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Concord, MA, US

GreenLabs Recycling collects and recycles plastic waste from labs within the Greater Boston Area. We work with local manufacturers to give the plastic a new life and reduce our client's carbon footprint in the process. We believe that by keeping recycling local, we can make the process more sustainable and cost-effective.

Concord, Massachusetts, US

I invented a wearable cooling device that enables people who suffer from heat to stay cool. You can also keep your AC tuned off.

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

• Found the first warehouse and invited 5 other cleantech start-ups to share the space on Charles St. in Cambridge. This was the start of an incredible journey of sharing among founders.
• Published my cleantech incubator concept in Xconomy in July, 2010 that laid out the vision for this new incubator concept where founders could share expensive equipment and support each other
• We formally launched Greentown with 3 other start-ups in 2011 where we raised funding and grew to 17 cleantech start-ups before moving to India to launch Promethean Power.
• The growth of Greentown went far beyond my original vision and I'm quite proud of what the team has been able to accomplish.

Auckland, NZ

Emrod has developed intellectual property that enables energy to be wirelessly transmitted utilizing electromagnetic waves over long distances. The core technologies the IP is focused on are beam-shaping, metamaterials, and rectenna technology.We have a working lab prototype in New Zealand that has been built for our first customer, Powerco, the.

Washington, DC, US

Implementing new TechEmerge project focused on deploying the most innovative cooling technologies in LATAM region. This is not a typical grant that start-ups apply for. The IFC/World Bank almost becomes your front-line sales force bringing you corporations eager to test new technologies to improve their efficiency and reduce their impact on the climate.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Freight Farms is best known for pioneering modular farming that has led to creating the largest network of IoT-connected farms in the world. The company has developed a data-driven platform to rapidly expand access to sustainable farming. Our current focus is on-site commercial food production for educational, corporate and elderly care campuses.

Boston, MA, US

• Co-Founder of Promethean Power Systems, a thermal battery technology start-up that enables cold-storage of perishable foods where there is unreliable power, such as villages of India. For the first time in India's.
• Launched Promethean from concept to a revenue-generating company.
• Deployed almost 100 systems operating without diesel generators in rural India, resulting in improved milk quality, yield, and profits for the dairy industry.
• Drove company through multiple technology shifts in response to market pull.
• Successfully implemented PR campaign including articles in New York Times, Business Week, Boston Globe, and videos with BBC, Times of India, and the World Economic Forum (over 128,000 views).
• Presented Promethean’s case study at the World Economic Forum.

Boston, MA, US

Directed business development for disruptive portfolio management software.

US

• Landed partnerships with over 40 Telecom companies including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Qwest and MCI. 12 of these partnerships signed up prior to product launch.
• Generated over $1 million in revenue.
• Placed several news reports, including Boston Globe and NPR.
• Implemented administrative standards for all the telecom deals..

• Recruited and managed Analyst team.
• Organized Energy Ministers and presidents of global independent power producers to streamline power plant developments in emerging markets.
• Recognized the research needs in the corporate finance market and created a separate research firm to address those needs.

Headed up business development in Latin America for Pyramid Research, then a division of the Economist Intelligence Unit (a division of the Economist Group). We sold syndicated research to the telecom world.

I helped start this division of World Congress which was an advocacy group for standardizing the process of developing power plants in emerging markets.

I helped start a small consulting practice in Madrid with support from Erindale, Lisbon.

Education record

Ba, Political Science And Spanish

Education record