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Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Enables brands to engage, manage and monetize their anytime anywhere users worldwide. It develops applications that allow clients such as NASCAR, CBS and McDonald's to engage, manage and monetize users on mobile devices.

Founded, built and/or monetized 6 private companies since 2000 (3 acquired by public companies, 2 trade publicly and 1 is still private). Assisted structuring, financing and/or building 6 other private companies and 2 small funds. Phunware, the pioneer of Mobile as a Service (MaaS), is the 4th fastest growing software company in America and remains privately held (Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO). Vovida Networks, a communications networking software company, sold to Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) in November 2000 (Co-Founder, President & CEO). vCIS, an anti-virus and security software company, sold to Internet Security Systems (NASDAQ: ISSX) in October 2002, and subsequently acquired by IBM (NYSE: IBM) in August 2006 (Investor & Director). Telverse Communications, a wholesale communications ASP, sold to Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) in July 2003 (Co-Founder, Investor & Director).Curo Capital, 'Manager' for both the Curo Capital Appreciation Fund I, provides a diversified investment vehicle for accredited investors interested in highly liquid small, mid and large cap value and growth opportunities, and the Trymetris Capital Fund I, provides a diversified private equity Angel investment vehicle for accredited investors.Ecewa Capital Group, a holding company, acts as a strategic corporate advisor and investment vehicle for physical and financial investments.Edgewater Networks, a private communications networking equipment company, venture backed by Palomar Ventures and El Dorado Ventures (Investor & Advisor).Windspring, a private data miniaturization software company, operating profitably in Silicon Valley (Investor & Director).Trycera Financial, a prepaid debit card company, started trading publicly in August 2006 (Investor & Chairman).Caneum, an IT outsourcing company, started trading publicly in July 2004 (Investor & Chairman).Specialties: Business creation (idea conception / structuring / financing / monetizing), hypergrowth management, merger and acquisition management (structuring / integrating), corporate development (fund raising / IPO), investment fund management, corporate governance.