Crypto-native BD & Partnerships | Web3 Startup Experience

Three years at a Web3 startup that raised $7.8M at a ~$80M valuation. Worked directly under the Chief Legal Officer (also ran ops) — sat in on investor pitches, partner negotiations, exec meetings. Helped facilitate partnerships across gaming, infrastructure, and ecosystem players. Crypto-native. I read rooms, build trust fast, and get things moving.

Before that: two years running enterprise overnight ops at Cognizant (Barnes & Noble's data center, solo NOC, AS/400 backups, infrastructure monitoring). Started my career at JFK with WFS — bag room to certified wide-body load controller (747, 777, 787, A320, A330), trained in Oslo for Norwegian...