Technologist, Management Consultant, Brand Advisor, Process Improvement Expert. Has served as a strategic advisor to companies such as Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Autodesk, Coca-Cola, First Data, Hilton Hotels, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, Netscape Communications, SONY, and The Walt Disney Company. Raised in excess of $120 million for clients and assisted in the mergers and acquisitions of 40+ companies directly and through the Los Angeles-based firm he founded in 1999. Founded an Internet technology company in 1994 that went public in 1999 then stepped down from in 2005. The company achieved a market capitalization exceeding $1 billion in 2000. Certified Master Black Belt in Strategic Six Sigma. Expert in process improvement methods such as Six Sigma, TQM, ToC, and ERM. Charter Member of D:All Things D. Proponent of cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Today, I primarily divide my time looking after the business and intellectual property interests of Dr. Michio Kaku and in leading the development of a global social media start-up (currently in stealth mode) but also enjoy spending time advising entrepreneurs and executives to help them be more successful.Specialties: High technology, corporate strategy, business advisory, branding and identity, strategic development, planning, process improvement, software architecture, entrepreneurialism, media production, public markets, virtual worlds. :: Certified Master Black Belt in Strategic Six Sigma, Trained Expert in TQM (Total Quality Management) and ToC (Theory of Constraints), ERM (Enterprise Risk Management). :: Fully fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken, in addition to English which is my first language.