Speaking


… and Tech Community Activism

Current projects include:

Helped to build coworking in Tampa, FL & Charleston, SC
Recruiting committee for Tampa Bay Innovations Center – coworking & business accelerator

Past speaking engagements include:

Ignite Tampa Bay – Building a sustainable tech ecosystem
Tampa Bay Inventors Council - Moving Beyond Ideas & Patents
STARTec TecTalk - Start-up ABC’s & Coworking
Hillsborough Board of County Commissions - Economic Stimulus Task Force
FastTrac Tech Venture Program for entrepreneurs
Global Entrepreneurship Week - Kauffman Foundation
BarCamp Tampa Bay
Univ. of S.Florida – Small Business Development Center
BarCamp Orlando
Software 2007
Tivoli Technical Users Conference
DEMO 2006
WiFi Planet Conference
Federal Wireless Users Forum
Wireless Security Seminar Series (Sponsored by AirDefense)
MIS Training Institute (MISTI) Panel on Enterprise Network Security
Transcend Business Services IT Security & Privacy Symposium
IT Forum
ISSA
Angelbeat
Network World Seminar Series
IMN Wireless on Wall Street Conference

Interviews & quotes:

January 2012 – Net Lease Commercial RE podcast – Trends in Office Space – Coworking
September 18, 2011 - Tampa Bay Times - Business Club in Ybor offers latest Coworking option in Tampa
December 28, 2009 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - The cost of “FREE” social media
March 14, 2009 - St. Pete Times - Economic Development
November 18, 2008 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Economic Development
May 2008 - Tampa Bay Annual Corporate Guide - Profiles in Leadership P.13
May 9, 2008 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
December 28, 2007 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
March 9, 2007 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
December 29, 2006 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
October 20, 2006 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
September 9, 2006 - St. Pete Times - Economic Development
March 28, 2003 - Tampa Bay Business Journal - Local Tech
 

Associations:

ACGFlorida Venture ForumPDMANWENWSAMIT Forum, StartupAlliance, Help Desk Institute, ISSA, IEEE, ARRL