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Mountain View, CA, US

Independent management consulting business focused on providing strategic services to catalyze Board/C-level initiatives at early-stage technology ventures and established corporations. Services include analysis, planning, and implementation support in marketing, business development, operations, open innovation, intellectual property (IP), negotiations.

Wakefield, Massachusetts, US

Wakefield, Massachusetts, US

Wakefield, Massachusetts, US

Santa Clara, CA, US

Silicon Catalyst is the world’s only incubator + accelerator focused on semiconductor solutions (including Photonics, MEMS, sensors, IP, materials, and Life Science), from idea through prototype and onto a path to volume production.

Telluride, Colorado, US

IP monetization software driven by AIFind and connect with IP decision-makers all within LicenseLead — the IP monetization platform leveraging AI to create insights from IP transaction data.

A Canadian provincial agency providing trusted IP support for Ontario innovators.

Stanford, CA, US

Guest lecturer invited by Faculty from time-to-time to address students in graduate and executive-ed courses; re strategy, innovation and intellectual property (IP) at the Graduate Schools of Engineering, Law and Business, as well as the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD).

New York, NY, US

Houston, Texas, US

Strategic Business Development role, leveraging non-core Tech/intellectual property (IP) assets for successful business outcomes. Results: generation of millions of dollars in IP value (highly profitable revenue) via licensing and divestitures (software, patents, etc.) to customers and partners in HPE's ecosystem (e.g., Facebook, Uber, etc.).

Menlo Park, CA, US

Advisor to Founders on market expansion strategies and business development. Lex Machina provides unique and trusted intellectual property litigation big data and predictive analytics to leading companies, law firms, consultants and public interest users. Acquired by LexisNexis in 2015.

Bellevue, WA, US

Recruited by client to build and run field marketing to support IV’s global licensing business. Launched IV’s “Value-Added Services” (e.g., Litigation Clearance; IP for Defense), helping to generate more than $1B in revenue. Left to pursue new business opportunities via Andiamo.

San Mateo, CA, US

Recruited by Founders for IP advisory, marketing and business development; Reported to Co-Founder/CEO. Leading provider of IP strategy and monetization services. Left when firm was closed by owners.

Co-Founded and ran business operations for start-up focused on building global community platform for IP professionals and transaction data services to enable greater liquidity in the IP market. Executed bootstrap funding model that supported market validation efforts; Secured 20 global corporate members (VP / CIPO level).

Palo Alto, CA, US

Reported to Vice President, IP Licensing. Rejoined HP to help build and scale a new business model focused on managing HP’s IP portfolio for profit. This business grew 6X from inception in 2003 through 2006, to more than $300M per year in IP Value. Built and managed a team of four program managers. Left HP to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.

Stanford, California, US

TA for Professors Tom Kosnik (Adjunct) and Kathleen Eisenhardt for four graduate management courses: MS&E 269 - Marketing for Technology CompaniesMS&E 270 - Global Entrepreneurial MarketingMS&E 271 - Strategy in Technology-Based CompaniesMS&E 472 - Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders' Seminar (ETL)*Note Dept. Course names reflects current MS&E or past IEEM name.

San Jose, California, US

• Promoted to managerial role for market-leading, $4B storage company. Recruited, managed and coached 50 assemblers and process technicians for a $220M disk drive line of business.
• Developed and implemented self-directed work team program, improving productivity 100%.
• Contributing member of original Quantum.com team launching the firm’s Web site (1994).
• Achieved customer qualifications (Apple, EMC, HP) by leading team to design and implement state-of-the-art, automated cleanroom monitoring system to support industry-leading reliability.
• Led Technical Team efforts to improve process yield resulting in annual cost savings of $1.6M.

Maynard, MA, US

• Implemented design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and Six Sigma principles two years ahead of the industry, improving reliability and profitability across disk drive product lines by more than 50%.
• Selected to serve on cross-functional and global new product teams that designed and implemented DEC’s first 5.25 and 3.5 inch drives for engineering workstations.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Completed three co-op assignments at Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (including Personal Products Company and McNeil Consumer Products Company)
• Contributed to implementing consumer product safety features in product packaging and manufacturing process equipment (e.g., tamper-resistant bottle caps for Tylenol® products).

Ms, Management Science & Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering