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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 on a part-time basis as interim Vice President of Marketing for the Cleantech Group and interim Chief Operating Officer for New Leaf Paper. 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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