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Portland, ME, US

I help both startups and corporate innovators turn promising ideas into scalable solutions. Worked closely with MaineHealth executive leadership and a large cross-functional team to establish a framework for their own innovation center to address important unmet needs in the Maine ecosystem.

Turned around an under-performing business providing hard-to-find wire and cable products for a wide range of industrial applications. Customers included Toyota, Bose, Space-X, NASA JPL, US Navy, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, JW Danforth, Coherent Industrial Lasers, and thousands more manufacturers, repair shops, contractors, universities.

Portland, Maine, US

Self-Configuring Cloud Systems: Make big changes fast, with a few simple commands.Torque is a new kind of open-source framework for development operations. It elevates work from the configuration level of HCL, YAMLs and scripts, to the level of architecture design, powered by code libraries. Built specifically for managing cloud system architectures.

Conceived and launched a new startup accelerator program in partnership with MaineHealth and Unum. Attracting high calibre teams from across the country, Venture Hall provided world-class training, experienced advisors, and an evidence-based process to help entrepreneurs gain a clear line of site to reaching new milestones, and eventually, to realizing.

We make it dead simple for consumer product companies to get their products placed inside the content their target consumers already enjoy on YouTube.Why are we doing it? Because marketing has changed. Traditional interruptive advertising just doesn't work like it used to. Consumers don't trust brand messages, and they certainly don't go online to see ads..

Finding no adequate solutions to support our content-driven SEO efforts in building Without the Stress, we sought to solve the challenges of scaling the creation and distribution of high quality original blog content for content marketing and SEO. We developed a 3-way marketplace for brands, freelance writers and blog publishers to work together quickly.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Dominated a niche market (passport and visa expediting services) with localized online marketing, expanding reach to 6 cities in 6 months. Having identified an opportunity to capture online traffic in the passport and visa expediting space, quickly built a large inbound marketing funnel and customer support system to service clients through partners in Los.

For every business challenge, there is a solution. Collaboration Lab helps small business owners find the solutions they need through resources that go far beyond a single type of service, coaching system or professional perspective. Within every community, there exists all the knowledge, experience and opportunity business people need-- finding it and.

Danville, CA, US

I led the operations team, including 4 direct reports, in training and supporting a network of 260+ franchise offices through periods of industry-leading growth. Provided both strategic and tactical support to other departments in determining priorities, developing new products and services, and providing the main conduit of communication between the.

Danville, CA, US

Provided help to clients struggling with their dogs' problem behavior, as well as those in need of basic obedience training.Delivered free child and dog safety seminars and sought to further public understanding of dog behavior, health and welfare through special event lectures, school assemblies and local media appearances.After purchasing an.

Played a pivotal role in developing the strategy of a young, transitional department charged with securing and managing national accounts, to be serviced by franchise owners and affiliated vendors across the US and Canada.Consulted with clients to design and fulfill custom logistics solutions, while liaising with franchise owners to ensure both parties.

Sold, designed, built and serviced high and low ropes challenge course facilities for colleges and universities, secondary schools, summer camps, hospitals and business conference centers nationwide.Delivered courses in safety instruction and group facilitation training to assist clients in program and staff development.

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