Sports leader, enterprise technology professional, founder, product builder, and relationship-driven business developer with nearly three decades inside sports and 20+ years in enterprise technology. My career connects coaching, technology, community, media, customer education, solution development, and business building. JL Network is the flagship expression of that perspective: a connected sports ecosystem designed around the people and organizations that make sports communities work.
Founder & Product / Business Lead — Sports Technology and Community Systems
2019–Present
Lead product vision, customer discovery, solution design, and business development across two distinct ecosystems: JL Influence for human performance and JL Network for media technology and community.
Translate athlete, coach, viewer, community, media, and organizational needs into product requirements, user journeys, system architecture, workflows, and practical technology applications.
Build solutions across sports community media, enterprise video and IPTV use cases, digital signage, fan engagement, athlete performance, social viewing, product UX, and connected sports experiences.
Black Star Athletic Academy / JL Speed
Founder, Business Owner & Performance Coach
2010–2025
Built and operated sports-performance programs serving athletes, families, teams, schools, clubs, and community organizations while managing client relationships, programming, scheduling, facilities, and business development.
Coached athletes from youth through professional levels across football, basketball, soccer, track and field, and multi-sport development environments.
Created assessment, training, speed-development, and education systems that identify performance limiters and convert findings into understandable development strategies.
Toyota Motor North America — TCS / Cognizant
L2 Desktop Support Technician / Enterprise Technology
2020–2026
Supported 400+ users across regional office, warehouse, and operational environments, translating business needs into reliable technology workflows and coordinated solutions.
Worked across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Intune, SCCM, Active Directory/Azure AD, Jira, ServiceNow, endpoint lifecycle, identity and access, device deployment, networking, and operational technology support.
Partnered with users, leaders, infrastructure teams, security teams, and vendors to resolve issues, improve processes, document requirements, and maintain operational continuity.
Nike World Headquarters — Stefanini
Deskside Technician / Enterprise Technology
2018–2019
Delivered deskside and VIP support inside a global sports brand environment across Windows, macOS, Microsoft 365, imaging, deployment, Active Directory, enterprise applications, and ServiceNow workflows.
Helped employees adopt technology through clear communication, responsive support, customer education, and practical troubleshooting.
Built firsthand understanding of a global athlete-centered business culture and the importance of intuitive digital experiences.
Black Star Technology
Founder & Technical Lead
2010–Present
Provide managed IT services, cloud migration support, SaaS administration, endpoint management, documentation, user training, workflow automation, and remote support for small and midsize clients.
Bridge customer and business needs with practical technical execution through discovery, implementation planning, support operations, documentation, and technology adoption.
Earlier Enterprise Technology
Desktop Support, IT Specialist & POS Implementation Roles
2004–2015
Held technology roles with Future Networking, The Commerce Bank of Washington, Evanta, Protech, and Columbia Sportswear.
Worked across desktop support, Microsoft 365 migrations, Active Directory, networking, POS implementation, server migration, business-critical applications, documentation, technical training, and customer implementation.
SPORTS LEADERSHIP
Coaching career began in 1997, with experience across track and field, football, basketball, soccer, adult fitness, youth development, collegiate athletes, professional athletes, camps, and team performance programs.
Specializes in speed development, sprint mechanics, jump mechanics, movement efficiency, force application, rhythm, timing, coordination, motor learning, and athlete education.
Built athlete assessment, progression, and coaching-feedback systems that translate movement observations into actionable development strategies.
Operated a youth athletic training facility and built relationships with schools, clubs, community organizations, athletes, coaches, and families.