by chosford@rocketdognyc.com | Apr 7, 2017 |
Suok Noh joined Redbadge as a Venture Partner to help build out Redbadge Pacific’s platform in Asia. Previously, Suok spent over 25 years in Goldman Sachs, starting his career in the Mortgage Securities Department as a strategist and later as Managing Director overseeing various successful businesses within the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division, making significant contributions to the firm. After structuring numerous asset-backed securities transactions, he became a founding member of the Asian Special Situation Group (ASSG), which invests in distressed asset-backed receivables and corporate debt. While with ASSG, he led the team that became the first distressed debt investor both in Korea and Thailand. He then returned to New York to build the secondary market trading team for the credit derivatives business. He returned to the Mortgage Department to manage the structuring & analytics team, asset management team, and other trading businesses before retiring from Goldman Sachs in 2016. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Suok was a software engineer for Allied Signal Aerospace, where he led the research and development of digital map display systems for military aircrafts. He holds an B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology. Souk currently serves in a leadership role with multiple nonprofit organizations, including the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) and the Network of Korean-American Leaders...
by chosford@rocketdognyc.com | Aug 3, 2016 |
Michael is focused on the strategic planning, research, and growth of Redbadges’ technology and innovative management investments. Micheal is recently retired from the DuPont Company where he was Director of DuPont Ventures and Planning Director for Science and Technology. He began his DuPont career in developing new product and applications for the Kevlar® and Nomex® aramid fibers businesses. He has held technology, marketing, and business leadership positions in DuPont Nonwovens and DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems as well as the Business Director for DuPont Nonwovens (Tyvek®) in Europe in 1997. In 2001 he became Planning Director for DuPont Central Research and Development and in 2006 he added Dupont’s venture capital investments to his responsibilities. With a BA in chemistry from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale University, Michael has worked on technology portfolios and innovation management with external parties on collaborative research and open...
by chosford@rocketdognyc.com | Feb 27, 2015 |
Bill brings significant experience in the the consumer construction and housing industry from roles ranging from project engineer to entrepreneur to corporate executive. He is a founding member of both The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing and The Roofing Alliance for Progress that focus on sustainable solar roofing guidelines, training and construction integration across North America. Bill most recently served as President and CEO of GAF Materials Corporation—one of the largest building products companies in North America. Previously, he held various senior management positions at Berger Building Products and Atlantic Richfield. Prior to these positions, Bill spent nine years in the U.S. Navy and as an officer in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps focused on construction management, public works and energy conservation programs. In the mid-2000s, Bill served as SVP for Habitat for Humanity International and co-led “Operation Home Delivery” that helped volunteers build over 1,000 new homes in the 18 months following Katrina and Rita along the ravaged Gulf Coast. Bill is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in Marine Engineering and of MIT with a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In addition, he received his MBA from the University of Chicago in Marketing and Finance. Bill is also the Co-Founder of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Philadelphia, ans is a member of ASCE, SAME and SIGMA...
by chosford@rocketdognyc.com | Feb 12, 2015 |
Kenny has over two decades of experience in IT Development, IT Operations, technology R&D and Market Data in the financial industry. He has expertise in building high performance large scale distributed systems. Kenny has sat on the Board of Directors for non-profit and start-up firms. He is an avid long distance runner. Kenny holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Cooper...
by chosford@rocketdognyc.com | Feb 12, 2015 |
Jessica brings considerable operational and financial experience to digital media companies. She is currently a senior executive at LinkedIn. Previously, Jessica led the Digital and Technology practice at DeSilva+Phillips, a middle-market investment bank based in NYC that focuses exclusively on the media, technology, marketing services, information and education sectors. As a D+P partner she has led and worked on dozens of M&A advisory deals including the sale of Banyan Branch to Deloitte, WDA to [x+1], FranchiseGator on behalf of Microsoft to Landmark Interactive, and UCompare healthcare on behalf of the New York Times Company. Prior to investment banking, Jessica was an operator in the space she focuses on. She built and led About.com’s video business, did strategy and finance at Primedia, and was a founder of Sessions, the first online school for graphic, web and multimedia design, where you can still go to get a degree online. Jessica began her career as a strategy consultant. Jessica has a BA and MBA from...
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