A seasoned strategy, product professional and serial entrepreneur, J. has spent his entire career driving growth for companies through innovative solutions. He has founded two successful startups, was an organizer of StartItUpDE a public-private partnership that launched the Delaware tech ecosystem and is an advisor to investors, founders and large corporations. He has taught entrepreneurship as part of the Social Entrepreneurship program at Tulane University and has also served as the Entrepreneur in Residence for the Idea Village, a non profit for New Orleans-based startups, for three consecutive years. Currently interim CEO for VL Group. Chi-city kid now residing in New Orleans.

Executive Accountability Coach | Building out your Vision & giving you an easy to follow system | Founder/Operator of Commit Accountability

Bestselling author of "The Happy Student: 5 Steps to Academic Fulfillment and Success," co-author of "Singapore Scholarship Guide: The $500,000 Decision," certified youth counselor. Specializes in helping youths and young adults to become both happy and successful.

Direct path from thought to web. This is the core theme that drives my work. For me, the craft of web development is like the orchestration of a symphony, and every day I strive to bring new ideas and experiences to the web. As a Developer and UI Engineer, I've constructed dynamic interfaces for such high-profile clients as Ebay, UPS, The Home Depot, Estee Lauder, Pepsico, Primedia, COX Communications, Humana, Emory University and more. Working in conjunction with an expert team of Designers, Information Architects, Analysts, Hackers and Software Engineers, I've had the opportunity to produce fast and compelling UX-driven web applications. As an avid web technologist, I’m an active participant in the cutting-edge national and Silicon Valley based Ruby on Rails, Node.JS, and HTML5 communities.