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California, United States

At CogneSense, we envision a connected world where our innovative sensing and IoT solutions empower industries and individuals to make informed decisions, drive efficiency, enhance safety, and protect the environment. Our unwavering commitment to excellence, sustainability, and social responsibility fuels our journey towards creating a smarter, more sustainable, and safer planet for generations to come.

OVERVIEW: Company IP is a powerful full-stack IoT platform that includes ‘edge’ intelligence for any sensor, cloud infrastructure for AI/machine learning, and modular user apps.

Roll is a contactless payment application that takes “waiting for the check” out of the dining experience. This software system allows restaurant guests to simply walk out when they are done with their meal. Their payment method automatically gets charged if they leave or are ready to check-out.

Newport Beach, Us

OVERVIEW: LSquared Capital Partners, Aerospace and Defense, Instrumentation roll-up SNAPSHOT: Engaged from inception, guiding CEO selection, while providing domain expertise, strategic insight, relationship cultivation, compensation committee oversight, and CEO counsel.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

OVERVIEW: Boutique Private Equity Firm. SNAPSHOT: Support quarterly board meetings, facilitate relevant due diligence, and co-investing, working with experienced domain partners.

CSSDP Investments is a private family investment firm that specializes in real-estate, high-tech industrial and medical business. Our investments range from seed money for young entrepreneurs to strategic investments and operational management for companies in niche markets with worldwide scalability. Real Estate investments range from multi-million dollar luxury rentals worldwide, to custom designed high-end multi-family residences.We are very passionate about the people and companies we invest in and only do so if we can provide value added.

Irvine, California, Us

OVERVIEW: Led company holding multiple patents developed at the University of California, Irvine, and centered around integrated micro-devices in the Lifetech and Industrial space,SNAPSHOT: Initially co-founded the company in 2015, and served as CEO for a few years to grow the business. Negotiated multimillion-dollars in POC contracts from Lockheed, Teledyne, and others, a million-dollar+ IoT-centric NSF grant, and a multimillion-dollar series A funding round. Established distribution with Mouser and other worldwide representatives, winning awards for the first product (energy harvesting battery).

Irvine, California, Us

Integra Devices designs, develops and produces innovative, highly integrated microdevices that are embedded in microelectronic substrates and printed circuit boards. Integra's microsensors and microactuators are produced using non-silicon manufacturing processes, making them rugged, more functional, more integrated, and lower cost than their conventional counterparts

OVERVIEW: Supported UCI in creation of start-up ecosystem across Southern California.SNAPSHOT: Advised and Invested in several startups and technology companies, pioneering the next generation of sensors, instrumentation, and industrials. Founded the “Designing Solutions for Poverty” competition – A shark tank experience for sustainable startups.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

OVERVIEW: Retained by this global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices to advise on transition and integration following the sale of VTI Instruments in 2014.AMETEK has over 15,000 colleagues at more than 120 manufacturing locations around the world. Supporting those operations are more than 100 sales and service locations across the United States and in 30 other countries around the world.

Irvine, Ca, Us

OVERVIEW: Collaboration with Merit Capital Partners and Alerion Capital in acquiring VXI Technology, specializing in Aerospace, Defense, and industrial instrumentation. SNAPSHOT: Steered the company through challenging economic times, enabling the introduction of globally enhanced engineering capabilities, elevated margins, and optimized inventory turnover. Effectively transformed the company culture, introducing a new executive team. Orchestrated a successful exit to Ametek, yielding a 23% IRR.

OVERVIEW: Established the world’s largest instrumental standard.With over 55 of the top T&M companies sponsoring and developing this technology, and more than 2600 products in over 50 different product families, LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) is the current and future standard for T&M. It's seen the fastest ramp-up of any communications standard in the history of the test industry and products from leading test and measurement companies.

San Diego, California, Us

OVERVIEW: Established international sales channel, directed product/market strategies, founded UK and India offices and diversified by acquiring Agilent business unit. Engaged B. Riley for exit process. Achieved sustainable growth without external debt, maintaining 25% EBITDA margin. Negotiated a competitive private equity bid for partners' exit, enabling ongoing expansion.

OVERVIEW: Industry’s first modular data acquisition and instrumentation platform.

OVERVIEW: Responsible for worldwide instrument sales for this defense conglomerate.

OVERVIEW: Designed company's first RF power products.

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Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Hons, Electrical And Electronics Engineering