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Gainesville, GA, US

Providing US and international warfighters with the advanced technology they need to win.

• Joined startup during initial stages of development, growing company from $0 to $50M+. Built team from 0 to 65 employees, with professionals across sourcing, production, fulfillment, and customer service.
• Produce advanced technology & tools for U.S. military, federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, and foreign military services. Leverage Federal and government relationships with key Military and Pentagon.
• Negotiate, influence, and execute international agreements with top-tier decision-makers in U.S., Canada, Israel, and Turkey, among other countries/continents.
• Serve on and engage with Board, encouraging organizational transparency to drive strategy and success on a global scale.
• Ranked as the 27th fastest growing company in America, Number 1 Veteran-owned company Inc Magazine (2022).

• As founder and business success consultant, I partner strategically with client organizations to identify needs and drive innovation, revenue, and strategy. Leveraging a broad array of expertise built through more than.
• Grow and lead innovation mindset, strategy, and execution.
• Transform technology into high-margin repeatable revenue.
• Strategically align and position company for successful endgame.

Peachtree Corners, GA, US

• Identifying a critical market need for large-scale digital visualization, I drove ground-up establishment, strategic planning, and commercialization. I developed a solution-focused approach integrating hardware and.
• Created worldwide brand with intelligent manufacturing in America.
• Negotiated engagements with 20+ high-visibility global brands across diverse industries.
• Built operational framework to design and produce lightweight, flexible products.Select Achievements:
• Built international brand with Fortune 500 customers and projects spanning six continents.
• Issued 44+ patents for product innovation.

• Providing executive-level guidance to startup and technology clients, I delivered profitable strategies from birth to exit that integrated development, fundraising, corporate planning, go-to-market, and growth.
• Guided successful GTM planning & implementation for multiple products in consumer electronics and healthcare, including medical devices, rapid charging technology, 501K-certified healthcare products, and safety products.
• Leveraged proprietary process to increase client intellectual property generation, protection, and value while simultaneously reducing cost.
• Determined continuing competitive advantage, driving identification and validation of revenue model.
• Developed business plans encompassing fundraising, operations, and management structure.

• I spearheaded organizational growth from technology development to initial product commercialization, expanding operations from four to 100+ employees. Developing an aggressive patent strategy that produced a unique.
• Established strategic relationships and grew technical credibility/thought leadership.
• Drove market performance as attractive acquisition target, negotiating profitable sale.
• Provided instrumental leadership in raising $41M private equity at $100M valuation.
• Built and strengthened patent portfolio, with six U.S. and 10+ international issued, and 12 pending.

• Driving a major shift in focus, I redirected the company from research to commercial products, resulting in $1M year one sales, the first PEM fuel cell sold in U.S., and the first demonstration of fuel cell-powered.
• Negotiated strategic partnership with domestic and international companies to raise $20M equity financing.
• Attained $8M Equity financing with DuQuene Power and Singapore Technologies at $130M valuation.
• Led technology team to develop six new patents. Transformed research techniques into processes enabling high-volume manufacturing of unique and complex fuel cells.

• Through intensive refocus on core products, I was able to drive full operational turnaround. Select Achievements:
• Restructured executive team and workforce, negotiating with unsecured creditors through reorganization and re-capitalization.
• Converted $35M debt and raised $3.5M equity enabling operational continuity while reengineering product line to ensure profitability. Significantly increased sales, producing $15M backlog.

Arlington, VA, US

• From ideation through execution, I spearheaded the DARPA Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Program, producing the national strategic plan for technology development and commercialization in both private sector and military.
• Justified and secured $250M+ federal funding and leveraged government funding by raising $150M+ in corporate match.
• Demonstrated world-record garnering technology advances in commercial and military applications, including EV World Endurance Record, Electric Armored Vehicles.
• Instituted a unique technology development approach by creating regional coalitions that combined small company technology breakthroughs with established organizations.
• The Hudson Institute rated this approach as best public-private partnership in recent history.

Washington, DC, US

• Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq)
• Coordinated multinational effort in many classified areas.
• Conducted tactical analysis of critical combat operations.
• Created new parameters for strategic asset location and destruction.

Washington, DC, US

• I initiated and managed a program building a new integrated radar digital packet data distribution network. This involved developing and constructing new underwater rugged laptops, as well as designing computer.
• Led program from conception to live target kills in less than two years, reorganizing combat units to effectively utilize new technologies.
• Designed and negotiated first Marine Corps multiyear missile procurement contract for $480M over four years, saving $100M+ annually.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science & Criminology

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