We lead pre-growth investments for companies with imminent customer traction. Our operations centric analysis combined with financial rigor produce better outcomes.

SNAPSHOT OF ROLE: Accelerate growth and expansion for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 through digital transformation and innovation projects. Unlock partnership and market opportunities and act as a beacon of support through major shifts in the digital and technological landscape. HIGHLIGHTED ENGAGEMENTS:►DEVELOPED THE INNOVATION ROADMAP for a Fortune 500 industrial manufacturer with a focus on distribution and digitalization via acquisitions, corporate venture, and tech partnerships. ►BUILT HIGH-SPEED INNOVATION CAPABILITIES for a Fortune 500 industrial and household tool/hardware manufacturer. The new structure quickly rendered 2 fully funded startup spinouts. ►EXTRACTED REVENUE VALUE FROM AN IP TREASURE TROVE for a UK-based engineering company via business development channels in the U.S. and new partnerships within the robotics and aerospace industries. ►SEALED LANDMARK DEALS, such as the one between a Korean software enterprise and U.S. telecom giant to deploy software on mobile phones. ►LED PRODUCT INTEGRATION for a technology startup into a tier-1 telecom operator. SKILLS LEVERAGED: Innovation-Driven Growth Strategy │ Innovation Process Improvement │ Tech Partnerships │ Global Business Development │ Digital Transformation │ New Product Innovation │ Innovation Management │ Innovation Systems │ Innovation Consulting │ Business Transformation │ Trusted Business Partnering │ Technology Roadmapping

Trusted by companies ranging from technology startups to NASDAQ-listed mobile telecommunication enterprises as well as corporate venture organizations, I offer my vast experience and innovation expertise to prepare companies for the future and illuminate the path to growth. HIGHLIGHTED ROLES:►EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCE, STORM VENTURES: Delivered exceptional ROI value to this top-tier venture capital firm during incubation of Mobile Iron (NASDAQ: MOBL), by developing a solid product proposition and supporting the company's growth. Paved the way for a successful IPO in 2014.►VENTURE ADVISOR, SK TELECOM AMERICAS: Served as a subject matter expert for this corporate venture organization, evaluating promising startups, providing strategic insights, and evaluating risk-reward ratio for seed-funding.►MULTIPLE PUBLIC & PRIVATE ADVISORY BOARD ROLES: Companies have included BadVR, VoiceBrain.ai, Tesloop, Left Lane Network, Splashtop, Inc., Mobile Iron (NASDAQ: MOBL), and Sugarsync, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM).►CO-FOUNDER & COO, YOUPLUS: Created the 1st advertising-based sample marketing platform for brands and local merchants from scratch. Funded the early-stage startup, steered the build of an MVP, orchestrated a successful pilot, architected the core pillars of the business infrastructure, and formed a solid team to propel growth.SKILLS LEVERAGED: Innovation Strategy │ Digital Transformation │ Product Development │ High Growth Planning │ P&L Insight │ Strategic Business Partnering │ Operational Experience │ Strategic Alliances │ Cross-Functional Collaboration │ Business Development │ Business Modeling │ Entrepreneurialism │ Startups │ VC-Backed Enterprises

SNAPSHOT OF ROLES: Reenergized sluggish revenues for Buongiorno through strategic innovation projects and by untapping post-M&A synergistic value, positioning the company for an attractive acquisition by Japan’s largest wireless carrier NTT Docomo. Built mobile marketing services and then orchestrated the spinout as Lumata. Led the newly divested company, positioning it for sale to Vibes.HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:►TRANSFORMED AN UNPROFITABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ENDEAVOR INTO A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT POWERHOUSE. Created capabilities that reimagined Verizon’s messaging experience for Android via licensed software—the default messaging experience on 60M+ Android smartphones today–delivering 22% YoY growth with $9M top-line impact. ►STEERED A STRATEGIC SPINOUT. By divesting the mobile marketing services, Buongiorno could then focus on core business with a hefty cash injection, improving its acquisition appeal.►CREATED NEWCO VALUE. Led intensive repositioning and rebranding of Lumata, and comprehensively overhauled business processes to attract favorable acquisition offers, leading to Vibes offer. Led sell-side M&A to deliver maximum shareholder value.SKILLS LEVERAGED:Product Development │ Change Leadership │ Strategic Reorganization │ Value Creation │ Customer-Oriented Solutions │ P&L Responsibility │ Innovation Leadership │ Cross-Functional Collaboration │ Strategic Partnerships │ Deal Making | M&A

SNAPSHOT OF ROLE: Built the 1st open mobile publishing network for Flash content—Xuinet—from concept and patenting to funding, development, and licensing deals. Closed landmark deals with tier-1 suppliers to major phone manufacturers. HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:►DEFINED BOTH PRODUCT AND GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY, building a scalable service to fill a critical technology gap and deliver rich advertising and Flash widgets to mobile phones. Awarded USPTO patent.►LEVERAGED VAST NETWORK TO INJECT CAPITAL, securing $1.6M in seed funding.►SECURED HIGHLY FAVORABLE DEALS for licensing, integration, and distribution with Adobe, ACCESS, Infraware, Millennial Media, NeoMtel, and Teleca, as well as a paid pilot with Qualcomm.►BUILT ROBUST ENGINEERING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES. Launched brand building initiatives to drive developer awareness of the platform to initiate content publishing.SKILLS LEVERAGED:P&L Responsibility │ General Management │ Product Innovation │ Revenue & Profit Growth Strategies │ Negotiation │ Deal Making │ Organizational Development │ Business Development

SNAPSHOT OF ROLES: Promoted through roles of increasing impact, reaching $4B P&L. Advanced Verizon’s status as innovation leader by building, launching, and scaling an extensive list of products with billions of dollars in impact. New products justified 3G deployment and accelerated the wireless data services that now cover 98% of the U.S.HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:►CREATED THE CONSUMER PRODUCT ROADMAP, including two groundbreaking new services that took the market by storm—VCAST streaming video and music. The industry-disrupting service led to a massive wave of consumers upgrading to 3G service plans, leading to the highest volumes in phone purchases ever achieved by Verizon. ►CRYSTALLIZED THE COMPANY’S POSITION AS INNOVATION LEADER by launching the 1st-ever voice–enabled search feature on a mobile phone, years ahead of Siri. ►FORMED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH MAJOR MEDIA COMPANIES for distribution rights to content streamed across the newly developed technology. The deals led to the 1st-ever streaming video and downloadable music service on a cellular network, a full 2 years ahead of Apple iPhone.►COMBATED DETERIORATED MARGINS & SKYROCKETED TEXT MESSAGING USAGE, leading 10 projects with $42M CAPEX to improve customer experience and usability for 65M+ customers. Company ranked #1 in the industry to reach $1B in messaging revenues, outpacing the competition by 30%.►ACTED AS A FORCE FOR CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION. United key stakeholders to enhance product development processes and product lifecycle management. Spearheaded the first complete systems architecture that integrated IT, Billing, and Network elements into a single view. SKILLS LEVERAGED:P&L Responsibility │ Innovation-Driven Growth │ Strategic Alliances │ Profit & Revenue Growth │ Cross-Functional Collaboration │ Product Innovation │ Product Development │ Product Roadmapping │ Customer Experience │ Stakeholder Management

Founding team of this mobile application and transcoding services software company with a nationwide CDN. The company was funded by Mayfield, Granite Ventures, Interwoven, Macromedia, SRI (licensed technology). Acquired by Macromedia (NASDAQ: ADBE).

Launch team, Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) service, cellular error correction modem pool as a service (AirBridge), first HDML/WAP service, early SMS service implementation, RF design of first underground subway wireless network in the U.S., various federal, state, local government and public safety data projects.