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$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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Work Experience
2020
CEO
2020
Visual Matrix is proud to be the trusted technology partner of choice to ambitious, hotel owners and operators who want an innovative hotel operating system, complete with all the problem-solving, value-adding, easy-to-use tools they need and nothing they don’t. With features like Revenue Management LIVE! for automatic rate optimization, a fully integrated channel manager, and a mobile app for tracking labor performance and enhancing housekeeping and maintenance management, Visual Matrix gives smart hoteliers a way to optimize the guest experience from reservation to return stay. As the technology provider of choice for over 20 years to national brands, Visual Matrix optimizes hotel operations for more than 3,000 properties in 30 countries worldwide. For more information and to see how we work, visit visualmatrix.com.
Operating Board Member
2020
2021
Initial Fund Investor
2021
2020
Initial Fund Investor
2020
2020
Seed Investor
2020
2018
Seed Investor and Board Member
2018
2018
Board Member and Investor
2018
2019 - 2021
CEO
2019 - 2021
The leading technology provider for childhood Pre-K providers, KidKare serves over 75,000 childcare homes and centers. An easy-to-use software solution for the child and adult care food program (CACFP), KidKare’s software performs 200+ checks on every meal claimed, enabling less time spent filing claims and more time caring for kids. • Lead the development and execution of KidKare’s strategic plan to achieve growth and profitability goals set by Alpine SG and the board of directors. Manage a team of 25 to double annual revenue growth in 2nd year. • Expanded annual recurring revenue by 25% in the first 9 months as CEO. Re-contracted all customers and revamped pricing, while maintaining a 90%+ account retention rate. • Streamlined processes and reduced costs, created new CRM and Marketing teams, and accelerated KidKare’s sales and marketing velocity.
2020 - 2021
Board Member
2020 - 2021
2014 - 2019
Board Member and Founding Investor
2018 - 2019
Chief Revenue Officer
2018 - 2018
Co-founded the leading auto loan origination solution and grew it to a $100M+ enterprise value from inception to exit. Served on the Board through a merger that created the largest player in auto lending software. • Expanded company operations with projections to deliver YoY revenue growth targets of more than 25% for FY 2018. Maintained an organizational focus on the developing sustainable processes, increased sales and marketing efforts. • Worked with the auto industry’s leading companies, encompassing a portfolio of more than 100 clients. Directly managed a relationship with a top-3 auto lender that represented the largest prospect in the company’s history. • Expanded marketing teams from 3 to 10 personnel, to maximize lead generation, SEO, and branding initiatives. Transformed the enterprise sales organization from 2 reps to a fully scaled team with 13+ members, effectively supporting the requirements of the top 20 largest auto lenders and 2,500 banks and finance companies. • Served as Board Member through the 2018 merger with Sagent Lending Technologies (formerly Fiserv Lending Solutions), the industry’s largest loan software provider.
Chief Operations Officer
2016 - 2018
• Led client services and technical functions to support 100% annual growth and ensure defi SOLUTIONS was capable of serving the rapidly expanding client base. • Managed 4 direct reports, a full team of 65, and more than 30 technical development personnel. Integrated a pure Scrum/Agile framework to facilitate technology delivery and ensure ownership for product development. This approach tripled the productivity of each scrum team. • Expanded the client services team and automated and standardized processes to rapidly onboard clients. Reduced the time to value from 90+ to 45 days, and improved client Net Promoter Scores (NPS) from 50 to 65+. • Maintained a core focus on enhancing the company’s IT security and infrastructure, ensuring the correct footing to capture business with the industry’s top 5 lenders. Added a CIO to invest and build out the security function. • Guided the development of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) based microservices architecture to accelerate long-term product development. This strategy provides limitless scalability to meet top volumes, reduces risk in the growth and change of features, and decreases hosting costs by 15%.
Chief Financial Officer
2015 - 2016
• Led the full P&L, created financial functions to support rapid growth, and established sustainable accounting processes. Conducted multiple capital raises to secure over 15M in growth capital. • Managed team and vendor relationships with ADP and Grant Thornton to carry out HR benefits, payroll, and audit preparation functions. Filled key positions including a PEO, VP of Finance, and Controller. • Completed the acquisition of OpenRule Systems in 2015 and achieved 100% YoY revenue growth. Led effort to identify the company for acquisition, conduct due diligence, and head integration efforts with the client team.
Vice President, Client Solutions
2014 - 2015
• Led onboarding activities with 3 major accounts, including the company’s top client. This represented a critical moment in the company’s history and established our reputation within the industry. • Managed a cross-functional team. Hired and developed the back office team and led technical resources to develop new features and capabilities for clients. • Directed technical resources to complete client enhancements to the core system. Went live in 30 days with the first two clients, and completed the 2 major enhancements with the third in just 120 days.
2011 - 2014
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Product Development
2011 - 2014
A nationwide leader in specialty auto finance, Exeter Finance serves vehicle owners, auto dealers, and investors with personalized service and a focus on delivering true value. • Built Exeter’s subprime marketing team and expanded the sales channel to deliver 600% growth by year two. Transformed the company’s marketing presence and established a foundation of technology and processes that generated over $100M in originations in year-one. • Developed and executed an alliance strategy that resulted in agreements with 3 of the top industry lenders.