Proven Results

Documented impact across AI, blockchain, and enterprise SaaS

$1.33B+ Revenue Impact

34M+ Users Served

300+ ML Competitions

15+ Years Experience

Case Studies

Protocol Labs → drand → Randamu

Web3 / Venture Studio

Fractional CPO & EIR · 12 months

Challenge: Research cryptography project with no clear commercial path.

Outcome: Spun out Randamu and secured $3.3M pre-seed, creating a repeatable spin-out playbook.

Venture thesis, brand, and GTM for drand
Swiss entity + governance & IP transition
Studio blueprint for future spin-outs

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Google → Search Ads ML

Ad Tech / Enterprise SaaS

Product Strategy Consultant · 6 months

Challenge: Partners needed better demand signals to optimize Google Ads campaigns.

Outcome: Unlocked $1.22B in incremental ARR by surfacing high-leverage signals in sales data.

ML-powered campaign optimization
Partner enablement & training
Data pipeline for demand forecasting

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Angi.com → Mobile Growth

Consumer Marketplace

Growth Product Lead · 18 months

Challenge: Low mobile app conversion and high abandonment in home services funnel.

Outcome: Increased conversion by 8%+ and reduced abandonment by 3%, driving tens of millions in revenue.

Deep linking & attribution framework
A/B testing infrastructure
Cross-platform funnel optimization

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Elevance Health → Medicare Member Portal

Healthcare / Fortune 50

Digital Transformation Lead · 24 months

Challenge: Poor digital adoption and high call center volume for 30M+ members.

Outcome: Improved digital adoption (10%), CSAT (7%), and call reduction (6%) across member portal.

Auth performance optimization
Provider data accuracy improvements
Self-service feature expansion

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Trensant → AI Supply Chain Intel

Enterprise AI / SaaS

Product-Market Fit Advisor · 18 months

Challenge: Patented graph analytics technology seeking commercial validation.

Outcome: Led PMF discovery, culminating in acquisition by Interos.ai for supply chain risk management.

Market validation & customer discovery
Graph + text analytics productization
Acquisition positioning & due diligence

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Microsoft → CodaLab Platform

Open Source / ML Ops

Fractional CPO · 48 months

Challenge: Declining community engagement on open-source ML competition platform.

Outcome: Revitalized platform with sustainable growth strategy and improved community metrics.

Product roadmap & prioritization
Community engagement strategy
Platform scalability improvements

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Randamu → dcipher.network

Web3 / Distributed Computing

Founding Product Lead · 24 months

Challenge: Transform verifiable randomness research into commercial infrastructure platform.

Outcome: Launched dcipher.network, raised $3.3M, and achieved acquisition by blockchain infrastructure firm.

Programmable settlement rails for web3
AI-agentic payment infrastructure
Pre-seed fundraising & investor relations

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Toptal → AI/ML Platforms

Talent Network / SaaS

Fractional CPO · Ongoing

Challenge: Multiple AI/ML products needing senior product leadership without full-time executive.

Outcome: Ongoing fractional engagement providing product strategy for CodaLab and Human Opinion Search.

Agile product strategy & execution
Cross-functional team leadership
AI/ML product roadmap development

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Moodwire → AI Sentiment Analysis

AI / NLP SaaS

Product Development Lead · 20 months

Challenge: Transform NLP research into commercial SaaS product for real-time news intelligence.

Outcome: Led product development from research to commercial platform with enterprise customers.

Real-time sentiment analysis engine
News intelligence API platform
Enterprise SaaS commercialization

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Arizona State University → Pocket Project

EdTech / Blockchain

Technical Documentation Lead · 6 months

Challenge: Blockchain education platform lacking comprehensive developer documentation.

Outcome: Created complete developer documentation enabling platform adoption and ecosystem growth.

API documentation & integration guides
Developer onboarding materials
Technical architecture documentation

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Quantarium → AI Valuation Platform

Real Estate / AI / Enterprise SaaS

Chief Product Officer · 24 months

Challenge: AI research company needed product strategy and distribution to reach enterprise buyers at national scale.

Outcome: Built top-ranked AI valuation platform covering 105M U.S. households, generating $12M+ in AWS Marketplace sales.

AWS Marketplace distribution strategy
$10M P&L and 8-person team leadership
Corporate spin-out and acquisition

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G.A.E.M.S. → Board Advisory

Consumer Electronics / Gaming Hardware

Non-Executive Director · 12 months

Challenge: Scaling hardware company needed board governance, capital formation, and executive leadership.

Outcome: Secured $15M in debt financing, placed CEO, and established governance frameworks for retail growth.

Finance committee leadership
CEO search and executive hiring
Executive compensation frameworks

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Chainlodge → Okanogan DC

Real Estate / Data Center Infrastructure

Co-Founder & CFO · 2018–Present

Challenge: Needed to position a rural data center campus for institutional and international investors.

Outcome: Built bilingual investor platform with lead capture, positioning 5+ MW campus for AI compute workloads.

Product design & investor positioning
Bilingual (EN/ZH) outreach platform
Lead capture & conversion infrastructure

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Impact Highlights

$1.22B

Google Search Ads ARR

Unlocked incremental annual recurring revenue for search ads partners by surfacing high-leverage demand signals in sales data and optimizing partner analytics workflows.

$24.3M

Capital Raised

Total capital raised across ventures including $6M at Trensant, $3.3M pre-seed at Randamu, and $15M in debt financing at G.A.E.M.S. for supply chain and manufacturing.

8%+

Conversion Increase

Drove conversion optimization at Angi (HomeAdvisor), generating tens of millions in incremental gross revenue through data-driven experimentation.

34M+

Users Served

Improved digital adoption (+10%), CSAT (+7%), and call reduction (-6%) for Elevance Health's member portal serving Fortune 50 healthcare members.

$12M+

Quantarium B2B Sales

Built the top-ranked AI valuation platform covering 105M U.S. households. Generated $12M+ in AWS Marketplace sales as Chief Product Officer. Led corporate spin-out and acquisition.

Startup Exits

Including acquisitions by Interos.ai (Trensant) and corporate spin-outs (Quantarium, Randamu). $24.3M raised across multiple ventures. 2 patents granted.

How We Measure Success

We believe in transparent, measurable outcomes. Every engagement begins with clearly defined success criteria tied to your business objectives—whether that's revenue growth, user adoption, operational efficiency, or successful fundraising.

Revenue Impact

Direct attribution to incremental ARR, conversion improvements, and cost savings.

User Metrics

Adoption rates, engagement scores, NPS improvements, and retention gains.

Strategic Milestones

Funding rounds closed, partnerships secured, and market expansions achieved.

Team Enablement

Knowledge transfer, process improvements, and capability building that outlasts our engagement.

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