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Senior Business Leader and Entrepreneur► Business and Operations Leadership and Biz and Corp Development

Founded in 2005, Stratogent installs and operates backend computer systems wherever they are located. We take care of entire datacenter infrastructure including: hardware, networking, security, operating systems, storage, databases, backups, and disaster recovery. Our mission is to successfully become an extension of our customers IT team and support their business. Stratogent manages global IT infrastructure of companies such as Pacer, Omnicell, Codexis, and Solta Medical. Stratogent takes 100% responsibility for systems, delivers 99.9% availability, provides 85% relief in management overhead, and as much as 35% cost savings over traditional models.

As a senior executive and entrepreneur experienced in startup to large companies, I provide strategy, leadership, and direction for rapid growth and profitability. Whether building companies from the ground up, heading growth-focused product initiatives, identifying lucrative alliances and joint ventures, or negotiating complex deals, I produce results that deliver short- and long-term impact. Equally focused on the top and bottom line, I identify and capitalize on opportunities that benefit businesses from a competitive, operational, and strategic perspective. My career has included director to CEO positions focused on technology and payment businesses and initiatives. Above all, I am passionate about what I choose to do and do it with equal measure of pragmatism.KEY SUCCESSES:► Bootstrapped and grew technology service startup Stratogent to multimillion dollars in revenue as CEO► Built team of 100 employees and closed company’s largest multi-year deal ($21M)► Drove critical product development and pilot launch as CEO for software company NeuroBee► Held key role in Visa International’s corporate development and venture investments with Yahoo!, Verisign, and Ariba► Proved vital to producing $1.2B in gains and IRR of 243.4% for Visa’s equity investmentsCORE STRENGTHS:► Strategic Direction, P&L Management, Business Leadership, Operations Management► Go-to-Market Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Product Management, Technology Development► Joint Ventures, Emerging Technologies, Organic Growth, Shareholder Value, Vendor Relations