Biography

Area of Expertise: Building startup companies from concept to successful commercialization.

Frank is an executive with over 20 years experience in strategic planning and marketing development for technology startup companies. He is experienced in developing marketing strategies designed for raising investor funds, as well as in negotiating strategic alliance programs. He focuses on recruiting high senior management teams and governing boards and has helped many fortune 500 clients such as GE, Intel, Pfizer, Merck, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Frank also has developed extensive working relationships with the venture capital community. He is the recipient of the 2007 Congressional Order of Merit and a member of the 2006 Business Advisory Board of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Frank also received a Congressional Medal of Distinction from President George W. Bush in 2008 at the President’s Dinner in Washington, DC In 1985 he founded Newzzaust, Inc., an International  Marketing Consulting Firm that specializes in introducing innovative technology systems to Fortune 500 companies in the United States. Frank has worked with numerous government agencies, including the State Department and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In 1996, Frank received a letter of recognition from the FAA on behalf of President Clinton for his contributions to the security of the airline  industry. Frank began his professional career in 1980 as a nuclear engineer at Bechtel Corporation after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle.