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Newton, Massachusetts, Us

Launchpad Venture Group is a Boston-area angel investing group focused on early-stage investments primarily in high tech and life sciences. Launchpad is the largest angel group in the Northeast and one of the largest and most active angel groups in the U.S.

Waterbury, Vermont, Us

GPMS (www.gpms-vt.com) offers a predictive Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) that gives helicopter operators the power to Know It Before It Matters. The flagship Foresight MX™ product combines advanced onboard hardware and cloud-based software to deliver an integrated solution that includes component and engine monitoring, flight data monitoring, and automated rotor track and balance functionality. GPMS has reengineered the HUMS category with a product that is more accurate, user friendly and lighter than traditional systems at a price point that is within reach for all operators.

Ithaca, Ny, Us

Advise startup entrepreneurs that are affiliated with Cornell University. Aid in developing business models, formulating strategies, and communicating with investors.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Advise startup entrepreneurs in the clean technology space. Aid in developing business models, formulating strategies, and communicating with investors.

Merrimack, Nh, Us

CAMP is a $250M provider of maintenance management solutions to the business aviation industry through a SaaS plus services model. Owned all business objectives related to corporate strategy, business development, and M&A. In 2015, promoted to expand role to include product strategy, product management, marketing, customer support, and partnerships.• Added $400M to exit sale valuation by formulating and implementing corporate strategy at a critical growth inflection point. Designed platform expansion strategy, identified acquisition targets, negotiated and closed two acquisitions, and integrated those businesses per the strategic plan - culminating in a $2B private equity exit transaction.• Greatly increased software development ROI by building (from scratch) a highly effective product management organization. Hired team and instituted proven practices within an agile/scrum framework.• Added over $30M in EBITDA and nearly $600M in net company valuation by acquiring and successfully integrating six different software and services businesses.• Achieved investment model growth targets for a newly acquired company by leading business model transition from on-premise, perpetual license software to cloud based SaaS.• Reduced annual expenses by nearly $2M and significantly upgraded service offering by defining and executing the integration of an acquired business within the core CAMP software and service platform.• Enabled an ongoing sales pipeline that delivered $6M in annual revenue growth by managing a portfolio of 15 key partner relationships.• Effectively articulated business model and growth strategy to over 25 potential buyers in two separate private equity sale processes, leading to successful exit sale transactions in 2012 and 2016.

Merrimack, Nh, Us

AMSTAT, a subsidiary of CAMP Systems, is the leading provider of researched market information to the business aviation industry.• Grew a subscription “software plus content” business to $6M in ARR and $2M+ in EBITDA. Accountable for all facets of the business, including profit and loss.• Delivered 8.5% EBITDA CAGR from 2006 to 2012 while consistently meeting or exceeding EBITDA budget.• Successfully changed culture and mindset to emphasize customer pain points, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Fostered the management team to meet a new set of business objectives.• Delivered a step function increase in value to customers by defining, developing, launching, and migrating all 1,700 customers to an upgraded, web-based version of the flagship product platform.• Increased EBITDA by over 25% by acquiring a symbiotic online aircraft for sale marketplace and integrating product line, operations, and sales within the core business. Transformed the resulting organization (structure, personnel, mindset) and coached management team to achieve business goals within the new model.• Radically increased value delivered from product development investment by prescribing and enacting a set of product management best practices.• Groomed and mentored a successor that has flourished in leading the business since my promotion.

Opnext (now part of Lumentum) is the spin-off of Hitachi's fiberoptic components division, providing hardware solutions to manufacturers of telecommunications networking systems.• Generated a new $40M+ annual revenue stream from Cisco, Siemens, Alcatel, Lucent, and others by transforming an acquired collection of 20+ product designs that did not meet requirements and could not be reliably manufactured into a successful product line.• Realized goals for production volume, product quality, and manufacturing costs, by evaluating and selecting contract manufacturers, and cultivating the ensuing partnerships.• Greatly enhanced competitiveness of product portfolio by implementing the company’s first effective product management processes and creating a culture of accountability for investment business case, product roadmap, product requirements definition, development schedules, manufacturability, and gross margin.

Provided management consulting services to a portfolio of early stage businesses across many industries.• Guided a start-up optical components manufacturer to revenue generation by reformulating competitive strategy, performing revenue model analysis, and forecasting capital requirements.• Successfully positioned 12 start-up clients for investor presentations and negotiations by providing tailored management consulting services.

Everett, Washington, Us

Developed electronic data collection hardware for the retail and warehousing markets.• Reduced product development cycle time for handheld electronic devices from 18 to 9 months by implementing advanced design tools and parallel resource utilization strategies.• Defined product features and product marketing strategy for a market disrupting handheld device by balancing customer requirements, engineering capabilities, and manufacturing cost structure.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Met aggressive schedule for delivery of all designs and associated documentation for the moveable leading-edge wing structure on the Boeing 777-200ER commercial airplane.• Ensured manufacturability and realized cost targets by collaboration with internal and outsourced production teams.

Mba, Mangement

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering