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We have a unique product that mimics the human body’s natural CO2 release, attracting bedbugs (and Mosquitos) without harmful pesticides and sprays, costing hundreds of dollars less than traditional treatments and offers best in class trapping and control.Patented device, initial lab tests completed (with US “Room test” coming in April), prototype built.

Global innovation practice focusing on internal / external: competitive analysis, research, strategic partnerships, digital transformation, M&A, executive alignment, technology foresight, scouting, startup analysis and market entry, structured introductions, roundtables and curated programming. Highlighted projects: Global Banking - CEO group deep-dive.

San Francisco, CA, US

swissnex is an initiative of Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), managed in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs.Lead a department focusing on corporate development - foresight - Strategic partnerships - new technology scouting - startup analysis and market entry (Innosuisse) - trend analysis.

San Francisco, CA, US

Negotiated the purchased of ReadWrite from Say media.

San Francisco, CA, US

Wearable Tech and Internet of Things Hardware Accelerator. Consulting cleint then interim CRO

San Ramon, California, US

Vufind is a Deep-Learning service for maximizing eCommerce conversion based upon realtime customer actions. A computer vision engine that pre-processes etail catalogs to deliver meaningful visual-similarity recommendations to shoppers.

Lead early stage North American product launch and team growth for Global SaaS Social Media Publishing, Monitoring, Analytics and Team Management platform. Acquired by Clarabridge, Inc., the leading provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions for the world’s top brands.

Say media acquired my company and I joined as Publisher - reaching an audience of 100M US pet owners with Dogster & Catster as its anchor tenants.Created framework for on-boarding and integrating new media properties/teams. Developed in market sales team strategy and go-to-market sales strategy as the company shifted from a network to a premium content.

The Revenue and Operations partner on founding team. We reached millions of dog and cat owners, built and monetized incredible products and services and became the #1 resource to pet owners online. Adept at developing strategic partnerships and closing deals. Expert at starting, building and running, sales and business development teams. Generated several.

New York, New York, US

Field Sales for Mortgage Group. Packaged multiple products to a very diverse Broker set. Created pitch models mapping group specialties to Citi's offering.

Early stage online community development. Virtual 3D world development. Worked with Bruce Damer / 3DMD and Adobe to help build the Adobe Atmosphere developers community.Stanford lecture with Larry Lessig on early online community growth phenomena and rules of conduct.

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B), Law Degree

Masters, Law (Ll.M)