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twprice(LinkedIn)news.gcase.org/ (Company)angel.co/robertwprice (Portfolio)robertwprice.com/ (Personal)Top SkillsSports & FitnessEntrepreneurshipStart-upsLanguagesEnglish (Native or Bilingual)Spanish (Native or Bilingual)German (Limited Working)CertificationsQuickBooks Online ProAdvisorProgramQuickBooks Accounting SoftwareProfessionalAmazon AWS Educate ProgramTurboTax Software ProfessionalGoogle AdWords ProfessionalHonors-AwardsGeorge Pepperdine Waves ofService AwardPepperdine University - CommunityService AwardErnst & Young Entrepreneur of theYear ProgramChapman University - TopEntrepreneurial ProgramsBrandman University - Best OnlinePrograms MBA EntrepreneurshipPublicationsNews Flash for Entrepreneurs Learn from the Best at GCASEEntrepreneurshipRobert W. PriceGlobal Entrepreneurship Institute Executive DirectorLaguna Beach, CaliforniaSummaryDREAM IT! PLAN IT! DO IT!"A true entrepreneur and mentor to many other entrepreneurs."- William Draper, Draper RichardsRobert W. Price enjoys world renown as an expert in the field ofentrepreneurial capitalism.- Nearly 30 years of entrepreneurial experience- Strategist, innovative thought leader, public speaker, creativeeducator, and prolific author- Written or edited more than a dozen books- The intellectual architect for a number of exciting and innovativeprojects around the world.- Early Adopter of cool stuff: LinkedIn User 179,784- Advisor to global entrepreneurs and private equity investors: angel,venture, corporate executives, board members, and chairmen.- Great multi-disciplinary entrepreneurial background. Excellent atcritical thinking, problem identification, operations management,venture team development, and problem solving. Consulted withventure capitalists and their start-ups, mid-cap publicly tradedNASDAQ companies, on up to multibillion-dollar publicly tradedcompanies.- Advises high-tech and emerging growth companies on suchissues as strategic planning, global expansion, business planning,financial modeling, marketing and new product strategies, ventureteam development, operations management, angel/venture capitalfinancing strategies, strategic alliances, and mergers/acquisitions.- Clients' business plans have raised more than 100 million fromangel investors, venture capitalists, and strategic capital partnerslike Apax Partners, IBM, HP/Compaq, Oracle, Siemens, ApolloManagement, DAG Private Equity, Leonard Green LP, Rare MediumVentures, and Tech Coast Angels, one of the largest formal angelgroups in the world.Page 1 of 33

Roadmap to EntrepreneurialSuccessMeasuring Consumer Responseto Environmental Pricing in theAutomotive Industry- Very active as a Social Entrepreneur around the world, advisingnonprofit groups, nonprofit causes, and social cause marketingprograms for corporate business leaders.Amazon BooklistSpecialty: THINKING!Patents"Thinking is the hardest work there is. That's why so few do it."- Henry FordSystem and method for providingproximity based services usingautomatic search, discovery andmatch-making inventions andprocesses(Updated 01-10-19)ExperienceGlobal Entrepreneurship InstituteExecutive DirectorJune 1996 - PresentGCASE - Global Community for Advancing Studies on EntrepreneurshipWe research, organize, and share valuable knowledge in an “open-source”format that advances the studies on entrepreneurship, and bridges the gapbetween theory and practice. Non-profit and educational organizations aroundthe world are encouraged to leverage our ideas, our information, and ouronline support to advance and support entrepreneurship.We are the Trusted Source For Educating and Supporting over 500,000Entrepreneurs in 195 Countries. Founded in 1996 as a 501(c)(3) non-profitorganization, our Mission is to spread wealth creation around the world byencouraging entrepreneurship and sharing knowledge to those who educateand support entrepreneurs. We put “global” in global entrepreneurship.Our Vision is to empower entrepreneurs with a roadmap and support thatguides them through the transition from start-ups, to micro-enterprises, and onto small and medium-sized businesses that create jobs, lead innovation, andincrease economic development in their local communities.Our Mission Statement is Learn Local Share Global. We believe thatentrepreneurship is the link between inventors, innovation, and economicgrowth.Page 2 of 33

Received two prestigious awards from Pepperdine University for his work as asocial entrepreneur leading the Global Entrepreneurship Institute.– George Pepperdine Waves of Service Award– George L. Graziadio Community Service AwardGCASE - Global Entrepreneurship ProgramAdvisor & Online MentorSeptember 2008 - PresentWe are Educating and Supporting over 500,000 entrepreneurs in 195countries.We have the world's first online global entrepreneurship program. We providefree online educational resources and a global support network of mentorsand advisors that volunteer their expertise. Now it’s simple and easy to takeonline courses created and led by experts in the field of entrepreneurship. Ourprogram is open to every person on Earth.We facilitate introductions to potential investors after entrepreneurs completetheir business plans in our online program. Using our global network andonline resources like AngelList we have helped entrepreneurs raise over 100million. Since we are a non-profit organization we take no equity. Our membersreceive educational resources and support to work on their start-ups for free.McGraw-Hill Higher EducationConsulting EditorFebruary 2008 - PresentProjects with Global Entrepreneurship Institute and McGraw-Hill HigherEducation/CourseSmartOur books and materials are used in the Top 10 of the best graduateprograms in the USA that teach entrepreneurship, and 8 of the Top 10 bestundergraduate programs in the USA that teach entrepreneurship.McGraw-Hill eTextbooks Powered by CourseSmart:- Entrepreneurship eText ISBN-10: 0-077-34526-6- Entrepreneurship ISBN-13 9780073528571Founded in 2007, CourseSmart LLC delivers a revolutionary new way toaccess textbooks for instructors and students. With CourseSmart eTextbookversion of this title, students can save approximately one-third of the cost ofa print book, reduce their impact on the environment, and access powerfulweb tools for learning. Faculty can also review and compare the full textPage 3 of 33

online without having to wait for a print desk copy. CourseSmart is an onlineeTextbook, which means users need to be connected to the internet in order toaccess. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.McGraw-Hill Higher EducationSenior Research FellowJuly 1996 - PresentProjects with Global Entrepreneurship Institute and McGraw-Hill HigherEducationOur books and course materials are used in the Top 10 of the best graduateprograms in the USA that teach entrepreneurship, and 8 of the Top 10 bestundergraduate programs in the USA that teach entrepreneurship.Title: Entrepreneurship: Annual EditionsEntrepreneurship, 6th Edition, 2010: 0-07-352857-1Entrepreneurship, 5th Edition, 2006: 0-07-352835-8Entrepreneurship, Instructor's Manual, 2006: 0-07-3204544Entrepreneurship, 4th Edition, 2002: 0-07-252911-3Entrepreneurship, Instructor's Manual, 2003: 0-07-252912-1Entrepreneurship, 3rd Edition, 2001: 0-07-243363-9Entrepreneurship, Instructor's Manual, 2002: 0-07-243389-2Entrepreneurship, Instructor's Manual, 2001: 0-07-236510-2Entrepreneurship, 2nd Edition, 1999: 0-07-236509-9Entrepreneurship, 1st Edition, 1998: 0-07-290474-7Title: E-Business: Annual EditionsE-Business, Instructor's Manual, 2002: 0-07-243116-4E-Business, 1st Edition, 2000: 0-07-243115-6Title: Internet & Business: Annual EditionsInternet & Business, Instructor's Manual: 0-07-239625-3Internet & Business, 1st Edition, 2001: 0-07-243359-0McGraw-Hill's PowerWebPowerWeb is a password-protected Web site that offers professors a turnkeysolution for adding the Internet to a course. With over more than 125,00subscribers, the PowerWeb site provides students with current articles fromAnnual Editions, curriculum-based materials, weekly updates with assessment,informative and timely world news, refereed Web links, research tools, studentstudy tools, interactive exercises, and much more.Page 4 of 33

McGraw-Hill Powerweb titles published- Entrepreneurship, PowerWeb, 2003/2004: 0-07-252750-1- E-Commerce, PowerWeb, 2003/2004: 0-07-250463-3- Entrepreneurship, PowerWeb, 2002: 0-07-252750-1- E-Commerce, PowerWeb, 2002: 0-07-242549-0- E-Business, PowerWeb, 2000: 0-07-242549-0Google Cloud G SuiteConsultant - Service PartnerFebruary 2014 - PresentGoogle Community PartnerConsulting and networking with small business owners, non-profits, andcity officials to educate and inform about Google Products and Services.Developing and leading instructional workshops. Helping small businessesand non-profits connect to more customers by hosting workshops and sharingfree resources using Google resources and materials. An initiative to helpsmall businesses and non-profits increase their presence online and increaseproductivity.- Google Cloud Platform, Computing, Data Storage, Data Analytics andMachine Learning- Google GSuite Apps, Account Management, Gmail, Docs, Drive, YouTube,Groups- Google Administrator/Network Services, Network Security, Backup andDisaster Recovery Planning- Google Marketing Platform, Web Marketing Strategy- Google AdWords, SEO, Search Engine Marketing (SEM)- Google Optimize, Google Analytics 360 Suite- Google Webmaster/Search Console- Google Classroom, e-LearningAmazon Web ServicesConsultant - Service PartnerJuly 2018 - PresentNetworking & Cloud InfrastructureAmazon AWS Educate Program, providing technical knowledge for solutionsarchitects, solution design engineers, and anyone who designs distributedapplications and systems on AWS platform, delivering roadmaps on how toarchitect, deploy, operate, secure, and manage robust applications on AWStechnologies and environments. Working with Amazon’s global initiative toPage 5 of 33

provide entrepreneurs, students, and educators with the resources neededto greatly accelerate Cloud-related learning endeavors and to help powerthe workforce of tomorrow. AWS Educate provides grant-based access toAWS, training, and content, while also providing educators, entrepreneurs,and students with a forum for collaboration. AWS products and servicesinclude: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store(EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Elastic Map Reduce(EMR), AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, Identity andAccess Management (IAM), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS),Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon CloudFront, Amazon Redshift, AmazonDynamoDB, Amazon Route 53 domain management services, Amazon SimpleEmail Services (SES), Machine Learning and Data Lake infrastructure forrunning customized machine learning (ML)/deep learning workloads on AWS,and special services like HIPAA, FERPA Security and Compliance, and theEuropean Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy and theprotection of personal data on AWS.WordPressConsultant & Thought LeaderDecember 2004 - PresentAn open source advocate, designer-developer working with the WordPresscommunity to help entrepreneurs grow a successful online presence throughdigital marketing. Consults on branding strategy, Website strategy, Internetstrategy, content strategy, developing innovative digital media, Web marketingstrategy, and other custom Web development, Web design services.Works well with Web and Software Engineers, Front-End (HTML/CSS/Javascript, React, Angular), Linux, LAMP, RedHat Enterprise, PHP, Python,C# / .NET, C/C , Java, Ruby on Rails, SQL and Oracle DBA and Developers,iOS & Android, Mobile Developers, System Engineers, Servers, SystemAdministrators, Open Source, UI/UX, Mobile, Computer Scientists, ElectricalEngineers, Firmware & Hardware Engineers, Staff & Design Engineers.WordCamp Thought Leader and PresenterWordCamps are conferences that focus on everything WordPress.WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put togetherby WordPress users. Everyone from casual users to professional WordPressdevelopers and consultants participate, share ideas, and get to know eachother.- Presentation: Roadmap To Entrepreneurial SuccessPage 6 of 33

Business Plan Development for the Technology Entrepreneur- Presentation: Building Membership Communities with WordPressWorking with Membership Communities and WordPressStanford UniversityAuthor & ResearcherJune 2004 - PresentThe Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) EntrepreneurshipCorner is a free online archive of entrepreneurship resources for teaching andlearning. The mission of the project is to support and encourage faculty aroundthe world who teach entrepreneurship to future scientists and engineers,as well as those in management and other disciplines. The site has beendeveloped by a dynamic team of educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, anddesigners at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). The projecthas been financially supported by Stanford University and a number ofgenerous sponsors. Other collaborators in its creation include the StanfordCenter for Professional Development and Stanford Video.Chapman UniversityAdjunct ProfessorSeptember 2003 - PresentFounded in 1861, Chapman University is one of California’s oldest, mostprestigious private universities and is home to over 4,000 undergraduatestudents and 1,500 graduate students at its beautiful campus in Orange,California.As an adjunct professor, Robert was invited to develop and teach innovativeentrepreneurship classes at Chapman.- Created world's first university-based travel course to Silicon Valley.Roadmap To Silicon Valley introduces students to the world of venture capitaland how the technology capital works.- Chapman’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program is now ranked #6 in theUSA and their graduate entrepreneurship program is ranked #8 in the USA byEntrepreneur magazine.- Chapman Entrepreneurship Program was recently selected by the UnitedStates Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) as thefirst-place winner of the Innovative Pedagogy Award. The USASBE Excellencein Education Awards are sponsored by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).- Additionally, Women 3.0 magazine included Chapman University in their2008 listing of Top 50 MBA Programs with an entrepreneurship focus.Page 7 of 33

University of PhoenixAdjunct ProfessorJune 2004 - PresentSchool of Business & ManagementThe nation's largest private university, offering undergraduate and graduatedegree programs at more than 200 locations, as well as online in mostcountries around the world.- Adjunct Professor Business Management & Finance Online courses (MBA)- Technology Management Graduate Program, Application of TechnologyManagementThis is an integrative course and the capstone for the MBA/TM program.The outcome is to apply a range of skills from the individual courses in thetechnology management program to develop a change management planto implement, build, and initiate a technology product or infrastructure in anorganization.- Board Member Faculty Expert Program (Entrepreneurship and SmallBusiness)University of PhoenixFaculty Council MemberSeptember 2016 - PresentCollege of Information Systems and Technology (IS&T)Faculty Council Member, Visual Communications Technology and WebsiteDesignActivities of the position include: Serve on the Faculty Council in an academicleadership role for their respective area of expertise. Provide leadershipand actively support IS&T initiatives in a combination of the followingareas: curriculum design, program assessment, program progressionand degree completion requirements, scholarship and research activities,educational electronic resources, regulatory and accreditation efforts, andfaculty governance. Review and provide feedback about IS&T curriculum.Gather input from respective campus and learning modality stakeholders fordesign and operational considerations for various College initiatives. Reviewassessment reports and provide recommendations. Interact, participate, andcollaborate in an online forum with other council members when necessary.Participation in the annual IS&T Faculty Advisory/Industry Council Meeting inPhoenix, AZ.University of PhoenixEducator & MentorPage 8 of 33

January 2013 - PresentAs the official education partner of the Cleantech Open, University of Phoenixprovides crucial clean-technology and business curriculum to semifinalists,finalists and alumni companies of the Cleantech Open. The new internshipprogram expands on this to provide opportunities for University studentsand alumni to showcase their skills while learning about the entrepreneurialprocess. The Cleantech Open runs the world’s largest cleantech accelerator.Its mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that addresstoday’s most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the Cleantech Open provides the infrastructure,expertise and strategic relationships that turn clever ideas into successfulglobal cleantech companies. Since 2006, through its one-of-a-kind annualbusiness competition and mentorship program, the Cleantech Open hasenabled 727 cleantech startups to bring their breakthrough ideas to fruition,helped its alumni companies raise more than 800M in external capital, andcreated thousands of green-collar jobs. Fueled by a global network of morethan 1,500 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the publicand private sectors in a shared vision for making America’s and the world’scleantech sectors a thriving economic engine.Brandman University - Chapman University SystemAdjunct ProfessorJune 2011 - PresentBrandman University is a non-profit institution with a mission to providestudents with a dynamic education based on excellence and flexibility thatcreates lasting value and relevance for evolving careers. Brandman Universityprovides adult learners with broader access to quality higher educationwith cutting-edge curricula driven by innovative pedagogy and technology.Brandman has focused on developing an innovative curriculum approach forour programs, using a blended format of online and face-to-face instruction at26 campuses located in California and Washington.- MBA Entrepreneurship- Curricula Developer- Introduction to Entrepreneurship CourseThis course studies the entrepreneurial process. Topics include ideageneration and assessment, writing the business plan, financing, gatheringneeded resources, firm star-tup and exit strategies.Page 9 of 33

This course aims at creating knowledge, skills, and awareness in the criticalaspects of funding, launching, and growing a new business venture and thenleading it to a successful harvest.AcornsStrategic AdvisorMay 2012 - PresentAcorns is revolutionizing the way we save and invest. Acorns is a simpleway to save and invest for the future made possible by the convergenceof smart phone and micropayment technologies, plummeting transactioncosts, increasing availability of developer API’s and modern portfolio theorygame rules. With no minimums, no commissions, and a simple mobile app forsignup, Acorns will open up the world of investing for millions. Users will beable to collect the change from their transactions, check their account in realtime, and invest on the fly. The company has received over 150 million infunding.PocketVentureStrategic Advisor & PresenterJune 2013 - PresentBased in Finland, PocketVenture provides global entrepreneurs a worldwide platform for efficient financing. PocketVenture facilitates financingwith the crowd funding community and also assists entrepreneurs obtaincrowd feedback, and facilitate presale launches. PocketVenture networkswith Business Angels Finland (BAF). Founded in 2008, BAF is the largestindependent private equity marketplace in Finland. Helsinki, Finland is thehome of the annual Slush event each winter. Some of the most respectedglobal investors, media leaders, and the best tech talent from Northern Europeand Russia attend Slush to look for the next tech trends from the home regionof Nokia, Skype, and Linux. Slush is a two-day start-up conference whichconsists of pitches, lightning talks, fireside chats, product demos, investormeetings, coaching sessions, job interviews, and extensive networkingopportunities.U.S. Department of EnergyAdvisor & Online MentorJanuary 2013 - PresentSmall Business and Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) PartnershipThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business and Clean EnergyAlliance (CEA) Partnership launched in 2010 as part of DOE's initiatives underPage 10 of 33

the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Funded with 1.2million, the Partnership provided mentoring and commercialization services tocompanies that were participating in the Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. CEAwas a national organization of non-profit incubators with a focus on energyefficiency and renewable energy technologies. Its members offered smallbusinesses a wide range of services to support their commercialization efforts,including market analysis and strategies aimed at attracting investment. ThePartnership, which concluded in 2012, included 37 incubators, 19 of whichhave been matched with start-ups around the country.The BizWorld FoundationEducatorSeptember 1997 - PresentBizWorld is a non-profit that inspires children to be innovative leaders throughthe teaching of business, entrepreneurship and finance. BizWorld’s mission isto challenge and engage children across the cultural and economic spectrumthrough experiential learning programs that teach the basics of business,entrepreneurship, and money management and promote teamwork andleadership in the classroom. With the BizWorld's programs, teachers helptheir students to develop the critical thinking, leadership and teamwork skillsthat allow them to become financially responsible and productive membersof society. Founded in 1997 by venture capitalist Tim Draper, the BizWorldprograms have reached students in all 50 states, and are currently available inthe Netherlands, Korea, India and Singapore.Small Business Advocate ShowThought LeaderJuly 2004 - PresentSmall Business Expert, Brain TrustThe Small Business Advocate ShowSince 1997, Jim Blasingame has put together the largest community of smallbusiness experts in the world, known as The Brain Trust. Trust members joinJim on The Small Business Advocate Show every weekday to deliver thebest small business tips and best practices in dozens of categories, to helpentrepreneurs become more successful. The Small Business Advocate Showis the world's only weekday small business radio program and is sponsored byIBM, FedEx, and Administaff.Page 11 of 33

Pegasus Equestrian ArtStrategic AdvisorFebruary 2007 - PresentPolo and Equestrian paintings by artist Charlie Wilbourn, featuring AmericanSouthwest and polo themed oil paintings. After military service as anintelligence analyst, Charlie began to study painting more seriously withSushil Kumar Mukerjee of Madras India. In the 1970's he played polo with thePresident of India's mounted body guard and illustrated part of the regimentalhistory for the regiment's bicentenary celebration. As part of the D-Daycelebrations in Europe in 1994, he presented his polo lithographs to membersof the Old Potsdam Polo Club and the commanding general of the GermanArmy in Berlin. His "The Ride-Off" original painting was produced for MajorMark Gillespie, U.S. Army, and founder of the U.S. Military Polo Team. Thepainting was displayed at the embassy of the U.K. in Washington D.C. prior tothe polo match between the U.S. Military Polo Team and the British Army PoloTeam in the spring of 1994.AxleNut MotocrossStrategic AdvisorMarch 2008 - PresentA non-profit archive serving up some of the most popular vintage motocrossphotographs on the Internet today. See photos of greats like: Roger DeCoster,Bob Hannah, Broc Glover, Donnie Hansen, Jim Gibson, Hakan Carlquist,Gerrit Wolsink, Chuck Sun, Marty Smith, Tony-D, Warren Reid, JeanMichel Bayle and many more. See photos of motocross teams like: Honda,Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki. Please contact us if you want to use any of ourphotographs.TIC AmericasAdvisor & Online MentorMarch 2008 - June 2017 (9 years 4 months)A non-profit corporation, TIC Americas is affiliated with the Young AmericasBusiness Trust (YABT) and the Organization of American States (OAS). Theorganization aims to advance the goals of the OAS and Presidential Summitsof the Americas to create employment opportunities and reduce poverty bysupporting and promoting youth entrepreneurship. Currently, YABT also hasNational YABTs and representatives in twenty-five countries in the Americas.Page 12 of 33

Each year YABT and TIC Americas presents awards as an internationalbusiness plan competition and accelerator for young entrepreneurs with nearly2,500 teams participating.- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Dominican Republic (2016)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Panama (2015)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Paraguay (2014)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Guatemala (2013)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Cartagena, Colombia (2012)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: San Salvador, El Salvador(2011)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Lima, Peru (2010)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: San Pedro Sula, Honduras(2009)- Business Plan Judge TIC Americas Contest: Medellin, Colombia (2008)- Online Mentor for business plan contest winners and local entrepreneurs in35 emerging market countries (2008)Tours Mirador IncubadoraStrategic AdvisorMarch 2008 - April 2017 (9 years 2 months)Tour Mirador es un proyecto empresariado social del Global EntrepreneurshipInstitute. Somos el grupo de reflexión mundial para los empresarios. Fundadaen 1998, el Global Entrepreneurship Institute es una organización sin fines delucro organización educativa. Estamos ayudando a los empresarios de todo elmundo.- Decimos: Piensa de tu sueño! Piensa de tu plan! Y Hazlo! (Dream It! PlanIt! Do It!) En nuestra incubadora de empresas hemos preparado el proyectopara ayudar/brindir ideas como: articulos culturales, manualidades locales,informacion/guia para turistas. Es una red para compartir información de viajesen América Latina y todos los partes del mundo con un fuerte enfoque paraayudar a las micro empresas que participan en el turismo.- Nuestra Misión: Ayudar y apoyar el turismo en todo el mundo, El turismoes uno de los mayores servicios de la industria mundial, Tenemos un fuerteenfoque para ayudar a las micro empresas que participan en el turismo.- Problema: Crisis económica mundial causará el aumento de fricción políticaentre los países. Bajarán los servicios de turismo global. Tours Miradorpresente una buena visión de buenos países y buena gente. Queremosayudar a las naciones, las empresas, la gente en América Latina. Hay muchaspartes de América Latina que sobrevive sólo gracias al turismo. La crisiseconómica mundial va a herir a muchas personas en esta zona.Page 13 of 33

Sun Energy, Inc.Strategic AdvisorJanuary 2013 - February 2016 (3 years 2 months)Design and Engineering Advanced Solar SystemsCompany is focused on commercial, industrial and utility-scale solar energy.Developing innovative technology to improve the cost/benefit of harnessingenergy from the sun. Located in sunny Southern California, Company isresearching and developing new technology and inventive designs for thesolar industry. Company specializes in mechanical engineering, electricalengineering, application design, and system controls software. Mission issimple: to make innovative, cost effective tracking systems, which installeasily, and provide a higher return on investment for large scale customers.Work developed a number of patents, and patents pending related tocommercialization of this technology.Vía CerradaStrategic AdvisorFebruary 2009 - December 2015 (6 years 11 months)Vía Cerrada Music GroupVía Cerrada grupo musical creado en el año 2006 en el municipio de BarbosaAntioquia (Colombia) por varios amigos apasionados por la música los cualescomenzaron sus ensayos en una terraza del barrio 30 de mayo. Empezarontocando ska punk pero con el paso del tiempo su música se hiso una granfusión de ritmos que van desde el famoso porro colombiano pasando por elreggae y llegando a ritmos tropicales como la salsa eso si nunca dejandode lado su ritmo característico que es el ska. Su inspiración a la hora decomponer son las vivencias reflejadas no solo en romances sino tambiénen diversos problemas que afronta el ser humano en un día día colmado detropiezos. Vía cerrada a participado en varios festivales musicales como elfestival valsum , el ska reggae fest 1 y 2 , barborock entre otros, también enalgunos festivales culturales como las fiestas de la danza y el sainete y elviernes musical ambos realizados en el municipio de girardota Antioquia.SpreeifyStrategic AdvisorJuly 2012 - August 2014 (2 years 2 months)Spreeify is a social engagement platform that connects brands and people.The technology includes a Web dashboard, analytics platform and consumerfacing social engagement site. iOS and Android apps are currently indevelopment. The company has featured campaigns from small and largePage 14 of 33

companies alike including Adobe, Etnies, Journeys, Swarovski, FitOrbit,DesignByHumans, Crocs, Papyrus, Gaiam, PSW, Reader's Jewelry, Zenify,Edward Avedis & more. The world-wide publisher network includes hundredsof thousands of bloggers, publishers and social influencers.Just True Foods, Inc.Strategic AdvisorJuly 2011 - September 2013 (2 years 3 months)Creating and implementing a new operations management plan for a sm

- Advisor to global entrepreneurs and private equity investors: angel, venture, corporate executives, board members, and chairmen. - Great multi-disciplinary entrepreneurial background. Excellent at . IBM, HP/Compaq, Oracle, Siemens, Apollo Management, DAG Private Equity, Leonard Green LP, Rare Medium Ventures, and Tech Coast Angels, one of .