Throughout my career I have focused on solving interesting problems in new ways. I started my career as an entrepreneur, and ever since I founded my first company in high school, I have been applying that mindset to my roles.
Northwestern Mutual
Vice President, Enterprise & CX Strategy
2021-Present
At Northwestern Mutual I oversee the development and execution of the Enterprise and CX Strategy.
I partner with executive leaders across the enterprise to identify and execute horizon 3 experiments. We are building a portfolio of strategically aligned initiatives that will future-proof Northwestern Mutual.
Syracuse University iSchool
Advisory Board Member
2022-Present
Nominated for the advisory board at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (the iSchool), to provide strategic direction to the dean, and bring a corporate perspective to the conversation to strengthen the academic program. I am excited to volunteer and get more engaged with the university.
Citizens Bank
SVP of Innovation
2018-2021
I focused on enabling innovation from the center of the organization. This includes overseeing and guiding investments from our Innovation Fund, partnering with thousands of colleagues annually to pioneer new ideas, and creating the tools and enablers to empower colleagues to ideate.
I grew the Innovation community of practice to over 1,200 colleagues and made numerous investments in viable market opportunities. We approached every opportunity with a customer centric lens, conducting ethnographic customer research, and leveraging design thinking to create the best solution to meet their unmet needs.
Deloitte Consulting
Manager
2013-2018
Delivered strategy, technology, and innovation projects for clients in multiple industries. Led clients to innovative, modernize core systems, leverage machine learning, and develop blockchain applications.
While at Deloitte I co-founded a program called StartUp Deloitte which empowered colleagues to explore new ideas and emerging technologies. We scaled internally and to clients with over 1,000 colleagues participating.
Charles River Web Connections (CRWC)
CEO and Founder
2003-2013
CRWC was the first company that I founded in 2002. As web design and application development was becoming more prominent, I created CRWC to create custom applications for small to medium sized businesses. I grew the company to work with a variety of industries and many different types of system implementations.
Syracuse University
Graduate Assistant
2011-2012
At Syracuse University I work as a graduate assistant to the intro to technology course within the iSchool. By the end of my time at Syracuse I had worked with ~700 students on their entrepreneurial ideas including everything from brainstorming basic ideas to helping students get connected with the resources they need to take their concept to the next level.
BrandYourself
CTO/CFO, Co-Founder
2008-2011
As seen on: Mashable, Techcrunch, The Huffington Post, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, US News & World Report, CBS Early Show, The Chronicle of Higher Education, ABC, PCWorld, Ars Technica.
I oversaw the technology stack and finances for the business. As the business continued to grow I transitioned away from financial oversight into management of the operations within the business. I managed a team of programmers as well as played a critical role in raising venture/private capital.
During my involvement at BrandYourself we received numerous awards for our activities in the region as well as recognition as one of the fastest growing and hottest startups in the market for numerous years.