International Strategy & Business Consultant, w/expertise in telecom technology and focus on Asia; China, Korea, Japan, SE Asia & India.Extensive background in GaAs semiconductor technology.ICCS Global LLC USA is the consulting arm of the firm with demonstrated knowledge & expertise in international business, strategy and business development with a specialty focus in the telecom and communications industry.ICCS expanded into the LED light industry and now has 2 patents for LED light design.The China division of the company provides sales representative services in Asia with Offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.ICCS Global's team has a very long and successful track record, from working with large and small multinationals in Asia, of growing sales with key telecom firms in Asia. Our team is built on deep experience in the region, strong relationships, trust and proven solutions provided to our customers in the region. All of the staff are design, applications and quality engineers with the average having over 12 years experience in the semiconductor and telecom systems fields.Our firm's consulting division provides services to assist our USA customer's penetration & strategy with how to navigate in the Asia region and wanting to establish a presence in the regions. Whether it be a corporate WOFE, JV or liason office our team of experts, staff and associate companies guide you to the right solution.ICCS has over 25 years experience in the region, with offices and staff in USA, China, Hong Kong and SE Asia.

An incubator startup focused on development of advanced technology products for communications industry utilizing III-V materials & II-VI materials. The company also utilized materials expertise for use in newly established foundry processes.

Chairman of Octotech LLC, a startup design & product company focused on IC designs for IoT & 5G markets. The company's team has a long history in the market space with a very successful track record of delivering superior & innovative devices and sub-systems to meet customer's requirements.

Helping USA based firms "connect" with potential clients in Asia. Research potential markets, develop go-to market strategies, provide complete marketing, strategy, implementation and sales solutions for our clients.

Located in Shanghai. BU had over $40M in revenue for semiconductor products using advanced GaAs HBT, SiGe and pHEMT technologies. Established R&D teams in USA and in Shanghai, China. Developed new lines of products; isolators/circulators,multi-chip modules and integrated solutions, broadening the product lines to provide customers with complete solutions for their telecom systems. Delivered continued profitability and high gross margin on products to company. Operated the business unit & design centers from a new factory in Shanghai. Expanded customer base into new market segments beyond mobile basestations and into new areas such as automated meter reading and broke ground internationally, beyond current strong presence in NE Asia & China, in SE Asia and India for products.

Held various executive positions as VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development and Business Unit VP over a period of 10 years.Expanded company presence into Asia and established the first offices in China and placed sales/apps engineering staff in Korea in 2001. Grew international sales to a significant portion of corporate sales. Set up first direct sales and applications engineering teams in China for company in 2002. Drove new designs into China clients systems to make clients #2 & #3 in company sales portfolio within 3 years.Also VP/GM of two Business Unit/Divisions; CATV products in 2001 and Standard products in 2008. In 2007 held position as VP Asia and GM of the Shanghai Factory previously held by PDI which was acquired by SMDI in 2006. As VP, was responsible for the Integration of the acquisiton of PDI in 2006.SMDI was acquired by RFMD in Nov 2007.

Initially worked in R&D and on payload systems development team. Also in the role as the manager of IT systems in the Communications Lab (working with George Schrier) responsibile for over 300 systems (Mac based at the time, coordinating with SUN Sparcs/HP systems) supporting over 1000 staff.Worked at the TRW Communications Lab in M5/R6 under Don Dodson and Arnold OHashi, David Vandervoet, Jamie (as a PLM), Bob Van Buskirk and working with Eric Butte, Linda Rowe, Chris Clark, Bob Parish and Nick Ingrao . Later became part of the commercial technology team responsble for commercializing the GaAs foundry (AlGaAs), HBT products, pHEMT MMICs and leading new product developments, marketing and sales in GaAs. Was overseeing all marketing and sales efforts for the TRW Commercial GaAs Products business which included the semiconductor devices, MMICs as well as the transceiver module products. Developed business strategies with Exec Dir to expand business into mmW transceivers. Won contracts with Nokia, Nortel and others. Leading to the expansion of the business to buy and integrate 2 firms; MilliWave and EndGate, (later EndWave) for the purpose of manufacturing mmW transceivers and integration of P-P radios (18-, 21, 26, 28, 38 & 60GHz).Commercial business grew into a very profitable Foundry, MMIC sales and module business. Also involved with in the early days marketing together with RFMD in Asia (TRW foundry) and the marketing of MultiLink in fiber optics technology and customer development in 1997-1999. Set up exhibitions at various domesting and international communications conferences and trade shows such as Asia Telecom 1997, CommunicAsia, CTIA, SuperCom, MTT (TRW & RFMD) and OFC (MultiLink)

Estabished an Italian Pizza and Pasta restaurant in Okinawa, Japan. Grew business with family to 5 restaurants. First to provide motorcycle (3 wheel) deliveries to homes with insulated and powered hot boxes. Established a food production group which processed home made Italian sausages, noodles and goods for the restaurants. Made home made Ice Creams/Gelatos in more exotic flavors, more than a decade ahead of its time.Appeared 3 times in articles in the Pacific-Wide American English language newspaper "Stars & Stripes". Gave numerous Interviews for Japanese magazines and interviews on radio and television 'live' from the newest restaurant in the island's capital in 1988.voted "Best Pizza in the Pacific" 3 years in a row. Admittedly by a biased American clientele located in Japan & Korea at the time.Restaurants went on to become run by our family/relatives in Okinanwa.

Operated from an office on the flight line located in Kadena Airbase, Okinawa, Japan.Managed and planned the installation and training for all new state-of-the-art computer controlled, solid state NAVAIDS stystems at airports in the Pacific region west of Hawaii. Replaced all old tube systems with solid state systems at airports in the Far East under contract. Liason with local national CAB authorities, USAF/USMC/US Navy and FAA for all testing and validation and certification of the newly installed systems.Travelled to all locations in the Pacfic Rim; including Guam, Taiwan, Japan (all airports), Philippines, Wake island, Kwajelien, Korea (all airports).

Responsible for the planning, training and installation of a new WAN system across APAC using AT&T systems and equipment. Connected installations across the Pacific to the USA through cable and satellite links with new state of the art 19.2kbs backbone, to multi-channel 300 bps units. All connected across the regions by tropo radio or P-P microwave radios to a satellite link. This was the ultimate state of the art in 1985.Also trained personnel in the use of computer systems, set up a remote monitoring system for diagnostics and control.Helped to win new systems and computer maintenance contracts.

Communications Lab (R6) in R&D for GaAs power amplifiers using a flip-chip process. Worked together with MSC in New Jersey to develop the process. Worked on reliability analysis and was responsible for all life testing and reliability testing of GaAs devices, worked with team to develop analysis tools, IR Scans. etc.Fortunate to work with a team under Pete Petrellis, Bob Boozan, Jintendra Goel, Chuck Swift and with Dave Ollson, Harry Hiyoto, Duncan Smith, Ron Clarke.Transfered SSPA module product to production in 1993, worked as transition engineer working with the production line. Trained technicians to tune & test and the assembly staff (gold wire bonding & ribbon tuning) as this was the first time we used GaAs products, especially flip-chip in a production line.

Imported electronics goods from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. Became a wholesaler of multi-memory and a new novelty called "cordless" phones. Telphones were legalized to own (previously had to lease from phone company) in 1981, so opened a whole new era in communications for the consumer.Expanded business into digital watches and pens with LCD clocks (big fad at the time) all very new technology in 1981. Business became a supplier for swap meet sellers, department stores. Sold business in 1984 as competiton became fierce.

Fruit Stand - Sunshine Fruit (Lambert Family) on Hancock Street; 1965-1967 - made apple juice in season (operated apple press) - sold cristmas trees - helped in fruit stand with customers - key people are Mr. Lambert, TootyShoe Shine boy - Neponsett Circle, Dorchester 1965-66 (Thu, Fri, Sat nights) - Rooney's Tavern, Circle LoungeNewpaper stand - Neponsett Circle, Dorchester 1966-67 (5am-7am weekdays): Boston Globe, Herald Traveler, Record American newspapers) - Center Island before Morissey Blvd (across from Neponsett Ice & Coal and Circle Lounge) - Jess Cain radio broadcast about my christmas cards and gifts to customers- xmas 1966International House of Pancakes - 1969-1971 Mr. Williams (Willy)...also drove a Willy (nights after school) - Bus boy/dish washer - night cook (6pm-1am) - Jenny Blyler, Hope, Mary, other waitresses close to my heart. Jerry Cicereiga destined for Wrensler PolytecPlywood Ranch - 1971-72 (nights/weekends) -Fork truck driver - panelling and fence sales. In season swimming pools and Christmas trees - Marty Kahalis, Art Frye, Jack Green, Mr. Radich, Dave Elias Gambrel's Kitchen; 1972 (Avon, Ma) - cook, pizza, prep - worked again diwth Dave Elias - had me run Snoopy's Icr Cream Parlor for summer of 1972King Tool & Die; 1972-1974 (in parallel with university) - trained on Tree Mills. Don Grubbs - Worked on various machines milling, grinding, shaping and pressing. Also did assembly of pneumatic trigger and punches. - worked with team on extrusions and presses.USMC; - navigation 1974--- - Electronics communications systems - RADAR systems - Avionics Systems