Partner, Startup Capital Ventures

CEO Grassroots Enterprise

CEO WorldPages

BCG – Co-founder of high tech. practice, now largest in firm

Sr. Engineer, Beckman-Coulter

MBA, Stanford University

BS, Electrical Engineering, UC Irvine

Representative Projects

  • Led project for Microsoft to develop MSN with Bill Gates
  • Co-led project for Disney to develop retail presence (Disney Stores)
  • Developed a restaurant model for optimization of size, pricing, hours, etc.
  • Led project for Chevron to evaluate larger convenience stores at gas stations
  • Led project for Snap-On Tools to evaluate entering aerospace rivet industry
  • Led hub & maintenance base strategy for Air Canada
  • Led project for ATT to develop it’s first commercial broadband project
  • Led project for National Semiconductor to evaluate building a new semi fab in Silicon Valley

Expertise

Industries

  • Airline
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Telecom

Project Types

  • Growth Strategy
  • M&A Strategy
  • High Tech
  • Startups
  • Process Re-engineering
  • Turnaround
  • Internet Privacy & Policy

Representative Clients

Companies

  • Microsoft MSN
  • Disney Retail 
  • Disney Movie Distribution
  • Chevron Chemicals
  • Chevron C-Stores
  • Snap-On Tools
  • National Semi
  • AT&T
  • Westinghouse
  • Forte Hotels (UK)
  • Hawaii Restaurant
  • EPRI
  • PG&E 
  • GM
  • Petronas (Malaysia)

  • COO, J&S Audio Visual
  • VP, Apple Leisure Group
  • Principal, Plutus Capital
  • Principal, SunTx Partners
  • Consultant, Bain & Company
  • J.D. University of Virginia Law School with emphasis on M&A
  • B.S., B.A. Southern Methodist University Dallas

Representative Projects

  • Developed cost reduction initiative for large public property management company based in Toronto/New York.  Led business process outsourcing plan for several back-office functions including HR, Payroll, F&A, Call Center.
  • Consolidated back-offices functions of three PE-backed travel companies and 10 different business departments including Operations, Call Center Customer Service, F&A, Rate Loading saving $6mm annually.  
  • Oversaw divestment of large $250M E-commerce business for a PE backed company which included winding down operations and data-centers.
  • COO of $100M+ PE-backed hotel services business encompassing 400+ employees.  Oversaw FP&A and all aspects of Operations. Created Key Performance Indicators, vision, and strategy for group.
  • Created continuous improvement office which identified bottlenecks in a $1B+ Canadian copper mining operation,  increasing production by 18%.
  • Developed outsourcing plan for large software application company identifying over $20M in annual savings.
  • Created Centralized Procurement office for major aero-space defense contractor which consolidated purchasing efforts with company’s largest suppliers saving 12%.

Expertise

Industries

  • Airline
  • Business Services
  • Defense
  • Mining
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Tourism/Hospitality
  • Transportation Services

Project Types

  • SG&A Reduction
  • BPO
  • Operations Optimization
  • KPI Dashboards
  • Business Process Transformation
  • M&A Assessment/PMI
  • PMO

Representative Clients

Companies

  • Brookfield Properties
  • Apple Leisure Group
  • Woolworths (Australia)
  • Ned Bank (South Africa)
  • Teck Industries (Canada)
  • Sabre Group
  • Rio-Tinto (Australia)
  • Expedia/Travelocity
  • Freeman Industries
  • United Airlines
  • Lockheed-Martin

PE Firms

  • Plutus Capital
  • SunTx Capital