executive: Innovation, Technology & Business Development
Achievement Profile
Innovation
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Generate and transform innovative ideas into feasible designs, curate the most impactful innovations into market-ready offerings.
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Simplify messaging, evaluate approach to market opportunity, coach practice sessions - Successes include awards and major financial commitments from investors.
Executive Leadership
Fundraising Pitch Coach
Executive Leadership
Advise executive leaders at G2K companies through digital transformation strategy, product evolution, market fit and strategic initiatives for growth.
Conceptual Design
Conceptual Design
Executive Leadership
Lead design of product suites, features and enhancements, interface look and feel, workflow, UX, architecture, functionality and usability testing.
Consulting
Conceptual Design
Consulting
Oversee high value engagements covering strategies, technologies, service portfolio enhancements and more for G2K Organizations.
Sales
Conceptual Design
Consulting
Develop collateral to enhance the communication of value propositions and drive deal closure for millions in opportunities.
Services Design
Technology Management
Service Management
Design services portfolios for Managed Services, Contact Center Enhancements, Analytics, Service Management, and more.
Service Management
Technology Management
Service Management
Run service management organizations, introduce governance models for continual improvement and ITIL-based processes.
Technology Management
Technology Management
Technology Management
Lead business case development of technology strategies for hybrid and multi cloud platforms, adoption, integration, and improvement of ITSM tools like ServiceNow, Splunk, Netcool, and more.
pillars of my past
Management
Application Development
Management
Led teams from large, global, heavily matrixed organizations working on innovation, to small and intimate teams working through business problems and service outages.
Education
Application Development
Management
DePaul University
Innovation & Technology Management Degree
4.0 GPA
Golden Key International Honour Society
Application Development
Application Development
Application Development
Developed hardware and application code using programming languages of C, C++, Java, PERL and TL-1 within ISO 9001, SDLC and RUP standards.
Engineering
Military Service
Application Development
Designed VLSI and ASIC devices for increasing density of optical carrier signals, and device drivers to control automated testing of digital equipment in offsite locations.
Military Service
Military Service
Military Service
U.S. ARMY, United States and Germany Non-Commissioned Officer - Honorably Discharged
- Led a team of 20 direct reports and managed $50M in assets while supervising service operations.
- Awarded Army Commendation and Achievement Medals for boosting performance.
Technologies
AI/ML
Developed AI use cases for large tech firms considering decision thresholds, ethical bounding, data capture, quality and more. I am continuing education in this area.
AR/ER
Developed use cases for Augmented Reality (AR) storefront interaction, digital twin, and more. Also continuing education in this area.
Chatbot
Worked to design AI enabled chatbot business rules and use cases combining Machine Learning and Cognitive search functions to improve the experience of resolving incident impacts for end users.
ServiceNow
First exposed to ServiceNow in 2011, its modules have been a staple of my consulting experience. Not the actual coding, but the overall integration of processes into the automated workflow engines as well as the strategy for adopting the platform.
IoT
Developed patents for IoT devices
- weather sensing remote devices that interpolate weather data across vast distances
- cloud-enabled KVM device
- drone swarm management and more
Service Management
Expert level knowledge of ITSM, ITIL, Governance, Operational Models, and processes for Change, Configuration, Knowledge, Incident, Problem, and Enterprise Command Centers
Blockchain
Thought leadership for use case development for blockchain adoption, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, use of Decentralized Apps, and general disruptive capabilities of the technology.
PErsonal Growth
Lifelong Learner
Volunteer Leadership
Lifelong Learner
If you're not learning, you are not growing. Part of what makes each person unique is what they learn outside their professional career. While I spend a great deal of time advancing my professional knowledge, I also focus on things that augment my profession and relieve stress to refresh me for the next task.
STEM Hobbies
Volunteer Leadership
Lifelong Learner
Building and flying scale models uses talents of technology, math, engineering and science every time you build and fly. It is a very rewarding experience.
Volunteer Leadership
Volunteer Leadership
Volunteer Leadership
As a voice on innovation, technology and health advisory, I have had the honor of providing unique perspectives where it is needed.
Art
Diversity
Volunteer Leadership
I was stick figure capable until I stumbled across a site called dragoart.com and it was not long before I was able to freehand these amazing creations.
Because of this website, I truly feel nearly anyone can learn to draw.
Diversity
Diversity
Diversity
Living overseas for 3 years, and visiting various cultures around the world has kept my diversity channel very open. I understand that others not like myself have a meaningful life experience that I can learn from.
Writing
Diversity
Diversity
Creativity comes naturally to me. I have channeled that into science fiction and fantasy writing whenever I have a bit of free time.
You can find my first book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Final-Event-Asteroid-Redirect-Initiative-ebook/dp/B010PBG4IU
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Built a profitable lawn care business
Built a profitable computer services company
Built a profitable drone products LLC
Continuing to coach startups through product strategy and innovation development.
Companies and industries shaping my experience
Retail
- CVS: #4, Market Cap: $100.5B, Employees: 300,000
- Costco: #10, Market Cap: $177.8B, Employees: 273,000
- Walgreens: #19, Market Cap: $75.6B, Employees: 220,000
- Target Corp: #42, Market Cap: $80.9B, Employees: 409,000
- Best Buy: #86, Market Cap: $24.7B, Employees: 125,000
Healthcare and Insurance
- McKesson: #7, Market Cap: $38.5B, Employees: 80,000
- Anthem: #33, Market Cap: $86.5B, Employees: 70,800
- Humana: #54, Market Cap: $60.2B, Employees: 46,000
- Blue Cross Blue Shield: #153, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A
- Northwestern University Memorial Hospital: N/A, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A
Banking and Finance
- Bank of America: #25, Market Cap: $371.9B, Employees: 212,000
- AIG: #49, Market Cap: $47.5B, Employees: 49,600
- American Express: #89, Market Cap: $139.6B, Employees: 64,000
- Bank of NY Mellon: #186, Market Cap: $48.8B, Employees: 48,900
- Freddie Mac: #230, Market Cap: $17.9B, Employees: 6,800
- Fannie Mae: #237, Market Cap: $17.0B, Employees: 7,100
Energy and Utilities
- Devon Energy: #246, Market Cap: $5.4B, Employees: 2,900
- Centerpoint Energy: #318, Market Cap: $17.0B, Employees: 8,800
- Florida Power & Light: #339, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A
Advertising and Marketing
- WPP Global: #305, Market Cap: $18.4B, Employees: 105,000
- Ogilvy & Mather Advertising: N/A, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A
Government and Education
- State of NY Dept. of Ed: N/A, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A
- State of Georgia: N/A, Market Cap: N/A, Employees: N/A