Steve Stroud

Results-driven executive with a career that spans C-level/board advisory, world-class product development and commercialization, start-ups, high-impact turnarounds, PE/VC raises, and Fortune 500 leadership.

Successfully delivered “impossible” $400M mobile fare system rollout for 2023 Phoenix Super Bowl on time despite five-month COVID chip supply disruptions and four-month cut to City of Phoenix deadline; overseeing 91 staff, reworked contracts, secured inventory from competitors, audited nine global manufacturing sites, and solved product problems (e.g., heat-tolerant plexiglass ticket kiosks)

Turned around delivery operations for mobile app company facing $17M penalty for missing KPIs in AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Dish contracts ($74M+ annual portfolio); as “field commander,” optimized use of 33 global resources, cut VP-level red tape, and plugged process and skill gaps

Oversaw high tech projects at Denver International Airport involving Bluetooth-enabled tracking, GIS wayfinding/navigation integrated with Google Maps/Apple Maps, and an airline mobile app

Featured in Denver Post and Government Technology magazine after leading 40 staff in successful design and launch of Denver's 311 system (the first Oracle 311/911 implementation); later asked to present at Oracle OpenWorld on navigating government bureaucracy with innovative technologies

Raised $22M in non-dilutive funding from Eli Lilly to finalize the design, development, and commercialization of a food safety testing device; negotiated first rights of refusal for diagnostics licenses in two live protein sub-categories (poultry & pork), leading to $45M+ acquisition by ELANCO

Added $20M revenue (70% of company total) by pivoting a retinal scanner device to the human market (early detection of diabetic retinopathy, leading cause of blindness); secured $30M capital to launch in Asia, where the business continues to grow exponentially through sublicensing/royalties

Founded and grew tech consultancy to $31M and 72 staff; merged with five firms in four states to expand reach and led enterprise-level initiatives involving IBM, SAP, Oracle, and Amadeus solutions

Supported cutting-edge R&D, new product manufacturing, and fast-growth commercialization as COO of VC firm raising capital, managing equity opportunities, creating commercial partnerships, and assessing emerging/stressed assets/technologies through DoD, US Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marines, and universities; marketed military equipment, biodiesels, microwave tech, and more

Revived declining HP Inkjet/LaserJet printer sales, driving growth from $400M to $1B with innovative marketing; dominated market with low-cost device strategy that boosted cartridge sales

Advised board of privately held snowplow manufacturer on most effective integration into acquiring snowmobile company, leading to the successful launch of a new, separate brand that is now a key market player in ATV support, government fleets, and commercial snowplows; developed marketing strategy focused on small municipalities, utilities, and state-level Department of Transportation

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