Fellowship of Christian Athletes

As a Board Member, I contribute to the strategic leadership and governance of the organization, ensuring alignment with its mission and long-term objectives. Working closely with fellow board members and executive leadership, I provide insights and guidance to support impactful decision-making and drive sustainable growth.

Key Highlights:
- Strategic Planning: Partner with leadership to develop and oversee the organization’s strategic plan, aligning initiatives with mission-critical goals and community impact.
- Governance and Oversight: Ensure financial stewardship, operational accountability, and adherence to best practices in governance.
- Mission Advocacy: Act as a key advocate for the organization’s mission, leveraging my network to increase visibility and secure support from stakeholders and partners.
- Fundraising and Resource Development: Support fundraising efforts by cultivating relationships with donors, identifying grant opportunities, and participating in campaigns to enhance financial sustainability.
- Program Support: Provide strategic insights to strengthen programs and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s values and measurable outcomes.

This role allows me to contribute my expertise in strategy, leadership, and organizational growth to advance the organization’s mission and impact in the community.

Board Member

Clearly Filtered Inc

As a Board Member, I provide strategic oversight, governance, and guidance to support the organization’s mission and long-term success. Leveraging my executive leadership experience, I collaborated with fellow board members and senior leadership to shape strategic priorities, ensure fiscal responsibility, and drive sustainable growth.

Key Contributions:
- Strategic Guidance: Advise on the development and execution of long-term strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market opportunities.
- Governance and Oversight: Provide governance to uphold compliance, accountability, and the highest ethical standards, safeguarding stakeholder interests.
- Financial Stewardship: Evaluate budgets, financial reports, and investment opportunities to ensure sound fiscal management and sustainability.
- Leadership Development: Mentor and support executive leadership, fostering effective decision-making and leadership capabilities across the organization.
- Growth and Impact: Contribute to initiatives that enhanced organizational impact, improved operational efficiencies, and positioned the organization for scalable growth.

This role allows me to apply my expertise in strategy, leadership, and innovation to help the organization navigate challenges and seize opportunities, ensuring long-term success and value creation.

Convene

As a Board Member, I provide strategic guidance and thought leadership to drive the organization's mission of empowering executives through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and actionable insights. Leveraging my expertise in strategy, leadership, and business transformation, I contribute to high-level decision-making and impactful initiatives.

Key Highlights:
- Strategic Advisory: Advise on organizational strategy, offering actionable recommendations to help executives navigate complex challenges and capitalize on growth opportunities.
- Leadership Development: Play a key role in fostering leadership excellence among members, sharing insights on strategic planning, operational efficiency, and cultural alignment.
- Roundtable Facilitation: Actively participate in and lead discussions focused on industry trends, innovation, and best practices, creating a platform for meaningful peer-to-peer exchange.
- Governance and Oversight: Ensure the organization’s initiatives align with its mission, driving sustainable growth and long-term impact for members and stakeholders.

This role allows me to collaborate with high-caliber leaders, contribute to the professional development of executives, and support the creation of actionable strategies for growth and innovation.

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TechMD

I lead the organization’s revenue growth by defining the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) to target high-value opportunities and align sales and marketing efforts. I developed and implemented clear, measurable revenue goals, driving accountability across teams.

Key achievements include:
- Created a detailed ICP to focus efforts, improve lead quality and customer retention.
- Established and track revenue, pipeline, and customer acquisition KPIs, focusing year-over-year growth.
- Designed comprehensive marketing strategies and go-to-market plans that integrated digital campaigns, content marketing, and account-based marketing.

Chief Revenue Officer (Interim)

As Chief Strategy Officer, I am responsible for defining and driving the strategic vision of the organization, aligning operations, culture, and growth strategies to achieve measurable success. Collaborating with cross-functional leadership, I spearhead transformative initiatives that enhanced enterprise value, operational efficiency, and organizational culture.

Key Highlights:  
- Strategic Vision and Leadership: Developed and a 10-year strategic plan that drives sustainable growth and positioned the organization for long-term success.  
- Core Value Creation: Led a collaborative effort to define and embed core company values, fostering a unified culture that guided decision-making and improved employee engagement.  
- Enterprise Value Growth: Engineered strategies that increased enterprise value by over 5x through operational efficiencies, strategic investments, and revenue growth initiatives.  
- Business Expansion: Negotiated key strategic partnerships and led expansion efforts into new markets and verticals, driving innovation and incremental revenue.  
- M&A and Integration: Played a pivotal role in evaluating, acquiring, and integrating new business entities, ensuring cultural alignment and operational continuity.  

My focus has been on strategic clarity, organizational alignment, and measurable outcomes, driving significant advancements in growth, efficiency, and cultural cohesion.

Chief Strategy Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, I was responsible for overseeing day-to-day business operations, driving operational excellence, and executing strategies to support the company’s growth and profitability. I worked closely with leadership teams to streamline processes, improve performance, and align operations with the company’s strategic goals.

Key Highlights:
- Operational Leadership: Directed company operations across all departments, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and alignment with strategic objectives.
- Process Optimization: Implemented streamlined workflows and operational systems, resulting in improvement in efficiency and reduction in operational costs.
- Team Development: Built and coached high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability and innovation that supported business growth.
- Strategic Execution: Collaborated with executive leadership to translate strategic plans into actionable initiatives, achieving measurable results in key business areas.
- Growth and Scalability: Drove initiatives to scale operations and meet the demands of a rapidly growing customer base, while maintaining quality and service excellence.
- Financial Oversight: Partnered with finance teams to manage budgets, optimize resource allocation, and ensure the company’s financial health.
- Change Management: Led transformative projects to adapt to market changes and operational challenges, ensuring business continuity and resilience.

My leadership as COO was defined by a commitment to operational excellence, team development, and delivering value to stakeholders. These efforts resulted in increased efficiency, profitability, and long-term growth for the organization.

Chief Operating Officer (Interim)

As CEO of TechMD, I led the transformation of the company into a nationally recognized IT services brand, achieving significant enterprise value and positioning the business for a strategic sale. My primary objective was to build and scale the organization to maximize enterprise value within a 7-year timeframe. Through strategic vision, operational excellence, and a client-centric approach, we achieved this ambitious goal in just 3 years, culminating in a successful sale at a high multiple of EBITDA.

Key Highlights:
- Strategic Vision and Execution: Defined and implemented a growth strategy to position TechMD as a leader in IT services for small and medium-sized businesses, driving rapid revenue growth and operational efficiencies.
- Accelerated Value Creation: Successfully built the business and achieved a high-value exit in 3 years—four years ahead of schedule—through a focus on scalable operations, profitability, and market positioning.
- Brand Development: Built a strong national brand that earned widespread recognition for its commitment to innovation, service quality, and thought leadership. This brand continues to thrive and was later adopted by our acquirer as a cornerstone of their national strategy.
- Team Leadership and Development: Recruited, mentored, and developed an exceptional leadership team, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability that drove both employee and client success.
- Customer-Centric Growth: Delivered exceptional value to clients by focusing on personalized, reliable IT solutions, resulting in industry-leading client retention and satisfaction rates.

Under my leadership, TechMD became a benchmark for excellence in the IT services industry. The company’s strong brand, enduring impact, and operational legacy remain a testament to the vision and strategies implemented during my tenure.

Chief Executive Officer

As the Chief Financial Officer of TechMD, I was responsible for overseeing the company’s financial strategy and operations, driving sustainable growth, and optimizing profitability. My leadership ensured that the company maintained a strong financial foundation while scaling operations and positioning the business for a successful exit. I played a critical role in aligning financial objectives with business goals and fostering a data-driven, growth-oriented culture.

Key Highlights:
- Financial Strategy and Planning: Developed and executed comprehensive financial strategies to support scalability and long-term sustainability, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic vision.
- Profitability and Operational Efficiency: Improved financial performance by implementing cost optimization initiatives, enhancing operational processes, and driving revenue growth through strategic planning.
- Enterprise Value Creation: Played a pivotal role in increasing the company’s enterprise value, preparing the business for acquisition, and contributing to a high-value exit.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Led the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes, providing clear insights and actionable recommendations to the executive team.
- Team Leadership: Built and mentored a high-performing finance and operations team, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Strategic Partnerships: Contributed to the evaluation and execution of strategic partnerships and acquisition opportunities, supporting the company’s growth and market positioning.

As CFO, I was instrumental in driving financial excellence and enterprise value, ensuring TechMD's growth trajectory and securing its successful sale. My leadership laid the groundwork for sustainable growth and long-term success.

Chief Financial Officer

The Forum on Culture & Leadership Development (The Forum)

As an Advisory Board Member, I provided strategic guidance and thought leadership to support the mission of fostering exceptional leaders and driving organizational impact. My role involved collaborating with other board members and the executive team to refine the organization's vision, enhance its programs, and expand its influence.

Key Highlights:
- Strategic Guidance: Contributed to the development of strategic initiatives that aligned with the organization’s mission to cultivate leadership excellence across industries.
- Program Enhancement: Advised on the design and implementation of leadership development programs, ensuring they addressed emerging challenges and opportunities in the modern business landscape.
- Growth and Outreach: Supported efforts to expand the organization’s reach, strengthening partnerships and increasing engagement with key stakeholders.
- Leadership Expertise: Leveraged my experience as a CEO and leadership mentor to provide actionable insights, ensuring the organization remained innovative and impactful.
- Mission Alignment: Acted as a trusted advisor to the executive team, ensuring initiatives aligned with the organization’s core values and long-term objectives.

Through my role on the Advisory Board, I was privileged to contribute to the development of future leaders and support an organization dedicated to inspiring growth, innovation, and transformational change.

StoneHill Technical Solutions, Inc.

As the Founder and CEO of StoneHill Tech, I built and scaled a leading IT services company specializing in innovative technology solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Over my tenure, I guided the organization from inception to a highly successful exit, selling the business for a high multiple of EBITDA. My role encompassed setting the vision, driving strategic execution, and fostering a culture of excellence that delivered exceptional outcomes for clients, employees, and stakeholders.

Key Highlights:
- Visionary Leadership: Defined and implemented the company’s long-term vision, focusing on delivering innovative, client-centric solutions that drove measurable value.
- Exponential Growth and Scalability: Scaled the company from a startup to a market leader, achieving significant revenue growth and operational efficiencies while ensuring profitability.
- Team Development: Recruited, mentored, and developed a high-performing executive and leadership team, empowering them to drive organizational success and operational excellence.
- Customer-Centric Approach: Built a client-focused organization known for trust, reliability, and tailored IT solutions, resulting in exceptional client retention and loyalty.
- High-Value Exit: Positioned the company as a highly attractive acquisition target, culminating in a successful sale at a high multiple of EBITDA, reflecting the business’s exceptional value and market positioning.

StoneHill Tech’s success under my leadership was driven by a commitment to leveraging technology to solve business challenges and empowering clients to thrive. My tenure left a legacy of growth, innovation, and significant enterprise value creation.

ITT Technical Institute

The board meetings are where members participate in discussion and provide feedback after assessing graduate performance, curricula, equipment and laboratory design. We believe this type of ongoing feedback and assessment allows us to ensure the skills of graduates meet the expectations of the industry.

Program Advisory Committee Member

The National Council on Culture and Leadership (NCCL)

The NCCL is a collaborative community of like-minded organizations and individuals who are committed to improving leadership in this country. Participation is by invitation, and based on an assessment of a candidate organization’s values and alignment with the NCCL’s purpose. Recurring, leadership-focused activities include:  2-3 National Leadership Summits annually, monthly webinars on NCCL-selected topics of interest, and access to LGL Leadership’s faculty and staff for limited consulting on member issues and challenges.

inhouseIT, Inc.

Product development and management of Managed Service product team.

Director of Managed Services

My Why: "So that others may thrive."

I’m a strategic executive with over 20 years of experience driving growth and transformation in the technology and leadership sectors. Currently, I serve as the Chief Strategy Officer at TechMD, where I help small and medium-sized businesses achieve enterprise-level productivity, scalability, and cybersecurity readiness.

My journey began in software development, but I quickly discovered my passion for aligning technology with business strategy to empower people and organizations. In 2006, I co-founded SpamSoap, successfully growing and selling the company, which launched me into a career focused on leadership and innovation. Later, I founded StoneHill Technical Solutions, providing strategic IT consulting services that enabled businesses across various industries to thrive. I sold the company in 2016.

At TechMD, I’ve had the privilege of serving in multiple leadership roles, including CFO, CEO, and now CSO. I’ve also stepped in as interim COO and CRO, each role giving me the opportunity to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, growth, and excellence.

Outside of my professional roles, I’m deeply committed to giving back. I serve on the boards of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Clearly Filtered Inc. and am an active member of Convene, a community dedicated to leadership and organizational development.

My core values—wisdom, integrity, and perseverance—guide my work and relationships. I’m driven by a mission to help others thrive, both personally and professionally, and I believe that true success comes from empowering those around us to reach their full potential.

When I’m not at work, you’ll find me mentoring emerging leaders, exploring the outdoors, or championing initiatives that strengthen communities and organizations. I thrive on building meaningful connections and creating impact wherever I can.

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WEBIT Services

I help businesses evaluate the return on their technology investments, identify business risk and strategically plan technology implementations that align with the goals of the business.

Tempered Leadership

This is a passion project for me.  So many people I speak with are having challenges navigating leadership during a global pandemic that I thought it would be a good idea and invite some of my friends to talk about their specific experiences.  You're not alone and together we can help each other survive and thrive whatever challenges life brings us.

Podcaster

As part of the advisory committee I participate in regular meetings and provide feedback after assessing graduate performance, curricula, equipment and laboratory design. Having this type of process allows us to help future graduates meet or exceed the expectations of the industry and be better positioned for the needs of business moving forward.

JDA eHealth Systems

Director of Operations

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