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United States

San Jose, California, US

Provide strategic planning, growth and operations advisory services.

Dallas, TX, US

• Launched a global medical device sales division during pandemic and scaled to 7-figure revenue in Y1.
• Developed a multi-country, direct to manufacturer medical device supply chain network with Asian suppliers that fulfilled global customer demand for mission critical medical equipment.
• Built and optimized a team of sales, marketing, supply chain, logistics and finance members across Asia and USA that meet unprecedented customer volume and urgent fulfillment needs for medical devices.
• Realized CEO mandate to identify revenue opportunities and rapidly roll-out and scale business units with minimal marketing budgets that achieved profitability in Y1 of commercial services.
• Launched OPU Coin, an ERC-20 cryptocurrency securing customer personal health data on blockchain.
• Spearheaded partnerships with cryptocurrency infrastructure providers that secured personal health data and optimized both cost and efficiency of blockchain transactions.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

• Recruited by CEO of market leading Indian peer-to-peer car sharing platform that achieved a “mission impossible” launch of live US services from a blank slate plan within 6 months.
• Rolled-out a lean management methodology for building and aligning local and remote teams across product, software, marketing sales, and operations to hit US launch schedule.
• Architected US business plan and financial model from the ground up that positioned company as disruptive new entrant in an established market space. in the lead up to acquisition (in progress).
• Led outbound initiatives establishing company in industry and positioned platform for rapid growth.
• Developed mission critical partnerships with leading vehicle leasing, insurance providers, parking vendors, maintenance services and security providers required critical for launch of commercial services.
• Led product development on iOS and Android apps with best-in-class product features on launch.

• Built growth strategy for an eCommerce health and wellness startup to double revenue in two quarters.
• Architected and rolled-out growth strategy for career mentorship marketplace start-up focused on career improvement achieving a critical mass of career mentors (supply side) in less than six months.
• Led corporate formation, financing, and recruited fully remote development, product and marketing teams for a B2C education startup operating in US and Asia.

Pathumwan, Bangkok, TH

• Recruited to lead formation and financing for a multi-country personal care eCommerce brand.
• Launched e-commerce platform, marketplace, Facebook and retail sales in nationwide drug store chains.
• Created analytics system to drive multi-channel growth strategy that hit 7-figure monthly active users.
• Developed network of direct supplier relationships providing lean manufacturing for product range.
• Recruited multi-country team responsible for design, manufacture and marketing product ranges.

• Closed joint venture deal with public company to develop B2B mobile services for Southeast Asia.
• Setup Bangkok hub and led growth, partnerships, operations, finance, recruiting and partnerships.
• Led initiative with Thai Board of Investment Authority resulting in 5 year corporate tax-free award.
• Launched mobile eCommerce initiative that marketed US consumer products to Asian consumers in partnership with leading local home shopping TV network, resulting in spin-out into new venture.
• Developed video commercials and TV media buying partnerships driving growth of customer base.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Led operations, finance and talent development for B2B mobile search startup growing to over 9-figure users in 11 countries and with 50 employees between Mountain View and Tokyo.
• Completed 8-figure venture/debt financing to expand offices and data centers to USA, Japan & Europe.
• Created analytics system from ground up driving highest mobile search ad revenue rate in industry.
• Spearheaded strategy building team across USA, Europe and Asia without utilizing outside recruiters.
• Developed performance-based incentive program that aligned teams across three continents and maintained mobile network operators SLA of 99.99% uptime for search services.

B.A. With Honors, History

Doctor Of Philiosophy (Ph.D.), Faculty Of Modern History