Experience

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  Uncle Jesse's Collective

  • San Francisco

  • Owner

    • Aug 2015 - Present
    • San Francisco

    - BROKE INTO THE CA MARKET MAY OF 2016, SELF FUNDED TURNED $48K INTO $121K IN 7 MONTHS- SECURED ENDORSEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CYPRESS HILL AND SENDOG MAY 2016- PRODUCED 5 PRODUCTS: 3 KINDS OF PRE-ROLLS (PACKS, BIG SINGLES, AND EXTRACT JOINTS), DISPENSARY PACKAGING, AND OUR CLOTHING LINE.- DIS...

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  JMA Labs LLC.

  • San Francisco

  • CEO

    • Aug 2015 - Present
    • San Francisco

    Management Company for Uncle Jesse's Collective

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  SysFactor, LLC

  • San Francisco Bay Area/Washington DC

  • Chief Development Officer

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
    • San Francisco Bay Area/Washington DC

    SysFactor is developing a portfolio of products and services that leverage one-time pads to deliver unbreakable, perfect secrecy to the average consumer and the enterprise.(http://www.sysfactor.com/)Shhred(TM) is a communications encryption technology developed and patented by Sysfactor LLC., a v...

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  Tie Society

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships

    • Jun 2012 - Feb 2015
    • San Francisco, CA

    Strategic Partnerships | Client Relations | User Acquisition | StrategyTie Society is the number one subscription model based, luxury menswear accessory, rental company.www.tiesociety.com• Helped establish Tie Society in 2010, then joined full time in May of 2012, resulting in doubling user base ...

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  MBA in Design Strategy

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Grad Student

    • Aug 2012 - May 2014
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    MBA in Design Strategy Candidate; Graduated in May 2014; Innovation, Rapid Prototyping, Ideation, Co-Creation, Business Development, Design Strategy, Leadership, and SustainabilityThe groundbreaking MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts prepares the next generation of innovatio...

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  Boombotix

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Operations and Business Development Consultant

    • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014
    • San Francisco, CA

    Strategic Partnerships| Operations | User Acquisition | Marketing StrategyBoombotix is a wireless, rugged portable speaker company that has positioned themselves as the “GoPro of portable speakers”• Developed 5 strategic initiatives for CEO, COO, and CMO, of which all are being implemented.• Esta...

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  Crowd Sync

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Business Development and Marketing Consultant

    • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
    • San Francisco, CA

    Business Development | Strategic Partnerships | User Acquisition | ConsultantCrowdSync is an iPhone application that allows users to relive live events by merging fan footage shot at the same time and place.

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  Niche Workforce Solutions LLC.

  • Washington DC

  • Graduate Business Development and Marketing Consultant

    • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
    • Washington DC

    - Business Development and Marketing Strategy Consultant- Created strategy to branch out to new market segments- Helped generate new business model

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  The Mosey LLC.

  • Oakland, CA

  • Graduate Consulting in Business Development

    • Feb 2013 - May 2013
    • Oakland, CA

    - Created 3 Business Models to diversify The Mosey's Revenue Streams- Created 2 Customer Acquisition Strategies for The Mosey

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  Bici Caffe

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Graduate Consultant Marketing Strategist

    • Feb 2013 - May 2013
    • San Francisco, CA

    I assisted Bici Caffe in understanding the opportunities and challenges related to their goal of becoming the first national chain of a bike-thru coffee shops. The tactics we are utilizing for Bici Caffe include the creation of a strategic marketing plan that focuses on how they can attract and r...

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  JMAppel Photography

  • Freelancer

    • Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

    Photography/Video Editing: Adobe Creative Suite 6; Adobe Lightroom; Final Cut Pro; iMovie; 13 years of Black and White photography (Film Development, Printing, and Shooting); 13 years of Color/Digital Photography (Shooting, Primarily Wildlife and Concert Photography Freelancing for BassNectar, Ru...

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  Conservation International

  • Crystal City, VA

  • Photography Assistant to Russell Mittermeier

    • Dec 2010 - Nov 2011
    • Crystal City, VA

    Special Photography Assistant to the President of Conservation International Russell Mittermeier; Helped organize and scan slides for publication in two books; Designed and did print layout for two new field guides of every primate species in the world and in Madagascar; Editing and touchup’s of ...

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  iLCP

  • Crystal City, VA

  • Photographer/Assistant to President and Founder

    • Nov 2010 - Apr 2011
    • Crystal City, VA

    Photography Assistant to Cristina Mittermeier President and Founder of iLCP; Organized, edited, and selected photos from Cristina’s personal library to be uploaded and sold to National Geographic, Getty Images, and Conservation International for publication; Redesigned and reorganized Cristina&#3...

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  Conservation International

  • Crystal City, VA

  • Photography Assistant to Olivier Langrand

    • Sep 2009 - Sep 2010
    • Crystal City, VA

    Photography Assistant to Olivier Langrand, Executive Vice President of CCG (Center for Conservation and Governance); Organized and edited entire digital photo library (30,000+ Images); Uploaded edited photographs to CI photo library for us in publications; Sorted and organized 20K+ slides; Negoti...