Forward-thinking professional with over 20 years’ experience as executive, founder and developer of national and international ventures in a wide variety of industries, offering extensive expertise, core competencies and skills in venture formation, corporate strategy, corporate development, capital raise, growth, M&A, and sales & marketing. Launched numerous private equity startups, ventures and projects. Characterized as a visionary, strategist and tactician. Ability to overcome complex business challenges and make high-stakes decisions using experienced-backed judgment. Strong management abilities to improve strategic alignment, efficiencies, reduce cost, drive productivity and contribute to long-term sustainable performance.Extensive core competencies for project origination, implementation and management. Consistent record developing, implementing and managing ventures and projects given limited resources and against odds. Driven by the need to overcome the saying "It can't be done!" Notable Accomplishments: - Founded and cofounded numerous national and international ventures, employing over 3500 people and yielding over $700 million in revenues to projects. - Developed business plans and pitch decks that resulted in nearly $1 billion of transactions. - Secured over $500 million in debt and equity funding. - Developed and managed sales teams that closed over $200 million. - Founded and managed a foreign ventures which acquired and operated several industries, - Co-Founded the Grand Sierra Resort, a 2000 room casino resort on 145 acres. - Pioneer in Internet from 1994, founding one of the first Internet systems integration firms from startup to 250 employees and successfully delivering over 200 commercial Internet projects. - Served on Executive Councils and Boards for Internet and technology for numerous companies, including Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics and Access Graphics. - 8 years recent experience with law firm helping national and international clients spanning various industries, with a focus on technology companies in corporate strategy, capital raise, corporate structure, corporate records, corporate compliance, corporate filings, transactions, contract negotiation, due diligence, litigation, mediation, arbitration, M&A, restructuring and divestiture.
Listed skills include New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Operations Management, and 25 others.