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Seattle, WA, US

~Working with private equity & venture capital in market evaluation, diligence, and operational improvements of portfolio companies~Working with companies on business strategy, operating structure, execution, and culture. ~Working with individuals on career planning, and aligning strengths, interests and aptitudes with ambition.

Carlsbad, California, US

CEO & Board Director for a NYSE traded public company- Restructured the management team, company profile and product set entering new markets and redefining product platform- Rebuilt products including software, customized hardware, and advertising platform- Raised new Debt & Equity to shore up the balance sheet- Turned a -$5M EBITDA business into a +$3MM.

Plano, TX, US

• Led a fast growing division of the company comprised of 6 P&Ls in several markets. In this role, I was focused on driving commercial excellence, market development and product investment rationalization. [500.
• Ramping and scaling sales teams for increased market coverage and growth resulting in +25% bookings growth and increased sales productivity
• Entering adjacent markets with existing products closing $2MM of business, $10MM of pipeline and creating an additional $ 100MM of new market opportunity
• Integrating acquisitions and delivering key deal synergies including new supplier agreements, product integration and transitioning to new business model
• Launching new product into the market while transitioning legacy installed base off of older platforms and onto new business model (license maintenance to higher volume transaction and SaaS). Resulting in doubling new.

Chicago, US

• I led a $600MM global healthcare IT business unit with 1000 employees worldwide. I was responsible for all aspects of this product p&l including growth, profit, people, regulatory compliance (FDA), and market.
• The division was under a warning letter when I took over and I lead the division through the process of passing a re-inspection and producing new products again.
• Developed several new products from inception to market introduction, with 6 major product launches in 2010 intended to deliver $100MM In global sales over the next 5 years
• Re-positioned product line, targeted specific market segments and re-built around newly established competitive advantage resulting in double-digit growth in EMEA & Japan.
• Drove reemergence of our Japan business helping the team double their gross margin and operating margins in one year through pricing and productivity initiatives
• Secured an incremental $100MM in funding for major product investments over a three year period that resulted in extremely positive market reaction globally and secured a distinct competitive advantage.

Chicago, US

• I took over a languishing services division that was growing, but unprofitably with low customer satisfaction scores, and escalating year over year costs. I transformed this division into a profitable, high customer.
• Transitioned from a field service based model to an all-online call center model. This included ramping a call center, bringing on new services, and recreating our service offering.
• Results including top line growth +20% while margin growth was +40% and NPS improved by 40 pts (300% improvement)
• Integrated acquisitions and new services including professional services, custom development and education services and delivered on synergies across business units.

Chicago, US

• Led Strategic Global Business and Product Planning, with plan to grow portfolio from $3.5B – $4.5B in 3 years
• Established Global Market Research, Competitive Analysis & Pricing through focus groups, surveys and customer visits.
• Restructured Portfolio & Drove Segment Based New Offering Design
• Piloted and launched several organic services offerings

Chicago, US

Product Manager - Labor Productivity Software & Leadership Consulting Practice

Chicago, US

Engineering Program Manager for 3 Commercial Software Applications. Managed 6 Software Release Cycles.

Boston, MA, US

Produced and Owned Strategy, Content Production & Operations of GE Internet & Intranet.- Managed $7 MM corporate budget of staff, contractors, and vendor partners- Launched both GE's Internet sites & Intranet for strategic communication- Help launch several first time platforms including web chats, content aggregation and publishing- Started first data.

Norwalk, CT, US

Started career in GE's Information Management Leadership Program- Consisted of several rotations across multiple businesses units, cities, and industries- Worked in software development, data center design, ERP implementation, and program management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs, Systems Engineering