Senior executive with expertise in product line and P&L management, business development, strategic planning, marketing, and product development in large corporations, as well as start-up environments. Experienced in building successful engineering, marketing, and operation organizations from ground up, securing VC funding, IP licensing, and developing products from conception to production. Over 25 years of experience as a vendor and joint development partner with tier1 system and semiconductor companies. Well connected within the venture community. Unique combination of technical, marketing, and business negotiation skills. Holding six US patents.Past and present Executive Advisor / consultant at FSquared Consulting, Clariphy, Northwest Logic, MorethanIP, Intilop, Kool Chip, Artiman Ventures, Posedge (Imagination), V Semi (Intel), SMI ( Semtech), Lightwire (Cisco), Sarance (Xilinx), AMCC, Quake (AMCC), Accelerant (Synopsys), Terablaze (Agere), Silicon Bridge (Promise), Lantern (C-Cor), SVNL (Agilent)Former executive AAnetcom (PMC-Sierra),Fujitsu Micro, Quality Semi (IDT), LAN Guys (3Com), Chips and Tech (Intel), AMDSpecialties: Executive consultant in marketing /sales/biz dev/operation, coaching / acting CEO and VP/GM, fund raising and M&A for private and public companies