Experience

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  Precision Fabricators Limited

  • Stoughton, MA

  • CEO

    • Oct 2011 - Present
    • Stoughton, MA

    Precision Fabricators Limited (PFL) makes specialty stainless steel vessels - canisters, cylinders, bubblers and ampoules - that are used in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The bubblers often support MOCVD and ALD processes and the simpler vessels are often used as rea...

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  MIT Venture Mentor Service

  • Mentor

    • 2001 - Present
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  Levant Power

  • VP Business Development and Strategy

    • Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

    Levant Power, an MIT spin-out, has developed regenerative shock absorbers that convert motion into useful electricity while simultaneously offering semi-active control of damping. Applications span defense, trucking, automotive, rail, bus and industrial applications with recent contracts and tri...

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  Boston-Power

  • Executive Consultant - Business Development

    • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

    Boston Power (BPI) makes advanced Li-ion energy batteries for portable electronics, electric vehicle, smartgrid and government/military applications. My role has been to provide executive bandwidth (contributing to strategy and tactics), to assess the company's structure and propose processe...

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  Arigo

  • Chairman and CEO

    • Oct 2006 - Feb 2009

    Raised funds to turnaround RockBlocks and "re-launch" Arigo in the Supply chain vertical. Hired full management team and led development of go-to-market strategy. Retained and attracted marquee customers including Home Depot, Target, Staples, Timberland, Yurman Jewelers, Argos, BonTon...

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  Tourtellotte Solutions

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

    I had overall responsibility for the business, setting corporate and individual objectives, building the sales, marketing and technical teams, and for growing the business. Very little structure existed prior to my arrival and each new process had to be vetted and justified. Complete the sale o...

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  Amperion

  • COO

    • Nov 2001 - Feb 2006

    Co-authored the business plan to establish Amperion, raised funds from American Electric Power, Redleaf Group and Cisco Systems to found the company. Prepared financial analysis for the investment, subsequent operation of the company and for M&A analyses at various points in the company'...

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  Redleaf Group

  • Managing Director

    • Aug 2000 - Sep 2001

    Redleaf is an early stage VC emphasizing technology-based startups with significant IP. Industry targets include security, telecom, wireless, software and life-sciences. I had responsibility for the Boston office and along with a team of two skilled directors, focused on lead generation and eva...

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  GTE / Verizon

  • General Manager, Corporate Technology Planning

    • Jul 1998 - Jul 2000

    Led GTE's Technology/R&D Merger Team w/Bell Atlantic, a $300M+ business area. Established a technology strategy, organization, & objectives for Verizon; set up an internal “VC practice” with investment criteria, focus areas, target exits; was a wireless advocate (WiFi) at GTE and Ve...

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  BBN Technologies

  • General Manager Emerging Businesses

    • 1998 - 2000
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  MicroE Defense & Aerospace

  • CEO

    • Jan 1997 - Apr 1998

    I had overall responsibility to build the defense and aerospace business, building on key contracts with Lockheed Martin and similar efforts. This including recruiting technical and program management talent, completing development efforts and both setting and meeting company objectvies.

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  Dept of Defense

  • Division Director

    • 1981 - 1996

    (Responsibility areas: C4ISR, EW/RSTA, ECM, ECCM)Developed Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, and Command and Control Systems for the Army, DARPA, DDR&E and DoD. Introduced a range of leading technologies including solid state antenna arrays, interferometers, RF jamming systems for both comm...