Executive Summary

Executive leader with a two-decade track record of building, transforming, and scaling organizations through complex economic challenges. My expertise is rooted in direct P&L ownership as a CEO, leading a company to the Inc. 500, and intrapreneurial leadership as a founding Executive Director, complemented by my work as a recognized thought leader for publications like Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com.

Expertise

Strategic P&L and M&A

People-Centric Business Transformation

Global Cross-Functional Leadership

Career Highlights

Scaled an Inc. 500 company, expanding to 1,500+ retail stores and $5.8M in revenue while navigating the Great Recession, secured international licensing, and successfully led the company through acquisition by a hedge fund.

Built an international consulting institute, building partnerships across the U.S., Europe, and the UAE to deliver 60+ strategic projects for private and nonprofit clients while developing a talent pipeline that placed graduates with Deloitte, EY, Amazon, and others.

Directed federal transformation initiatives, including designing and implementing an innovative digital modernization framework that has become a standard procotol for one agency and directing change management initiatives for a multi-billion dollar ERP modernization for another agency that impacted 100,000+ users.

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certified Change Practitioner (PCCP), Prosci
Cloud Architecture Fundamentals, Microsoft Azure
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design, Google
Innovation Engineer Practitioner, University of Maine-Eureka Ranch
Professional Development Badges, Skillsoft

Publications

Author- One Million Frogs - Lessons About Entrepreneurship Learned the Hard Way
Business Thought Leadership- Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc Magazine
Personal Missives- Medium
Podcast - Beyond the Wall

Education

M.B.A. (Finance), Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
B.S. (Project Management), Arizona State University, Ira A Fulton School of Engineering

Profile

Strengths: Input, Futuristic, Learner, Ideation, Communication
Builder Profile: Role-Expert
Talents-Disruptor, Determination, Independence, Risk
Protagonist: ENFJ-A
AOE: Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, Organizational Leadership, Change and Growth Management, Process Reengineering, UX and CX, Communications

Fleeting #hashtags (interests)

#fitness, #running, #PADIdiving, #travel, #photography, #starwars, #podcasts, #craftbeer, #writing

Open to executive opportunities in strategy, transformation, and organizational growth.
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