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Former Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technical Officer of RocketHub, a company I sold in 2015. I love launching new products and platforms, and am an expert on crowdfunding, online payments, emerging regulation, brand creation, community engagement, and product development. I am an engineer and team builder at heart, and love working with passionate people who strive to always build better!
Currently the Managing Partner of Stacked Venture Builder and a Partner of Dreamit Capital (dreamitcapital.com)
Select Testimonies and Interviews
Interviews are a blast, and I have been personally interviewed by the New York Times, WSJ, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Crain's, Huffington Post, NPR, CCTV America, AARP, U.S. Congress (testimony), and many others.
Below are some of the partnerships I have worked on
- 10 under 10 - Initiative selects, highlights, and features ten graduates that have left Hamilton College less than ten years ago
- FINRA Capital Market Series Lecturer - Recognition for providing FINRA's Module XVII of the Capital Markets Series covering crowdfunding and JOBS Act developments
- Research Fellow AC4 - Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity at Columbia University's Earth Institute, a multidisciplinary research institute aimed at addressing complex global problems.
- Phi Sigma Iota - Awarded honorary membership to language honor society
- IB Excellence - Award of Excellence in Music Composition
- Regulation of Crowdfunding: Building on the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, May 2012. Link
- Implementation of Crowdfunding: Building on Title III of the JOBS Act, October 2012. Link
- Implementation of Crowdfunding: Building on Title III of the JOBS Act, proposed rules (Release No. 33-9470), February 2014. Link
- Developing Focal Point Networks for State-Centered Genocide Prevention, May 2011. Link
- English (Native)
- Dutch (Native)
- Mandarin Chinese (Proficient)
- German (Conversational)
- Master of Science from Columbia University: Negotiation & Confliction Resolution
- Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College: Economics & Chinese Culture and Language - Tau Kappa Epsilon
- IB Diploma from the International School of Amsterdam: Physics, Economics, Dutch
Beneficiary Crowdsourcing (20140279645) - Pending March, 2013
Google Patents Link
Others have been filed :-)
Top Rated Skills Pulled from LinkedIn
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Strategy
- Venture Capital
- Crowdfunding
- Corporate Development
- Digital Media
- Gen. Strategy
PGT Department Head & Special Situations Manager
Dec 2007 - Jan 2011
BCMS Corporate is globally ranked number 1 in small to middle market sell-side advisory, employing 200 personnel across Europe, North America, South Africa and China.
Special Situations responsibilities ranged from unique deal situations, emerging markets, corporate analytics, and internal technology & product development. The Prospect Generation department reported to me.
Interim CTO and Adviser
Mar 2009 - Dec 2010
PlayerNet.tv is an online network for professional athletes providing athlete generated content for the consumer market.
- Guided firm through initial growth stage and successfully advised on securing seed capital from accredited investors
- Consulted on product development and refined business model to optimize value creation of Company upon launch
- Guided development team during product development and platform creation
- Developed key partnerships with other firms in order to accelerate company growth
Operations Department
Aug - Nov 2007
A global, multi-strategy alternative investment management firm, HBK Capital Management currently managing approximately $8 billion in assets. The firm was founded in 1991 and employs approximately 200 individuals in Dallas, New York, London, and Charlottesville.
Volunteerism, Sports & Activities
Past & Present
- Volunteer Income Tax Agent (IRS) - VITA
- Youth Soccer Coach
- Pianist
- PADI Scuba diver
- Swimmer (ISA Backstroke finalist for Stockholm, Sweden)
Always interested in new partnerships, colleagues, teams, initiatives, and speaking engagements!
