• Leveraging over two decades of technology leadership, I've transitioned into a role as an Angel Investor and strategic advisor, specializing in AI-driven startups. Drawing from my early career work in neural networks, I've rapidly assimilated the latest developments in AI, including Transformers, Foundation models, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This renaissance has positioned me as a sought-after AI expert, providing cutting-edge insights to clients and portfolio companies alike. My strength lies in evaluating and predicting which AI products and solutions have true market potential, distinguishing between hype and genuine innovation.• My advisory work focuses on translating complex AI capabilities into tangible business advantages. I excel in crafting market strategies, honing product focus, and optimizing development roadmaps for AI startups. With a keen eye for competitive landscapes and fundraising dynamics, I guide founders in identifying and leveraging their unique strengths to secure capital and achieve market differentiation. By synthesizing deep technical knowledge with extensive business acumen, I empower AI ventures to navigate the evolving tech ecosystem and scale into industry leaders. My ability to discern which AI technologies and applications will gain traction enables me to steer companies towards developing products with real-world impact and commercial viability. Most recently, I was a COO to Paseoai.com, an AI company in the Intellectual Property space.

Capital Structure Arbitrage and Special Situations Hedge Fund

Senior Manager, Consulting

Chief Operating OfficerCo-founded a voice over IP company in Botswana that provided Telecommunications services to business & retail customers (Vonage model). Extensive financial, marketing and operations management skills.

Technical Delivery Manager, IBM Phoenix 2005 – 2007Led a team of senior IBM SME who advised 20+ project teams responsible for 24 mission critical systems in a production data center environment. Applications included data warehouse, business intelligence. Won IBM Service Excellence award.

Consulting lead for all production infrastructure related issues for a large fortune 100 data center clients. Responsible for overall IT strategy/road map, enterprise architecture, establishing best practices, driving consistency & standardization.

Senior Systems Engineer, IBM San Francisco 1998 – 2002Solutions Architect - clients included Wells Fargo, Bank of America, VISA, E-Bay, Charles Schwab, CISCO, Kaiser Permanente.

Various Technical roles as Consultant/Analyst/Programmer/Systems Administrator