Professional Summary
Senior Partner Manager and innovation community leader leveraging industry
acumen to create and deliver business acceleration opportunities. Personable and quick to learn, maintaining c-suit client facing relationships while directing full cycle program management and internal cross functional team objectives. Accomplished dynamic background in international account management, product development, and sales processes. A bottom line contributor who enjoys challenging problems, working comfortably in ambiguity. Skills
• Technical business development
• End-to-end program management
• Proposal development
• Email database management
• Networking / Prospecting / recruiting
• Market research and GTM
• Cofounder experience
• Pitching and coaching
• Profit and loss responsibility
• Building trust and rapport
• CRM and profit maximization
• Strategic partnership development
• Sales and customer services
• Brand and client responsibility
• Goal oriented college athlete
Work History
TechConnect.org, Partnership Manager and Start-Up Director 2011-Present Boston MA, Austin TX, Boulder CO
• Provide end-to-end management of business development / intelligence marketplace.
• 9 years of P&L responsibility for multi-million dollar programs, managing a critical subset of brand, revenue and customer volume.
• Oversee startup business channels, managing 3 annual cohorts of ~350 companies.
• Build and foster prospecting services to facilitate technology advancement deal flow.
• Monitor trends to identify untapped market gaps and engaged new industry channels.
• Overcome regulatory and technical challenges by consulting with subject experts. CoachTube, Cofounder and Director of Partnerships
2014-2016 Austin TX
• Directed and cultivated early-stage strategic partnerships for sports-tech companies to leverage digital asset channels and athletic coaches to track KPI’s and increase user acquisition or revenue.
• Designed GTM strategy and managed employee training to recruit talent and improve content asset pools.
• Revitalized business plans and realigned company objectives to increase MRR and successfully raise small cap through private VC’s and the Edge EdTech Accelerator NYC 2015. Total investments ~$600k
Coaching
I have a passion for coaching athletes of
all ages
• Head Coach, Boston University Club
Lacrosse (2011 – 2013),
• Defensive Coordinator, University of
Texas Club Lacrosse (2013 – 2016)
• Head Coach, St. Edwards University
Club Lacrosse (2016-2017)
• Assistant Coach, University of
Colorado Boulder, (2017- 2019)
Education
Union College 2011
• BA Economics
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Varsity Lacrosse 2007-2011
Derek Jean Rene Mayer
Volunteering
• National Ability Center 2013, 2014
Instructed and supervised disabled
athletes participating in winter mountain
sports. Park City Utah
• Alliance of Therapy Dogs 2017, 2018
Dog handler visiting stroke victims in
Boulder Colorado.
• The Southwest Keys 2013-2016
At risk youth mentor in Austin TX
Additions
The National Marrow Donor Program, Ambassador
2008-2012 Schecteady NY
• Founded the bone marrow registry at Union College.
• Recruited a cross functional team of academic, athletic and student services to initiate an annual fundraising and registration program that is active today.
• Program has successfully treated 4 terminally ill cancer patients to date. French
• Dual citizen with intermediate professional conversational ability. adg5e3@r.postjobfree.com
Boulder Colorado
AztechGeothermal, Geothermal Technician and Analyst 2009-2011 Ballston Spa NY
• Managed inventory and installations of residential geothermal HVAC systems.
• Performed data research and market analysis to targeted viable markets.
• Generated proposals and payback financial models to approach new business opps.