Recommendations are listed in chronological order, with most recent at the top.
Consultant/Owner at Partenza Consulting
"I hired Blair on a special 6 month assignment to develop a portion of our company's business case for the wireless space. I was very pleased with the results, though time will tell if the decisions and recommendations will lead to the desired results."
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
March 4, 2007
Andreas Hecht, SVP/GM
Americas at Navigon, Inc.
hired Blair as a Business Consultant in 2006
"...highly ethical, motivated individual who provides excellent, value-added service..."
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, High Integrity
January 4, 2007
Greg Anderson, Owner
Longbranch Capital, LLC,
hired Blair as a Business Consultant in 2006
Sr. Manager, Product Marketing, Internet/Wireless at NAVTEQ
“My other colleagues have focused on Blair's ability to expand a business by driving new product development. This ability is invaluable but I will focus on Blair's other assets in order to avoid redundancy:
- solid quant experience
- great interpersonal skills
- deep understanding of the history of consumer technologies
- vision of how key technologies will evolve based on inside knowledge”
August 14, 2006
Ivan Sheldon
Manager of Product Marketing, Latin America + Asia Pacific, NAVTEQ
worked directly with Blair at NAVTEQ
“Blair has been instrumental to NAVTEQ's growth in the Consumer market. He has the ability to understand the fast-moving market dynamics in this space and, consequently, get ahead of customer requirements. This, along with his analytical capabilities, vision, work ethic and strong communication skills, have made him a key virtual member of our go-to-market effort.”
May 5, 2006
Chris Donaldson, Business Development Manager, NAVTEQ
worked with Blair at NAVTEQ
“Blair has the broad skill set necessary to build out a new business area. From strategy to launch, Blair laid out where to go, how to get there and then made it happen for our Internet and Wireless market. Without his leadership we would not be where we are today. Highly recommended.”
May 3, 2006
Aaron Dannenbring, Director, Product Marketing, NAVTEQ
managed Blair at NAVTEQ
“Blair's market knowledge and concise product strategy helped our Corporate Development group identify key areas of focus. He served as our expert on the consumer and wireless markets as we looked for investment and partnership opportunities. I hope to work with Blair again at some point in the future.”
July 29, 2005
Brian Kopp
worked with Blair at NAVTEQ
Director, Investment Systems Group at UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
“Blair has an excellent analytical background and the ability to learn new complex concepts quickly. I would recommend him highly…”
May 16, 2005
Patrick Bourbon, Associate Director, UBS Global Asset Management
worked directly with Blair at UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT