CEO. President. Managing Director. General Manager. Vice President. Senior Director. Coach. Mentor.
Summary
• An entrepreneurial leader. Have personally started-up seven (7) ventures and participated on the senior management team of approximately 30 more over 20 years.
• An experienced manager and administrator. More than 15 years of experience mentoring, counseling, training and leading people in a business environment. Have also managed a national (Canadian) athletic team.
• A respected educator. Have taught graduate and undergraduate courses at three universities. Have developed and delivered scores of workshops and seminars
• A winning coach and adviser. Almost 20 years of experience coaching business leaders on issues related to sales, marketing and leveraging technology. Nationally certified athletic coach in three disciplines.
Accomplishments
• of 7 start-ups I have lead, 2 were acquired.
• employee on senior management team of 2 publicly-traded ventures
• consultant or board member for over 30 ventures, primarily in the technology field. Several successful exits
Professional Experience
Simon Fraser University (SFU), Burnaby, BC
Visiting Lecturer
• Teach Entrepreneurship (New Venture Planning) to undergraduate and graduate students in the faculty of Business
University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC
Visiting Lecturer
• Teach Internet Marketing and International Marketing in MBA program
University of Phoenix, (UOP), Burnaby, BC
Visiting Lecturer
• Teach eBusiness in MBA program
New Ventures BC, Vancouver, BC
Business Mentor
• long-standing volunteer team and panel mentor in venture business competition
Canadian National 100K Run Team
Manager
• helped to start-up and manage team. Athlete selection, athlete coaching, team logistics, fundraising
Education and Training
Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX
MS-EE. (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering). Specialization in Telecommunications Management
University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, ON
Bachelor of Arts. Specialization in Computer Science
National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), Canada.
Level 2 Coach. Cycling. Downhill skiing. Cross-country skiing.