Matthew Bills

Medical device IP aggregation and product development

• Led initial investment round.
• Created algorithm to analyze and prioritize viability of new surgical products.
• Led development team to build software to analyze intellectual property.
• Managed four simultaneous medical device development projects.
• Filed patent "System and Method for Valuation of Technology".
• Contracted with surgeons, IP attorneys and industry executives.
• Developed surgical devices, negotiated unit pricing, packaging, branding.
• Led government regulatory approval process for new products.
• Integrated multiple data inputs to deliver tiered/rated decision support.
• Defined and integrated roles, responsibilities and processes for business team and data management organization.
• Established technical strategy for entire company, accounting for overall business goals, budgetary limitations and resource allocation.
• Identified and closed profitable new opportunities.
• Inspired team members to meet business objectives, monitor performance.
• Worked with internal and external businesses and led cross-functional teams to develop intricate business plans.
• Monitored product pricing and legal requirements.
• Collected data and performed customer needs analysis.
• Researched and selected development platforms for medical device investments, prioritizing cost-effective, reliable solutions.
• Spearheaded deployment of websites, social media and mobile applications.

Software platform of merchant funded offers through financial institutions

• Negotiated partnership with leading financial institution.
• Managed software team in leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence for transaction analysis.
• Launched platform to over 1 million members of partnering financial institution.
• Negotiated partnership with Riccardo Spagni, lead developer of Monero.
• Led algorithm development for analysis of bank transaction databases.
• Filed patent "Automated Financing for Offer Presentations".
• Negotiated contract and funding of platform development.
• Sourced and managed software development and data science teams.
• Negotiated all developer licensing/IP agreements.
• Led regulatory and security compliance for banking platform integration.
• Negotiated contracts with merchant offer providers.
• Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
• Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.

Virtual customer loyalty platform via Point of Sale Platforms

• Partnered with Point of Sale (PoS) platform for integration.
• Enabled merchants to streamline, reward and track patronage.
• Identified and spearheaded pivot in company strategy from proximity-based promotions to virtual mobile loyalty and rewards program.
• Secured seed funding and earned acceptance into BoomStartup.
• Led KarmaKey to be named to state's "2010 Startups of the Year."
• Increased addressable market by $66M.
• Cut go-to-market time by six months, saving $124K in operating capital.
• Created new product channel for direct messaging to patrons.
• Channel became 38% of gross revenue within six months.
• Developed marketing strategy and supporting materials and contracts.
• Forged agreements with Point of Sale resellers, resulting in 300% month-over-month growth.
• Leveraged relationships to reach 4,000 new clients, reducing need for internal sales staff by 60%.
• Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
• Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies

IPreserve is a franchise system-franchisees convert physical media into digital files for customers

• Co-founded franchise system, providing owners with systems, training and support to manage digitizing business
• Developed unique operational model and product offering
• Created location-independent service, removing several barriers, such as fixed-costs associated with inventory, storage, real estate.
• Shifted payments from industry "per-piece" standard to monthly subscription plans, which drove widespread adoption and increased revenues by 140% annually for three consecutive years.
• Grew direct sales from 40% of gross revenue to 75% within 18 months by creating new, consumer-based marketing channel focused on direct sales.
• Implemented a la carte commissions and 'pay for performance' structures for all sales and technical personnel, resulting in 25% productivity increase in first quarter and 38% in following quarter.
• Reduced total work hours for each office by 15%.
• Created strategic partnerships with multi-national content aggregators, such as Ancestry.com and WorldVitalRecords.com.
• Positioned company for acquisition by Franchise Foundry in February 2011.
• Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.

Mentorship-focused Entrepreneurial Incubator

• Mapped income generating strategies to grow revenue.
• Determined business plan, mission statement and vision.
• Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires.
• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
• Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.

Entrepreneurial startup incubator and training network

• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
• Network of mentors in varying fields to amplify probability of success
• Sourced initial funding to get business up and running while planning initial structure and making strategic first hires

Direct Transactional and Strategic Management Advisory

• Gathered, reviewed and summarized data from scientific journals such as SciFinder and PubMed and produced graphs and other calculations.
• Analyzed various transactions including: mergers/ acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, restructuring, and divisional sales.
• Performed venture viability analysis - Hyper-growth, hybrid market and emerging market and company evaluations.
• Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Developed proposals and presented strategic alternatives for Merger/Acquisition scenarios, hybrid financing solutions senior, high-yield, mezzanine debt.
• Create and maintain relationships of trust with clients.

International value-added shipping and consolidation service provider focused on trade with Asian countries

• Developed company policy on viability analysis of business ventures and capital expenditure
• Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.
• Initiated new business directives; Developed and trained divisions on new procedures
• Partnered in establishing international, value-added expedited shipping and consolidation service provider
• Led sales and partnership initiatives, created all marketing collateral and communications
• Increased annual shipments from 250,000 to 700,000 within 20 months by forging partnership with US-based manufacturers and Japanese carriers to consolidate shipping volume
• Secured partnership with Soros-funded ThinkAmerican
• Recognized with press coverage in Wall Street Journal