Soundside Partners LLC is a consulting and advisory firm focusing on the global semiconductor industry and associated markets, technologies, and manufacturing streams. Soundside combines deep subject matter expertise and executive-level perspective. The extended Soundside team consists of former founders, GMs, VP/SVP/EVPs, and CxOs with hands-on experience across all semiconductor industry disciplines. Soundside supports both the public and private sector and its client roster spans North America, Europe, and Asia.Areas of focus include:• Market analysis - Interpret semiconductor market trends and associated opportunities/risks• Strategic planning - Develop strategic goals and execution framework• Due diligence - Assess value proposition of a technology/patent portfolio• Product development - Define & develop new products and associated go-to-market plans• Technology development - Lead or support technology development and/or transfer programs• Wafer fab operations - Capacity & throughput analysis, equipment selection, cost reduction• Supply chain - Risk assessment, sourcing strategies, export compliance• Business planning - Identify & document target market, business model, sales strategy• Business development - Create & help execute customer engagement strategy• Sales training - Sales team design, geographic expansion, account & pricing strategy• Marketing - Develop targeted branding, engagement, and communications plans• Sales agency - Sell directly into identified markets or geographies• M&A - Buy-side and sell-side support, technical advisement

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Led all commercial activities for the world's foremost supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and material solutions.As EVP Sales & Business Development, I was responsible for global Sales, Business Development, Customer Excellence, Customer Engineering, and Marketing functions. Target markets included mobile connectivity (4G/5G), communications infrastructure, IoT, mil/defense, automotive, and advanced sensing. Products spanned a broad array of semiconductor materials: GaAs, GaN, InP, GaSb, Silicon, and SiGe. An international role with manufacturing sites in US, UK, and Asia supporting a diverse worldwide customer basePreviously, as EVP Wireless & Emerging Products, I led a business unit representing ~50% of IQE revenue. The BU supported compound semiconductor epiwafer products in GaAs, GaN, and Si-based materials, primarily focused on mobile devices, wireless infrastructure, and mil/defense markets

Founded a new IQE business unit offering GaN-based material solutions for RF and power electronics applicationsCreated and implemented BU strategy and execution planGrew GaN revenue significantly over 4-year period

Led product development, R&D, & business developmentTechnology areas:GaN HEMT for RF infrastructure, power electronics, and mil/aerospace/defenseGaAs HBT, pHEMT, BiFET, BiHEMT for RF frontendSemiconductor materials development by MOCVD and MBE

Led technology development, contract R&D, and IP. Also led business development, particularly targeting GaAs and GaN wireless markets

Hybrid commercial / technical role responsible for managing internal technical staff and liaising with customer base to develop new lines of business. Promoted to VP Technology after only 6 months

Created & implemented structured product development frameworkLaunched company’s initial products, the world’s first-ever GaN/Si RF power transistorsNumerous issued patents

Developed GaN HEMT device processing for X-band radar applicationsFabricated and tested GaN devices with output power density 3-5x higher than state-of-the-art GaAs