Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area · Remote

• At DIU I work as an Early-Stage Program Manager to design and execute various programs to help nascent startups learn new skills and learn how to best work with the Dept. of Defense. Through these programs, I help founders connect to resources, mentors, and investors as they work to scale their dual-use startups.
• Programs executed:
• Emerge
• Vector
• UAS Hackathon (Poland)
• NATO DIANA
• Dual-Use University Accelerator

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · Portland, OR

• A collaborative founder space in Oregon helping early-stage founders gain a tactical advantage through a peer-led community. Located in the iconic Big Pink in Portland, UpStart Collective serves as a physical space to help founders learn from each other and work towards becoming the big job creators for the region.

Aug 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• 200 OK Ventures is a friendly group of angel investors who have all worked at API and platform startups and are excited about investing in and providing assistance to founders who are building the next generation of developer-centric startups.

Nov 2020 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Washington Maritime Blue is a non-profit, strategic alliance formed to accelerate innovation and sustainability in support of an inclusive blue economy. With a mission to implement Washington State’s Strategy for the Blue Economy delivered by Governor Jay Inslee’s Maritime Innovation Advisory Council, we are a partnership between industry, the public sector, research & training institutions, and community organizations. Maritime Blue works to create a world-class, thriving, equitable, and sustainable maritime and ocean industry through knowledge sharing, joint innovation, entrepreneurship, commercialization, business, and workforce development.
• Milestones and Accomplishments:
• Helped to standup new international program for later-stage maritime-focused startups
• Executed yearly accelerator and oversaw the programming development
• Helped founders secure both dilutive and non-dilutive funding.
• Helped to standup new private foundation & VC fund in partnership with a fund manager
• Executed programming at SXSW for partners and founders in 2023

Apr 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Portland, Oregon Area

• Early-stage startup program, corporate innovation team, and partnerships with universities, accelerators, incubators, and VCs, WeWork Labs built and operated ecosystems of innovation around the world where creative ideas became scalable solutions.
• The program and services provided the community, education, connections, and mentorship to help anyone take the startup path and grow.

Nov 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Portland, Oregon Area

• Patriot Boot Camp (PBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to equip active duty military members, Veterans, and their spouses with the education, resources, and community needed to be successful technology entrepreneurs.
• The objective of PBC is to provide service members, Veterans, and spouses with access to mentors and training to help them innovate and build the next generation of high-growth, scaleable and impactful companies. Patriot Boot Camp leverages a nationwide network of business and startup community thought leaders to help entrepreneurs bridge the gap between military service and entrepreneurial life.
• Created new builder program called VetHacks
• Built new partnership with Founder Institute called the Veteran Founder Initiative
• Achieved a NPS score of 96 for core three day program
• Brought in a new PR firm who secured press in publications like Inc, Forbes, and Techcrunch.
• Advocated for companies to be included in top-tier accelerator programs
• Connected founders to potential customers, investors, and mentors

Mar 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Portland, Oregon Area

• BrightWork, a Techstars portfolio company was a microservices platform that cut the back end application development time in half by providing a robust and reliable API to enable developers to build fast and scale.

Sep 2013 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Portland, OR

• Plunk was a digital marketing agency with a focus around making a connection in a meaningful way. The company worked with such brands as Taco Bell, Pepsi, and Pabst Blue Ribbon just to name a few.

Aug 2012 – Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Part of Twilio's World-Class Support Team in ensuring the Customer experience is a seamless one. I assist in working with Twilio's top Customers through the support process and escalate to various vendors to work through complicated technical issues.
• Twilio powers the future of business communications, enabling phones, VoIP, and messaging to be embedded into web, desktop, and mobile software. We take care of the messy telecom hardware and expose a globally available cloud API that developers can interact with to build intelligent & complex communications systems. As your app’s usage scales up or down, Twilio automatically scales with you. You only pay for what you use - no contracts, no shenanigans.

Dec 1994 – Jul 1997 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Pascagoula, MS