Head of Sales and Co-founder @ Mobile centric startup focused on field consistency and compliance solutions for retail, CPG, franchises and graphics communications. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaMember of Advisory Board @ Tylu focuses on venue bases Location Based Services (LBS) enabling brands and retailers to deliver dynamically targeted verification and messages at the moment of highest purchase propensity: when the shopper is in the aisle, and the brand can exert the greatest influence on both intended and impulse driven purchases. From 2008 to Present (7 years) Greater Chicago AreaManaging Director and CEO - Sales and Marketing @ Product & Sales focused consulting practice focused on helping clients achieve strategic goals for Growth, Turnarounds, Restructuring, Corporate Development, M&A, Sales, Business Development, Capitalization, and Customer Engagement. Efforts focused on Strategy, Product Management, Sales (direct and channel), Growth. Funding, and Operations. Specializing in the impacts and opportunities Wireless, IoT, Mobility, Voice of the Customer (VOC), Payments, Video, Media, Social Media, Big Brand Social Media Analytics, CPG Strategies, Data Analytics, Enterprise Software Mobility, Telematics, Wireless Connectivity, Mobile Advertising, Financial Analysis and detailed Financial modeling Proven capabilities in raising capital and structuring corporate transactions. We create strategies to fund the capital needs of the business, reach customers and consumers in the most effective way possible using what ever device/path is appropriate; for that message at that time. We also assist companies in understanding the changing role of Social Media and the expectations of consumers in this new environment including advertising, marketing, distribution and asset management. Numerous opportunities exist in both Business-to-Business (B2B) and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) strategies. Areas of focus include Enterprise Software, Data Analytics, payments, telematics, advertisers, retail, wireless carriers, point-of-decision strategies, print media, broadcast, web, content distribution networks, content aggregators, video, text messaging (SMS), Multi-Media Messaging (MMS), prepaid and non-profits. Work directly with venture capital, private equity and investment banks to provide the resources needed for a complete restructure of businesses preparing for sale of the business as the lead executive for all M&A activity. Currently working on multiple opportunities with an aggregate value of >$900M. Partial (due to NDA restrictions) Client list available upon request. From February 2009 to Present (6 years 9 months) Dallas, TexasVP Sales @ From August 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 6 months) Palo Alto, CAMember Board of Directors @ From 2008 to January 2014 (6 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSenior Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development (SVP) - Connected Car Platform @ From April 2011 to February 2012 (11 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaMember of Advisory Board @ From May 1999 to October 2011 (12 years 6 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCEO @ From January 2008 to February 2009 (1 year 2 months) Silicon Valley, CaliforniaMember Board of Directors @ From 2002 to 2009 (7 years) President and CEO @ From March 2006 to January 2008 (1 year 11 months) La Jolla, CaliforniaPresident, North America (Wireless) @ From June 2002 to March 2006 (3 years 10 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaVP Marketing and Regional Vice President Sales @ From 1996 to 2002 (6 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDirector Product Marketing @ From 1991 to 1996 (5 years) Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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