Forcen Inc.Vice President, Business Development
Mar. 2018 - Mar. 2021Toronto, Canada AreaI was on-boarded to drive relationship building, account development, & strategic planning. In this role, I usher business development, best practices, & team development/mentoring/coaching. I meticulously assess financial & economic deliverables & provided valuation and transaction advice, identify synergies & value creation for client base combining data analytics, econometrics, and forecasts. I also develop market assessments and sales insights; present data-driven recommendations and strategies. Additionally, I facilitate discussions with corporate, federal, regional and international trade associations and organizations including PlugNPlay, Synerleap (ABB), Export Development Canada, Business Development Canada, FedDev Ontario, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Canadian Trade Commissioners, & Canadian Defence Forces, to name a few. ***Value Added***
✔Applied, executed & secured acceptance to US, EU & Japanese accelerators ✔Created linkages and networks with C-suite and R&D heads at major US, European & Japanese robotics, medical, industrial-automation & aerospace companies.
✔Secured and negotiated orders with: 7 industrial automation companies, 7 robotics companies, 3 Medical device companies & 2 Aerospace companies. 70+ NDA’s signed till date: projects with these companies are currently in pipeline-at various stages of commercialization. ✔Established relevant company partnerships, discovered industrial applications, examined supply chain network, fostered investor connections, formulated client relationships to propel prototype developments leading to R&D trials and sales.
✔Attained media coverage in The Robot Report, Redshift by Autodesk, Spark Magazine by Spark Centre, Posh-Marketing Podcast & Vanguard Magazine.
✔Represented the company at Advamed 2020, Medica 2020, Farnborough 2020, Automate 2019, Advanced Design & Manufacturing Expo 2019, Canadian Mould Manufacturers Association 2019 & Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show 2019.