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Los Altos, Ca, Us

Stanford, California, United States

Siembra Mobile, Inc., is an educational technology company connecting colleges with prospective student families and providing real-time guidance on the student’s progress (starting in the ninth grade) in meeting their admission criteria. For college recruiters, Siembra provides a large database of aspiring students that is securely viewed, a mobile application for the student who can check their progress to any post-secondary goal of their choice, and a mobile application for the parent to monitor progress of their child and better plan for their child’s college career.

Reno, Nevada

* In-Q-Tel venture funded company developing and manufacturing pyroelectric propellant devices for live entertainment, soldier training, hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in low water regions, and micro-thrusters aboard small military and commercial satellites. * DSSP pyrotechnics will be used in the Cirque du Soleil "Mad Apple" show at the New York New York Casino Hotel in Las Vegas opening on May 12, 2022. * Awarded US Army three-year contract for Battlefield Effects Replicator for urban warfare training. These pyroelectric propellants are completely insensitive to accidental ignition by flame, spark, or impact. Electrically ignited and reusable. * Long time supplier of propellants to the Missile Defense Agency, NASA, and U.S. Armed Forces. * Nevada film company using eSquib propellants to replace live ammunition in action movies.

Palo Alto, California

Advisor, consultant and interim financial manager for public and private companies in the areas of financing, business strategy, capital acquisition and crisis management / turnaround / workout. Strategic advisory services for Private/Founder/Family-Owned Companies:- Exit Planning and Execution- Capital Raising – Expansion, M&A (diversifications, roll-ups, consolidations)- Capital Expenditure Financing- Restructure, Recapitalization, MBOs- Transition and Turnaround Management- Cost Savings Re-engineering- Market Expansions / Diversifications- CxO advisory work.

San Francisco, California

* NYSE: CAI, Global Transportation Finance and Logistics Company - $3 billion assets, $600 million annual capital expenditures, $1 billion market capitalization.* Board of Directors Member - from its IPO in May 2007 to November 2021 when it was acquired at a 30% premium by Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. * During fourteen-year tenure served as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, then the Compensation Committee, and finally the Audit Committee. * Company diversified from its roots in international cargo containers into Euro containers, railcar leasing, and logistics (domestic intermodal, truck brokerage, and international freight forwarding). * Board developed intense deal return metrics and credit risk thresholds which resulted in best-of-industry returns. Successfully navigated the pandemic shocks and took advantage of refinancing debt and increasing credit lines to finance record capital expenditures and earnings during recovery. * Strategic review resulted in the sale of company at a 30% premium to already record high stock prices.* Board schedule included seven all-day meetings with an annual strategic retreat at key overseas customer and manufacturing locations. * Served as Interim CFO at the request of the Board to facilitate the promotion of the then CFO to CEO - September 2010 to June 2011.

San Francisco, California

* Served as Interim CFO at the request of the Board to facilitate the promotion of the CFO to CEO and later reelected to another three year Board term.* Working in concert with senior management, negotiated and structured a $300 million term debt agreement, $50 million common stock offering, and $100 million warehouse / ABS facility and expanded relationships with debt sources.* Developed relationships with financial services and transportation stock analysts, investment bankers and investors and explored other financing structures to leverage aggressive capital expenditure program.* Principal financial and accounting officer for public reporting, investor programs, global accounting and tax.

Union City, California

* NASDAQ: QCOR, $1 billion market cap, specialty pharmaceuticals* Developed relationships with emerging and growth stock analysts, investment bankers, and investors* Recruited and mentored the financial team to increase responsiveness to the complexity of the business during the period in which the Company's market cap doubled and sales force tripled.* Responded to the Health Care Reform Acts with mechanisms for increasing government reimbursements, improving gross to net sales margins, and strategies tor dealing with MCO and drug plan expanded coverage. * Oversaw the development of a sophisticated government rebate tracking system which permitted the company to accurately record its rebates and recover significant monies from erroneous government charges.* Expanded Board and management reporting, gross to net sales analysis, implemented hosted budgeting and forecasting systems, risk assessed entity level controls and SOX requirements, pursued tax planning opprtunities to lower effective tax rate,and identified new cash investments to increase current yield.

Fremont,California

* NASDAQ: TRPH, power amplification semiconductors * Recruited as the CFO during financial distress to reduce cash expenditures, restructure debt, manage the creditors, and facilitate an orderly sales process or restructuring of the company.* Selected by the private equity creditors and U.S. Bankruptcy Court to function as the Chief Restructuring Officer (and Designated Responsible Individual) to operate the business in a consensual Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession bankruptcy proceeding.* Financed the business during the bankruptcy through the profitable sale of the company's products, managed the marketing, operations and technical staff, coordinated the due diligence process for the bidders, and completed a court approved sale of the business. Operations included U.S., Japan, China, South Korea, Malaysia, and the U.K.* Coordinated the preparation and confirmation of the plan of reorganization, settled claims and interests, and managed the SEC registration process to complete a reverse merger of the public corporation entity.

Silicon Valley, California

* Provided consulting services to NASDAQ and private companies on crisis management, capital structure, financing strategy, acquisitions and business expansion, business plans, financial models, and organization structure and staffing. Industries included Biotech, Semiconductor, Software, Financial Services, Mortgage Banking, Distribution, and Internet.* Developed,evaluated and risk assessed entity level controls under COSO framework and wrote SOX business narratives for ten NASD companies. Industries included Biotech, Medical Device, Semiconductor and Software.

San Francisco, California

* National, representative-owned, independent FINRA broker dealer for high net worth individuals* Responsible for finance and corporate legal functions * Structured preferred stock, bridge loan, and equity recapitalization * Negotiated with vendors to stretch payment terms during downsizing after collapse of institutional funding

Santa Clara, California

* NASDAQ digital media infrastructure company making streaming media chips for Internet appliances and STBs.* Responsible for coordinating financial and business due diligence for IPO Registration Statement, investment bankers, and CPAs.* Extended bank workng capital facility, coordinated preferred stock investments, option grants.* Managed accounting department and contractors hired for audit and IPO.

Burlingame, California

* Co-Founder of international leasing company in the high service market, ranked in the world's top ten container lessors at the time of its sale to a larger competitor for economies of scale.* Equity capital provided by European Family Office, European Private Equity, and European Financial Institutions. * Structured and negotiated $150 million in seed, 1st and 2nd round venture capital, subordinated debt and senior debt from European, U.S. and Asian financial institutions.* Responsible for finance, administration, HR, MIS and Legal Affairs.* Developed the finance team and established financial controls, processes, and management information systems to manage growth into a global lessor operating on five continents* Designed the legal structures for twenty international subsidiaries for tax efficient operations and securitized financing vehicles

San Francisco, California

* ITEL Corporation - NYSE: ITEL, computer and transportation equipment lessor. * CFO - 1985-1991 - ITEL Containers International Corporation - world's largest international container leasing company at the sale of its sale to GECC at a $300 million gain.* During six year CFO tenure, the company tripled in size to $300 million in revenue and $1 billion plus in assets. * Senior financial executive responsible for leadership of fifty person staff in treasury, tax, credit risk management, strategic planning, financial planning, and analysis, budgeting and accounting.* Structured and negotiated sixteen-member $500 million bank group on three continents.* Structured and negotiated $300 million of sophisticated equipment financings with U.S., European, and Asian financial institutions including, cross border leases, sale & leaseback, term debt, receivable securitization, export and vendor financing and letters of credit.* Responsible for economic and business justification for $400 million in competitor acquisitions, due diligence, and financial integration of the acquired entities. The acquisitions tripled the size of the company. * Other positions in the company:* VP, Strategic Planning 1984-1985 - ITEL Containers - created strategic planning department* Controller 1983-1984 - ITEL Containers - worldwide accounting and financial analysis for $100 M lessor* Director of Planning 1981-1983 - ITEL Containers - financial analysis and budgeting * Director of Navigation Operations 1979-1981 - ITEL Navigation - operational managment, purchase and sale, and chartering for $250 million vessel fleet* Director of Financial Analysis 1978 - 1979 - ITEL Transportation Services Group - $500 million fleet of containers, ships, railcars* Manager of SEC Reporting 1974-1978 - ITEL Corporation - twenty public registrations for common and preferred equity, senior and subordinated debt, and cash and stock acquisitions.

St. Louis, Missouri

Worked as a Senior Financial Analyst in the New Enterprise Division which was one of the first Corporate Venture Capital groups in the United States. Analyzed and conducted due diligence on investments in technology and manufacturing businesses important to Monsanto's growth plans.

Mba, Finance

Areas of study were Finance and Management of Highly Diversified Companies. Class Notes Secretary for my MBA 1970 Section D class since.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Trojan Knights, Trojan Squires, Skull and Dagger, Alpha Kappa Psi President, Beta Gamma Sigma, Marshall School.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Trojan Knights. Trojan Squires. Skull and Dagger All-University Honor Society. President Alpha Kappa Psi.