Experience

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  Venture Cooperative

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Venture Fellow | Cohort 6

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    The Venture Cooperative is the most accessible onramp to venture capital. The free educational program and inclusive community make Laconia's investments, processes, and learnings accessible to the next generation of early-stage investors.

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  Virtual Film School, Inc.

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • COO

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

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  Phorix Solutions Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Consultant

    • 2003 - Present
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Technology consultant service offering a wide variety of assistance to technology small businesses, including start-up, implementation of new systems and strategy development. Consulted on various projects, including: redesigning existing web-based application, implementing marketing automation system for a consulting firm and developing a commercialization strategy for an augmented reality device.

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  Esade

  • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

  • Mentor

    • Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
    • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    Mentoring startups on product strategy, fundraising, SaaS strategy & customer discovery via eWorks Accelerator at ESADE, Spain. More info - https://bit.ly/esade_eWorks

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  VoxVeri

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Operations Manager

    • May 2021 - Oct 2021
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Manage server operations, research, testing, sales

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  Nowtutor.me

  • Recruiter/Teacher Coordinator

    • Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

    Recuit teachers globally for online and onsite teaching roles.Product management and Devops for educational software systems targeting China, India, and other markets.

  • Business Instructor

    • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

    Responsible for providing an engaging and dynamic online Business English classes to professionals in China with upwards of 50+ participants at each session.

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  Electric Brain

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Sales Representative

    • 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Toronto, Canada Area

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  Guard Center Inc.

  • Toronto, Ontario

  • Client Success Manager

    • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Toronto, Ontario

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  Koda Media Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Product Manager

    • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Manage mobile development project for application targeting music industry (MerchApp). Sourced developers, researched competitors, developed product roadmap, created investor presentation, recommended new development options, prepared collateral for trade show.

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  CNSG

  • Brampton, ON

  • Project Manager

    • 1999 - 2001
    • Brampton, ON

    Initiated, coordinated and implemented new design for internet based video surveillance product to senior management which was then approved and implemented into 8 different convenience stores in Ontario while other stores used analog tape. Collaborated with developers, pitched new product to clients and represented the company at trade shows to expand market share.

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  Cortex Security and Control Systems

  • Montreal

  • VP Research and Development

    • 1994 - 1999
    • Montreal

    Designed and implemented the systems for 2 different products: access control system that were used in 8 buildings in Montreal, and touch screen kiosks that were also used in office buildings (first of its kind in Canada)