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Roswell, Ga, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

The leading provider of risk prediction and prevention solutions.

Bloomington, Illinois, Us

Richmond, British Columbia, Ca

I led all strategy, product, partnership, and marketing activities for a global IoT business. I guided a companywide transformation from a hardware vendor to a software and services provider.• Cut over $25M in expenses to improve operational efficiency and financial performance.• Delivered innovative, services centric solutions for modules, routers, and connectivity LOB’s.• Secured advantageous wholesale connectivity terms from top global mobile operators.• Acquired M2M Group in Australia and New Zealand to enhance connectivity offerings.• Sold Omnilink BU to Sentinel for $37.6M (3x 2021 revenue) to sharpen business focus.• Revamped digital lead funnel, including new web site, doubling conversion rates.• Increased recurring revenue by more than 60% to an ARR of $145M+.• Returned company to profitability and tripled valuation, resulting in sale to Semtech.

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

I directed the market expansion of a US based IoT solutions provider. I oversaw development of the IoT product line as well as creation of key strategic partnerships.• Refined strategy to focus on an “as-a-service” approach toward IoT connectivity and billing.• Put together reseller partnership with AT&T for distribution of Zipit IoT billing solutions.• Formed distribution partnership with AWS and became an AWS Consulting Partner.• Quadrupled customer base and created new recurring revenue stream through IoT billing.

I engaged with growth stage companies on strategic planning and market development. I provided hands-on leadership in Product Management, Marketing and Business Development.• Identified optimal market approach for Respect Network, a self-sovereign identity network.• Refined strategy and raised capital for AlefEdge, a mobile edge computing platform.• Oversaw the development of Genuwin Insights, a crowd-sourced recommendation engine.• Assisted with early stage development of Odin Money, a mobile wallet for the unbanked.

I created an automated platform for peer-to-peer distribution of mobile service. I implemented data analytics techniques to improve the adoption of Solavei products and services. • Leveraged partnerships with ten separate vendors to deliver platform to market in nine months.• Acquired over 250K subscribers and generated over $60M revenue during first year in market.• Named one of the Top 100 technology companies in North America for 2014 by Red Herring.• Sold company to Aspider, a leading European Mobile Virtual Network Enabler.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

I directed the business strategy and marketing efforts for a leading Ecommerce platform provider, powering digital transactions for some of the world’s largest carriers and brands. • Grew revenue by 30%+ through improvements in product and creation of key partnerships. • Completed a successful $60M IPO of Motricity on the NASDAQ. • Acquired Adenyo, a market leader in data analytics, to expand Motricity’s value proposition.

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I was recruited to package and sell CMWare, a SaaS based company with proprietary technology for efficient storage and streaming of high quality music and video content.• Obtained $2M in financing to transform this valuable technology into a compelling solution.• Released new product in 90 days and secured multiple wireless carrier trials within 120 days.• Sold CMWare to a cloud storage company well positioned to exploit CMWare’s unique assets.

Dallas, Tx, Us

VICE PRESIDENT - CONSUMER DATA PRODUCTS (2005 to 2007)Responsible for the P&L for the consumer data business. I drove the research, development, marketing and product management for all consumer data products.• Delivered market-leading solutions for browsing, apps, music, video and m-commerce.• Orchestrated partnership between AT&T and Apple, resulting in the delivery of the iPhone.• Grew consumer data products revenue from $200M in 2003 to over $3B in 2006.VICE PRESIDENT - DATA PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & B2B MARKETING (2003 to 2005)I designed and delivered wireless data products across entire customer base. Additionally, I focused on executing marketing campaigns in support of business-to-business (B2B) target segments. • Increased wireless data revenue by 130%+ and exceeded all B2B sales objectives in 2004.• Successfully integrated data business units and product lines of Cingular and AT&T Wireless.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science / Philosophy / Economics