Robust Market Research: Led in-depth market research to identify trends and opportunities. Utilized qualitative and quantitative analysis to forecast market potential and guide strategic investment decisions. Active Participation in Pitch Meetings: Engaged in rigorous pitch meetings with startup founders and CEOs, gaining insights into business models, growth plans, and operational challenges. Show less

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Activ Fitness is a revolutionary new fitness center.We offer fun, challenging, yet scaled to all fitness levels, group workouts; These workouts are created to burn-fat and build muscle.We have a full array of free-weights and fitness machines for self-paced workouts; nutrition consulting and grab-and-go meals to make eating right a breeze; and scheduled events where we get out and conquer the seasonal mud-run, relax at the spa or beach, or give back to the community… Show more Activ Fitness is a revolutionary new fitness center.We offer fun, challenging, yet scaled to all fitness levels, group workouts; These workouts are created to burn-fat and build muscle.We have a full array of free-weights and fitness machines for self-paced workouts; nutrition consulting and grab-and-go meals to make eating right a breeze; and scheduled events where we get out and conquer the seasonal mud-run, relax at the spa or beach, or give back to the community. Visit us at get-activ.com or @getactivhq Show less

Vienna, Virginia

Solution Analysis and Market Gap: Recognized significant need for focused, real-time data visualization in financial markets. Developed Flex Charting to bridge this gap, providing dynamic and intuitive charting solutions tailored to trading educators.Innovative Technology Development: Increased visualization rendering by 5x compared to competitors by creating a unique data processing algorithm. Implemented unique machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms to assist in executing… Show more Solution Analysis and Market Gap: Recognized significant need for focused, real-time data visualization in financial markets. Developed Flex Charting to bridge this gap, providing dynamic and intuitive charting solutions tailored to trading educators.Innovative Technology Development: Increased visualization rendering by 5x compared to competitors by creating a unique data processing algorithm. Implemented unique machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms to assist in executing advanced trading strategies.Operational Efficiencies and Cost Reduction: Negotiated licensing and market data deals that allowed for the bootstrapping of initial products which cut go-to-market time by 50% and cost by 80%. Business Development and Strategic Growth: Successfully expanded company’s client base resulting in a consistent year-over-year revenue growth of 26% and $2,725,000 TTM revenue and $1,700,000 TTM profit.Human Error Reduction, Product Reliability, and Customer Satisfaction: Automated redundant user tasks and enhanced data visualization, reducing margin of error in financial analysis. This innovation, coupled with consistent improvements and white-glove support, led to trusted product reliability and customer churn rate of <2%. Show less

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Asset Allocation Software Management: Oversaw team dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining critical asset allocation software for USMC. Collaborated closely with clients to define system requirements, establish deliverable schedule, and set clear expectations.System Development Lifecycle Leadership: Directed full lifecycle of software development, including client management, planning, testing, and support. Created robust deployment strategies and future support processes… Show more Asset Allocation Software Management: Oversaw team dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining critical asset allocation software for USMC. Collaborated closely with clients to define system requirements, establish deliverable schedule, and set clear expectations.System Development Lifecycle Leadership: Directed full lifecycle of software development, including client management, planning, testing, and support. Created robust deployment strategies and future support processes, ensuring long-term application sustainability and effectiveness.Mental Health Evaluation Software Project Lead: Led project to develop mental health risk evaluation software for USMC. Navigated complex requirements involving clients and HIPAA experts to devise a confidential and compliant process for scoring and evaluating service members' risk. Show less

Herndon, Va

Digital Transformation Leadership: Pioneered digital transformation of a key USPS process, transitioning from traditional phone/mail system to a sophisticated web-based platform. This initiative modernized the evaluation of post office-mailbox efficacy, setting a new standard in operational efficiency.Innovative Initiative Proposal: Identified need for modernization and proposed shift to web-based evaluation system, demonstrating foresight and innovative thinking in streamlining postal… Show more Digital Transformation Leadership: Pioneered digital transformation of a key USPS process, transitioning from traditional phone/mail system to a sophisticated web-based platform. This initiative modernized the evaluation of post office-mailbox efficacy, setting a new standard in operational efficiency.Innovative Initiative Proposal: Identified need for modernization and proposed shift to web-based evaluation system, demonstrating foresight and innovative thinking in streamlining postal services.Project Management and Execution: Managed project from concept to execution, ensuring that all technical and operational objectives were met. Coordinated with various teams to implement the system seamlessly within existing USPS framework. Show less