Demonstrated success in leading sales, program management and product marketing teams to achieve top and bottom line growth by focusing on customer/market requirements and creating exceptional value by aligning company resources to meet those needs. Other keys to success include excellent account management, strategic new business development, strong product marketing and synergistic mergers and acquisitions when possible. I have spent my career in Silicon Valley based high tech companies. My broad experience includes business development, new product introduction, large account sales and management, company valuation/funding, technology / IP acquisition and sales and product management. Selected Accomplishments:BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION • Grew data storage tester/process equipment company from 10 person ($2.5M revenue) to approx. 900 employees ($200M in revenue) in < 5 years. SALES AND LARGE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT• Completed strategic sale - $100M plus potential - of new disk drive head tester platform to world’s largest disk drive maker ($15B in revenue)COMPANY VALUATION | FUNDING | ASSET SALES• Provided due-diligence, strategic guidance and successfully competed 7 company acquisitions in 4 years. Combined company achieved estimated value of $1.2B.EXECUTIVE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT• Developed Product Marketing organization of 32 people (~$200M in global tester sales). Responsible for establishing and running field support organization in Asia (grew to 40+ people in 6 countries)
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