Advisor to jeng, startup alternative adult beverage company.

Collaborate and provide strategic consulting services to early-stage, high-growth companies in retail/e-commerce, hi-tech, food and beverage and marketing industries.• Manage business development and deliver strategic revenue growth advisory services to VentureShot accelerator and affiliated early-stage growth companies in digital, e-commerce, marketing and food and beverage industries.• Lead financial strategy and support business development for True Group including flyby location-based analytics services for retail sector.

Provide advisory and consulting services to TechNexus venture collaborative for the piloting and commercialization of venture-capital company technology to create disruptive innovations for Fortune 500 clients.• Identify, define, and program manage integration and pilot innovation opportunities with venture companies to test and create commercial value for client companies.• Create and manage pilot, integration and commercialization process for TechNexus venture-enabled innovation business practice.

• Engage, advise and collaborate with Senior IT and Digital leadership on core strategic growth initiatives for McDonald’s to turn around the business• Drive Global Program Management for strategic IT and Digital restaurant technology development and deployment initiatives• Create and develop a team of 20 Directors and Program Managers responsible for:o Planning and portfolio management for over $100MM global IT annual spendo Managing $45MM of digital development initiative spend• Develop costing and market-based funding models for Digital/eCommerce corporate solutions• Managed all U.S. Restaurant technology deployment• Led a team of 30 Directors and Managers, responsible for:o Deployment of all technology to 14,000 restaurants, including acceptance testing, piloting and scaled deploymentso Partnering with U.S. Franchisee leadership to define and prioritize restaurant technology business requirements, including restaurant management, point-of-sale and digital technology• Transformed team structure to enable agile development and strengthen customer focus

• Pioneered customer-facing mobile technology development for U.S. ordering, customer engagement, and payment• Led supplier negotiation for accelerated technology deployment resulting in $100MM of system savings on $500MM capital spend for 14,000 U.S. restaurants• Directed U.S. cashless technology program, processing credit, debit and gift card payments for McDonald’s U.S. transactions. Spearheaded re-architecture for processing agility• Oversaw development of 5-year technology roadmaps aligned to McDonald’s U.S. business strategy• Co-led Franchisee Store Technology Board Economics sub-team with U.S. CIO and controller group, develop IT Technology funding model and created Technology Financial Review Board• Directed U.S. IT Program Management organization for key U.S. technology initiatives, including point-of-sale and e*Restaurant• Built cost and proposed funding models for U.S. Accelerated Technology Deployment to all U.S. restaurants• Led Customer Order Center and WiFi programs – transition to free WiFi resulting in growth from 1.5MM to 2.5B connects annually. Negotiated national restaurant connectivity renewal• Managed non-standard technology in U.S. restaurants, including developed process to evaluate, remove or leverage unique capabilities • Developed strong relationships across the organization emphasizing U.S. Marketing Leadership• Led initiative planning, prioritization and budgeting for U.S. technology initiatives• Established cross-functional technology and business teams to leverage restaurant IT investments

• Orchestrated all phases of requirements, supplier selection, and development of global next generation restaurant back office system• Developed global business case for cashless payment and loyalty implementation for McDonald’s• Led development and initial deployment of Geographic Information Systems into U.S. regions• Created IT initiative management practice and process improvement team• Part-time, stay-at-home dad, 2001 – 2004

Technology Consulting Manager• Led various technology strategy, development and deployment projects• Managed IT development teams for Fortune 100 manufacturing and distribution client projects• Created technical architecture for enterprise transaction systems