Happily retired. 5th Dan and Assistant Instructor, CFO, Aikido Silicon Valley• Over 20 years of successful management experience in finance and corporate development in the semiconductor industry employing strong analytical and influencing skills to effectively partner with senior operations management to identify and implement creative solutions to difficult tactical and strategic business problems.• Hands-on experience meeting legal and regulatory requirements both in the US and abroad including SEC disclosures. Signed SEC disclosure documents as Chief Accounting Officer during an extended period when CFO position was vacant.• Practical experience in all aspects of strategic transactions including capital market transactions - convertible debt offerings and asset backed financings; M&A transactions - acquisitions and divestitures; strategic collaborations – partnerships, joint development agreements, licensing deals and joint ventures.• Disciplined systems thinker with successful track record developing and implementing finance systems including ERP accounting applications as well as customized systems for costing, distributor management and planning.• Effective communicator able to quickly comprehend and distill complex financial data into a clear, compelling story and to persuasively deliver to external and internal audiences.• Skilled integrator able to link strategy to tactics to execution. Highly intelligent, analytical and inquisitive, always looking for fresh insights and approaches to improve decision making and bottom line results.• Proven leader of large, complex, multinational organizations able to align, motivate and produce results under conditions of rapid change.• Years of successful international management experience working as an integral member of local management teams in Asia and in Europe.Specialties: financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, IP licensing and joint technology development, manufacturing services