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Technical expertise + marketing & social savvy + customer focus + public speaking

Sanford makes a difference. Get in touch to talk about managing a tech team, expeditiously delivering a new product, hitting your sales/users/traffic numbers, or building a progressive business model.

Sanford’s results are often the building blocks or first iterations of prolific technology and products.

A few examples of successes in fields of new technology, marketing, and business development:

  • Sanford oversaw the development of Texai PrototypesWillow Garage’s first 25 remote presence systems as the Product Director. Delivered ahead of schedule, Sanford secured the robots press visibility in the New York Times, IEEE Spectrum, MIT Technology Review, and CNET, and product placement on the national sit-com The Big Bang Theory. He also secured purchase commitments for the alpha version of the systems (2010).
  • As the eCommerce director of Knock Knock Knock Web SiteKnock, Sanford’s overhaul of design and system architecture as well as management of the social media efforts including acquisition of social media properties (e.g. Facebook, twitter) resulted in increased traffic and sales conversions (2009).
  • First self-service web application for telcosAt Accenture, Sanford developed the first self-service account creation web application. Designed to assist students in setting up telephone service, it’s a predecessor of today’s online account creation forms (1996).
  • John Kerry for PresidentAs the CTO on the John Kerry for President campaign, Sanford led the development of the online web presence that resulted in the largest ever email list to that date for a political organization. The list contained three million names, and the Internet campaign resulted in $82 million in contributions (2004).
  • First application-aware networkSanford led the creation of the first application-aware IP network during his time as the VP of IP Products and Services at Interoute, now Europe’s largest telecoms company. This technology is at the foundation of the debate we now refer to as net neutrality (2002).

Sanford invests time, funds, and expertise in promising start-ups, such as:

  • Suzanne’s Files, luxury selection service company sold to Spire. Provided CTO services & angel investment.
  • Mentor Capital Foundation, a program to help new entrepreneurs access capital and improve business models. Provided mentorship services.
  • dabble, video meta-information aggregation service. Provided investment.
  • Advanced Fusion Systems, aneutronic fusion technology company. Provided investment.
  • Falkin, digital identity management company. Provided business-modeling services.

Sanford strengthens NYC’s tech community through involvement in organizations:

  • NYC Coworking, cooperBricolage and New Work City. Cofounded and concepted successful and beloved coworking spaces with Tony Bacigalupo.
  • Coalition of Office Space Providers. In the midst of the 2008 downturn, co-created an organization to collaborate with the City of New York in development of low-cost workspaces. Increased visibility within the Mayor’s office and influenced entrepreneur-friendly policy changes.
  • Cooper Union Venture Network. Collaborated with students to create a channel for entrepreneurship for Cooper Union students and NYC entrepreneurs.