Board Member of stealth start-up developing disruptive conversational and transactional AI agents for a $280B industry. Active in strategic planning and fund raising.

Owner Office Evolution Johns Creek, GA, opening January 2021 offering premium flexible workspace with furnished private offices, team offices, day offices, co-working, conference rooms, business address, phone answering and business services. Office Evolution is the largest and fastest growing co-working franchisor in the United States with a projected 80 locations open by the end of 2020. The brand fills a niche for suburban-based business owners and workers to be dreamers, risk-takers, and doers by providing them with access to professional services that will help them drive their business forward.

Launch stage company headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia focused on commercializing CBRS spectrum for 4G and 5G wireless systems. The company created and operates shared spectrum SaaS and other services for wireless carriers and enterprises. Led investment process for ARRIS.

Limited partnership among video programming distributors, ARRIS, and others. Produces music programming and music-related content for digital cable television, mobile phone and cable modem users. Elected by Board to oversee response to 2018 unsolicited purchase offer (did not close).

Led annual strategic planning process including technical, financial, human and cultural situation analysis, market and competitive analysis, organic and inorganic options, long-range P&L and capital allocation plans. Senior executive supporting C-Suite in complex large public, private, and partial-company acquisitions, divestitures, JVs and minority investments from identification, thesis and valuation through negotiations, diligence, regulatory clearance, close and integration.o Provided analysis and investment recommendations of over 200 companies annually.o Executed key acquisitions including $841M carve out acquisition, $2.4B public company acquisition, and $100M+ private company acquisition and simultaneous roll up into a joint venture. o Achieved nine exits including carve-outs, asset sales, shut-downs and the $7.4B sale of ARRIS to CommScope.Led annual strategic planning process including technical, financial, human and cultural situation analysis, market and competition analysis, organic and inorganic options, long-range P&L and capital allocation plans.Led focused Business Development team responsible for target and market analysis, strategic planning, and Business Intelligence.

Senior-most corporate marketing executive, helped build global brand leadership for innovation, quality, and superior service, raising revenue from $0.5B to $4.7B. Executive global leadership over marketing communications, branding, collateral, promotions, as well as corporate strategy and development.o Project managed $2.2B acquisition of Motorola Home carve out from Google, 6 other acquisitions, 3 minority investments, 2 exits.o Expanded product portfolio by adding 4 major product lines and 500+ products.o Successful end-of-life $2B product line with new products generating 70% company revenues.o Supervised China Direct and Global OEM, VAR, and System Integrator Sales teams improving profit margins for each.o Led marketing and sales teams of 30+ and budget over $20M through multiple mergers, acquisitions and reductions.

Divisional leader over product management, marketing, and strategy, growing sales from $195M to $457M.o Overcame 40% downturn in two quarters (4Q02-1Q03), restoring growth by next quarter (2Q03).Eliminated money losing product line; curtailed R&D without losing share.Re-positioned division to address emergence of IP and networking markets while going public via acquisition and re-branding.Supervised global team of 20+.

Full P&L responsibility for company lead account, securing $900M multi-year order.Proposed and implemented Strategic Business Unit model to successfully manage rapid growth.Lead role in acquisitions establishing entry into Broadband Data and VoIP.

Senior marketing executive during Joint Venture start-up responsible for product management, marketing, and business development.Secured volume agreements with three lead customers leading to 50% market share 18 months after product launch.

Late stage WiFi semiconductor manufacturer. Participated in three funding rounds.

Minority position in mature interactive and contextual advertising software company acquired with Motorola Home. Helped conduct sale in 2016 to major customer, retained licenses to key patents.

Joint venture holding company with strategic customer and others to invest in Indian cable operators. Led company foundational negotiations for ARRIS, participated in company acquisition diligence and selection. Led dissolution process triggered by adverse market changes.

Developed and implemented business unit strategic plan for cable market entry.Helped negotiate ARRIS Interactive joint venture with ANTEC, Inc.Secured a greatly simplified regulatory environment for key future product.

Accelerated new product market penetration 50% through innovative market coupling.Improved margins 29% by restructuring pricing and packaging.Devised, planned and executed emerging technology lead account strategy.Established data product as customer standard; deployed throughout network.Re-positioned disadvantaged service, resulting in $15 million contract.