Fidelity Investments

Working across the brokerage organization to improve the associate digital experience through the thoughtful implementation of AI tools.

Director, Product Management, Associate Digital Experience

Jammify

Jammify is revolutionizing how musical artists interact with their fans, and how fans experience their favorite music.

Advisor

Partnership Leaders

Partnership Leaders is the industry association for Partnership / Channel / Alliances / Business Development leaders.

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MassChallenge

Immersed in the dynamic ecosystem of MassChallenge, a global leader in acceleration programs, I am dedicated to forging strategic partnerships that tackle pressing challenges. My role revolves around pinpointing inventive solutions to complex issues within the music industry and recognizing high-impact product opportunities poised for disruption. Additionally, I provide invaluable mentorship and consultation to nascent startups, harnessing my expertise to guide their early-stage growth and development.

Technology Innovator in Residence

GH Strategic

Consult with organizational clients on effective go to market and brand positioning strategy guiding them through the process of defining and polishing their purpose in their product,  resisting commoditization, and enjoying outsize profit margins. The team includes George Howard, one of Newsweek's "America's Greatest Disruptors" co-founder of ACME Innovation and Tunecore.

Principal Consultant

Sparrow Live

Strategically led a $12M technology startup specializing in streaming Platform as a Service (PaaS) for the music industry, emphasizing the cultivation of key partnerships. Crafted and executed effective product strategies while orchestrating end-to-end product delivery within the organization.

Key Achievements:

Achieved 600% month-over-month growth.

Collaboratively developed and iterated product that witnessed organic and rapid growth, with a low customer acquisition cost of $0.79, translating into an average lifetime value exceeding $100.

Distilled user behavior data into actionable insights, shaping product enhancements and customization to user preferences.

Conducted comprehensive market research to stay abreast of the competitive landscape and industry trends, informing strategic decision-making.

Notable B2B clients include the National Health Service (UK), the Federal Reserve Bank, Harpoon Brewing, and Hudson Valley Property Group.

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Francis Rogers, Tenor

Advanced expertise in the technical and entrepreneurial facets pivotal to thriving in the performing arts, with a distinct focus on forging strategic partnerships. My approach involves immediate performance adjustments guided by real-time audience feedback, dedicated to crafting an unparalleled audience experience. Furthermore, I strategically cultivated performance opportunities through targeted marketing and astute business development tactics.

Key Highlights:

Delivered solo performances to captivated audiences at renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as high-profile sporting events like the NBA Finals and Monday Night Football. These performances reached international televised audiences exceeding 19 million viewers.

Thrived in high-pressure environments, consistently adapting to real-time feedback. Years of experience performing lead roles honed my ability to maintain precision and accuracy under pressure.

Garnered a substantial global following through a multifaceted approach encompassing social media engagement, live performances, and strategic networking endeavors.

My career has been underscored by a strategic mindset, ensuring every performance opportunity is maximized through effective partnerships and a relentless commitment to audience satisfaction.

Classical Tenor

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Spearheaded strategic development of the organization's fundraising initiatives, with a distinct focus on forging and nurturing key partnerships.

Spearheaded comprehensive donor research efforts to identify optimal funding opportunities and messaging strategies.

Achieved an extraordinary increase of over 1,000% in annual giving within my portfolio.

Successfully orchestrated the 'Tanglewood Forever' campaign, surpassing the ambitious $64M target by raising $70M in funds.

Formulated innovative organizational strategies for the annual fund, leadership annual fund, and major gifts, introducing novel programming to drive engagement.

Effectively managed a diverse portfolio of more than 150 Major Gifts prospects, actively engaging and collaborating with the BSO Board of Trustees.

Throughout my career, I have consistently demonstrated an aptitude for strategic partnership cultivation and a commitment to exceeding fundraising objectives.

Major Gifts Officer

Campaign for Catholic Schools

Proficiently curated and cultivated a diverse portfolio comprising 200 prospects, skillfully soliciting gifts of up to $250,000, with a keen eye toward nurturing strategic partnerships.

Pioneered the establishment of a committee comprising influential business leaders, driving an impressive 64% growth in the leadership annual giving society.

Effectively concluded an impactful $11M capital campaign, orchestrating the transformation of a low-income school in Dorchester, MA through strategic partnerships.

Strategically devised and executed a comprehensive annual giving campaign, encompassing direct mail initiatives and personalized solicitation efforts.

Throughout my career, I have been dedicated to the art of relationship building and fostering strategic alliances that drive meaningful impact.

Senior Development Officer

Development Officer - Director of the Annual Fund

College of the Holy Cross

Expertly orchestrated and oversaw the annual giving initiatives for twenty-three distinct classes, demonstrating a knack for forging strategic alliances.


Spearheaded the successful 15th and 55th reunion giving programs, strategically coordinating volunteer efforts and personally engaging top prospects.

Took the helm of the Holy Cross Fund reporting technology, solicitation calendar, and matching gift and pledge reminder programs, showcasing a commitment to streamlined and impactful partnerships.

Throughout my career, I have excelled in building collaborative relationships and driving strategic partnership initiatives that yield significant results.

Assistant Director, The Holy Cross Fund

With a rich history spanning over a decade in the music industry, I bring a wealth of experience as a dedicated innovator, fundraiser, and researcher, all geared towards pioneering collaborative solutions to intricate challenges.

My current role as a Technology Innovator in Residence at MassChallenge, a global leader in accelerator programs, involves a relentless pursuit of disruptive product opportunities, providing guidance to emerging startups, and orchestrating in-depth market analysis within the dynamic realm of music.

Previously, I held the esteemed position of Co-Founder and CEO at Sparrow Live, a thriving technology startup valued at $12M, specializing in Web3 streaming Platform as a Service (PaaS) for the music industry. My tenure at Sparrow Live epitomized visionary leadership, where I charted the course for effective product strategies, meticulously oversaw end-to-end product lifecycle, and masterfully managed daily operations. This spanned from product development and investor engagement to production, enterprise-level sales, marketing, and top-notch customer service.

Under my guidance, Sparrow Live achieved remarkable feats, witnessing a staggering 600% month-over-month user base growth in the inaugural year, translating to a monthly revenue stream of $10,000. Additionally, our venture secured an impressive $300,000 in independent pre-seed round funding within a mere three months. Furthering our innovative strides, I brokered a pivotal partnership enabling the delivery of content and concerts to the Decentraland Metaverse, an Ethereum blockchain-powered virtual reality platform. My multifaceted skill set, honed through fundraising, rigorous research, effective teaching, and a deep-rooted passion for music, was instrumental in realizing these accomplishments.

Francis Rogers

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lead Developer

The Telos Alliance

Software Engineer (SE)
Product – Intercom WebGUI 
•	Developing a Node-JS based product for controlling and monitoring consoles on the Imx6sx based intercom (audio processing) device, using Javascript language (with Typescript), which involves SNMP, SNMP proxy, web sockets and TCP support implementation.
•	Successfully implemented Live Wire Routing Protocol (LWRP) (TCP based protocol) and SNMP proxy support for the intercom device.

Software Engineer

The University of Akron

Student

Cisco

Cisco Systems Bengaluru– 
Hero Group – Senior Software Engineer (SSE)
Product – Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP)
•	Developed the change requirements for – Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform, with releases 9.6, 9.8, and 10.0 for ARXP, WSE, FALCO cards.
•	Feature enhancements and re-engineering for 8G LAN and 10G LAN to OTU2 payload for 9.8.1 WSE card.
•	Led a team of 4 across India and United States for the development of WSE line card feature by involving multiple sub-groups from different locations, which was completed within planned budget and time.
•	Interviewed more than 5 engineers and hired and trained 2 engineers for developing various features in the above product.

Huawei

Product Developer –developed Huawei HTTP Cache from scratch and added DSA key support for Huawei proprietary SSH product
Huawei HTTP Cache is a client server proxy, part of Unified media platform (UMP). 
•	Spearheaded the security and recovery features for the Huawei customized proxy HTTP Cache project
•	Received star of the month awards twice (Dec. 2011, Feb. 2012) for professional excellence
•	Trained the New Hire Batch of 2011 about HUAWEI customized proxy cache, & conducted several technical training and presentations for the team.

Vinjey Software System

Product – FLACE, Dolby Digital Volume (Optimization of DVL),
DTS NEO6 on ZSP540, DTS Surround Sensation, DTS High Definition Decoder on ZSP800
•	Developing MCPS Application for finding MHz for Modules, FFT integration
•	Profiling and Processor Specific C-level Optimization for MCPS, Memory optimizing
•	Assembly Programming for MIPS Intensive Modules
•	Testing using Minimal Bitstreams

Lead with 17+ years of experience in Digital Strategy, Innovation, Value Analysis, Software Engineering, Pragmatic product design, and development in UI UX and emerging immersive, web3 technologies. 

* Led a team to build multiple POCs and web applications and greenfield projects for fintech, real estate products. 
* Launched ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) to the metaverse, and created a community project for space tech lovers in India (vyomanaut.io).
* Built end-to-end product for Bengaluru Tech Summit—"MetaBLR” a gamified digital fork of Bengaluru.
* Worked with the Sales team for business development, built a strong capacity pitch deck, and pitching, and further managed overall Delivery Responsibilities. 
* Keynote Speaker at tech, machine learning, metaverse, and NFT track events across India, ( 
  * Draperhouse Building in a bear market event, 
  * Block by Block by CoinSwitch Kuber Mumbai, 
  * Namastey NFT 2022 Bengaluru, 
  * Utopia Dystopia 2022 Kochi,  
  * *& several virtual & in-person conferences.)
* Incubating new business value for the clients, taking transformational initiatives with a deep understanding of the metaverse ecosystem and the latest metaverse technologies to provide measurable business value for the client. 
* Strong presentation and storytelling capabilities with published work. 
* Featured on NDTV (national television) for taking ISRO to the metaverse. 
 
• Team building and arranging are my strengths, and I am always keen on upskilling with emerging tech. 
• **Avid Squash Player**.

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