A proven entrepreneurial executive driving private company growth and value creation. Focused on growth strategies and building organizational competence to execute and realize strategic goals.

Founder and Manager of Kuhlman Cellars, a premium winery located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Work focus includes vision and strategy, organization and financial operations to drive exceptional client service coupled with wines of exemplary quality and character.

Former President and Director of Ideal Power Converters (NASDAQCM: IPWR) during the lead up and successful early stage IPO. IPC’s technology enables a completely new method for power conversion by shifting value delivery from static hardware determined architecture to a dynamic software-enabled topology.

Previously was President and CFO of HEIT, Inc. HEIT offered a complete suite of IT infrastructure and compliance managed solutions to the community financial industry and was sold to Computer Services Inc (OTC: CSVI).Additional experience includes CEO of an IT infrastructure firm specializing in outsourced managed services for community financial services which was merged with HEIT Inc., revenue management for a $1B airline division, strategic planning for capital asset acquisitions and route planning for an aviation company.MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) - finance, managerial economics concentrations. Graduate with honors.