HIGHLIGHTS
PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Recruited to this highly competitive program to bring the innovation economy into government, pairing top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in government to collaborate on solutions that deliver significant results in months vs years.
NARUS INC
President & CEO
Sunnyvale, CA
Divested to Symantic in 2015
2012 to 2015
Narus, an independent subsidiary of The Boeing Company, operated as a global cyber innovation center and commercial software company. Internationally acknowledged for its leading position in big data cyber analytics, the company pioneered patented advanced machine learning and semi supervised machine analytics with a unique visual interactive technology to proactively identify cyber threats.
Recruited as a restart specialist to Boeing’s Network & Space Division Senior Leadership Team, devised and executed vision to transform the organization to deliver cybersecurity data analytics and advanced machine intelligence to address broader commercial enterprise markets, focused on cybersecurity for government and commercial customers globally.
SYMPHONY TELECA
Executive Vice President
Mountain View, CA/Malmo, Sweden
2009 to 2012
Symphony Teleca provided next generation embedded device software services enabling clients to create innovative product and service experiences. As key member of the global management team post-merger with Teleca in 2012, managed worldwide sales, solutions development, and go-to-market strategy for Smartphone/Consumer Electronics, Automotive, and Nokia Business Unit P&Ls. Closed $100M sale to one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world, resulting in the company’s largest sale ever.
TELECA USA
President
Mountain View, CA/Malmo, Sweden
2009
Hired to open and expand firm’s North American corporate entity, took initiative to transform singular focus on building handsets for key partners (Google, Nokia and LG) into a global leader in other lucrative markets, most notably providing next generation consumer electronics and automotive infotainment solutions at the industry’s nascent stage.
Repositioned market strategy, generating $1B pa in new market opportunity. Successfully turned around North America market leading to revenue growth of 20-30% QoQ.
SYLANTRO
Senior Vice President, Solutions
Bothell, WA / Campbell, CA
2007 to 2009
Sylantro, a cloud-based VoIP Software company, was the leading global provider of VoIP and unified communication applications to the telecommunications industry. Recruited to join the executive management team to evaluate strategic options.
Directed entire product lifecycle and operations, rightsized P&L, and successfully negotiated exit by joining with largest competitor BroadSoft, creating a combined 30% market share. Repositioned firm and garnered 6 industry awards including VON Magazine’s 2008 Innovator of the Year.
OPENWAVE
Vice President, Wireless Business Unit
Redwood City, CA/Boulder, CO
2001 to 2007
Openwave was a $350M mobile software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions to enable communication service providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter services.
Executed M&A strategy, acquiring leading edge location-based technologies to drive mobile content, communications, and entertainment experiences, growing run rate $10M to $100M in fewer than 2 years.
GRAVITATE
Chairman & CEO
Bothell, WA /San Francisco, CA
1999 to 2001
Co-founded Gravitate, a pioneer in location-based navigation and P2P applications, providing the first comprehensive software solution to support mobile-to-mobile and static-to-mobile services deployed on wireless devices globally. Company was eventually acquired by Uber.
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS
Denver, CO
Merged with US West in 1999
Director, Strategic Accounts
1998 to 1999
Early employee of consumer division of Qwest Communications with responsibility for new channels and strategic partnerships, acquired 3.6M new customer accounts through implementation of innovative direct product marketing sales program with revenues of $350M annually, growing 40% year over year.
McCAW CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
Kirkland, WA
Aquired by AT&T in 1994
1994 to 1999
Managed national retailers and mobile handset procurement for McCaw Cellular Communications, a leading provider of cellular mobile telephone services and radio paging, acquired by AT&T. McCaw's introduction of their "Cellular One" service that made them the first truly national cellular system.
Developed business plan for 200K AT&T Wireless customer activations by implementing an innovative cellular kiosk program through indirect and dealer channels.
STANFORD EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, Stanford University
Graduate School of Business, Palo Alto, CA
BA, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Advisory Board Member, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Departments
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