Experience

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  Institute For The Wireless Internet Of Things (...

  • Executive In Residence
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  Havenshine Technologies, Inc.

  • Naperville, Illinois, United States

  • Strategic Advisor

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Naperville, Illinois, United States
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  Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things a...

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Executive In Residence

    • May 2021 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  ImmerSphere

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Member Board of Directors

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  Violetta

  • Mexico City, Mexico

  • Board of Advisors

    • May 2021 - Present
    • Mexico City, Mexico
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  MassChallenge

  • Business Mentor

    • Jan 2020 - Present
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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Mentor, Venture Mentor Service

    • May 2012 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area
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  WiLO Networks

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    • Apr 2023 - Present
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  KingFish Technologies, Inc.

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Board Of Advisors

    • Dec 2018 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area
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  Pelmeds

  • Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

  • Executive Director

    • Nov 2021 - Aug 2023
    • Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

    Develop and implement high growth strategy (revenue and operations) for this closed door pharmacy.

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  NeorahDX, Inc.

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Interim CEO

    • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Work with team an NeorahDX to plan best market strategy and prepare technology for validation, funding and launch. NeorahDX is creating a fast, accurate and low cost molecular diagnostic platform.

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  Northeastern University

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Director of Entrepreneurship

    • Sep 2019 - Feb 2021
    • Greater Boston Area

    Reporting to the Provost: developed and executed comprehensive programs to transform entrepreneurial culture of researchers and inspire broader commercialization of deep tech. Led team and built broader ecosystem to assess, support and accelerate deep tech innovations to market via industry lic...

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  Boston University Questrom School of Business

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
    • Greater Boston Area

    Teaching Business Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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  TJWerth, llc

  • Boston

  • Mentor, Coach, Advisor

    • Apr 2013 - Sep 2019
    • Boston

    Mentor for numerous CEOs and entrepreneurs in businesses ranging from social media and IOT/digital health start-ups to mature power management businesses. Provided business strategy and focus, Assisted with leadership issues, team building, fundraising and growth.

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  TJWerth llc.

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Business Advisor

    • Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Advise ventures on operational, business and financing challenges.

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  PlumChoice

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Founder and Board Member

    • Jan 2013 - Nov 2018

    Founded this industry leading consumer and SMB Premium Technical Services provider. It leverages data collected from homes and small business devices/services to efficiently deliver services direct to IOT devices and computers. It's award winning services have been delivered to millions of devices and are enabled using custom access to IOT devices, a proprietary technology platform and automated tools. PlumChoice received many growth and service achievement awards and grew to be a national service with over 1000 employees and more than $70 Million in revenue.

  • Founder, CEO and Chairman

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2013

    Founded this industry leading consumer and SMB Premium Technical Services provider. PlumChoice develops white label partnerships with the largest and most successful ISPs, OEMs, and retailers in the country. It leverages data collected from homes and small business devices/services to efficiently deliver services direct to IOT devices and computers. It's award winning services have been delivered to millions of devices and are enabled using custom access to IOT devices, a proprietary technology platform and automated tools.As CEO, I conceived and executed the company's business strategy and fast growth. Business was focused at enabling large brands to create long-term, high-value end user relationships. Built data platform to manage a 650+ person work-from-home workforce delivery of exceptional customer satisfaction.PlumChoice received many growth and service achievement awards and, under my tenure as CEO, grew to be a national service with over 900 employees and more than $50 Million in revenue.2007 Editor's Choice award from Laptop Magazine in October2007 Editors' Choice Award from PC Magazine as the provider of remote services2010-- PlumChoice Ranked 33rd Fastest Growing Company In North America And 1st In Computers/Peripherals Sector On Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500™2010-- PlumChoice Named to Inc. 500 List Of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies2011-- PlumChoice Ranked Number 81 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500™2011-- PlumChoice Among Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies For Second Consecutive Year, Ranks #117 In IT Services2011-- PlumChoice has been recognized as the largest provider of premium U.S.-based 24/7 technical support services for home, home office and small business by Parks Associates.

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  RoostWise

  • Greater Boston Area

  • CEO and Founder

    • Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
    • Greater Boston Area

    RoostWise is a real estate data platform which is transforming the way consumers buy and sell homes. RoostWise provides consumers on-demand access to tools and utilizes data to streamline the process to buy and sell homes.Inman - "RoostWise takes mobile real estate tech to the next level&qu...

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  Sonicbids

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Board Member

    • 2009 - 2013
    • Greater Boston Area
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  CommerceTone Inc.

  • Burlington, MA

  • VP Development and Operations

    • 2000 - 2001
    • Burlington, MA

    Led Development and Operations for cloud based marketing platform targeted for use by small business clients. Brought initial platform offering to market. Participated in successful efforts to sell the business in middle of .com crash.

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  Avaya

  • Greater Boston Area

  • VP Operations (as Consultant)

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Greater Boston Area

    (NYSE:AVYA) Assisted with M&A activities including all aspects of due diligence and operational integration for 4 companies acquired by Avaya. Companies were both domestic and international.

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  3Com

  • Massachusetts

  • Director

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Massachusetts

    (NASDAQ:3COM) Operations Director of SuperStack product line. Effort led to successful world-wide re-branding and launch of a $600M product line. Marketing Director for web properties led to launch of first small business focused online web portal.

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  Chipcom

  • Director, Joint Development and Product Assurance

    • 1986 - 1996

    (NASDAQ:COMS) Part of early team that successfully led business from start-up to a public company. Managed key engineering departments until sold to 3Com. Led development efforts to integrate technology from other data networking leaders into the Chipcom networking platform. Led product assura...