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2004-date Principal, DeLapa
Consulting
DeLapa Consulting:
- Advises organizations on strategy, marketing, operations, and general management
issues.
- Executes marketing campaigns, special projects, and executive-level
assignments.
- Manages the services of independent consultants in the production
of websites, media and marketing collateral.
- Identifies, develops, and negotiates new business opportunities
on behalf of its clients.
I currently serve as interim Vice President of Marketing for the Cleantech Group.
Past projects range from positioning and negotiation strategies for the sale of GetActive Software to Convio; to marketing of LIFE: A Journey Through Time, an international media collaboration of Frans Lanting and Philip Glass; to development of business plans for Donordigital and The Nature Conservancy.
2007-09 Managing Director, California Fisheries Fund, Environmental Defense Fund
The California Fisheries Fund is a $5 million revolving loan fund established by Environmental Defense Fund to support sustainable fishing and fisheries reform. I launched the start-up fund, from concept to loans.
2000-04 Founder
and Chief Operating Officer
Arena Solutions, Inc.
Arena Solutions is the
leading provider of online product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Along
with two other founders, I raised $14+ million in funding during one
of the most challenging capital markets in history. I led marketing, operations, and finance.
1999-00 Vice
President of Website Publishing, Beyond.com
Beyond.com was one
of the ten most visited retail sites on the Internet and the largest
online software store. I managed a team of 50 website professionals, including producers,
information and graphic
designers, writers, and developers.
1989-99 General Manager,
Sea Studios
Sea Studios is a world-renown, full service production company that specializes in natural
history television programs and multimedia exhibits for zoos, aquariums, museums,
education and consumer markets. I pitched projects, hired creative teams, and managed the company’s operations.
1986-87 Vice-President, Finance
and Operations, Manzana MicroSystems
I was the financial manager and a key strategist for this start-up computer
peripherals manufacturer.
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