Consultant, Board Memberships, Private Investments
Cisco, Visitar, Emerj, Xtreme Spectrum
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Cisco SystemsManagement ConsultantServed as key member of team reviewing the strategic positioning of Cisco Managed Services in the IT marketplace, the direction of Software as a Service (SaaS) within the industry, and the migration of an entity from a hardware business to a more software=based delivery model.Involved in the preparation of recommendations to Executive Council outlining future corporate direction, proposing profit-oriented market offerings, channel marketing to… Show more Cisco SystemsManagement ConsultantServed as key member of team reviewing the strategic positioning of Cisco Managed Services in the IT marketplace, the direction of Software as a Service (SaaS) within the industry, and the migration of an entity from a hardware business to a more software=based delivery model.Involved in the preparation of recommendations to Executive Council outlining future corporate direction, proposing profit-oriented market offerings, channel marketing to prospective business partners, and positioning the organization as a service delivery corporation moving forward.Participated in due diligence process to determine future business approach based on baseline and validated technology platform strategy.Visitar, Inc Director, Board of DirectorsVisitar provides communications-enabled CRM solutions in a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model to small and mid-sized business. Assisted Executive Team in securing $3 million venture capitalPositioned company to reach customers utilizing partnersSpearheaded strategy, for branding, initial offers, partner development and early market distributionEmerj, IncExecutive Director, Board of DirectorsSocial Media Saas Recruited by private investor group to assist CEOFocus was to go to market strategy and distribution modelXtreme Spectrum Director, Board of Directors, InvestorStart-up in the emerging market for ultra wide band (UWB) technology. Applications focus on consumer electronicsLed initial financing that included VC's, Cisco, Intel, MotorolaAssisted leadership team in business plan development and executionExit resulted in sale of Xtreme to Motorola InvestorConsulted with University of Virginia and UCSB on the research being done on diabetes. Worked with and became an investor in a software (Saas) company focused at healthcare, disease management, and wellness. The platform was based on cloud delivery web services back end with a mobile front end application Show less