Tech) United States, President and Founder2009 - 2014 (5 years, 11 months)More than 2,500 pay it forward executives who are enthusiastic about growing the South as a leader in Technology. Reference bridge the space in between the state and city based efforts to help executive leaders construct trusted and long-lasting relationships focused on driving the individual and professional success of our members and link creators to venture capital and angel investors leading to hundreds of funding occasions, HERE (formerly NAVTEQ, acquired by Nokia) United States, Head of Business Affairs, Strategy and Innovation Innovation2007 - 2011 (4 years, 2 months)Drove all aspects of organization affairs (method, prices, licensing settlements) for Saa, S, geo-spatial platforms, real-time street traffic, video games, athletic usage, Advanced Motorist Help Systems (ADAS) and emerging items, resulting in $8.
Led worldwide competitor research study efforts, determining possible $1B+ earnings opportunities, resulting in successful pivot when Google went into geo-spatial market, ran service and strategy for successful settlements of intellectual residential or commercial property (IP) and innovation licensing; Examples include Nokia/ Apple patent contract, NAVTEQ/ Tele Atlas IP licensing, NAVTEQ/ Google IP licensing, minimized time to market and increased design projection precision, for company divisions with $400MM of annual item advancement and $1B+ of annual earnings and effective collaborations with numerous Fortune 500 companies and start-ups in Asia, Europe, North America and South America (e.
Microsoft, Google, Tencent, China Mobile, Garmin, Motorola, Sirius Radio, BMW, Renault-Nissan, Tribune Group, Cox Radio, Route66, Nav, Details, and so on)International Game Developers Association United States, Chairperson & Co-Founder of Mobile Video Game Dev SIG Mobile Video Gaming & New Innovation Advocate Speaker2005 - 2007 (2 years, 1 month)Cofounded the market's 1st global special interest group for mobile gaming.