Experience

Vend Park

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • 2023 - Present

  Vend is an end-to-end SaaS parking management and payments solution that is transforming the way real estate owners, operators, tenants, and visitors manage and interact with parking. Vend’s digital platform augments parking operations with tools that meet changing tenant needs and provide owners with unprecedented data insights, resulting in a modern and frictionless experience for drivers.



Slice

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, GM of Accelerate

  • 2020 - 2022

  - Founding member of Slice Accelerate, hiring a team of 27 across sales, marketing, strategy, operations, GTM and account management. - Grew revenues from $0 to $10mm run rate over 18 months https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhessekiel/2021/09/30/pizza-power-pie-purveyors-give-back



OYO

• Portugal
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AVP of Central Operations, US & Canada

  • 2018 - 2020

  New York, New York - Responsible for the business strategy, day-to-day operations, product prioritization and KPI setting of OYO’s portfolio across US and Canada - Created a matrixed operating model for an increasingly complex global business which helped reduce headcount costs by 30% - Coordinated between eng, product, finance and BD to scale operations from 60 hotels to 300 hotels while improving operating margins by 15%



Uber

• Türkiye
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Marketplace, Northeast

  • 2016 - 2018

  Greater New York City Area - Led the $1bn UberPOOL, Airports and Event products for NY, NJ and PA, managing a team of 10 - Responsible for managing strategy, marketplace dynamics, P&L, reliability, pricing and the rider and driver product experience

• UberPOOL Lead, UK

  • 2015 - 2016

  London, United Kingdom - Led a 10+ person cross-functional team (Product, Ops, Marketing, Eng) to product manage, launch and run the UberPOOL business in London growing the business to over 1 million trips yearly https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/technology/4g-mobile/engaging-customers/11366554/digital-technology-uber.html

• Operations and Logistic Manager

  • 2013 - 2015

  London, United Kingdom Early Uber employee. Grew the operations in London 60x over the course of 2.5 years. Launched new markets in Birmingham, Portsmouth and Bristol by leading the pricing, launch, product, engineering, finance, regulations and operations strategy.



INTO University Partnerships

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Economics Lecturer

  • 2010 - 2012

  Led a team of 5 in educating and managing over 100 students in Economics



Bank of America

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Debt Capital Markets Associate

  • 2008 - 2009

  London, United Kingdom Originated and structured transactions totalling over $35 billion Managed and trained a team of 4 analysts in financial modelling, presentation skills and credit analysis

• Debt Capital Markets Analyst

  • 2005 - 2008

  Designed innovative funding solutions for clients in the face of severe financial uncertainty, resulting in lower interest cost than other competitors