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• Business consultant to San Diego State University working with research teams to identify opportunities to commercialize inventions, define funding strategies and develop industry partnerships.• Business strategy advisor for a women’s health startup focused on eliminating cervical cancer worldwide.• Product strategy expert reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer of a hospitality communications manufacturer, responsible for identifying and defining a next-generation wireless communications solution including headsets, IoT sensors, communications middleware, and cloud management products.• Partner ecosystem consult for a wireless device manufacturer.• Product development advisor providing mentorship and education to entrepreneurs in Connect’s Springboard program and San Diego State’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad.

San Diego, California, Us

Tech Coast Angels is the leading source of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California. o Perform due diligence on a wide range of technology companies including: AI, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), 2-sided marketplace, IoT, wireless and mobile products, cyber security, health-tech, fin-tech and other technologies and industries. o Assess rationale for and make recommendations on the attractiveness of equity investment.o Provide startups with advice on growth strategy and next-steps to secure follow-on funding.

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Adviser and business strategy lead for One Earth Recycling, a startup dedicated to making "clean" recycling as accessible and user-friendly as shopping. Defining partnering and marketing plans for store launch. Working with local governments on educational programs.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Qualcomm Research Responsible for innovation commercialization in the advanced research organization specializing in high definition digital streaming services, wireless calling applications, and other cellular system optimizations.• Performing as a general manager, founded and lead a new technology licensing business with a global presence, resulting in a significant new funding source for the research budget. • Researched market opportunities and identified internal business unit and external customers for emerging technologies, resulting in licensing agreements for new intellectual property assets.• Strong collaboration with engineering research and business teams across the organization’s business units.• Defined commercial applications for technology used by the government. Developed go-to-market plans and product requirements to ensure product-market fit, increasing revenues 2X.• Conducted due diligence and market assessments on competitive technologies and provided recommendations to senior management on merger and acquisition candidates.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Numerous roles with responsibility for strategic planning, market assessments, business plan development, product definition and marketing that resulted in the successful launch of new products and services businesses. Foundational business development role establishing an ecosystem for BREW, the first mobile app store.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), New Ventures/Product Management/Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Mis/Computer Science/Finance