Hi, I'm James D - Business Development Manager at Northframe Ventures
I thrive on turning complex challenges into innovative solutions through design thinking. My passion lies in empowering teams and fostering creativity, whether in academia or driving strategic initiatives in the industry.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Served over a decade as an Assistant Professor at KPR Institute and Loyola-ICAM, shaping future engineers.
Currently driving innovation as an Assistant Manager at Intellect Design Arena, applying design thinking.
Helps teams innovate by facilitating design thinking workshops and optimizing processes.
🚀 Career trajectory
Sales Associate
Supported customer acquisition initiatives.
✦ Curriculum Development
✦ Sales
✦ Customer Acquisition
Partnerships Coordinator
Managed collaboration programs and outreach.
✦ Innovation
✦ collaboration
Business Development Manager
Currently focused on strategic growth initiatives.
✦ Product Innovation
✦ Business Development
💪🏻 Superpowers
Opportunity Spotter
Identifies collaboration potential quickly
✦ Strong networking instincts
✦ Connects people across industries
Growth Communicator
Skilled at relationship management
✦ Brings clarity to strategic conversations
✦ Builds trust with stakeholders
I'm excited about
✦ Forge cross-industry collaborations for groundbreaking innovation challenges.
✦ Spearhead impactful design thinking initiatives and workshops.
✦ Amplify product development expertise within a thriving community.
I can help with
✦ Ignite team innovation with tailored design thinking workshop facilitation.
✦ Accelerate startup growth through expert design-led innovation mentoring.
✦ Shape future curricula by sharing academic innovation insights.
I would love your help on
✦ Curated introductions to fintech innovation leaders.
✦ Initiatives for interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange.
✦ Insights into emerging user-centric design advancements.