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Chantilly, Va, Us

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Advisor/Mentor for the Cultivation geospatial VC portfolio. Support evaluation & selection of new startups into the portfolio, investment recommendations, and serve as industry domain SME. The Geospatial Tech Fund invests worldwide in early-stage tech companies that utilize location intelligence to delight customers and solve big problems. Initial investments range from $500,000 – $2,000,000, with opportunities for follow on investment; typically Pre-Series-A.

Supporting exciting startups and venture funds in the New Space, Earth Observation, Geospatial Analytics, and National Security industries.Strategic Advisor/Mentor/Consultant to various investment portfolios, supporting startup selection, due diligence, sector intelligence, competitive landscape analysis, accelerator/incubators, and founder mentoring on topics related to Business Development, Product Management, raising capital, and building killer teams. Strategic Advisor to startups in the New Space, Earth Observation, and Geospatial Analytics industry – supporting investor fundraising, Product Management, Sales & BD, GoToMarket activities, Systems Engineering, and Marketing.

New York City, New York, Us

Advisor/Mentor for TechStars "New Space" accelerator/incubator portfolios, including the 2024 Space class, the 2021 Starburst Space class, and the 2020 Allied Space class. Supported evaluation & selection of new startups into the accelerator, investment recommendations, and mentorship of startup leadership teams on topics related to Business Development, Product Management, raising capital, and building killer teams.

Houston, Tx, Us

Led all operations at early-stage startup focused on satellite ground segment platform development, applying artificial intelligence to swarm-based satellite tasking, space operations, and global monitoring applications. As CEO, ultimately responsible for all company activities, including strategy, P&L, day-to-day operations, business development, product development, financial management, G&A, and investor/board relations. Key focus on implementing new processes across the company for rapid scalability and operational excellence. Led investor relations and fundraising activities, including very successful Seed financing from investor portfolios focused on Space, AI/ML, “dual-use” national security/commercial, and geospatial applications, including InQTel, SpaceFund, Ultratech, Cultivation, and TechStars. Originally a founder mentor via Techstars – joined as CEO to steward startup through Seed Round growth and position for a high-valuation A-Round.Primary spokesperson and thought leader – led evangelism efforts with prospects, customers, partners, and investors, including frequent speaking engagements and interaction with press/media. Recognized industry expert.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

BlackSky (aka Spaceflight Industries)also Chief Solutions Architect, VP Platform/Analytics DevelopmentDrove several software development initiatives at BlackSky. Primarily focused on the BlackSky Global Monitoring Platform called Spectra - a suite of on-demand web services for Satellite Imagery Management, Multi-Sensor Fusion, and Geospatial Analytics that is the public face of BlackSky's constellation of remote sensing satellites and its ML/AI-driven analytics engine. Also incubated a series of “next-generation” sensor processing and rapid cloud migration concepts. Managed platform strategy and development for an emerging satellite imagery and spaceflight services company. Includes roadmap vision, software development, channel strategy, and product positioning. Evangelizing platform adoption including capture of early adopters and anchor accounts. Consulting & speaking engagements for projects related to the ongoing revolutions in satellite remote sensing, space privatization, and cloud-based geospatial processing.Previously CTO and founding investor at OpenWhere. OpenWhere was strategically acquired by BlackSky / Spaceflight Industries in June 2016.

Westminster, Colorado, Us

DigitalGlobe & GeoEye (now Maxar)Drove several platform development initiatives at GeoEye and DigitalGlobe. Shepherding new concepts through R&D to Product Incubation to full-scale Product Development. Primary focus was delivering enabling technology for Geospatial Analytics products and Imagery Services platforms like Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD), EnhancedView Web Hosting Services (EVWHS), GeoEye EyeQ imagery services, and DigitalGlobe Cloud Services (DGCS) – suites of on-line, on-demand web services for geospatial discovery, cataloging, ordering, dissemination, and collaboration. Expanded responsibility to include the design and development of next-generation imagery production system and geospatial analytics applications. Also lead development for a suite of predictive analytics tools used by geospatial analysts worldwide, including the flagship Signature Analyst product. Incubated a series of “next-generation” imagery production concepts for HPC problems like large-area mosaics and change detection. Responsible for enabling technology for major partner channels (like Google and ESRI) and for resellers (like Japan Space Imaging and Fugro).Dropped everything for Crisis Response projects worldwide - at any time of day (or night). Heavily involved with Crisis Response operations, including working with press & media outlets (like Associated Press or New York Times), government agencies (like FEMA and DHS), foreign governments, the United Nations, and NGOs during times of crisis.Involved in integration planning and execution during the GeoEye & DigitalGlobe merger. Led the combined Platform Development organization post-merger, responsible for integrating the GeoEye and DigitalGlobe cloud services platforms and associated product lines. Agile evangelist & coach for adoption of best practices and process improvements across GeoEye and DigitalGlobe.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

Involved in several early-stage startup activities, including Business Development, Customer Service, Production Operations, Product Development, and Marketing. First product was VisualCV.com, a cloud service that allows members to build and share an online curriculum vitae in a secure environment. Second product was VisualCV Career Connect, for companies using VisualCVs as a key component of their employment and talent management processes.Co-Inventor on Patent Pending "System and Method for Online Profile Management" - USPTO 20090055404

Executive responsibility (strategic vision, direction, and execution) for the portfolio of key corporate IT systems at webMethods. Day-to-day management of a department of software engineers, business analysts, system administrators, and helpdesk specialists. Lead projects to develop, deploy, and sustain applications for customer and partner extranets, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Force Automation, Marketing Resource Management, Financial Applications, Call Center Operations, collaborative tools, corporate IT infrastructure, and an enterprise integration backbone (using webMethods’ own technology). Heavily involved in Merger & Acquisition activity, including technology analysis, candidate vetting and selection, technical due diligence, and managing post-deal corporate integration.Selected for the CEO Leadership Circle – a CEO-driven initiative to identify and mentor the next generation of executive management and assign them challenging new business initiatives.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Directed a family of analytic programs under contract for the U.S. Intelligence Community. Managed a department of software engineers, intelligence analysts, and product support specialists that architected, built, and implemented very large Knowledge Management, Information Search & Retrieval, and Organizational Messaging systems for government intelligence agencies. Led development of a 24×7 mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring that the development efforts were focused on complying with the architectural vision. System deployed successfully in late Fall 1999 to rave reviews from a user community of over 3000 intelligence analysts. Program success resulted in 100% Contract Award Fee and significant new work for Logicon with this client.

Developed & deployed Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Imagery Analysis, Sensor Correlation & all-source Data Fusion systems, and C4I systems for the U.S. Intelligence Community worldwide.

Developed & deployed Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Sensor Correlation & all-source Data Fusion systems, and C4I systems for the U.S. Intelligence Community worldwide.

Developed & deployed Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Sensor Correlation & all-source Data Fusion systems, and Ocean Surveillance systems for the U.S. Intelligence Community worldwide.

Masters In It Program Management (Professional Certification)

Computer Science, Political Science (Dual-Major)