Stuart Johnstone Email & Phone Number

Newport, RI, US

Founded in 1977 and based in Newport, RI. J/Boats has become the leading high performance sailboat marketing/building operation in America and Europe, with strong brand name recognition in the sailboat industry worldwide. The company designs, builds and markets a line of racing, cruising and one-design sailboats from 22 to 65 feet, including the.

Layline Capital is a management consulting company that also provides seed capital as a venture investor in diverse markets and industries; such as the Internet, marine, boating, social media, high technology.

As founder, President/ CEO, created a unique new face make and face/ neck gaiter design using a combination of Microban antiviral and antibcacterial treatment and a 5,000 stich per inch jersey knit fabric. The breakthrough for users was the material and the Microban killed all bacteria and viruses on your skin, a true dermatological breakthrough. The.

Ultimate Sailing/ Windward Productions- business consultant- Stuart provided business consulting services to Sharon Green/ Windward Productions (purveyor of the renowned "Ultimate Sailing Calendar") to turn-around the business, grow sales of the "Ultimate Sailing Calendar" and provide Internet optimization strategies for Sharon's web/e-commerce business.

Clearpoint Weather Services/ Weather Decision Technologies Inc- Chief of Business Development/ Consumer Services- Stuart was hired as a consultant to turn-around a commercial weather services product. Stuart managed development of a new consumer and commercial graphical user interface- a completely redesign and re-specification. Additionally, Stuart helped.

Company’s primary business was healthcare information services and technologies for hospitals, clinics and physician practices. The company sold the MedTrak system- a fully integrated medical management information solution. The MedTrak solution was the first known fully-integrated front-office (EMR/EHR) and back-office (PMS- practice management system).

Miami, Florida, US

Co-founded business with Harvard MBA partner, Peter Van Alstine. Company’s primary business was an e-commerce marketplace and portal for marine industry. Company offered a mixture of services including subscription-based boat listings, advertising, boat loans and boat insurance. Focused on the development of key strategic partners to become #1 marine.

Scuttlebutt Newsletter- Stuart published the first email newsletter for sailing worldwide- "Scuttlebutt"- the Editor/ Founder was Tom Leweck from Los Angeles, CA. As publisher, Stuart grew circulation from 350 subscribers to 24,000 and increased advertising revenue 500%. Tom Leweck is now retired since 2002 and son Craig Leweck is now the Editor/.

Co-founded business with University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and the co-inventors of the Mosaic browser and Apache Web Server. Vosaic's primary business was the development and marketing of leading Internet-based multimedia telecommunications solutions. Focused on the development of streaming media (audio and video) technologies; communications.

J/DNA (dba Ridge Communications LLC) provides information technology and consulting services to small and medium size companies; with a primary focus on business process re-engineering and business process optimization across multiple specialties (manufacturing, marketing, sales, finance, enterprise resource planning, e.g. from MRP to ERP and front office.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

Eidos is a games technology and publishing company generating $200m+ revenue and is renowned for the "Tomb Raider" (Lara Croft/ Angelina Jolie) games series that launched on SONY Playstation. I led the turn-around investment team for EIDOS INTERACTIVE Plc, based in London, England. Coordinated hiring of Managing Director, then expanded the business in 1994.

The Company was based in London, England. J/Boats Europe was a marketing/ sales/ distribution organization founded to promote the sales of J/Boats' line of high performance cruising and racing yachts (22 to 45 feet) in the European and Asian marketplaces. Ultimately, created J/Europe in Les Sables de'Olonne, France with French partners, a design/.

Co-founded and managed the award-winning J/World Sailing School with brother Drake and cousins Jeff and Phil Johnstone in 1981. J/World started with six J/24s in Newport, RI using the original J-Class "RANGER" shed as its office/ class-room at the end of Newport Offshore's northern dock (same shed used by the America's Cup winning AUSTRALIA II in.

New London, CT, US

In coordination with Lt Hugh McGraw and Lt John Brooks, managed the entire USCGA Waterfront facility for the Intercollegiate Sailing and Offshore programs (Commander Maka led the Academy and Capt White was Chief USCGC EAGLE at the time). Coached the USCGA Sailing Team Fall and Spring in Flying Junior, Laser, Shields and J/24 class sailboats. In the.

Ba, History, Political Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History/ Political Science