CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

GLOBAL GROWTH AND TURNAROUND STRATEGIST

Influential, multidisciplinary, and solution-driven entrepreneurial business leader with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) data science, data strategy, engineering, cloud, and emerging technologies across numerous industries. Demonstrated experience pushing boundaries to create and drive innovative solutions from ideation to commercial readiness. Foster culture of collaboration and empowerment as team builder motivating international teams to exceed company goals. Transform organizations, optimize growth, and facilitate change in startups, private companies, and global organizations. Transparent, trusted business partner and consultant for numerous multimillion- and billion-dollar companies.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

●Emerging & Disruptive Technologies

●Project & Program Management

●Cloud Technologies, AWS/Azure

●Team Building & Leadership

●Revenue & Profit Growth

●Business Transformation

●CICD, Agile

●Systems & Operations Optimization

●Data Governance & Compliance

●Business-Technology Alignment

●Strategic Visioning & Planning

●Data Strategy, AI, & Analytics

●Value-Building Strategies

●Product Development

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

●Grew revenue 15%, improved conversions 10%, and reduced fraud 12% by building data lake for speed, scalability, and efficiency. Developed data strategy for churn, conversion, sentiment analysis, and product recommendation models.

●Utilized “Team Building Superpower” and collaborative leadership style to develop and mentor diverse, high-performing global teams by instilling purpose and mission.

●Leveraged experiences as CEO, COO, CTO, and Senior Vice President to deliver on challenging situations with proven success in multiple roles, unusual circumstances, and diverse regions (China, Switzerland, England, Mexico, Argentina, and United States).

●Elevated e-commerce experiences by implementing AI models that interacted with consumers to drive engagement and increase revenue.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FESSEX CONSULTING / Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY / Buenos Aires, AR 2019–Present

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Provide technical consulting services focused on data strategy, data engineering, experimental data science, and AI to optimize revenue and drive cost savings. Develop predictive models that increase efficiencies and enable multimillion-dollar growth. Lead global team of up to 25 contractors to assess and develop top business solutions. Collaborate with C-level executives and other leaders to plan roadmap and cultivate strategic plans to align company operations with business mission, vision, and goals.

●Alchemee (formerly The Proactiv Company) – Hired to step in and take over data lake development from vendor unable to complete project. Increased revenue 15% and improved conversion 10% by providing data strategy including churn, conversion, sentiment analysis, product recommendation models and building data lake. Collaborated with internal team to run experiments based on predictive model results.

●Prodege – Built model that increased revenue 8% and reduced fraud 12% by collaborating with leaders to build and experiment with church and fraud models.

●Forza Street – Utilized predictive models to increase customer retention 9% which led to 18% increase in revenue.

●Ascent – Improved operations 15% by optimizing resource allocation through better data use and analysis.

●ProducePay – Improved cybersecurity strategy for protection against online attacks. Also collaborated with leaders to develop funding strategies.

●FindPic – Developed and implemented photography e-commerce website utilizing AI for face recognition to drive consumer engagement and elevate e-commerce experience.

NBC UNIVERSAL / Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY / Orlando, FL 2016–2019

Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology

Championed strategic leadership for data engineering, data science, operations, and R&D teams for games and digital platform projects. Collaborated with C-level leaders, led global team of 25 professionals, and managed $5M+ annual budget for critical projects. Leveraged experience to build bridge between operations, technology, and data. Collaborated with marketing and publishing teams to run churn and optimization experiments. Managed and evaluated vendors and partners in US and EU, including traveling across Northern and Eastern Europe.

Increased revenue and engagement and decreased churn by developing and implementing data strategies including data collection, data lake, processing, dashboards, AI and predictive analytics models, predictive LTV, and marketing optimization models.

Ensured US and European compliance with regulatory and legal agencies including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other privacy legislation worldwide. Established groundwork for international privacy policy with Global Privacy Team in New York City.

Developed data strategies and advanced analytics, data governance, and experimentation for Dreamworks and NBC Consumer products including games and digital platforms.

NINJA METRICS / Los Angeles, CA / Minneapolis, MN 2013–2016

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)

Served as quasi-CEO for private SaaS provider of advanced analytics with responsibility for leading all company functions including product definition, product development, product management, technology, HR, operations, talent acquisition, marketing, and sales. Created and drove vision and roadmap developing high-performance teams.

●Developed design for e-commerce version of gaming product deploying first self-contained environment that had AI/ML backend and produced data results by APIs.

●Partnered with CEO to secure $6M in funding to advance business projects.

EARLY CAREER

GUMIYO, Los Angeles, CA

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Turned around failing company and positioned it to be sold generating profit for investors by increasing product quality and stability, implementing technical efficiencies, and reorganizing workforce aligning skill will job function.

INTERNET BRANDS, Los Angeles, China, Switzerland, England, Mexico, Argentina

Vice President, Technology

Grew revenue from $4M to $8M and successfully turned around failing product. Managed global team of 40 professionals.

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Additional professional experience includes CEO at Stockmatic, CTO at Zumbox, CTO at Hoodiny Entertainment Group, VP of Technology at Pictage, Principal Consultant at FES Consulting, Director Server Group at Disney Imagineering, Chief Architect at XyLAN, Manager at Netcount, Programmer at NASA, and Programmer at Prudential Group Insurance

Provided Advisory Services for Ninja Metrics Board, 37 Signals, Nova Signals (formerly Neural Analytics), Prodege, and CENOPLEX

EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING

University of California; Santa Barbara, CA

Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies (Cognitive Neuroscience); Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

PATENTS

Simplified Website Creation, Configuration, and Customization System Cross-Reference To Related Applications – No. 9916388

Method For Creating A Digital Solution for A Business – No. A1US20140195305

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