NAVROZ (NORRIE) J. DAROGA
414-704-0986 (Mobile)
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Engineer, lawyer and C-level executive, Norrie was the founder of a company focused on building empathetic, interactive virtual characters for customer acquisition and service. He started his career as a manufacturing engineer for General Electric Company, was a partner at Quarles Brady LLP, and the Chief Administrative Officer at Metavante Technologies, Inc. before commencing his entrepreneurial career.
Norrie co-managed the spin-off of Metavante into a NYSE-listed public entity in 2007 and left in 2008 to form his consulting company, advising entrepreneurs on financial and legal matters. His clients were in financial services, private aviation and healthcare. His first entrepreneurial pursuit was as CEO of a spin off from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee that developed personalized care plans for family caregivers of aging relatives. Having exited the business he founded, Norrie is nowlookingtocombinehisengineering,legalandbusinessexperienceinthenextphaseofhiscareer.
EXPERIENCE
INTELLIGENTDIGITALAVATARS,INC.,Mequon,Wisconsin2013-2017
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Born from his experience as a patient recovering from a life-threatening accident, Norrie recognized the need for an empatheticadvisorandconfidantforpeopledealingwithcomplexissuesinhealth,wealthandeducation.Hedeveloped an interactive avatar, with emotional intelligence and the ability to engage, educate and empower people to achieve a higherlevelofwell-being.ClientsincludedUnitedHealthcare,BlueCrossBlueShieldofMaryland,AmericanFamily Insurance, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Capella University, Veterans Health Administration and Benefitfocus. Annual revenues grew from $70,000 in 2014 to $1.23 million in2017.
DAROGA LAW OFFICES, S.C..Mequon,Wisconsin2009-2015
Solopracticerepresentingglobaloutsourcingvendorsinautomotivefinance,federalcontracting,paymentsystemsand business process outsourcing. Represented medium sized companies in acquisitions anddivestitures.
AVATAR VENTURES, INC.Mequon,Wisconsin2008-2014
Consultanttostart-upsandearlystagecompaniesinprivateaviation,mortgageorigination,callcenteroperations, digital healthcare and fin tech. Three companies successfully exited for theco-founders.
METAVANTE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE: MV) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A multi-billion company providing financial and payment technology products and services to financial institutions, government and healthcare markets.
ExecutiveVicePresidentChiefAdministrativeOfficer2006 - 2008 Responsible for $100 million in annual expenditures. Managed a team of over 300 professionals in the areas of Legal, CorporateGovernance,RiskManagement,Privacy,Compliance,InternalAudit,Insurance,StrategicSourcing,DataCenter
Infrastructure and Information Security. Responsible for ensuring compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and Patriot Act as a
subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a $50 billion bank holding company.
Executive Vice President -BusinessDevelopment2003 - 2005 Responsible for mergers and acquisitions, customer pricing and strategic partner relationships, including offshore sourcing. Closed over 15 acquisitions, exceeding $2 billion in valuation, which increased enterprise value of the company by $3.5 billion between 2003 and listing onNYSE.
Senior Vice President & General Manager - WealthManagementDivision2001 - 2002 P&L responsibility providing technology and business process outsourcing to trust companies, registered investment advisors and brokerage companies, leading a team of over 100 professionals. Services included custody, portfolio management and trust administration. Grew business from $30 million to $48 million in annual revenue, during dramatic downturn in equity markets,throughsuperiorcustomerserviceandbyenteringnewmarketssuchasretirementplanning.
Vice President andGeneralCounsel1998 - 2001
Joined as first General Counsel and recruited in-house legal department. Negotiated commercial and legal terms for complex contracts with customers and strategic suppliers, ranging from $50 million to over $700 million in contract value.
QUARLES BRADY, LLP,Milwaukee,Wisconsin1988 – 1998
Anationallawfirmwitha125-yearhistoryofprovidinglegendaryserviceandcommon-sensesolutionstocorporateand individualclients.
Associate & Partner
Advised small and medium sized companies in the healthcare, apparel, steel, chemical and paper manufacturing industries on real estate, acquisitions and information technology matters.
Negotiated over 1,000 leases for retail outlet and designer mall stores, representing national children’s apparel manufacturer. Extensive practice in the purchase and sale of industrial and commercial real estate.
Structured and negotiated over 100 Information Technology outsourcing and software licensing transactions for diverse clients in the financial servicesindustry.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,Fairfield, Connecticut1980 – 1988
Manufacturing Engineer
Completed rotating assignments in inventory control, quality assurance, hourly employee supervision and process engineering.
Co-authored business plan to revamp education portion of the Manufacturing Management Program. Designed an updated curriculum that was approved by Mr. Jack Welch and implemented at the GE Medical Systems Division in 1985.
Managed $50 million in international warranty expenditures for healthcare equipment, reducing historical run rate by 10% in first 18 months by identifying root cause of engineering, manufacturing and service defects.
EDUCATION
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - J.D. - 1988 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - B.S.E. - 1978 (Mechanical) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - M.S.E. - 1980 (Metallurgy)
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England - General Certificate of Education - 1973
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Served in leadership positions with several non-profit organizations including Lions Club International, Aurora Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin and Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens.
Received 2008 Sarah Boyd Award from Aurora Healthcare for philanthropic supporter of the year.
Adjunct Professor at Marquette University College of Engineering and at University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) School of Business.