Established and led the Sales Planning team for Tesla’s highest revenue market through rapid scale, overseeing sales forecasting, target setting, S&OP, inventory management, incentives, workforce planning, pricing, and retail strategy; and received top performer equity awards.Established, led, and scaled Tesla North America’s Demand Generation and Strategic Partnerships business units to over $5B in annual contributed revenue within one year, driving significant business expansion. Implemented and utilized the design thinking process to discover, test, and scale new business ideas such as those featured below:

Supported M&A, IPO, and Strategic Advisory services, conducting comprehensive financial modeling, valuation analysis, industry research, market analysis, and due diligence for high-profile Fortune 100 clients.

Founding Strategy and Sales Operations team member, assigned strategic projects by the Head of Sales to enable hypergrowth.

Conducted comprehensive market, competitive, and financial analysis on over ten investment candidates, informing strategic investment decisions.

Researched Fortune 500 Co. and Unicorn Startup Innovation Best Practices and presented implementation recommendations to the VP of HR

Conducted investment due diligence on seed stage companies. Wrote investment memorandum on SaaS Tax software company, and presented recommendations to Board of Investors.

Three-month engagement with T3 government contracted client to decide the feasibility of entry into new markets. Recommended specific international business expansion opportunities based on primary and secondary research and analysis. Wrote pitch used to generate over $10M in potential funding from (DARPA).

* Assisted Thomas Peterson (HBS '83) with "Creating New Ventures" and "Managing New Ventures" MBA courses. Mentored MBA new venture teams through business launch and fundraising, evaluating +20 new venture business models.

Created investment pitch deck used to raise a new round of funding ($3M+). Zylun named to 2014 UV50 Fastest Growing Companies.

Devised short and long-term Go-to-Market strategies in preparation for IPO, aligning with overall growth objectives.

Created and improved U.S. and Europe Area software development and computer science graduate student recruiting plans.

Led a start-up focused on taking client's new products/ideas to market through crowd-founding and crowd-sourcing sites such as Kickstarter.com and Indiegogo.com. Successfully funded 4 Kickstarter projects and pioneered a startup management course for students. Donated 10% of revenue to B.Y.U. to ensure future student-led crowdfunding projects.

Formally trained in innovation and strategy methodology by former Innosight (#1 Innovation Consulting Firm) partner, while launching a pioneering program and new product.

Designed San Diego and Tampa Bay Airport Stores and presented to airport development heads.