Commercial banking, investment banking, corporate leadership, and consulting in startup, high growth, M&A and capital raising situations. Former EVP at PRA Group & past President of Insolvency Investment Services business unit, which he started up and grew into a multi-billion-dollar int'l business. BSME - University of Illinois | MBA - The University of Texas

Expert in all aspects of innovation, including managing R&D & IP, market evaluation, platform development, product conceptualization, positioning, and risk mitigation. Driven new product investment process for world class firms (i.e. Siemens, Allis-Chalmers, General Electric and Varian). Past member of Industrial Research Institute. Named inventor on 20 patents. BS/MSME - Marquette University.

R&D management, manufacturing optimization, and product commercialization experience with companies like SC Johnson, Agilent and Delphi Automotive. Proven engineering leader with strong history of employing DFSS and Lean NPD practices to optimize product development process and using VOC to drive successful product launches. Named inventor >200 patents. BS/MSME - Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison.

VIG Group leader at the University of Sydney (USyd), a member of the ISO VIG Standards Development Task Force and a renowned consultant in the global glass industry. Sub-awardee and the Principal Investigator on multiple V-Glass DOE grants. PhD in Physics - USyd.