Sean W. Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Key Responsibilities:Financial Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement financial strategies that align with KCS’s business objectives. Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.Operational Efficiency: Optimize financial operations by streamlining processes, improving financial controls, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks to protect the company's assets and ensure financial stability.Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the executive team and board of directors to provide financial insights and recommendations. Facilitate transparent communication with investors, banks, and other stakeholders.Financial Reporting & Analysis: Oversee the preparation and analysis of financial statements, management reports, and performance metrics. Provide actionable insights to support data-driven decision-making.Capital Management: Manage capital structure, including equity and debt financing. Explore funding opportunities to support growth initiatives and manage relationships with financial institutions.Fundraising: Lead fundraising efforts by developing and executing strategies to attract and secure capital from investors, venture capitalists, and other funding sources to fuel the company's growth and expansion.Strategic Initiatives: Support and drive strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and expansion into new markets.About Kül Contour Studio:KCS is a fast-growing med spa, dedicated to bringing an elevated experience to a broader audience. With a focus on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we are committed to delivering exceptional value to our clients.

Data Science & Capability Development: Developed capabilities for public Life Science client to drive use-case validation and corporate investment using including python, node.js, visualization libraries, and web development to demonstrate outcomes.• Extensive research and open-source data collection to scope opportunities to use predictive modelling.• Developed classification model to flag neurodegeneration from writing sample w/ significant correlation.• Created ETL Python framework to parse PDF formatted data records to ingest into cloud database.• Built Python scripts to enrich existing data with several correlated datasets accessible through REST APIs.• Drove AI strategy for clients, driving vendor product selection, and use-case validation and development.Tech-driven Program Development: Provide expert cybersecurity guidance to c-suite for 3 public Life Science clients with a focus on third-party/vendor risk. Created risk management programs and integrated technology platform to achieve scale.• Work with 3 public companies providing cybersecurity program development and tech roadmapping.• Built vendor programs using CIS and NIST frameworks and industry-specific compliance requirements.• Created policies, contract language, and strategic roadmaps to reinforce 3rd-party risk programs.• Managed risk for 200+ vendors; led audits with key strategic vendors to strengthen client risk posture.

Proud to work with distinguished veterans to continue the mission.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Giving people ownership of their own data. Making credit inclusive, transparent, and global.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

I advise the Founder/CEO and leadership team on fundraising and growth strategy.

Westlake Village, California, Us

(Acquired in 2023 by Precise Behavioral, Inc.)As an advisor, Sean works with the CEO and founding team in areas of fundraising, business process, and cybersecurity

Washington, Dc, Us

Led several strategic initiatives, R&D team reorganization, professional services growth structuring, strategic account analytic development, and establishment of a formal marketing department. Spearheaded Series A fundraising, pitch development, and investment committee pitches and implemented robust financial model and forecasting to enable data-driven decision-making.• Created and operated customer insights program to extract patterns from key accounts to drive strategy.• Built robust financial models to track and forecast P&L, revenue recognition, and sales pipeline.• Drove integration across professional services and R&D to ensure capability development matched needs.• Launched M&A practice and built cyber risk analysis methods to help with acquisition diligence.• Spearheaded services technical delivery, standardized client work product, and grew team from 5 to 40FT.

Washington, Dc, Us

Directed client engagement and delivery, spearheading new visualizations and formatting for client reports to articulate complex concepts for executive-level communication. Redefined service offering structure to productize Nisos' service capabilities, transitioning from a variety of highly customizable services and options to three clear service offerings. Developed marketing collateral, technological innovation, and process enhancements to improve service delivery and competitive positioning. During this time the company grew from 4 to 17 FTE and $500K in revenue to just over $3M.• Spearheaded client reporting innovation to convey sophisticated findings simply and accurately.• Overhauled services to reflect customer problem space and spending to streamline sales interactions. • Led initial marketing efforts, establishing Nisos’ name recognition at events, conferences, & publications.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Founding Chairman of the University at Buffalo's (UB) School of Engineering and Applied Science's (SEAS) Young Alumni Advisory Board. Crafted the foundation of the board and assisted the school in its goal to achieve preeminence in the areas of education, research, and service via alumni and student engagement through the lens of our most recent graduates. The board works with and reports directly to UB's Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).Sean also serves on UB's SEAS Dean’s Advisory Council, working directly with the Dean of SEAS and reporting directly to the President of UB, Dr. Satish K. Tripathi.

Mclean, Va, Us

Led advanced AI initiatives in defense and intelligence, overseeing data scientists across various customers, focused on advanced analytic development in Machine Learning and Generative AI applications. Spearheaded proposal development for new business capture, as well as corporate innovation in several areas, including expanding the firm’s reach into new industries, developing new ways to productize the firm’s data science services, and internal talent development initiatives. • Managed combined team of 20 data scientists developing some early generative AI applications.• Prepared and rolled out technology proposals ranging from $3M to $30M, securing over $20M in awards.• Captured and led work with pro sports organizations & personally landed Superbowl-winning head coach.• Fundraised nearly $1M of internal investment to build a data science as a service marketplace.• Created joint Incubator + Co-op for firm’s internship program, responsible for fostering problem-solving and entrepreneurship, and awarding the best projects Co-op's.

Key contributor and fully billable junior engineer supporting various software systems, including early implementations of HDFS. Directly captured $1M in new business with a new client to build a technology product to support the client's mission and accelerate their pace of operations. Managed the client relationship and led the technical delivery team through several releases, enabling the client to expand their operations by a factor of 10.• Captured initial key business and grew contract value from $230k to $1M.• Managed client relationships, gathered feedback, and shaped product vision• Contributed to the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities

Software engineer focusing on java enterprise application development within the cybersecurity space.

Bs, Computer Science

B.A., Mathematics

Professional Certificate, Quantum Computing Fundamentals And Algorithms

Regents Diploma