Provide thought leadership to Companies and Boards around Strategic initiatives and opportunities.

Corporate Strategy and Business Development • Corporate Strategy – Highly involved in Caterpillar’s 2020 Vision 5 Year planning Strategic Planning process, which has redirected efforts to key initiatives including the “Seed, Grow, Harvest” business model. • Mergers and Acquisitions – Direct responsbilitiy for 12 transactions (Acqusitions, JV's, divestitures in both the US and Asia Pacific

Managed Business Development Function across Asia Pacific, including Joint Venture and M&A activity.

Expanded my experience into financial leadership as well as transitioned career to a Business Development focus• Transaction Associate - Dell Ventures – Asia Pacific (Singapore): Regional responsibilities for Dell’s Venture Capital Group (Relationships, sourcing, evaluation, portfolio management)., including successfully invested in 4 enterprises in Asia Pacific, (3 of which went public). Extensive evaluation of over 50 companies across Asia• CFO/Controller China/Hong Kong (Xiamen, China): Initial CFO of Dell’s WFOE with overall responsibility to build out the China Sales and Operations. Responsibilities included AR, AP, General Accounting, Cost Accounting, GAAP assurance, Planning, Tax, Treasury (investments and in country line of credit), Sales Contracts, Internal Controls, and IT for the manufacturing facility in Xiamen as well as 4 sales office. Had P&L responsibilities for the Large Corporate Accounts (LCA) Division representing 75% of country revenues. Played a key role in negotiations at various government levels in regards to Dell’s investment, operations, employee benefits, banking, and taxing authorities

Started in the petroleum additive facility in the labortory while attending / completing college, then held several accounitng positions with increasing resposibilities, including Cost Accounting, Accounting Supervisor, plant controller, Division Accounting Manager, and Implementation Manager for FI/CO modules of SAP