Mobile/Embedded database technology and high-level development tool - Stepped up during leadership crisis to head Marketing and Development of $40 million/year product lines and assist with major Fortune 500 deals negotiation - Co-directed the successful sale and transition of legacy unit to Platinum Equity Holdings.

Director of Product Management

- Coordination of cross-functional teams to design, implement and provide on-time delivery within budget of critical corporate applications. Concurrently directed the marketing redesign of web-based email service, search engine, bulletin board service, and consumer interface, leading to a direct doubling of successful customer signup rate. - Coordinated engineering and marketing efforts for the development of a distributed chat application.

Director of Product Marketing

Online Retailer, legitimate virtual goods and services. -  Grew operations/marketing/hr/sales of self-funded startup from-home business to $3+ million in annual worldwide revenue over 5 years. No partner, no funding, 100% ownership. -  Recruited and led up to 200+ people  on three continents at peak period - Served 100,000+ customers in over 180 countries including Peru, Iraq, Moldova and more

Founder and CEO

- Built company foundation based on original business concept, leveraged key accounts and relationships to secure growth, led international development including Beijing, China office creation. - Developed startup project into international Internet company in less than three years through decisive leadership, strategic innovation and proven sales ability. Leveraged extensive personal list of reference customers to generate explosive growth. Achieved triple-digit revenue increase for two consecutive years

Executive Manager, Founder

.Net/Mobile development BPO firm -  Setup and launched high-quality offshore development outfit, specializing in .Net, Java and mobile development. -  Identified clients and closed sales, then oversaw development of key resource-management software being used by Fortune 500 companies, including largest US retailer. -  Steered relationships to ensure productive development and proper understanding between stakeholders of diverse cultures, backgrounds and languages.

Fearless Leader

Videogame wholesale distribution - Navigated French administrative complexities to setup and grow multi-million euros international distribution firm (Tax refunds, export laws etc.) - Ramped up logistics, finances and operations to manage meteoric growth and thousands of game-box handling per day

General Manager

- Revived Centura Software Partnership Program for development partners and established relationships of trust. Leveraged these relationships to provide new software version with requested features at greatly reduced costs. Inspired partners to serve as no-cost marketing teams thanks to reopened communication channels: seminars, web discussions, newsgroup postings etc. - Applied technical knowledge to assist in negotiating and closing major deals ($500k+) with top fortune 500 companies and key channel partners: ISVs VARs... - Managed relationship with industry analysts and PR firm. - Led marketing and development of new Centura Team Developer version between in-house engineering and outsourced partners, while managing improvements on SQLBase relational database.

International Internet startup incubator - Strategic planning and new accounts acquisition in Europe. Built and grew valuable relationships with senior executive teams of client companies on an ongoing basis, including valuation discussions and investor contacts.

Partner

Loving Yourself Forward is an innovative 360° housing, living, and community program designed to uplift the most marginalized populations, beginning in the Philippines. Our mission is to provide a holistic support system encompassing safety, counseling, nutrition, health, education, life skills, and professional or business training. By integrating sustainable practices and fostering a culture of giving back, we aim to empower participants to 'Love Forward', contributing positively to the community as they grow.

Founder

Provide sales, management and high-level advisory skills to decision makers. - Took over a call-center subsidiary to liquidate assets, transfer top customers and offer relief to distressed employees unpaid for months at minimal cost to Parent company.

Business Advisor

Founder, The Core Meal. 25+ yrs building ops worldwide. Making complete nutrition the default, and hiring for it.

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