Experience

CEA Industries Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Company Board Member

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Board member that has assisted in all board committees. Company recently has made significant strides with uplisting to NASDAQ while raising an initial round of $24M in funding to start expediting growth. Board member that has assisted in all board committees. Company recently has made significant strides with uplisting to NASDAQ while raising an initial round of $24M in funding to start expediting growth.



RSX Enterprises Inc

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Founder and President

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Different systems with up to a millions components are needed in a commercial indoor agriculture facility. Working with you and your team, we assist in coordination with local architects and MEP firms to first design in operational excellence for your cultivation area. When, we coordinate bids on all equipment with manufacturers and distributors to ensure operational systems are designed, sourced and installed on schedule and within your budget to maximize your returns. We can help you… Show more Different systems with up to a millions components are needed in a commercial indoor agriculture facility. Working with you and your team, we assist in coordination with local architects and MEP firms to first design in operational excellence for your cultivation area. When, we coordinate bids on all equipment with manufacturers and distributors to ensure operational systems are designed, sourced and installed on schedule and within your budget to maximize your returns. We can help you from pre-design to implementation (or any stage in between) so that you get your facility up and running faster, with minimal disruptions along the way. Before you have growing pains - we are the ones to contact. Show less Different systems with up to a millions components are needed in a commercial indoor agriculture facility. Working with you and your team, we assist in coordination with local architects and MEP firms to first design in operational excellence for your cultivation area. When, we coordinate bids on all equipment with manufacturers and distributors to ensure operational systems are designed, sourced and installed on schedule and within your budget to maximize your returns. We can help you… Show more Different systems with up to a millions components are needed in a commercial indoor agriculture facility. Working with you and your team, we assist in coordination with local architects and MEP firms to first design in operational excellence for your cultivation area. When, we coordinate bids on all equipment with manufacturers and distributors to ensure operational systems are designed, sourced and installed on schedule and within your budget to maximize your returns. We can help you from pre-design to implementation (or any stage in between) so that you get your facility up and running faster, with minimal disruptions along the way. Before you have growing pains - we are the ones to contact. Show less



VividGro & GroAdvisor

• North America

• VP Sales and Marketing

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2021

  VP of Sales and Marketing. Successfully relaunched their horticultural lighting product line including managing the product development and management of their new GroBar and GroBar X line of products. Built both a commercial sales team to cultivators and a field sales team to retailers across the country. Launched GroAdvisor for VividGro as the Chief Strategy Officer building out new products and partnerships for selling integrated solutions to the controlled environment agriculture… Show more VP of Sales and Marketing. Successfully relaunched their horticultural lighting product line including managing the product development and management of their new GroBar and GroBar X line of products. Built both a commercial sales team to cultivators and a field sales team to retailers across the country. Launched GroAdvisor for VividGro as the Chief Strategy Officer building out new products and partnerships for selling integrated solutions to the controlled environment agriculture market. Show less VP of Sales and Marketing. Successfully relaunched their horticultural lighting product line including managing the product development and management of their new GroBar and GroBar X line of products. Built both a commercial sales team to cultivators and a field sales team to retailers across the country. Launched GroAdvisor for VividGro as the Chief Strategy Officer building out new products and partnerships for selling integrated solutions to the controlled environment agriculture… Show more VP of Sales and Marketing. Successfully relaunched their horticultural lighting product line including managing the product development and management of their new GroBar and GroBar X line of products. Built both a commercial sales team to cultivators and a field sales team to retailers across the country. Launched GroAdvisor for VividGro as the Chief Strategy Officer building out new products and partnerships for selling integrated solutions to the controlled environment agriculture market. Show less



ManifestSeven

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Team and Board Member

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2017

  Helped build multiple business lines for MJIC including the foundation for California distribution model. MJIC will soon be trading on CSE as Manifest7. We created a major events business to gain industry recognition with attendees up to 2000, a link to one of after event at the RIO when we ran the World Of Cannabis is attached. Helped build multiple business lines for MJIC including the foundation for California distribution model. MJIC will soon be trading on CSE as Manifest7. We created a major events business to gain industry recognition with attendees up to 2000, a link to one of after event at the RIO when we ran the World Of Cannabis is attached.



Dream Town - Chi-Town Properties

• Broker

  • 2007 - Jun 2017

  Due to medical reasons with my wife, I took some time away from travelling and started "dabbling" in Real estate - which I was always involved in with telecommunications industry. If and when I retire - Real Estate will become my primary and only focus, I love the interaction and some of the freedom it allows! Due to medical reasons with my wife, I took some time away from travelling and started "dabbling" in Real estate - which I was always involved in with telecommunications industry. If and when I retire - Real Estate will become my primary and only focus, I love the interaction and some of the freedom it allows!



CrowdFundConnect / SocialGravity

• Chicago

• Founder

  • May 2010 - Jun 2015

  Crowdfunding platform development for non profits and entreprenuers. We were the first company to launch a white label site for an SEC / FINRA registered broker dealer and have launched multiple B/D sites, private deal room sites and others. We have the expertise and experience to help any B/D quickly and efficiently launch their own branded site for connecting issuers to investors with fully compliant reporting and audit systems already integrated to SalesForce and easily integrated into any… Show more Crowdfunding platform development for non profits and entreprenuers. We were the first company to launch a white label site for an SEC / FINRA registered broker dealer and have launched multiple B/D sites, private deal room sites and others. We have the expertise and experience to help any B/D quickly and efficiently launch their own branded site for connecting issuers to investors with fully compliant reporting and audit systems already integrated to SalesForce and easily integrated into any existing CRM. Show less Crowdfunding platform development for non profits and entreprenuers. We were the first company to launch a white label site for an SEC / FINRA registered broker dealer and have launched multiple B/D sites, private deal room sites and others. We have the expertise and experience to help any B/D quickly and efficiently launch their own branded site for connecting issuers to investors with fully compliant reporting and audit systems already integrated to SalesForce and easily integrated into any… Show more Crowdfunding platform development for non profits and entreprenuers. We were the first company to launch a white label site for an SEC / FINRA registered broker dealer and have launched multiple B/D sites, private deal room sites and others. We have the expertise and experience to help any B/D quickly and efficiently launch their own branded site for connecting issuers to investors with fully compliant reporting and audit systems already integrated to SalesForce and easily integrated into any existing CRM. Show less



The Arcview Group

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adviser

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  Working with Arcview Group, they are now in the top ten largest angel groups in the country in number of members and by far the fastest growing. Working with Arcview Group, they are now in the top ten largest angel groups in the country in number of members and by far the fastest growing.



NuQuest Inc.

• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Advisor

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2012



Affluence Corporation

• Strategy and Development - Board Advisor / Consultant

  • 2008 - 2010

  Affluence.org is rapidly becoming the world's largest membership organization of affluent people gathered together on one social networking site. Early pioneer in social media with deep experience in creating new ways to recruit and keep members engaged on social media platforms. Affluence.org is rapidly becoming the world's largest membership organization of affluent people gathered together on one social networking site. Early pioneer in social media with deep experience in creating new ways to recruit and keep members engaged on social media platforms.



VHT Studios

• United States
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Sales

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2008

   Creation and distribution of video based advertising products for the R.E. and hotel industries to web content providers.  Creation and distribution of video based advertising products for the R.E. and hotel industries to web content providers.



Liquidus Marketing

• VP Business Development

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2008

  Multimedia distribution of video advertising products for use on IPTV, MSO Video On Demand, and Web 2.0 advertising platforms. This was initially started as a joint venture with VHT. Multimedia distribution of video advertising products for use on IPTV, MSO Video On Demand, and Web 2.0 advertising platforms. This was initially started as a joint venture with VHT.



Multi Concepts Development

• President / Owner

  • Mar 2001 - Sep 2005

   Consulted numerous companies in telecommunications products and services with emphasis on strategic planning, vertical market targeting, sales organizational development, sales compensation planning, quota development, and creation of the overall business model  Consulted numerous companies in telecommunications products and services with emphasis on strategic planning, vertical market targeting, sales organizational development, sales compensation planning, quota development, and creation of the overall business model



Oresis

• VP Sales

  • Mar 2000 - Apr 2001

   Led national sales roll-out for a new high capacity class 4/5 switch to the country's largest telecommunications companies including ATT, MCI, Verizon and SBC.  Recruited, trained and staffed a national sales team.  Developed revenue pipeline that justified a $60 million round of financing in 2000.  Led national sales roll-out for a new high capacity class 4/5 switch to the country's largest telecommunications companies including ATT, MCI, Verizon and SBC.  Recruited, trained and staffed a national sales team.  Developed revenue pipeline that justified a $60 million round of financing in 2000.



Carrier Access

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Sales

  • 1997 - 2000

   Executed daily operations of sales, sales engineering and customer service.  Grew revenues from less than $6 million quarterly to over $45 million quarterly in less than two years.  Increased gross margins from less than 45% to over 60%.  Served as officer of the company from initial IPO in June of 1998 to an eventual market cap of approximately $2 billion by January of 2000.  Increased sales, margins and positive net profits each quarter for 6 consecutive quarters.  Executed daily operations of sales, sales engineering and customer service.  Grew revenues from less than $6 million quarterly to over $45 million quarterly in less than two years.  Increased gross margins from less than 45% to over 60%.  Served as officer of the company from initial IPO in June of 1998 to an eventual market cap of approximately $2 billion by January of 2000.  Increased sales, margins and positive net profits each quarter for 6 consecutive quarters.



Espire

• VP Alternate Channels

  • 1997 - 1998

  Handled carrier sales and agency program which accounted for 80% of company revenues. Handled carrier sales and agency program which accounted for 80% of company revenues.



WILTEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC

• United States
• Telecommunications

• VP Network Services

  • 1995 - 1997

  Assisted in development and growth of national based systems integration for data and voice networking that included becoming Cisco and Nortel's largest integrators. Assisted in development and growth of national based systems integration for data and voice networking that included becoming Cisco and Nortel's largest integrators.



Williams Telecommunications

• Sales

  • 1986 - 1997

  I was Williams first salesperson and led new product roll-outs for numerous successful products including carrier based optical sales, systems integrations and outsourcing, Frame Relay, ATM. I was Williams first salesperson and led new product roll-outs for numerous successful products including carrier based optical sales, systems integrations and outsourcing, Frame Relay, ATM.



Western Union

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales

  • 1979 - 1986

   Started as an entry level sales position with three ensuing promotions to a branch sales manager for a 5 state region.  Won numerous sales and sales management awards for top performance.  Started as an entry level sales position with three ensuing promotions to a branch sales manager for a 5 state region.  Won numerous sales and sales management awards for top performance.