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Assisted start-up and early stage companies, including initial strategic planning, Business Plan, growth strategy, raising capital; representation to VCs, funding sourcesProvided technology assessment and due diligence, and technology plans, to VCs and companies at critical stages e.g. companies that are pursuing M&A, are about to introduce new technology.

NewInteractions Inc. is a start-up with proprietary, patented conversational voice technology that provides an intelligent adaptive conversational multi-modal interface to selected commerce applications.

Founder and CEO of this provider of managed Web development and application hosting services, and network and security services.He attracted over $40 million in capital for it, led its $80 million IPO on the NASDQ and brought gross sales to almost $80 million dollars.

Chairman of the Board (1985-1996) and CEO (1990-1996) of NYSERNet, the first ISP in the US, that provided Internet access and training and selected Web Services before the technology became commercially available

Director of the New York State designated research center in telecommunications at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn. Responsible for all aspects of the Center's research and educational operations including management of its finances.Created technical vision for CATT; managed day-to-day operations and established relationships with regional industries.

Responsible for computing, telecommunications, and networking services for the university and its teaching hospital, with annual budget of $24 MM and 230 staff. Overcame internal dissension and revamped delivery of services. Reduced senior staff and increased efficiency. Established unified financial reporting procedures. Empowered user groups to help set.

Ph.D., Mathematics

B.S., Mathematics