
Business & Technology Innovator & Strategist
San Francisco Bay Area

Business & Technology Innovator & Strategist
San Francisco Bay Area
I can provide your company/group with leadership and facilitation to develop the common vision, value proposition, and integrated action plan required to transition great technology into a profitable business. I have a proven track record of aligning corporate values, product development, and target-market requirements in a way that builds strong brand and corporate identity, and creates a dedicated (and often fanatical) user-base.
Having launched several successful companies, I have strong management-level expertise and possess the flexibility, understanding, resources and systems-thinking required to successfully grow an evolving technology company to the next level.
My experience spans critical components of a developing company, including strategic planning, roadmap development, idea/concept development, branding/user-centered design, product definition, project management, business development, guerilla marketing, and market analysis. My background in areas including stereoscopic 3D, visualization, human-computer interaction, social media and 3D games—coupled with my obsession with leading-edge communication technologies—allows me to apply my knowledge across a variety of technology fields.
One of my great strengths is that I enjoy "humanizing" technology, making it accessible and easily understandable, whether the intended audience be your target market, potential partners, or investors. I will lead your team in creating a strategic and tactical plan that clearly conveys your value proposition through all aspects of your business, in ways that will deeply engage your audience—translating directly into increased revenues.
Send me an email or give me a call now, and let’s discuss ways that your organization can benefit from my experience and capabilities!
• Developing business and marketing programs for technology start-ups
• User-centered design & branding programs
• Mindful construction of corporate identity
• Communication of complex subject matter to a wide variety of audiences
• Strategic partner relationships
• Stereoscopic 3D design, marketing, content production, user interface
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Results-oriented group leader and facilitator, committed to providing the expertise and structure to collaboratively develop a common vision, and construct an action plan that efficiently delivers the intended results.
Strong focus on
creating
strategic
and
tactical
plans
that
convey
a
clear
value
proposition
through
all
aspects
of
the
business,
in
ways
that
will
deeply
engage
the
intended
audience—translating
directly
into
increased
revenues.
Provide strategic development for companies involved in the design and productization of stereoscopic 3D hardware, software, and user interfaces.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
2001 — October 2008 (7 years )
Infinite Z is creating a second-generation interactive stereo-3D display system (h/w, s/w, UI).
• Developed and presented business strategy, plans and demos that secured $14 million in VC/F&F funding
• Led project teams in integrated product roll-out, stereo-3D UI design, stereo-3D display standards and testing, marketing, and patent strategy.
• Responsible for overall user experience (company image, branding, UI, out-of-box experience)
• Co-authored 15 US patents
(Management Consulting industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Provided strategic product design, market research/analysis, and project management expertise to technology, entertainment, and consumer-electronics companies, focusing on transition into “new economy” business models and Web 2.0 applications.
(Computer Hardware industry)
1994 — 1998 (4 years )
Produced and presented business plans that raised $1.5 million, to develop/manufacture stereoscopic 3D shutterglasses that are still widely popular today. Originated highly effective guerilla marketing techniques; directed 3D media development; initiated business development efforts leading to exclusives with top Hollywood and game studios, and 3D graphics-card manufacturers (e.g. Universal, iD Software, EA, 3Dfx).
(Computer Hardware industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years )
• Marketing strategies, programs, and marcomm materials
• Built partnerships with complementary software companies
• Tradeshow/conference management
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1990 — 1992 (2 years )
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1990 — 1992 (2 years )
Certified Master Practitioner, Master Health Practitioner in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) , NLP , 2007 — 2008
Integral Studies (graduate level) 2004 — 2004
Pilot Integral Studies course for the Integral Institute (2004). Coursework was developed by, and focused on the teachings of, Ken Wilbur, integral theory guru.
MA , Spanish (Linguistics Emphasis) , 1990 — 1992
Teaching assistant for two years while doing graduate work at UC Davis; responsible for teaching lower-division Spanish courses.
Creativity, communication, consciousness, linguistics, design, clean energy technology, languages, integral studies, cutting-edge technology, neuro-linguistic programming, travel, enjoying life
ACM SIGGRAPH
Phi Beta Kappa (1994)