Innovation strategist and program lead with 30+ years of experience bridging deep tech, business strategy, and implementation. I specialize in guiding organizations through complex digital transitions — from emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and sensor analytics to embedded adoption within mobility, infrastructure, and industrial environments. My background spans product innovation, corporate development, startup creation, and digital ecosystems — always focused on aligning long-term vision with operational reality. Comfortable at the intersection of IT, OT, and field execution, I help teams turn strategy into measurable outcomes.

Bob Bress is an experienced data science executive who previously served as Vice President and Head of Data Science at Freewheel, a Comcast Company. His expertise lies in applying advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to transform advertising technologies for television and premium video. At Freewheel, Bob successfully led multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, engineers, and analysts to develop innovative, revenue-generating advertising products that drove measurable business results. With 15 patents in the application of data science to advertising technology, Bob brings both technical depth and proven leadership to complex analytical challenges. As a sought-after speaker on the intersection of analytics, artificial intelligence, and media, he offers clients a unique combination of strategic vision and hands-on implementation expertise. Bob now provides consulting services to help companies leverage data science and AI to unlock new revenue streams, optimize existing operations, and build high-performing analytical teams.

Seasoned technology leader with 20+ years of experience driving enterprise IT transformation, AI adoption, and operational excellence. Partnering with executive leadership teams, spearheaded initiatives that boosted scalability, optimize costs, and improved uptime. Led cross-functional engineering teams across development, QA, DevOps, PMO, and IT. Established enterprise architecture and governance frameworks, accelerating releases and increasing automation coverage. Directed AI-driven innovations, including deploying AWS Q and Bedrock to launch intelligent chatbot solutions, while optimizing application portfolios to align technology investments with business strategy.

Extensive knowledge in corporate and commercial law acquired over decades of practice. Strong expertise in advising corporations on legal compliance, entity structuring, corporate governance and business consulting. Proven ability to negotiate and draft various types of contracts and agreements in the scope of companies' trade activities. Managing contract workflows and internal legal processes. Drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements for commercial properties. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and skills for assisting with regulatory filings and legal considerations. Registered representative for industrial property rights in the field of trade marks.

Experience legal counsel and legals operations manager with knowledge about current legal tech offerings on the market. Providing legal advice for procurement and sales in the area of GDPR, Marketing, Purchase Agreements. Providing advice regarding legal tech for legal departments.

With multiple decades of regulatory and cybersecurity compliance, certifications, and event management, I have learned the hard way it is always best to be ahead of the curve and keep a close eye on regulatory requirements and mitigate risk as it relates to PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and PHI (Protected Health Information). I have worked with many companies that have 1) discovered gaps and risk and 2) opened up new verticals because their operating practice was in compliance with HIPAA or NIST (version may vary), just as examples, and were able to then sell into healthcare and MSP verticals.

Angel is an operational architect specializing in transforming customer-facing operations in healthcare technology companies. With over a decade of experience in PE-backed environments, she designs and implements strategies that drive significant business impact—including 50% cost reduction, 40% margin improvement, and 75% reduction in time to value while maintaining exceptional customer satisfaction. Her expertise spans strategic transformation, AI-enabled automation, customer experience innovation, and people-first leadership. She builds operations that scale—and teams that thrive with her core approach: “Measure, Optimize, and Scale” combined with "Empower and Enable" leadership; which have consistently resulted in high-performing teams, sustainable operational excellence, and measurable customer value. She believes you can't improve what you don't measure, and you can't scale what isn't optimized. Are you seeking to scale operations or navigating complex transformation? If so, let's have a chat!

As a seasoned PMP CERTIFIED project manager with 15 years of experience, I excel in delivering complex projects that meet stakeholders’ expectations. My strengths include team collaboration, budget management, and timely delivery. I'm excited to leverage my skills and experience to ddrive success in this role and contribute to the growth and development of infra projects. “I have worked as a Project Manager at two major Australian banks."

I'm a product and design executive with a 22-year career dedicated to building brands and delivering impactful digital experiences. My journey from design and branding to product leadership gives me a unique perspective, allowing me to see every product as a complete brand and user experience. I specialize in leading product organizations by balancing strategic vision with a hands-on approach. I excel at translating business goals into user-centered solutions and navigating constraints to deliver elegant, valuable products. My extensive experience across diverse industries—from startups to billion-dollar global manufacturers—has prepared me to guide any product to market success. I am passionate about mentoring teams, building agile processes, and establishing a collaborative culture where we can all grow. My unique blend of product, design, and branding expertise makes me a well-rounded leader ready to drive measurable business impact from day one.

Marc Degli is an experienced business leader and consultant with over a decade in driving growth, operational excellence, and digital transformation across professional services, tech, and compliance-heavy industries. With a background spanning sales leadership, procurement, and cybersecurity governance, Marc brings a practical, no-nonsense approach to solving complex business challenges. He's worked with some of Australia’s most recognised tech brands and now helps clients navigate scale, system design, and strategy—without the fluff.

With nearly two decades of experience across global enterprises, startups, small businesses, and mission-driven organizations, I deliver outcome-focused solutions with speed, clarity, and precision. My approach blends technical fluency with strategic insight—tailoring each engagement to client goals, market context, and operational realities.

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Project and program manager with 15+ years of experience in leading international projects in software and product development, system integration, service delivery and infrastructure (pre-sales, customer experience & success, delivery, operations, support, product development, product support). Implemented new technologies, systems and processes in functional, matrix and project-oriented organizations. I have experience in leading transition/transformation projects in complex and dynamic environments. Extensive experience with building and managing geographically distributed, multinational cross-functional teams. I worked in non-native countries and cultures for several years. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. People focused, client and quality oriented. I have master’s degrees in computer science and management, certified by PRINCE2/PMP. Experienced with Agile methodologies, Lean/Scrum certifications.

I am a qualified lawyer who can also attend before the higher courts.

Senior Risk Executive and Advisory Consultant Experienced Risk Manager, with financial background and strong business exposure. Financial Services extensive experience. Building a risk function from scratch. Establishing and maintaining an effective enterprise risk management system, enabling very good profitability and solvency levels of the companies under scope. Experience with implementing regulatory frameworks, projects in the area of operational risk management and internal control environment, risk culture enhancement campaigns, design and roll out of upskilling programs. Most recently dealing also with sustainability strategy integration within the companies under scope.

With over 25 years in the game, I've worn many hats, be it CTO, Architect, founder, fixer. What’s stayed consistent is my ability to connect the dots between high-level strategy and hands-on delivery. Whether it’s untangling a legacy mess, building a greenfield platform, or steering a business through digital chaos, I bring calm, clarity, and results. I've led transformations across insurance, finance, health tech, logistics, and more — usually where the stakes are high and the timelines tight.

With over 20 years of international experience in accounting, finance, auditing, internal controls, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and startup fundraising, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise that aligns with the qualifications you seek. I am confident that my leadership abilities, accounting & corporate finance knowledge, global perspective, startup mindset and extensive background in strategic M&A/fundraising transactions advisory will enable me to contribute significantly to your team. My mother tongue is Portuguese and I’m fluent in English, proficient in Spanish and intermediate in German. Throughout my career, I have led cross-functional teams in dynamic, high-stakes environments, including working with startups, private equity, and venture capital firms in the Silicon Valley, Brazil and across Europe. I have a proven track record of managing remote teams across multiple geographies, including the United States, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Portugal and India. My ability to adapt to various cultures and markets has allowed me to deliver consistently strong results while navigating complex business landscapes. Currently, I serve as Co-Founder and part-time Senior Finance Director for 5axis Venture Studios, a newly stablished business, where I’m leading the Business plan preparation and fundraising strategy. My previous role was Director of Strategy and Transactions at EY Germany, where I led financial due diligence engagements for corporate and private equity clients. Prior to that, my experience includes leading the PwC Campinas-SP (Brazil) Advisory Deals department for 10 years, where I successfully managed teams and served as a key point of contact for clients seeking M&A transactions, providing strategic advisory from deal initiation to closing, and 2 years doing financial due diligence on tech deals in the Silicon Valley. I have worked on M&A transactions involving megadeals exceeding $22 billion, as well as early and late-stage funding rounds for startups. I have also worked for 5 years with audit of financial statements mainly for Brazilian subsidiaries reporting to the headquarters in the US, Europe and Asia and 2 years as Jr. Accountant. In addition to my technical expertise, I am passionate about mentorship and have been actively involved in guiding early-stage startups founders based in Brazil. This experience has allowed me to stay connected with the fast-evolving startup ecosystem while leveraging my skills to drive growth and innovation. Furthermore, my extensive training in IFRS, USGAAP, and AI tools, has equipped me to stay at the forefront of industry standards and emerging technologies.

Theodore S. Douglas Consulting the C-Suite | Executive Leadership | Strategic Advisory With a career spanning over 25 years, Theodore S. Douglas is a seasoned C-suite executive who has excelled in CEO, CIO, CFO, and COO roles across diverse sectors, including family offices, institutional investment firms, financial services, and technology. His expertise lies in steering organizations through complex financial landscapes, optimizing operations, and implementing high-impact strategies that drive growth, efficiency, and long-term sustainability. He is adept at fostering strong relationships across board, management, and teams, ensuring that long-term management objectives are met with integrity and foresight. Ted’s ability to lead diverse teams, innovate with technology, and balance guiding principals and values with objectives positions him as a key advisor for any C-Suite, Board, or Executive leadership teams looking to navigate the evolving management landscape. Education & Certifications B.S. in Economics and Finance, Fairleigh Dickinson University Executive Education in Corporate Strategy & Management, Harvard University Executive Workshop in Integrating Finance and Strategy for Value Creation, UPENN Wharton School Arthur Andersen Financial Analysts Certification

Senior Executive in Transformational Leadership with over 26 years of global experience leading supply chains, manufacturing, logistics, and commercial strategies in the FMCG sector across multicultural environments. Renowned for the ability to combine antifragile governance principles, organizational resilience, and ethics to create sustainable value in complex environments. Extensive experience in overseeing strategic initiatives, risk management, opportunity identification, ESG, and stakeholder engagement, including negotiations with Shareholders, Creditors, and Management Teams through the Board of Directors and Support Committees. My purpose: to lead organizations toward solid resilience and transformational success through strategic and ethical governance.

I am a seasoned customer support representative with over a decade in client facing roles. I bring a proven track record of success with over 4 years of being the top performer on my teams. I am an expert in delivering clear, effective communication and tailored solutions. I’m Adept in several CRM platforms and inter-team coordination. I maintain dedicated equipment and am accustomed to working in both US and EU time zones.

With a career built at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and project leadership, I bring not only experience but also a renewed passion and energy to every collaboration. After years in executive roles within major companies, I now focus on helping organizations and people grow through impactful projects that combine agility, creativity, and purpose. I believe that technology is not the end goal, but a powerful means to create meaningful solutions. Today, as an independent Project Manager and consultant, I thrive on building bridges between ideas and execution — always guided by people, learning, and continuous improvement.