Experience

Equinauts

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Founder

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area Offering the next generation of data analytics that tracks the impact of actions on the P & L.



University of Wisconsin - Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship

• Advisor

  • 2008 - Present



Winona Capital Management

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

• Advisor

  • 2007 - Present



Bourbaki13

• Advisor

  • 2012 - Present



Thrival

• Advisor

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area



Outdoor Research

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • 2014 - 2016

  Seattle, WA



Full Circle

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO and Board Member

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014

  Seattle, WA A "Farm to Table" eCommerce company, delivering organic produce and groceries to households currently in Washington, Alaska, Idaho and California



REI

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member

  • 2002 - Apr 2014

  Kent, Washington Chair, Audit and Finance Committee



Bag Borrow or Steal

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO and Board Member

  • Jul 2005 - Nov 2010

  Seattle, WA Avelle, Inc - formerly Bag, Borrow or Steal. Was an early leader in the "shared economy" garnering significant press and worldwide attention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Ly0ojiVnQ http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/presscoverage



Classmates

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO and Board Member

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2005

  Renton, WA 4th largest paid content site on the internet at the time. Sold company to United Online for $128 million.



Nordstrom

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• President & Board Member

  • Nov 2000 - Jun 2002

  Seattle, WA Joined the board in 1999



LifeSketch

• Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board

  • Jul 1999 - Jan 2001

  Madison, Wisconsin Area The first fully functioning story telling website utilizing advanced image, copy, audio and proprietary clip art and other design features to create unique, professional products.



Lands' End

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO, Board Member

  • Sep 1994 - Oct 1998

  Led this fast growing, multi-national public company and led the retail industry into online sales with the first major retail website.

• Various positions from intern to CEO

  • Jun 1983 - Oct 1998

  Dodgeville, WA Held positions of increasing responsibility in direct marketing, merchandising, inventory management, training and development and corporate management