Experience

Fermyon Technologies

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2022 - 1 year 4 months

  Boulder, Colorado, United States Fermyon is pioneering the next wave of cloud computing with the first cloud-native WebAssembly PaaS that lets developers build better microservices faster. Fermyon is focused on empowering cloud developers to quickly realize the things they are thinking about creating and focus on the code that brings value instead of the obligatory foundation code. Fermyon was founded by the DeisLabs team at Microsoft and is backed by Amplify Partners. For more information, go to https://www.fermyon.com or… Show more Fermyon is pioneering the next wave of cloud computing with the first cloud-native WebAssembly PaaS that lets developers build better microservices faster. Fermyon is focused on empowering cloud developers to quickly realize the things they are thinking about creating and focus on the code that brings value instead of the obligatory foundation code. Fermyon was founded by the DeisLabs team at Microsoft and is backed by Amplify Partners. For more information, go to https://www.fermyon.com or follow @fermyontech.

• Executive Chairman

  • Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

  Boulder, Colorado, United States Led by a leading team of deep-cloud experts from Microsoft, Fermyon's vision is to lead the ecosystem for the third wave of cloud compute, leveraging their extensive early contributions to the WebAssembly community, especially as it relates to cloud compute.



Spiky.ai

• United States
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Mentor

  • Apr 2022 - 1 year 9 months

  Spiky.ai is bringing artificial intelligence to video streams to create participant-centric analysis of what's happening in real-time so that managers, trainers and sales people can improve their performance.



Furhat Robotics

• Sweden
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jan 2022 - 2 years

  Boulder, Colorado, United States Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Furhat Robotics as they pursue leadership in social robotics.



Mental Health Partners

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • Sep 2018 - 5 years 4 months

  Boulder, Colorado



Comstock Ventures

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • May 2003 - 20 years 8 months

  Boulder, CO Active advisor/mentor to startup businesses, and (non-active as of 2010) angel investor. Past investments include SkyeTek (RFID readers), Oxlo (B2B SaaS for auto makers), CyberArts (on-line poker), Media-O (automation for media industry), Simple Energy (energy efficiency marketplace), Fanzee (social media automation for influencers), MD-IT (speech to text translation for doctors), Tendril (energy efficiency SaaS), Appian Ventures (venture fund), Bullet Time I, II and Techstars '17 (venture… Show more Active advisor/mentor to startup businesses, and (non-active as of 2010) angel investor. Past investments include SkyeTek (RFID readers), Oxlo (B2B SaaS for auto makers), CyberArts (on-line poker), Media-O (automation for media industry), Simple Energy (energy efficiency marketplace), Fanzee (social media automation for influencers), MD-IT (speech to text translation for doctors), Tendril (energy efficiency SaaS), Appian Ventures (venture fund), Bullet Time I, II and Techstars '17 (venture funds). All investment activities currently outsourced to Techstars funds. Show less



IOTAS, Inc.

• United States
• Investment Management

• Board Member

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2022

  Portland, Oregon IOTAS, which stands for IoT as a Service, is a Portland, Ore.-based developer of a smart home platform for the rental market. The company enables property developers to easily and quickly install smart outlets, switches, thermostats, door locks, sensors and more by streamlining the set-up and deployment process. With this premium offering, building owners and operators can attract new tenants and premium rents, while lowering utility and management costs. IOTAS, which was founded in 2014, is… Show more IOTAS, which stands for IoT as a Service, is a Portland, Ore.-based developer of a smart home platform for the rental market. The company enables property developers to easily and quickly install smart outlets, switches, thermostats, door locks, sensors and more by streamlining the set-up and deployment process. With this premium offering, building owners and operators can attract new tenants and premium rents, while lowering utility and management costs. IOTAS, which was founded in 2014, is venture funded by Creative Ventures, Portland Seed Fund, National Science Foundation and Oregon Best. For more information, visit www.iotashome.com. Show less



Misty Robotics, Inc.

• Head of Misty Robotics, Inc.

  • May 2017 - Jan 2022

  Boulder, CO We are building the robot for everyone. Misty Robotics’ vision is to put a personal robot in every home and office. These robots will be seen and treated as our friends, our teammates, and a part of our families -- performing helpful tasks, providing safety, and interacting with humans in entertaining and friendly ways that have only been seen before in science fiction. We are always looking for great people; come join us!



Comstock Ventures LLC

• Idea Dater

  • Feb 2017 - May 2017

  Boulder, Colorado After selling a third company am doing what I've done twice before - dating all kinds of ideas to see what grabs hold of my heart.



Nest Labs

• Consumer Electronics

• Head of Strategy

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

  Boulder, Co Lead long-term strategic planning efforts at Nest, including strategic partnerships.



Nest

• Environmental Services

• Head of New Business

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  Boulder, CO Helping Nest identify and incubate future growth revenue streams.



Revolv Inc

• United States
• Software Development

• Head of the company

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

  Boulder, CO Revolv affordably unifies smart homes on your smart phone. The company's mission is to bring smart homes to the average homeowner. Our promise to the market is to unify the confusing array of off-the-shelf wireless smart home products into one simplified experience -- unification and simplicity. The company's solution connects hundreds of wirelessly-enabled household items that are readily available from retailers such as Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Best Buy, and intelligently integrates… Show more Revolv affordably unifies smart homes on your smart phone. The company's mission is to bring smart homes to the average homeowner. Our promise to the market is to unify the confusing array of off-the-shelf wireless smart home products into one simplified experience -- unification and simplicity. The company's solution connects hundreds of wirelessly-enabled household items that are readily available from retailers such as Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Best Buy, and intelligently integrates them regardless of different manufacturers or wireless protocols used. Average homeowners now have the freedom to mix and match wireless devices in their home to achieve comfort, convenience, peace of mind and conservation right from their smartphones, home or away, with a single application experience. Revolv was a Boulder, CO, based startup, TechStars Boulder 2012 graduate (known as Mobiplug at the time), and was venture backed by Foundry Group. Personally negotiated the sale of Revolv to Google/Nest for an IRR of 75% and 3.2x return to investors. Show less



Tendril Networks

• United Kingdom
• Computer Networking Products

• Founder, CEO, President & COO and CIO

  • 2004 - May 2012

  - Conceived of concept for “connected homes” platform, focused on energy management - Recruited initial team and launched initial product commercially, securing initial customers - Raised $500K angel round; $2.5M second closing and $6M Series A rounds - Recruited and successfully transitioned to sales-oriented CEO - Responsible for the successful growth and execution of the company through 200 people and $25M in revenue - Responsible for Services, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs,… Show more - Conceived of concept for “connected homes” platform, focused on energy management - Recruited initial team and launched initial product commercially, securing initial customers - Raised $500K angel round; $2.5M second closing and $6M Series A rounds - Recruited and successfully transitioned to sales-oriented CEO - Responsible for the successful growth and execution of the company through 200 people and $25M in revenue - Responsible for Services, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, IT, HR, Marketing (temporarily), Manufacturing Supply Chain/Operations, Sales Analytics for several years as COO/CIO. - Lead executive in creating a “Top 10 High Performance Culture” Show less



Kalos Strategy Group

• United States
• Software Development

• Advisor

  • 2003 - 2004

  - Advised the team on strategic management consulting, partnership structures and business matters in general.



Gartner

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Research

  • 2000 - 2002

  - Produced 70+ research reports on emerging technologies, business strategy, and other Gartner topics - Gartner judge for the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneer” Program - Gartner representative at the 2002 US World Economic Forum Regional meeting in Washington, D.C. - Leader of “emerging technology” unit within Gartner Consulting; Annual revenue run rate of $5M - Acquisition integration leader on all dimensions of Gartner’s acquisition of Solista assets



Solista

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • May 1997 - Oct 2000

  - Founded a “technology synergist” consulting business focused on technology strategy for growth operating on 3 continents with 50 employees and $5M in revenue - Personally negotiated, and completed the sale and integration of all assets to Gartner, Inc. for $10.9M, 1,189% IRR - Clients included AT&T, United Pan Europe Communications, United Bank of Switzerland, MediaOne Group, State of Colorado, GE, Chello Broadband, Divicom, Requisite Technology and NetLibrary


Requisite Technology
• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Catalog Content

  • 1997 - 1998


GE Access

• France
• Human Resources Services

• Director, Electronic Commerce

  • 1994 - 1997

  - General Manager of a revenue-producing Electronic Commerce business unit. Duties included marketing, product management, technology management, sales operations outreach and executive interface. - Member of project management team that successfully implemented a customized suite of Oracle enterprise resource planning applications ($12M project); Led the public relations effort


Access Graphics (A Lockheed Martin/GE company)
• Director of Electronic Commerce

  • 1994 - 1997

Apple, Inc.
• United States
• Construction
• DTS Manager

  • 1986 - 1994

Apple Computer, Inc.
• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Various

  • 1986 - 1994