Dec 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Hybrid

• With offices in Sydney, Chicago, Riyadh, Amsterdam and Bangkok, The Proptech Connection ("The PTC") is the world's only global independent Proptech advisory specialist.
• The Proptech Connection is dedicated to the world of property related technologies and innovations.
• We help Real Estate + AEC companies to source the right technologies for their business.
• We help CVC’s + institutional investors understand and invest in technologies that match their portfolio aspirations.
• We help proptechs to position themselves in market, so that their value is understood and translatable to business + strategic international growth.
• Our reach is global, and with over 18,000 Proptechs within our sourcing network, we have the insights and the perspective to bring the best solution for every real estate, construction or engineering use case.
• We are the knowledge source for global Proptech inquiry.
• The PTC in #s:
• Largest market intelligence platform, tracking global Proptech’s (18,000+) with > 2,700+ founders interviewed or companies assessed from a potential investment lens.
• > 140,000+ people in the PTC network. Globally situated with Real estate, Technology or Investment lens
• Extensive global Investor + TechBuyer network of decision-makers within the converging worlds of Proptech, Cleantech and Urbantech
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• World Economic Forum (April 2022 NYC)
• Bloomberg quote
• Realcomm (July 2022 Orlando): 150+ CIOs/CTOs global leading real estate companies
• Guest lectures Harvard + MIT
• Monthly insights on Proptech for "Property Chronicle" (2,000+ senior capital deployers)
• Keynotes: Urban Land Institute, Realcomm, IREI, CoreNet etc.
• Keynotes at real estate agencies, corporates, industry associations & real estate "think tanks".
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Mar 2019 – Dec 2019 · 9 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Advanced Architectural Products delivers SMARTci, which is an innovative, simple and complete system designed to address the inadequacies of other traditional installations.
• A2P has created an incredibly innovative and necessary solution in today's energy saving construction environment and combines decades of real-world, multidisciplinary design and engineering experience with proven materials to create an easy-to-use, patent-protected, potentially game-changing product.
• A2P main focus is pushing the boundaries around the future of the built environment with regards to sustainability and how that plays into corporate ESG strategies to address some of the most urgent challenges of (commercial) developments.

Mar 2017 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs · Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Storm water is one of the largest polluters of our US waterways.
• Policy changes driven by EPA rules continuously create and widen potential market.
• Sempergreen offers sustainable solutions to create instant green roofs focused on storm water retention in a dynamic and relatively new segment of the construction and design industry.
• Sempergreen mature sedum mats have been grown in an outdoor environment for more than twelve months which makes them as hardy as possible once they are installed on a rooftop.
• This is also the most cost effective way to create instant plant coverage on your green roof project with the lowest possible maintenance requirements while enduring the highest wind uplift situations.
• The products are part of green roof programs offered by waterproofing membrane companies in North America and have been installed on hundreds green roof projects
• Take advantage of 21 years of international know-how and experience in the European, Asian and North America markets.

Mar 2016 – Feb 2017 · 11 mos · Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

• I led Connaxis global operations across all business units in the Americas (7 countries).
• As country manager I led our teams and was ultimately responsible for optimizing ROI, executing sales strategy and expand business development team with channel partners.
• It has given me the opportunity to travel across S-America and develop in-depth understanding of different cultures and business practices.

Jan 2013 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Haiphong, Vietnam

• Appointed by the CEO of Winel B.V. as deputy director of Winel Vietnam. In that role I was responsible for starting a factory in Vietnam, an equivalent of the dutch factory, headquarted in Assen (the Netherlands). I had to report directly to the Board Of Management in the Netherlands. My tasks consisted of, but were not limited to, being responsible for the daily process, maintain and improve relations with external parties (i.e. bank, accountant and public officials/institutions), business negotiations with local and regional suppliers/customers (Vietnam, China, Singapore, Malaysia, South-Korea and Japan) recruiting and contracting employees, manage the capital request and budgeting processes, and implement the (general) strategy that was set by CEO and provide monthly management reports.
• After successfully expanding the factory from 0 to 65 FTE (within 3 years) I decided to relocate to S-America to undertake another/new big challenge.