A Technology Leader in the development of alternative battery & power solutions, autonomous “smart” LED devices, and developer of state of the art Weapons & Threat Detection Systems through Deep Learning Algorithms.* Led all aspects of business development from market research and finance to operations and marketing, ensuring that the company’s vision was followed.* Designed, developed and manufactured the first Disposable Mobile Charger Device.* Developed Proprietary High-energy - High-efficiency Battery solutions for Commercial, Industrial, and Military purposes.* Selected by the NFL to design, develop and manufacture state-of-the-art intelligent SLED (Smart LED) Panels used on the field during the entire Super Bowl LIII halftime show.* Largest single deployment of the Raspberry Pi micro-controller with over 1000 devices deployed at one time to control and drive the Super Bowl Halftime Show viewed by more than 98.2 million people.* Built and maintain one of the largest datasets in the world comprising firearms and other weapons or threats that are used to train Convolutional Neural Networks for object detection. * Developed "SparrowOptics" a framework of trained Deep Learning models employed to detect and prevent in real time acts of violence where weapons such as rifles, handguns, knives are used.

Founder and Managing Director of leading boutique investment bank focused on providing Corporate Finance, M&A, and Placement Agent services to lower middle-market companies with enterprise values generally between $50 million and $250 million.* Providing founders who sought to significantly grow their businesses with institutional capital solutions for innovative minority recapitalization(s) and growth equity structures that allow them to meet their liquidity needs while retaining control in addition to substantial equity ownership.* Areas of coverage include Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense, Technology, Specialty Manufacturing, and Business Services.* Investment partners consisted of Private Equity Funds, Mezzanine-Junior Capital Funds, Hedge Funds, SBICs, Family Offices, Leading US Banks, International Banks, and Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Organized, founded, and launched a state chartered, FDIC insured commercial bank headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Led the formation of the Board of Directors, raising the regulatory capital, hiring of the CEO, and developing the business strategy-plan of the Bank which included Small Business Lending, Mortgage Lending, & Syndicated Loans. The Bank completed a merger transaction with First Landmark Bank in 2014.

Boutique Mortgage Banking Company focused on providing high-end construction, development loans and single family mortgages from $500,000 to more than $5,000,000.* Developed both retail & correspondent origination platforms* One of the earliest pioneers to introduce the Interest Only Mortgage.* Vertically integrated insurance, title preparation and closing services yielding substantial EBITDA improvement.* Built single-line property & casualty agency in partnership with CHUBB Insurance; exclusive agency relationship with Ferrari North America.

Large Atlanta based Mortgage Banking & Financial Services Company. The Company provided conventional, jumbo, FHA, VA and non-agency mortgages to customers in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, South and North Carolina. Company was sold to BankMortgage (now SunTrust Bank) in 1999.

A National Bank focused on Commercial Lending, Acquisition & Development, Construction Loans and Single Family Mortgages. Managed the largest portfolio of Construction and Single Family Mortgages. Bank was merged with Bank South, NA in 1994 and subsequently acquired by NationsBank, NA in 1996.