WORK EXPERIENCE
 

President, Datastream Connexion

​2001 - Present

 

Owner of Datastream Connexion, an innovation and startup incubator company focused on web applications and collaboration providing solutions to Federal, State, Local, Health and business partners of all sizes.

Development includes infrastructure collaboration systems like FoodSHIELD (CoreSHIELD), innovative online business management tools like Next Web Suite, and leading mobile application suites like Next Web Mobile.

Additional efforts supporting Sports and major market TV Media industries have helped create a truly unique perspective on achieving goals and value for clients no matter size or industry.

 

CTO, Victree

​2012 - Present

 

​Responsible for lean startup of an immersive, interactive, and social health and wellness platform.   Focus on core branding, IT budgets, investor relations, and product development through the first two phases of the startup to date.   Successfully pivoted software product and cloud infrastructure to support emerging needs from significant core clients.

 

CTO, CCCET Solutions

​2013 - Present

 

​Challenged with creating a new software infrastructure focused supporting global information data exchange and secure discovery.  The resulting platform will support data enchange internationally through open sourced standards while meeting multi-jurisdictional compliance and security requirements yet maintaining point and click simplicity for end users.   The primary goal was first achieving approval from federal clients while simultaneously moving into the global arena.  Focus on business and political alignment, business development, investor relations, and product development & innovation.   

 

Executive Producer, Game ON!

​2010 - Present

 

​Game ON! is a sports magazine TV show created locally in the Twin Cities each week and broadcast on FOX every Sunday morning prior to the national NFL coverage. Hosted by award winning talent Rod Simons, we cover all major sports in the market as well as the MIAC and other local teams/athletes.

In coordination with Rod, I provide business development and weekly on-site guest relations, while providing my award-winning photography talent for the show and social media channels. In this role, I have also created and maintain all of the online properties of Game ON!, including the website, social media venues of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, the podcast service, our shows in iTunes, and mobile application.

Game ON! also produces a podcast that runs weekly in combination with the TV show and I provide on-air personality for the podcast.

 

IT Director, Market Connections

​2001 - 2006

 

IT Director for firm specializing in logistics support for Fortune 100 clients. Developed web-based application and infrastructure to handle national distribution in a co-branded manner for H.J. Heinz. The service application worked from customer order placement to warehouse/shipping automation to receivables; the entire effort from placement to payment.