Experience

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  Apple

  Aug 1988 - Aug 1996

  Marketing, sales and business development positions

  Held several sales and marketing management positions at Apple including Director of Business & Government Marketing, Power Mac Brand Manager, Sr. Marketing Manager Technical & Publishing Markets, Business Development Manager Engineering & Scientific Markets.

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  Team scandia

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Vp sales & marketing

  Team Scandia is a sports marketing firm that invests and operates motor sports and technology related brands. Managed M&A activities and operations. Team Scandia sports marketing programs involved marketing partners such as IMSA, NHRA, Sprint cars, Bonneville, and American Le Mans Series. Responsible for acquisition and launching the Royal Purple brand into consumer and racing markets. Other brands in the portfolio included Permatex, Boyd's Wheels, XO, Community of Science and WebTV.

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  Pinnacle systems, a divison of avid technology

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Vp sales & marketing, the americas

  Pinnacle (acquired by Avid) was a $275 million public company in the broadcast and consumer video space. Recruited to build a group of marketing professionals targeting the business and consumer markets in the Americas ($40M). Managed 8 Directors and a staff of 28 responsible for 30 SKUs in video capture, edit, storage, streaming and DVD authoring. Additional corporate responsibilities included overall corporate marketing, branding, PR, website and eCommerce.

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  Granitecrest inc.

  Jan 2003 - Oct 2008

  Vp operations

  Provided strategic planning and project management services to small businesses and individuals involved in start up activities. Responsibilities include identifying acquisition targets, due diligence, contract negotiation, strategic planning, and staffing. Involved in high tech and real estate markets.

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  Dynamite data

  Oct 2008 - Mar 2014

  Vp sales & marketing

  Dynamite provides B2B DaaS based channel monitoring software to manufacturers and retailers worldwide. Responsible for WW sales, corporate marketing, product management and business development. Clients include Sears, Western Digital, Samsung, Tiger Direct, Seagate and more. Dynamite was founded in 2007 and acquired by Market Track in 2013.

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  Strainz

  Oct 2014 - May 2017

  Vp brandz/coo

  Managed startup operations and brands for this medical/recreational cannabis company. Strainz operates in Washington, Nevada and Colorado. Brands managed included Strainz cbd/thc ratio products and Bullet Concentrates.

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  Taktiks consulting

  Jun 2017 - now

  Retired