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JMA WirelessVice President of Product Development
Jan. 2024 - Aug. 2025Greater Seattle AreaI led product strategy and execution, bringing together teams, partners, and emerging technologies to deliver meaningful outcomes for enterprise customers. • Directed pilots that integrated AI- and IoT-focused applications to demonstrate ROI and value • Established and led a cross-functional product team to deliver multi-vendor solutions • Built and managed an application partner ecosystem, scouting technologies and shaping joint strategies • Developed and productized a private network application platform for rapid deployment and simplified operations
JMA WirelessSenior Vice President Strategy Business Development
May. 2023 - Jan. 2024Greater Seattle AreaI led a team working to define JMA’s global partner and go-to-market strategy, building relationships that extended the reach of our private 5G solutions. • Built and led partner programs with hyperscalers, broadband providers, and system integrators • Defined joint go-to-market strategies to accelerate enterprise adoption • Aligned ecosystem partners to expand market reach and deliver stronger outcomes for customers
Velocity Ventures, LLCPrincipal
Nov. 2021Greater Seattle AreaI founded Velocity Ventures to solve a critical challenge for startups and emerging companies: access to experienced product leadership at the moments it matters most. As a fractional executive and consultant, I provide embedded product and technology leadership that helps organizations move from concept to adoption. Through short-term engagements, I’ve partnered with space companies, early-stage startups, and enterprise innovators to: • Define product and go-to-market strategies that align with business outcomes. • Launch and scale “as-a-service” platforms across 5G, IoT, AI, and edge computing. • Build and lead customer pilots, proofs of concept, and ecosystem partnerships. • Support executive teams with board narratives, fundraising strategies, and high-stakes solicitations (RFPs, proposals). Velocity Ventures is built around one principle: great technology only creates value when it’s delivered to customers in ways that solve real problems. My role is to bring executive-level discipline, cross-sector experience, and a relentless focus on customer outcomes to organizations that need it most.
GenXCommHead of Product
Aug. 2021 - Nov. 2022Seattle, Washington, United StatesLed product strategy and marketing at a private Network-as-a-Service provider, with responsibility for building both functions and bringing the first commercial offerings to market. • Launched the company’s first private NaaS platform with supporting management tools, pricing, and roadmap • Directed company rebrand, product messaging, and positioning for enterprise adoption • Developed early channel programs with managed service providers and system integrators • Built and managed the product and marketing teams
Kymeta CorporationProduct Manager and Lead Architect - Advanced Network Systems
Dec. 2017 - Aug. 2021Redmond, WashingtonDirector, Product & Business Development At Kymeta, I held combined roles in product management, strategy, and business development, helping shift the company from a hardware-focused model to a full services and connectivity provider. • Principal architect for new service delivery platforms, enabling transition from hardware sales to recurring service revenue • Designed methods for delivering user applications via edge computing, with focus on user experience • Managed global development partnerships spanning applications, cellular networks, and hardware platforms • Owned strategy for advanced communications (LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, edge computing, service-based platforms) • Led product initiatives extending satellite internet across ground and mobile platforms • Developed hybrid communications architectures combining satellite and cellular for connected vehicles and mobile platforms • Directed business development and solutions architecture for the public safety portfolio Key Achievements • Drove corporate shift from hardware reseller to technology-as-a-service provider • Championed blended networks (satellite + cellular + other access) as core to company services • Delivered innovative mobile edge computing concepts to enhance density and user capability • Established first satellite/cellular connected bus in South America and oversaw deployments • Developed connected vehicle architectures now under adoption by major OEMs
Kymeta CorporationSenior Solutions Architect
Dec. 2017 - Dec. 2018Redmond, WAI currently work at Kymeta, a company building revolutionary flat panel, software defined, metamaterials-based electronic scanning antennas for satellite communications. My role here is to define how satellite networks can converge with terrestrial networks so that a single communications ecosystem can be realized. Imagine a day where you don’t have to choose between satellite or cellular. Better yet, imagine a day where you never have to worry about losing network coverage. You, personally, are simply connected…no matter where you are. I’m building that. About Kymeta - Kymeta has been recognized with a 2017 Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies in Space award and the 2017 Puget Sound Business Journal Innovation Award for Technology. Kymeta has also been awarded the 2016 Seattle Business Silver Tech Impact Award for Emerging Technology and the 2016 2b AHEAD Innovators Award, which was closely preceded by the Frost & Sullivan 2016 New Product Innovation Award. Kymeta has also been recognized as a CNBC Disruptor for two consecutive years, a FiReStarter by Strategic News Network and a top 50 MIT Technology Review Disruptive Company.
National Institute of Standards and TechnologySenior Researcher
Feb. 2016 - Dec. 2017Greater Denver AreaAt NIST, I led research into emerging public safety communications, with a focus on decentralized LTE and next-generation mobile networks. My work explored how first responders could access resilient, rapidly deployable networks in the most challenging environments. • Principal investigator for mobile LTE architectures designed for public safety and emergency response • Led nationwide experiments on LTE, IoT sensor integration, and collaboration technologies • Developed testbeds that enabled government, academia, and industry to jointly evaluate next-generation concepts • Designed and demonstrated small-form LTE networks deployable from unmanned aircraft • Pioneered methods for edge-based analytics, enabling isolated users to access critical IoT data without reliance on cloud services • Helped shape how network providers deliver emergency communications during disaster response scenarios
Northrop Grumman Information SystemsAdvanced Projects Chief Engineer
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2016Greater Denver AreaIn this role, I supervised and provided strategy expertise to engineering teams developing advanced communications technologies for future business pursuits. My work spanned next-generation airborne, stratospheric, and surrogate satellite systems. • Airborne LTE Research – Served as Lead Researcher for architectures using groups of unmanned aerial systems to provide rapidly deployable LTE networks in challenged environments. Influenced strategy for public safety and tactical communications markets. • Stratospheric Communications Node – Chief Engineer for a program demonstrating large lighter-than-air vehicles as high-altitude communications relays. Led R&D culminating in a balloon-borne mission to 70,000 ft carrying a 1,500 kg payload. • Surrogate Satellites Program – Chief Engineer & Program Manager for aircraft-based communications systems designed as alternatives to satellites. Demonstrated superior reliability and performance in live military testing.
Northrop Grumman Information SystemsSystems Engineering Integration and Test Manager and Flight Test Director
Dec. 2006 - Feb. 2012Greater San Diego AreaAt Northrop Grumman, I directed flight testing and systems integration for multiple major airborne and ground-based communications systems, ensuring delivery of secure, high-capacity capabilities to national defense stakeholders. Restricted Developmental & Operational Test Program • Led engineering team on integration and testing of a high-bandwidth communications backbone for senior leaders in denied environments • Integrated and tested airborne radios across three aircraft platforms and multiple nationwide ground stations • Implemented secure network infrastructure linking test sites with government facilities • Directed 100+ flight hours and demonstrated system performance to Pentagon and Strategic Command officials • Served as Flight Test Director for airborne Ka-band satellite communications link certification, resulting in the first certified platforms of its kind in the DoD Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) JUON Program • Managed testing for a communications relay platform connecting dissimilar radios and devices on the battlefield • Developed new integration and testing methods tailored for rapid-response programs • Directed high-tempo flight testing at Edwards AFB, setting records for complexity and execution
Expeditionary Technical Solutions, Inc. (EXTSI)Test Director
May. 2004 - Dec. 2006Greater San Diego AreaProvided oversight as the Technical Lead for the Marine Corps Systems Command Tactical Air Communications Center, and held responsibility as Test Director for multiple Marine Corps and Joint-service tests, which included data and radio system firmware certification testing, experimentation and evaluation testing, initial acceptance testing, and joint certification testing.
Marine Corps Systems CommandTactical Data Systems Repairman
May. 1999 - May. 2004Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, Greater San Diego AreaDelivered operational services as Communication Systems Repairman and Operator at the Systems Engineering and Integration Support Division, of the Marine Air Command and Control Squadron Branch, at Camp Pendleton California. Lead Operator and Test Advisor for integration tests, joint-level certification tests, development and operational tests, and multiple efforts for multiple tactical communication systems.
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