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Developing commercialization strategy for a nanotechnology coating for blood vessel stents targeting thrombosis.Determine and coordinate key validation and efficacy tests to demonstrate effectiveness of coating on stents.Developing strategic partner network to adopt technology.Identify key components to FDA regulatory strategy.

V1 Ventures provides scale-ups and established start-ups access to capital, strategic partners, and accelerated revenue pathways for data-driven market entry into US and foreign marketsCreated and deployed replicatable business operational processes within the internal organization to increase productivity by 43%.Developed Pilot Sales Program which enables clients to be able to launch a sales platform quickly to gather data insights of their market and customersSetup and integrated multiple platforms for business process automation for increased organization throughput

Alpha Sprouts is a consulting firm for early stage companies. Helping entrepreneurs efficiently and effectively manage their company to increase their probability of success.Created 4 corners analysis tool which objectively determines areas of weakness within a company and assess probability of successSetup and taught entrepreneurial bootcamps in the US, South America, and Asia to give students a crash course on becoming an entrepreneurDeveloped a variety of tools which help increase the probability of success in companies including:-Marketing Analysis-Partnership Assessment-Unfair Competitive Advantage-Business Harmony

Pinpoint Solutions focuses on deploying technology and systems which help automate and enhance business processes in small to medium sized business.Developed and integrated consumer product catalog systems with back-end management dashboards to enable sales and data teams to coordinate efforts for a variety of industries including:Aftermarket AutomotiveClean Energy TechnologiesMedical AuditingConsumer Products

Vanguard Products Group used a variety of market analysis tools to determine high-yielding consumer products in multiple e-commerce marketplaces (e.g. Amazon, eBay, etc.)Launched 10+ products into Amazon market place and successfully ranking products for increased visibility and salesDeployed automated systems and notifications that aided management of inventory, pricing adjustments, and competitor adjustmentsSetup and maintained digital marketing strategies on Amazon and social media platforms to drive traffic and conversionsCreated and setup operational SOPs to: -Determine high demand products -Determine and evaluate sourcing prospects -Inventory tracking, lead time analysis, and replenishment -Pricing, profit, and loss analysisAfter successfully selling on Amazon, we sold our Amazon store to another Amazon seller in 2018.

As one of two Disney Consumer Products master licensees in the world, I came on board to help the company establish a strong foundational foothold in the Indochina region.Developed operational SOPs to help interdepartmental communication and coordination of data and documentsDeveloped SOPs to safeguard transportation and/or transfer of financials, documents, and dataCreated and implemented word of mouth marketing strategies to increase audience awareness of Disney brand presenceCreated and implemented events to promote Disney brand and enhance brand affinity amongst licensees and consumers

Websonic initially began as a web development firm mainly focused on helping small businesses. As we began to work with these companies, we realized that their needs were far greater than just web design. To be able to meet our clients demands, we quickly ramped up to become a technology consulting firm for small businesses where we carried out various tech related projects such as:Design and develop custom E-commerce sites integrated into multiple sales channelsEstablish and deployment of Project Management toolsDevelopment and maintenance of custom ERP solutions and supply chain managementEstablish and deploy tech-focused business strategies to enhance efficiency and production with the use of automationWebsonic LLC was sold in 2006.