Expert Profile
Mr. ***** has over 20 years of experience in positioning, managing and marketing ***** ***** s along with system integration for commercial and government customers. He has expertise in critical success factors analysis, communications plans and M&A. Mr. ***** is the Principal of ***** ***** Management Services, a consulting firm that specializes in using location to identify where and how to make money, make more of it faster, and sustain significant growth longer. I help businesses scale by providing the research, insight, analysis, and strategy synthesis needed to identify and prioritize key issues, lower risks, and make needed decisions. I also specialize in improving the bottom line by defining corporate and ***** strategy, implementing ***** management lifecycle, business case development & creating customer focused ***** requirements. He was previously the Director of ***** Strategy at Geoeye, a satellite and aerial imagery provider.
General Manager - Property Archive, as a consultant, September 2009 - present
Day-to-day management of a web-based ***** document management system targeted at the real estate market. Responsibilities include strategy development, business case development, ***** management and securing a joint venture partner.
***** ***** Management Solutions, Longmont, CO 2006/2009
Principal
Consulting firm that identifies where and how to make money, make more of it faster, and sustain significant growth longer. Helping businesses scale by providing research, insight, analysis, and strategy synthesis needed to intelligently identify and prioritize key issues, lower risks, and make needed decisions. Specializing in improving the bottom line by defining corporate and ***** strategy, implementing ***** management lifecycle, business case development, creating customer focused ***** requirements.
GeoEye, Thornton, CO *****
Director: ***** Strategy
Re-branded core satellite imagery ***** line making it significantly easier for customers to choose and order *****s. Perform strategic analysis that position current and future *****s in the marketplace. Identified several key markets with ***** potential to increase revenue three fold. Identify acquisition targets to facilitate quick entry for these markets. Work on acquisition team for two acquisitions and one strategic investment. Revenue increased by over $25M to date.
DigitalGlobe, Longmont, CO 2005
Senior Director: ***** Management & Analysis
Built the ***** management organization from the ground up. Implemented corporate-wide ***** management lifecycle processes to ensure successful imagery and related value added ***** launches. Mentored a team into highly effective **********mercial sales revenue doubled.
Motorola, Boulder, CO *****
***** Manager
Manage next generation computer-aided dispatch ***** development targeted at the public safety market. Championed the need to enhance the incorporation of ***** data within the ***** lines. Develop business case to drive flagship ***** down market. Justified allocation of resources and pricing methodologies and added $40 million in revenue to long-range plan. Conducted merger and acquisition analysis of target companies that met ***** and market requirements. Conducted make vs. buy vs. outsource analysis to determine best fit. Negotiated outsource contract for overseas ***** development. Expanded market share by launching ***** into mid tier space.
EarthWatch (DigitalGlobe), Longmont, CO *****
Industry Marketing Manager
Managed satellite imagery ***** development targeted at niche vertical markets. Developed tools used to identify various niche markets and applications with relevance to core competencies and customer ***** requirements. Analysis results established the focus of the company ***** direction for the next 3 years. Developed business plans for two niche markets that included ***** development, rollout, and communication plans. These plans identified $100 million in revenue potential over a three-year period.
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO 1999
Senior Solutions Consultant
Defined, implemented, and measured marketing programs in support of achieving revenue quota. Provided direction, coordinated and developed overall technical strategy for storage management solutions targeted at the ***** market. Programs included customer seminars, participation at trade shows and industry forums. Drove effort to follow-up leads from international trade shows, direct mail, advertising, and coordinated all other promotion activities.
The MapFactory, Inc., Golden, CO *****
***** Marketing Director
Managed ***** development process. Marketed and launched high-resolution imagery *****s for horizontal and vertical markets. Developed market opportunity plans and ***** requirements documents for web-based and vertical market *****s. Created promotions that drove sales and marketing activities. Implemented value-added reseller program.
Space Imaging, Inc. (GeoEye), Thornton, CO *****
Market Segment Manager
Identified and quantified commercial market opportunities for aerial and satellite imagery and related derived *****s. Performed comprehensive ***** market research that identified commercially viable *****s that met long-range corporate strategic objectives. Identified vertical market segments and customer requirements and developed business plans. Managed vertical market ***** development. Responsible for ***** management and marketing of six *****s for two major industries with projected five-year revenues of $125 million.
GeoSystems Global Corporation, Denver, CO *****
***** Marketing Specialist
Managed ***** market research project to identify commercially viable opportunities for an Internet-based mapping engine to serve the travel, tourism, real estate and in-vehicle navigation markets. Research led to the creation of the highly successful MapQuest and CyberHomes web sites. MapQuest now generates millions of maps per day. Researched, designed and implemented the core technology and data for a GIS capability within a multiple listing service system that is accessed by over 250,000 realtors.
M.A., City University of New York, Hunter College – Analytical Geography
B.S., State University of New York, Oneonta - Geography
*****, R.E.; Winter 2009, “The Future of Imagery, Leveraging a Constellation” Imaging Notes, pp. *****.
*****, R.E., March/April 1997, “A New Generation of Land Base Information” Utility Automation, pp. *****. Presented at ESRI Users Conference July 1997.
*****, R.E., April 1997, “Utilities Visualize Land Information” EOM.