City of Sacramento
- Explored the economic impacts of the transition to a legal cannabis industry, including labor demands, tax implications and consumer profiles, as well as industry forecasting.
Cisco Meraki
- Profiled the likely drivers and detractors of the shift from Command Line Interface (CLI) to cloud-based infrastructure, including key beneficiaries, expected timing and placement, and defining potential value-added to companies.
California Department of Insurance
- Analyzed data collected over three years to illuminate key findings and trends in diversity among insurer governing boards in California.
Broadcom
- Real-time market analysis of new, high-speed semiconductor product release and development of social media marketing strategy and how to engage target consumers.
- Developed a branding and implementation strategy to increase awareness of technological improvements and position the company as a leader in Wi-Fi 6 technology.
- Prepared an independent market assessment for the Over-The-Top content delivery market. Developed a recommended IC investment strategy based on this assessment.
- Advanced an understanding of the market opportunities and path forward in the wireless backhaul market.
AGR Partners | Pure Nature Foods
- In conjunction with private equity firm, conducted an analysis of the future of the grain industry with respect to snack food trends and where to focus strategic efforts.
AAA
- Developed an approach leading to valuable insights for business and strategy transformation to address the needs of millennial consumers and promote the digital deployment of their product offerings.
Varian Medical Systems
- Evaluated competitive landscape and economic pricing models to optimize commercial strategy for introduction of new, “game-changing” cancer therapy within radiation oncology.
- Provided guidance on how a new therapy within radiation oncology might become a robust, standalone business unit including evaluating commercial models to drive business value, assessing patient access, and options for providing the technology in the U.S. and selected international markets.
- Analyzed factors involved in Varian’s Cloud initiative, including competitive intelligence offerings, value propositions and
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC)
- Researched and analyzed aspects of creating a marketable product from a removed invasive species in order to create a revenue source, improve lake clarity and restore the natural food chain balance.
Synaptics
- Conducted an analysis of what kinds of devices will have video or voice processing at the edge of a network as opposed to in the cloud, including market study and product positioning.
Stanley Black & Decker
- Researched development of products that will compile a digital history and record of data about a house that can be used and referenced by homeowners through identification of customer segments and needs, product roadmap, competitive analysis, feasibility and go-to-market strategy.
Square, Inc.
- Analyzed and proposed strategic investments that would advance the goal of driving increased, long-term renewable energy adoption within the bitcoin ecosystem including an assessment of emerging technologies, recommendation for company focus, and a financial model to illustrate ROI.
- Developed creative ways to use data to inform strategic priorities and investments and make sound financial decisions for the company including an analysis of data and summary of outcomes, key correlations and recommendations for next steps.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Conducted an analysis of comparable upward mobility programs in order to create a comprehensive career path model to attract and maintain qualified talent allowing employees to recognize opportunities for advancement, and developed recommendations for an internal marketing campaign and phased roll-out of program.
- Researched and developed recommendations for a rotational employment program to complement the existing corporate culture while addressing emergent issues in a competitive labor environment.
- Conducted an analysis of the benefits and challenges of creating a regional Security
Sacramento Kings
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Analyzed the viability of adding a subscription-based service for team’s fans to engage with the team and the brand throughout the year, building a model for reaching new fans as well as reinforcing commitment from existing fanbase.
- Analyzed the bourgeoning market of e-Sports competitions and how to best leverage Kings Guard Gaming and NBA 2K league competitions, and further, how gaming will drive interest in the Sacramento Kings and create new and deeper relationships with the franchise and the community at large.
PG&E
- The project sought to understand how best to implement a portfolio transition with an emphasis on new CPUC requirements and how that impacts working with internal partners, and developed tools for leadership as they put into operation changes in energy efficiency.
- Developed a comprehensive benchmarking effort to define and assess a major organizational transition and business model change, and recommendations for how to move forward through the shift.
- Presented a business case to assess opportunities to use Big Data enterprise-wide. Delivered strategic recommendations in organization and
Permanente Medical Group
- Assessed current delivery model for urgent care and recommended future paradigms through an assessment of patient needs and perceptions of urgent care, current workflow and process mapping, and modeling costs and staffing needs for maximum efficiency and an optimal patient care experience.
- Assessed current access points for care delivery systems to help leaders understand what strategic options can be implemented to provide quality care to members, with a special emphasis on the millennial patient population.
Nugget Markets
- Identified operational and cost savings opportunities in order to improve efficiency and profitability in prepared food offerings including an analysis of operations and production flow and timing, and developed an inbound forecasting tool based upon sales data as well as a scorecard to measure loss of inventory.
Keysight Technologies
- Focused on implementing the learnings from recent organizational shift around industry segments and customers and resultant higher level, strategic relationships and an increase in the company’s growth rate to identify additional opportunities that leverage the company’s full portfolio for specific industry-focused bundled solutions.
- Made recommendations to inform company’s transformation from a product-centric hardware company to a software-centric solutions company including how to dynamically adapt the consumption, delivery, monetization models and associated operational processes to the
Intel Corporation
- Facilitated understanding of current market opportunities for a specific PC user segment through an understanding the feasibility of these PC users using a Linux-based OS; researched market trends, conducted primary user research, analyzed data and provided recommendations for investment, partnership and acquisition.
- Developed an analysis of thermal solution vendors regarding technology and market position and provided recommendations for investments, partnerships and/or potential acquisition targets to allow the company to increase vertical integration as a component supplier.
IBM
- Produced a detailed market analysis of engagement models, trends, success criteria, tools, campaigns, use cases and recommendations for increased collaboration between industry and academia in addressing the skills gap in emerging technology sectors.
Greater Sacramento Economic Council
- Analyzed costs of relocating companies outside California including moving costs, hiring new staff, productivity down-time, etc., and created a predictive model to use in laying out a comprehensive value proposition to keep businesses in the region and state.
