Experience

LABS196

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accelerator Program Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  LABS196 is revolutionizing the venture capital investment industry. Our accelerator program is designed to support startups with unicorn potential due to their innovative ideas and exceptional team to get investor-ready and launch their project to the moon. LABS196 is revolutionizing the venture capital investment industry. Our accelerator program is designed to support startups with unicorn potential due to their innovative ideas and exceptional team to get investor-ready and launch their project to the moon.



Founder Institute

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mentor

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Mentoring teams at the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, powering 5000+ global tech startups, which have gone on to raise $1.5Billion in funding for an estimated combined worth of $30B. Mentoring teams at the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, powering 5000+ global tech startups, which have gone on to raise $1.5Billion in funding for an estimated combined worth of $30B.



Investment Portfolio

• Angel Investor

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  ▪ Nutromics - Revolutionizing precision medicine through Continuous Molecular Monitoring (CMM). ▪ Mr. Yum - Beautiful mobile menus for order & pay, thoughtfully designed for hospitality and entertainment. ▪ Arzooo - India’s fastest growing Retail Tech Venture powering physical retail to go digital. ▪ Finless Foods - Creating a Future For Seafood Where the Ocean Thrives. ▪ Oxygen - Banking for the extraordinary. ▪ IntegriCulture - Making lab-grown meat affordable. ▪ Fintor - Democratizing real estate investing for all. ▪ Runa - Improving the way employees work in Latin America, through a cloud-based payroll and human resources software. ▪ Odyssey - A new way to create, discover, and monetize communities. ▪ NOVAMEAT - Plant-Based Meat, Reinvented. ▪ LIFELENZ - The automated AI platform for your planning, scheduling, workforce and human capital management needs. ▪ NFT PRO - The #1 White Label NFT Solution for Blue-Chip Brands. ▪ Wayflyer - Providing flexible funding and actionable insights to the world's fastest-growing eCommerce businesses. ▪ X-therma Inc. - Cool Innovations to Reimagine Biotime for All. Show less



VU Venture Partners

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

• VC Investor

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  ▪ Sourced investment opportunities using a structured approach to increase deal flow velocity in both quantity and quality by doing weekly sprints using multiple deal flow channels ▪ Developed investment theses around various industry verticals, reviewed pitch decks, met with startups and investors, and presented top investment opportunities at weekly Partners Meetings and Investment Committees ▪ Worked closely with the General Partners who have 45+ years of VC experience and invested in 10+ unicorns such as Beyond Meat, Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Wish, Oculus, Oscar, etc. ▪ Conducted quantitative and qualitative deep due diligence including: − Market sizing, team’s ability to execute, go-to-market strategy, key risks, business model, key metrics, financial modeling, competitive landscape, customer and investor interviews, cap table and waterfall analysis, term sheets and investment documents ▪ Built a large network across accelerators, VC / PE funds, startup founders, and have access to VU's investor and strategic network Show less



Fluor Corporation

• United States
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Controls/Management

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2021

  • Actively monitored, tracked and managed project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables • Worked with respective groups to secure and manage resource availability across the project team • Implemented trends and change orders into Change Management process to provide accurate progress and cost forecast • Coordinated with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives and deliverables • Ensured projects are delivered on-time, on budget, and remain in scope. Monitors and tracks project dependencies • Worked with assigned scheduler to create a work breakdown structure that defines all activities required for the project deliverables • Managed project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals • Identified, recorded and evaluated business and technology risks, internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for project control improvement. • Negotiated different viewpoints between stakeholders and suppliers, working toward solutions that are in the best interest of the client Show less



Moody's Analytics

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Analyst

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2012

  Edit end-user, administrator, and API documentation, as well as financial modeling research papers for grammar, style, accuracy, and readability Update existing user documentation Coordinate editing schedules and review processes Enhance and maintain the Technical Communications Style and Procedures Guide; and ensure that all documents meet established standards Edit end-user, administrator, and API documentation, as well as financial modeling research papers for grammar, style, accuracy, and readability Update existing user documentation Coordinate editing schedules and review processes Enhance and maintain the Technical Communications Style and Procedures Guide; and ensure that all documents meet established standards



New Advertising Technologies

• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

• Founder & CMO

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2009

  • Led brand planning and overall marketing initiatives. • Guided many marketing elements such as product development, pricing. • Motivating and mobilizing the campaign team to meet objectives • Drawing up and implementing advertising strategies for companies and clients. • Engaging in public relations activities • Conducting product research and development • Preparing budgets and estimates for components of the advertising campaign • Developing contacts for promotional campaigns • Overseeing the results of campaigns to determine their effectiveness Show less



Holding Company "CONSOL"

• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

• Head of Marketing

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2007

  Create, evaluate, implement and periodically revise the company's marketing and public relations plan. Develop and maintain effective media contracts. Develop marketing programs for new business and new products. Preparation and foresight of exhibitions, pr-campaigns, advertising campaigns and seminars. Coordinated aspects of marketing and sales within all departments in the company. Created and Monitored sales and company's expansion plans, designed to control and help company's growth and expansion. Managed Public Relations and Marketing department. Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate department staff. Show less



ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Banker

  • Nov 2005 - Aug 2006

  Provided financial services to individuals and commercial clients. Assisting customers in their selection of various accounts and financial services. Built, retained and established customer relations. Cross-selling the Bank's products and services. Opening, maintaining and closing of all account types. Performing branch clerical duties: processing payments, customer support. Provided financial services to individuals and commercial clients. Assisting customers in their selection of various accounts and financial services. Built, retained and established customer relations. Cross-selling the Bank's products and services. Opening, maintaining and closing of all account types. Performing branch clerical duties: processing payments, customer support.



Far Eastern Bank

• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

• Private Banker

  • Oct 2004 - Nov 2005

  Managed liquidity position of the bank. Portfolio management: plan implementation and ongoing monitoring of investments. Assist with the monthly FX revenue allocation process. Assist trading personnel with daily support functions. Buy/Sell currency on inter-bank market. Conducting OVP (Open Currency Positions). Managed and control of inter-bank loans. Preparation of the financial reports to the Central Bank of Russian Federation. Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate department staff. Show less