Professional Experience

With over 15 years of military and professional experience in operations, strategy, and leadership, I've helped companies scale, optimize processes, and build high-performing teams.

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Current Work

Speaking at GitHub event
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Global Engagement Lead, Startups

GitHub

I'm living the dream working at the world's largest AI developer platform, GitHub, helping to lead the startup program globally. 🌎 GitHub for Startups helps startups go from seed funding to unicorn status on the world's largest and most advanced software development platform. We do this by working with leading investors, accelerators, and startup support organizations to bring the best of GitHub to their portfolios.

Leading global startup engagement and program strategy

Building and scaling startup support programs

Creating content and resources for startup success

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Professional Skills

A diverse skill set built through years of experience across multiple industries and roles.

Leadership & Strategy

  • Executive Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Building
  • Change Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration

Operations & Execution

  • Process Optimization
  • Project Management
  • Resource Allocation
  • KPI Development & Tracking
  • Operational Excellence

Business Development

  • Startup Growth
  • Partnership Development
  • Fundraising
  • Market Analysis
  • Go-to-Market Strategy

Speaking Engagements

I speak on topics including leadership, mental health in tech, and entrepreneurship.

Speaking at TakeOff 2024 in Istanbul
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TakeOff 2024

Navigating Challenges as a Non-Technical Founder

A keynote presentation on how to embrace the unique strengths of a non-technical founder and how you can use AI to more than fill the void of a technical co-founder until the time is right. Innovate quickly with confidence and start getting customers immediately.

December 12, 2024
2,500+ attendees
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Interested in working together?

Whether you need strategic advice, operational expertise, or a speaker for your next event, I'd love to connect and discuss how I can help.

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