Robert Holtz

Specialties:
High technology, corporate strategy, business advisory, branding and identity, strategic development, planning, process improvement, software architecture, entrepreneurialism, media production, public markets, virtual worlds. :: Certified Master Black Belt in Strategic Six Sigma, Trained Expert in TQM (Total Quality Management) and ToC (Theory of Constraints), ERM (Enterprise Risk Management). Show more :: Fully fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken, in addition to English which is my first language.

Technologist, Management Consultant, Brand Advisor, Process Improvement Expert. Has served as a strategic advisor to companies such as Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Autodesk, Coca-Cola, First Data, Hilton Hotels, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, Netscape Communications, SONY, and The Walt Disney Company. Raised in excess of $120 million for clients and assisted in the mergers and acquisitions of 40+ companies directly and through the Los Angeles-based firm he founded in 1999. Founded an Internet technology company in 1994 that went public in 1999 then stepped down from in 2005. The company achieved a market capitalization exceeding $1 billion in 2000. Certified Master Black Belt in Strategic Six Sigma. Expert in process improvement methods such as Six Sigma, TQM, ToC, and ERM. Charter Member of D:All Things D. Proponent of cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Available as a contract Chief Executive Officer or Chief Strategy Officer on a permanent or interim basis.

Amazing technology, extraordinary people, world-changing ideas, artistry, creativity, great design, being plugged-in to the larger reality, the subtle beauty of creation, music, metaphysics, aesthetics, and all other things that bring order from chaos. Also a major enthusiast of food, wine, travel, movies, cars, entertainment, and the arts.

Experience:
- Co-Founder at Kaku Media Inc.
- CEO at Holtz Holdings / Holtz Venture Catalysts
- Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Software Architect at Hot Topic Media
- Founder, Chairman & CEO at Zeros & Ones, Inc.
- Director, Special Projects at Action Video, Inc.
- Founder & President at Panther Development