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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Arizona, United States

Advisement for startup micro display developer (in stealth mode), which included development of product requirements through face-to-face introductions and meetings with 15 key Prime Defense Contractors, OEM manufacturers and target organizations within the U.S. DODCreation of market analysis, business forecast and Go-to-Market plansClient company was later purchased by for $1Billion

Greater Seattle Area

Hands-on management of product, business and market development, for SPEX™ branded augmented reality and mixed reality head mounted display products. Management of overall business operations for the SPEX Product start-up. Creation and execution of Go-to-Market plan and product launch Writing, and managing, marketing and public relations materialsTrade show planning and execution

Remote

Creation of product strategies and capture plans for new sales territories in Southern California and the Pacific NorthwestCoordination and writing of proposals for engineering design servicesRecruitment and management of independent engineering contractors Planning, setup and execution of trade shows and special events

Bellevue, Washington

Hands-on management of business development and marketing activities for semiconductor-based OLED micro-displays and electro optical subsystems in industrial, defense and VR/AR products. Increased sales from $8 million to $30.4 million within 4 yearsCreation and management of proposals and capture strategies; RFP and RFI responses; press releases, backgrounders, white papers and byline articles; product requirement documents, data sheets, technical manuals and startup guides; and website contentJoint-acquisition of US DOD contracts totaling more than $1 Billion, in partnership with Prime Contractors such as BAE Systems, Harris Corporation, Raytheon and L3 Communications, and directly with the US DOD for multiple Programs of RecordLaunch, and hands on management, of the Z800 3DVisor™ (the first wide-format immersive VR headset) winning the CES Innovations award for best new display and best new gaming device in the same year.

Bothell, Washington

Management of market and product development for the World’s first Augmented Reality headset for Industrial, Commercial and Defense marketsCreation of market analysis and product requirements documents, press releases, backgrounders, case studies, white papers, product marketing plans, and proposals for joint-effort field trials and marketing (Honda Motor Company of North America, Boeing, Volvo Trucks of North America, PACCAR and others).