Edward Rerisi

About Edward Rerisi

Seasoned operator and general manager with an engineering degree, an MBA and extensive hands-on leadership experience. Ability to lead across multiple business functions, create functions from scratch and establish lasting processes for sustainable growth within emerging businesses. Tackled countless problems within both young and mature operating environments. Capable of recruiting, leading and mentoring teams; negotiating with clients, vendors, landlords and financing partners and; manage businesses for profitability and growth.• Expand from US into multiple global markets• Accelerate growth with new product/service lines that generate predictable, recurring revenue. • Analyze, raise funding for, acquire and integrate acquisition candidates• Establish functions from scratch–Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, and HR• Present clear picture of businesses’ health by building rigorous quant models, budgets, and KPIs• Create order out of chaos and enable rational decision-making with data-driven reporting and analyses• Equally adept at managing people and operations. Treat employees and clients with respect and appreciation of diverse perspectives.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   ABI Research

   Feb 2006 — Present

   Played key roles in growing from a quasi-startup into a global player, holding its own against far larger competitors, nearly all of whom are public or externally financed. Grew revenue 6x with no debt or outside funding. Built systems—financial, HR, CRM, PM—to ensure orderly expansion from ten to 100 employees and one US to eight global offices, dispersed across multiple time zones. Relentlessly focus on process efficiencies while also building culture of mutual respect and engagement, both among colleagues and with clients.Currently member of three-person executive team reporting to founder/owner. Manage direct reports across Accounting, HR, Client Relations, and Custom Research functions. When company was much smaller, also managed Sales, Marketing, IT and Research teams.ABI Research provides strategic guidance for visionaries needing market foresight on the most compelling transformative technologies, which reshape workforces, identify holes in a market, create new business models and drive new revenue streams. ABI’s own research visionaries take stances early on those technologies, publishing groundbreaking studies often years ahead of other technology advisory firms.

Education

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  MBA, Finance, Marketing

  1999 — 2001

• Webb Institute

  BS, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Planning
• Competitive Intelligence
• Business Development
• Mobile
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Team Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Competitive Analysis
• Market Intelligence
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Kpi Reports
• Market Research
• Financial Planning
• Market Analysis
• Product Management
• Product Development
• Forecasting
• Mobile Devices