An entrepreneur in a consultant’s body.A start-up savvy, passionate robotics business leader with 25 years of strategy, customer development, sales, marketing and operational experience who utilizes a mix of leadership styles to deliver value in the face of risk and uncertainty.• Started as a management consultant, steeped in strategy and process methodology• Pursued an entrepreneurial career and ...• Introduced autonomous mobile robots (AMR) as a new class of logistics robots• Commercialized 3D LiDAR data processing software, which was acquired by Autodesk• Commercialized eCommerce picking robots - raised $20M and secured key customers• ... and served in leadership and governing roles for community and non-profit initiativesProven ability to:• Manage business, revenue and operations of technology-forward organizations• Translate vision into go-to-market strategies and execution• Build functional capabilities in sales, marketing, product management and HR• Manage P&L, budgeting, board/investor relations and organizational governance• Obtain start-up funding, including venture capital investment and non-dilutive fundingCommitted to community and philanthropic-based organizations. Served or serving on non-profit boards including the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), StartUptown/Avenu/InnovatePGH, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Alumni Association and the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Listed skills include Start Ups, Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Planning, and 39 others.