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Chief Operating Officer
Paradigm ClimateChief Operating Officer
Jul. 2023 - Jun. 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
Partner
Conduit Venture LabsPartner
Jan. 2023Seattle, Washington, United StatesConduit is a venture studio focused on enabling founders, inventors, and strategic innovators to focus on solving the problems that face our planet and its inhabitants working at the intersection of the physical and digital.
Principal
Aquavetic LabsPrincipal
Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2022Aquavetic Labs (AVL) is an ocean health technology incubator. Its mission is to design, prototype and test multiple technological approaches to mitigating ocean related climate change impacts.
Board Member
Columbia WaterBoard Member
Jan. 2015Greater Seattle Area Columbia Water, located in Washington State, produces innovative, cost effective treatment systems in a proprietary configuration that are unique to the various markets and industries and which can be adjusted to most water cleaning requirements. Columbia's Scientists have perfected a water cleaning system that is highly effective on a wide range of polluted water sources, including sewage, both flowback and produced frac water, nitrate contaminated water, and seawater. Testing matrices support Columbia Water's remediation results which are far beyond currently available contaminant removal levels and at lower costs.
Adjunct Professor - Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Graduate Program
University of WashingtonAdjunct Professor - Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Graduate Program
Aug. 2014 - Jan. 2018Greater Seattle AreaIMT 525 - Information Management and Technology in Sports This course introduces students to the role and use of information and technology in the context of sportβ€”to analyze and understand sport from a technology perspective. At the end of the course, students should be able to think critically and apply concepts about the roles and uses of information in various sports situations; recognize how information resources, services, processes, systems, and emerging technology is applied in sports contexts; and discuss what opportunities are generic and unique to sport in terms of leveraging technology.
Adjunct Professor - Sport Administration and Leadership Graduate Program
Seattle UniversityAdjunct Professor - Sport Administration and Leadership Graduate Program
Jun. 2013 - Jul. 2017Greater Seattle AreaSADL 5180 - Sport Event Planning After completing this course, students will be able to identify and understand traditional and niche sport, recreation, and tourism events; prepare and present bid proposals for events, engage in a process of event selection, write clear mission, vision, values and goals for implementation in a production meeting. SADL 5190 - Sport Event Design In this course students will develop more detailed plans for the event and begin implementation of the operational plans for the event during spring quarter. After successful completion of this course, students will be able to develop and implement operational plans (levels I, II, and III); establish and manage a budget including identifying revenue streams and costs; formulate effective communication processes; supervise personnel; and establish logistical plans including, site or equipment layouts, schedules and time lines, electronic communications and information systems, procedures for hospitality, housing, registration, transportation, traffic flow and parking, restroom and waste facilities, and liaison with reporting and broadcast media, governing bodies, vendors, concessions, planning committees, and volunteers. SADL 5080 - Sport Operations and Management This course focuses on hosting the sport event that was researched and outlined in SADL 5180 and 5190. All aspects of hosting a sport event will be enacted in this course based upon the preparation and planning during the prerequisite courses. Students will engage in the final preparations and organization for the event, sponsorship gathering, ticket sales, and implementation raising money for the charity chosen previously. Post-event evaluation, operations, and analysis will be conducted.
Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Igor InstituteChief Executive Officer, Founder
Apr. 2013Greater Seattle AreaIgor Institute's core philosophy is that partners are more effective than vendors; our goal is to partner with our clients, not just check off a list of deliverables. Product engineering doesn't need to happen in a black box. We believe that clarity and transparency from development teams leads to better working relationships and better products. We pride ourselves on communicating the sometimes complex world of product engineering to our clients in a manner that's informative and understandable. It gives our clients the information they need to make good business decisions, and us the feedback that lets us solve the right engineering problems.
Marketing and Communications Manager
Synapse Product DevelopmentMarketing and Communications Manager
Dec. 2010 - Apr. 2013Greater Seattle AreaProvided key leadership for Synapse, a product development company serving entertainment, consumer electronics, life sciences, and health care companies. Managed strategic marketing planning across Seattle and San Francisco offices, including branding and communications, project management, communications and public relations, and client acquisition and retention. Tasked with achieving challenging goals in brand development and annual business development. Utilized a structured approach based on industry and market analysis, client segmentation, and in-depth expertise in traditional and new media tools, including social media. Managed a $450,000 budget and a 7 person staff including PR/Public Relations Manager, Marketing Specialist, Graphic Designers and interns.
Director of Communications and Marketing
University of WashingtonDirector of Communications and Marketing
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010Developed and implemented annual communications and marketing plan emphasizing alumni relations and development. Created a broad range of communication products targeting alumni, donors, students, faculty, corporate and community stakeholders, the media and public. Managed media relations in concert with UW Health Sciences News and Communications.
Director of Marketing and Communications
Seattle UniversityDirector of Marketing and Communications
Mar. 2003 - Jan. 2010Developed a strategic annual communications plan and special projects in support of the vision and direction for the College. Managed annual and long-range marketing plans for both graduate and undergraduate programs. Implemented and monitored initiatives through publications, web and internet projects, and annual events promoting scholarship and accomplishments at the school through local, regional, national, and international channels. Managed full scope of external publications and inter-program communications.
Development Assistant
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of BostonDevelopment Assistant
Sep. 2001 - Aug. 2002Greater Boston Area

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