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Rhode Island, United States

South Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

• Currently assisting skin care cosmetic startup company in establishing effective channels of distribution via resellers. Plan expected to produce results over the next year to bring the company to profitability and sustainability.• Recent assignment was to establish product positioning for luxury watch manufacturer with historical ancestry and 21st century technology to differentiate the product line from competitive offerings. Additional challenge was to create new channels of distribution with high end retailers and jewelers.• Prior assignments involved selecting staff for production and sales departments of innovative pump manufacturer as well as other short term projects.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

A company with operations in lifestyle brands, traditional media, professional athletic teams and high tech products.CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, SUBSIDIARIES• Transformed unprofitable print media company into profitable multi-media operation in 120 days by incorporating web-based services to deliver content and targeted messaging for advertisers.• Organized high tech startup, prepared business and finance plan; installed initial staff and oversaw initial product offering development.• Boosted revenue opportunities for professional sports franchise by restructuring revenue sources and partnering with athletic facility.

East Greenwich, Ri

SMB consulting firm assisting clients with business plans, positioning, corporate development and financing. PRINCIPAL/OWNER• Reorganized client sales and marketing organizations to utilize CRM tools to quantify prospects and improve sales management structure to increase sales success. Most clients saw increase of sales wins greater than 30%.• Advised principals on company purchase and identified areas to increase sales.• Developed business and financing plans for multiple early stage companies.

Rochester, Ny

Startup focused on wireless semiconductor products. Spun out of Kodak. Company defunded due to Kodak bankruptcy filing. VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CHIEF FUND RAISER• Closed pre-product introduction customer commitments worth in excess of $2M.• Raised over $4.5M new capital during tenure; expanded product commercialization through licensing arrangements.• Developed strategic investment relationship with Motorola Ventures; established agreement with Freescale Semiconductors to develop commercial ASIC.

Sutton, Ma

An ISP turnaround with focus on web connectivity and applications hosting to third world ISPs via satellite and domestic firms via DSL.PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.• Refocused efforts on profitable commercial and international accounts.• Established profitability after 18 months of aggressive sales volume expansion.• Increased working capital by over $250,000 by selling low margin business.

Huntsville, Al

Managed direct sales team of ten, systems support staff of three and 21 VAR’s with an annual quota of $28 million. Reported to Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing.· Led integration and cross training of TxPort and Verilink sales forces resulting in increasing territory sales 15%. · Directed sales team on key account development including opportunity analysis, coordinating marketing and engineering support, and focused sales efforts which resulted in three new accounts with annual potential of $2+ million each.· Aggressively expanded customer base into ISP, CLEC and wireless markets.

M.B.A., Finance

B.A., Mathematics & Economics