Carrie Nikitin, CEO of AvaTekh and master business strategist, has over 30 years of experience in business building, development, strategies, modeling and funding in both start-ups and existing companies, she has worked at the executive level in various areas and has worked with companies in various stages, such as start-up mode, expansion, downsizing, turnaround, branding and re-branding phases, collaborative development, mergers and acquisitions, grant writing, and technology transfer and industry partnerships.