Served as Contract COO, now Business Advisor for this innovative Tethered Drone company.

Mandate: Handle the Business of the BusinessSituation: The startup had 3 young bright engineers with a vision and the skills, motivation and investor confidence to bring it about. What they did not have was structures and experience to handle finance, accounting, cash management, tax planning, information security, HR, and the agreements and contracts that go with them. They didn't yet have the habits yet of weekly planning KPI's to set and achieve weekly goals. Action: With years of experience in Operations Management in large organizations and years of working directly with small businesses I provided all General and Administrative support as well as interfacing with the government entities for grant applications. Result: We developed professional habits of making long term objectives into weekly achievable goals.We set up processes, controls and systems to prepare for rapid growth.

A private management consulting and program delivery practice offering services to companies providing focused direction to optimize organizational flows to create and optimize operational efficiency, effectiveness and excellence.

ISI is a management consulting company focused solely on the SMB market in the US and Canada. In this role, I traveled all over the continental US meeting with companies who were not achieving all that they wanted or expected to achieve. Our process was a two-day business survey designed to diagnose the problems facing the business and formulate a path to overcome them by evaluating their systems, processes, methods and controls. (see attached overview)If the business owner needed help to resolve the problems we documented in our reports, we brought in the appropriate expertise to design and complete projects to optimize the business.

In this role, worked on several large projects as a Business Analyst and/or Project Manager to bring the needs and objectives of the business and translate them into technical requirements for development teams. Major projects included:International Economy Comfort • A ~$4.7M project to offer an optional fee-based premium seat product in the economy cabin• 177 identified stakeholders and over 400 contributors• Generated over $114M in incremental revenue in the first year of operationCo-Lead Business Analyst • Engaged at Project Kickoff to coordinate the business analysis efforts and project activities for 50 Analysts & Managers from both IT and Business units• Managed sub-projects to resolve identified issues with IROPS, Refunds, and external Delta Sales Channels • Co-Authored Phase 2 Project CharterSame Day Travel Changes• A $2.7M project to enhance and extend the capacity of the Same Day Confirmed program• 109 Identified stakeholders and over 160 total contributorsProject Manager / Sr Business Analyst• Initiated project with Business Sponsors, created Business Case, collected development estimates, generated Project Charter, Requirements, Project Work Plan and other artifacts as required• Led the business analysis efforts and project activities of 38 Analysts & Managers • Served as Project Manager during Feasibility and Development phases of the project.Basic Economy• A multi-phase multi-million ($9M+) dollar project to introduce a new fare type to enable the lowest possible fares in selected markets• Over 150 stakeholders and over 300 contributorsSenior Business Analyst – Revenue Management• Initiated project with Business Sponsors, created Business Case, generated initial Project Charter. • Served on core team of 18 to generate scoping information and estimates for project methodology artifacts• Managed multiple scope change requests from business sponsors and stakeholders

Renewable and Sustainable Technologies Consulting, Operations, and Management company created to manage daughter companies in greater Austin Texas market.

Sun’s Landing Building creates desirable, durable, resilient, commercially feasible habitable spaces maximizing the utility of abundant energy resources to minimize adverse impact to inhabitants and the environment for both model (spec) and custom structures. We design and contract Energy Star™ and LEED® certified buildings for commercial, residential and recreational use. Our mission is to create buildings that go beyond energy efficiency into total effectiveness by incorporating the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED® principles of innovative design, location and linkages to communities, sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. We accept and promote these standards in commercially viable ways which also serves increase awareness of and interest in these principles as a better way to build. Sun’s Landing Building was founded in 2005.

Sun’s Landing Solar provides solar power system design and installation services, including PV panels and hardware. Our premier PV products are Uni-Solar thin-film photovoltaic laminates designed for aesthetic roof system integration. For more traditional PV crystalline solutions we also provide PV panels from Sharp, Evergreen and other suppliers.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Created technology operations department as an IT Turnaround condensing 5 departments into 3 improving productivity by over 40% and increasing services to stakeholders• Managed production operations supporting business volume $3 billion annually with budgets of over $15 million• Developed emerging technologies and processes to enhance the productivity of both internal office and remote field sales and service staff including secure remote access, distributed • Developed and managed client technologies used in over 800 oncology clinics• Led and developed 30 permanent and contract professionals and 3 departments• Managed Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and other regulatory compliance efforts• Managed the General and Administrative department with annual budget of $5 millionMAJOR INITIATIVES• $4.6 million Relocation/Construction Project – complete management of 18-month project from identification of facilities growth needs to final relocation of the entire firm headquarters with no negative customer impact, on time and on budget• Designed and developed an offsite facility and Business Continuity implementation plan for Disaster Recovery to support $12 million in daily sales with order management and financial services staff and supporting technology• Planned and executed relocation of central data center from internal company server rooms to a world-class enterprise hosting facility sustaining over 40 servers and supporting network infrastructure equipment• Initiated and executed complete re-evaluation and re-negotiation of equipment leases and contract staff resulting in annual savings of over $500K initially and ongoing annual budget savings due to avoided costs of over $2 million

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Transformed company from traditional systems and network integration company into an aggregated commerce service provider serving community and regional banks and their small business customersMAJOR INITIATIVES• Developed a strong, comprehensive Business Plan package from a conceptual business model• Hired and led an exceptional Executive Management team• Resolved legacy business and personnel issues• Secured strategic partnerships and alliance agreements with top-tier supporting companies • Secured pilot customers for target products and services• Engaged Venture Capitalists with complimentary portfolios and investment objectives to raise pilot capital

• Managed integration with Prudential Securities IT Executives• Led teams from both companies to ensure smooth transition of systems management and technologies

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Led IT turnaround efforts to revitalize corporate technology to better serve the business mission • Managed all aspects of business technology and services for the enterprise• Led and developed technology teams supporting all business units• Developed custom software to enhance competitive advantage and serve operational business needs• Determined optimum technology application and business process solutions for emerging business issues• Served as Technical Business Advisor to the firm’s venture capital subsidiary• Actively participated in business management as a member of the operating committee• Managed capital budget of over $7 million annuallyMAJOR INITIATIVES • Initiated and implemented state of the art Customer Relationship Management Systems integrating all significant aspects of client interaction• Initiated and implemented Equities Research Publication Automation Systems• Developed and executed comprehensive Internet/Extranet/Intranet Strategies to enable greater communication and reporting for employees and clients• Rolled out effective Equity Trading Systems resulting in increased trade volume of over 30%• Enhanced Trade Accounting Systems enabling instant information access to sales and trading professionals for their own profitability and streamlining the back-office trade settlement process• Implemented Enterprise Infrastructure Management Systems• Enhanced firm-wide network infrastructure to accommodate growth and advanced technologies• Ensured Year 2000 Compliance reporting to SEC and NASDAQ compliance agencies

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Managed technology professionals supporting Institutional Sales and Trading, Equities Research, Middle Markets, and Municipal Bonds in offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver• Managed all aspects of technology including application development, voice, LAN, WAN, MAN, workstations, file servers, and various data services• Managed a technology capital budget of over $2 million annually• Managed relationships with major vendors and service providersMAJOR PROJECTS• Designed and implemented Merrill Lynch electronic commercial paper inventory upload to major buy-side client’s trading systems, resulting in commercial paper trading volume tripling for that client• Developed advanced home office access and mobile network access for telecommuting sales and securities research professionals• Hosted and served on technical board that developed and deployed firm-wide centralized email services with MS Exchange deployed to over 52,000 end users

Manager, Enterprise Technology, San Francisco, California 1995 – 1996MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Managed and supported all technologies for Equities, Corporate Finance, and Oil Trading• Administered heterogeneous networks, file servers, and workstationsMAJOR PROJECTS• Initiated and distributed secure internet access for San Francisco users• Developed internal browser-based broadband open video link connecting West Coast Institutional Sales teams in San Francisco and Los Angeles• Planned and executed network technology shift from Novell Netware to MS Windows NT Server• Instituted intranet web-based database applications for office documentation• Completed major redesign and expansion of professional workspaces for sales and trading staffManager, Frankfurt Distributed Computing Technology, Frankfurt, Germany 1992 – 1995MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES• Interfaced with business leaders to determine and implement optimal technologies• Recruited and managed support and development professionals and contractors• Information Technology administration for various Strategic Business Units to comply with and enhance global business standards• Technological administration of rapid office growth; over 350% in 30 months• Budgeted and purchased all workstations, servers, network infrastructure equipment, and peripherals; 1994 capital purchases budget over DM 2,000,000 MAJOR PROJECTS• Introduced state-of-the-art Reuters, Telerate, and Bloomberg market data services, realizing savings of over DM 150,000 annually• Initiated and supported trading technology, including terminal-based trading system for Equities, enabling a 40% - 50% increase in trading volume without additional headcount• Implemented early versions of Kerberos single sign-on framework for Sun Workstations for Fixed Income users• Managed implementation of Frankfurt office Internet access and the creation of internal World-Wide-Web servers

While a student at this accredited business school, I:• Consulted with graduate school technical staff and instructed faculty and staff on various matters regarding the optimal use of technology across several departments. • Conducted several training sessions on WordPerfect with administrative staff and faculty, • Rolled out the school's first Anti-Virus programs to ensure continuity of operations in the days of the AntiTel and Michelangelo viruses • Developed the school newspaper's technology and associated processes, trained editorial staff in PageMaker and Macintosh Operating Systems • Developed custom databases for the school's International Studies Resource Center