Cary, North Carolina, United States
A Technical Manager with a broad background and proven record of success who is comfortable in individual or leadership positions. A Change Agent and Community Builder using Technology Adoption and Data Driven Decision Making tools to initiate and scale rapid process improvements. Sensitive to the conflicting demands of speed to market for small ventures to large organizations. Managing projects with multiple stakeholders in high conflict environments. International engagements in over 30 countries including on-site projects in England, Belgium, Indonesia, Puerto Rico and Qatar. Passion: Networking, Aligning Interests and Building Organizations. I am most comfortable doing business over coffee and with a handshake. Current Projects: - NCSU TEC MBA/MSE 576, Executive in Residence, January 2021 to present - Cary Innovation Center, Entrepreneur in Residence and Managing Director, January 2015 to present - Morrisville Startups Program, Committee Member, February 2015 to present - LaunchCARY Entrepreneurial Program, Liaison from the Cary Innovation Center, January 2019 to present - The Carying Place, member of Board Development, Outcomes and Technology Committees, January 2019 to present - Open Data Institute, Registered Trainer, September 2014 to present - Code for Cary, Brigade Captain, May 2013 to present Past Projects: - The Carying Place, VP, Secretary of the Board, Chair of Board Development Committee, 2018 to 2020 - Startup Summit (Virtual), Event Management and post processing, 2020 - Hexashape LLC, Advisor, 2019 to 2020 - Urban / Rural Divide Project, Open NC Collabotarive, 2018 to 2020 - SimIS, Inc., Business Development for Economic Development (EDO) Applications, 2019 - JMH Associates, Open Data Principal, 2017 to 2018 - STRATOS, Advisor, 2018 - OpenDataSoft USA, Business Development for N. America, 2015 to 2017 - Cary Coworking, Co-Founder, 2014 to 2015 - Innovative Solutions, Advisor, 2015 to 2016 - Open Data Institute of NC, CEO, 2014 to 2015 - BaleFire Global, Open Data Implementation Specialist, 2014 to 2015 - Oakhaven Coworking, Founder, 2013 to 2014 - AMSURV, Advisor, 2013 to 2018
Managing Director and Entrepreneur in Residence. Cary Innovation Center operates as a lean start-up to support the entrepreneurial and innovation activity in Cary.
Executive Mentor for the Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Program (TEC), Poole College of Management, NC State University. MBA / MSE 576 - Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization - Spring 2021
Technology Tank is a think tank that studies technology, communications and engagement for government, business and non-profits. Technology Tank helps organizations navigate the changing world of the internet and communication. From policy studies to implementation, we save money and speed time to deployment.
The ‘ODI Registered Trainer’ is a quality mark for trainers who have been assessed by the ODI as able to train others in open data.
Responsible for developing the Governance and Technical Policies for the Open Data Portal for the State of Qatar. On-Site and remote consulting. - Prime Contractor: Gulf Business Machines - Client: The Ministry of Transport and Communications, State of Qatar Contract through Technology Tank