Experience

4th Family Inc

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  4th Family Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit that hosts annual programming centered around mentoring, education, personal development, wellness & health, and educational trips. 4th Family empowers the community by targeting underserved youth and adults to provide an array of unique personal development opportunities that they can identify with. • Develop deep relationships with catalytic organizations that will allow 4th Family the opportunity to grow horizontally for maximum exposure. • Oversee fundraising planning to fill a budget of over $350k by identifying aligned foundations, researching funding sources, establishing strategies to approach funders, draft/submit proposals, and plan an annual fundraiser. • Foster partnerships with traditional educational institutions such as local School Board of Education, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, and local schools and other non-profit organization to deliver programming to underserved populations throughout the State of New York bringing STEM and mentoring to the populations needing access the most. • Plan and execute city and statewide events by forming relationships with City and State Elected officials, Businesses, and Community leaders. Events include NYS Black & Puerto Rican Legislators Caucus Youth Summit, Somos el Futuro Conference, Google Tech Slam, STEM Fest NY, BeyondSports NYC & San Fran, NBA Summer League-Las Vegas, Adidas High School Elite, NYJTL Youth Summit, and others. • Continuous development of ideas and programming that illustrates the mission of the organization in ways that allow 4th Family to stay ahead of the trend and appealing to the demographics served, which include STEM, Sports+Education, Crime & Gang mediation, Youth Justice, and Community Health & Nutrition. • Support and maintain local C-level Board of Directors through presentations, meetings, and constant follow-up to ensure the operational due-diligence is executed timely. Show less



Business for Good

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2023

  Launch and manage +$20Million Foundation fund to focus on driving growth and sustainable economic development in the Albany NY Metropolitan area to deliver stronger communities through venture philanthropy. Source and identify strategic investment opportunities to acquire businesses and real estate properties that deliver sustained capital growth. Manage all owned and supported businesses and real estate property assets and acquisitions. Launch and manage +$20Million Foundation fund to focus on driving growth and sustainable economic development in the Albany NY Metropolitan area to deliver stronger communities through venture philanthropy. Source and identify strategic investment opportunities to acquire businesses and real estate properties that deliver sustained capital growth. Manage all owned and supported businesses and real estate property assets and acquisitions.



GE Research

• United States
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Coordinator, External Affairs

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Coordinated the development of new business opportunities to support the overall technology growth strategy, resulting in external funding exceeding $100M. • Activities impacted technical advancement in GE businesses which included GE Aviation, GE Oil & Gas, GE Power & Water, GE Transportation. • Managed a technology program portfolio with deep research and understanding of Aviation, Advanced Propulsion, Brilliant (Smart) Factories, Measurement & Controls, Intelligent Platforms, High-Performance Computing (HPC) • Managed the internal proposal process through kickoff, document planning meetings, red team reviews, and e-reviews to deliver 100% compliant proposals to the Federal Government and private companies for research funding. This activity drove about 15% of the bottom line for GE Global Research while pursuing cost avoiding programs to sustain cost-effective innovation. • Mitigated risk of Intellectual Property of projects and technology to ensure sustainability of GE’s trade secrets by securing proposal content and data with use of special software and internal processes. • Executed routine meetings with Lead Scientist, Researchers, Finance and Legal members to formulate a plan, fact find, and project plan for technology proposal and implementation. • Managed subcontractor activities with government and private partners by setting firm objectives, constant follow-ups, and debrief upon closeout of proposal activity. • 2015-2017 EOY Performance: Submitted 113 complaint research proposals Totals of over $100MM submitted for funding Total High-Performance Computing (HPC) funding secured: $6.4MM • Business Line of Sight: GE Aviation, GE Oil & Gas, GE Power & Water, GE Transportation • Technology Program Portfolio: Aviation, Advanced Propulsion, Brilliant Factories, Measurement & Controls, Intelligent Platforms, High Performance Computing (HPC) Show less



City of Albany, New York

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• STEM Workforce Advisor (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics)

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  Ensured the City of Albany is aware, engaged, and involved in the growth of the high-tech and semiconductor industry. Assisted major tech companies and government agencies develop a viable workforce to be employed in the Tech Valley area. Developed a community campaign to inspire, motivate, attract the youth and adults to the various Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics careers. • Offered in-depth assessment services to unemployed individuals interested in pursuing a two-step career path training program under our Workforce Innovation Fund grant • Identified and developed relationships with companies and organizations in the STEM Sector to offer our Workforce Innovation Fund grant and Two-Step Career Plan to hire/promote talent from the Tech Valley/Capital Region of NY • Provided the youth and community with information regarding the growth of the tech sector in Albany NY, and encouraged future career paths into the many STEM disciplines and careers • Worked with various Business Service Representatives in arranging, scheduling, and hosting discussions with businesses that need STEM employees • Attended seminars and conferences in regards to infrastructure, economic/workforce development, and education, to fully grasp the depth of the expansions in the Tech Valley/Capital Region of New York • Managed and developed a Nanoscienece Camp for high school students of Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer counties, where they had the ability to obtain hands on experience with Nano Technology at the College of Nano Science and Engineering Show less



KeyBank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rotational Bank Management Associate

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2013

  A year rotational program which includes all lines of business with in Key Community Bank. Rotation include Teller, Customer service Manager, and Relationship Manager. Along with the designated positions is extensive training in client interactions, private banking, relationship management, project management, banking finance, and banking product solutions. • Studied all lines of business in the community bank including retail, business banking, wealth management, and commercial banking • Researched and analyzed the regional economical developments on all aspects pertaining to business expansion/development, population growth, and demographics to position the capital region to maximize the opportunity from the growth • Developed new and expand existing client relationships by participating in business development activities, proactively reviewing clients' current and changing financial needs, and providing them with the right products and services Show less