Michael J. Thompson Email & Phone Number

Pleasanton, CA, US

• President and CEO MJT Ventures Corporation
• Managing Director MJT Investment Enterprises, LLC
• Owner and General Manager Proshred SFBA
• PROSHRED is a world leader specializing in secure information destruction services via Document destruction and Hard Disk Drive and Media destruction. We help businesses and consumers properly safeguard private.
• With more than 25 years of trusted mobile document shredding experience and a rigorous commitment to ISO 9001 and NAID AAA quality standards, PROSHRED has pioneered one of the most effective systems for Document, Hard.
• As a locally owned and nationally operated mobile shredding network, PROSHRED combines unparalleled customer service with absolute document security for medium ~ large businesses, small business and residential clients.

US

• Selected as first Sales executive for the newly formed company after a rigorous and extensive global search funded by Golden Gate Capital (Managing Director John Knoll).
• Immediate and very complex international relocation executed.
• Managed a team 140+ Sales and FAE personnel (60% Sales + Administrative and 40% FAEs) located in 20 Lantiq offices worldwide.
• $500M+ revenue responsibility with growth YoY of 10% realized.
• Constructed first SIP (Sales Incentive Plan), reorganized APAC organization with successful hire of industry Sales VP veteran, restructured CRM, built first design win database, reconstructed forecast tools and.
• Intense exposure and training relative to xDSL, Central Office, CPE, Home Networking and Consumer markets and technologies.

Santa Clara, California, US

• High visibility global Sales executive role focused on the dynamic Mobile Handset market.
• Significant scrutiny applied via rigorous AMD VP search, interview and assessment process including completion of a mandatory executive (VP and higher) evaluation program via Right Management, Inc.
• International relocation executed in fulfillment of the role requirements.
• Responsible for a global Sales organization of 30+ including regional Directors and individual contributors.
• Successful implementation of a customer diversification business plan targeting primarily the APAC region.
• Bridged senior executive relationships at previously unengaged major OEMs.

CH

• Selected by Oak Ventures for this executive staff position after an eight month extensive search process and extraordinary scrutiny.
• Direct responsibility for the construction of a new Sales and Field Applications Engineering organization/infrastructure primarily focused on the Americas geography.
• Successfully hired 8 direct Sales and Field Applications staff + 5 North America manufacturer’s representatives in key/strategic markets.
• Launched the NemeriX North America Technology Center and Sales office June/2006.
• Built a plan in support of pre-IPO revenues growth of >$30M for 2007 and >$100M for 2008.
• Major tier one customer emphasis on Mobile/Handest OEMs, ODMs and Platform/Solutions providers….Motorola, HP, RIM, Palm, Samsung, Nokia, Compal, HTC, Quanta, Broadcom, Marvell, Qualcomm, Microsoft, etc.

Austin, Texas, US

• Transferred on an expatriate assignment to the Motorola SPS Hong Kong office in a unique, first time ever high visibility Business Development role with responsibility for all of APAC including India.
• Primary objective to build a 2006 LRP of >$300M for the Networking and Computing Systems Group (NCSG).
• Active mentoring and training of the Sales organization also a primary objective.
• Drove new strategic productization direction and developed newly resourced ASIC design wins key to the LRP success.
• Oversaw all aspects of growth via the Sales, Distribution, Marketing, Business Development, Field Applications and Design Center teams as an absolute requirement.
• Direct executive level interface with strategic AP clients such as Samsung, LG, Huawei, UT Starcom, ZTE, Accton, Foxconn, Wipro, Satyam, etc.

• Senior Director of Sales Western Territory
• Focused responsibility for rebuilding a fully direct Sales organization after successful separation and account transition from the existing manufacturer’s representative model.
• Successfully managed staffing process via open requisition ~ hiring with 10 critical new hires across the Western Territory with focus on the San Jose Bay Area (total Sales organization 20 personnel).
• Appointment of high caliber Account Managers, Account Directors and staff for targeted exponential revenue/sales growth.
• Total geography revenue $225M CY/FY 2003.
• Executive relationships at tier-one targeted customers a primary objective.

• Austin, Texas - Director of Sales
• Direct responsibility for a global sales team chartered to execute multiple product design wins at Dell Corporation sites globally.
• Internally promoted/transferred to this strategic initiatives assignment reporting to the Executive VP of the IBM/Dell Alliance team.
• The Alliance contract outlined a revenue objective of $22B of technology and products exchange over seven years and was the largest in global corporate history at that time.
• $835M revenue achieved FY1999 against a $750M plan.
• Engaged in objectives targeting fulfillment of a FY2000 plan of $1.25B.

Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP

• San Jose, California - Director of Sales
• Directly responsible for the management of sales and marketing activity for the desktop and telecommunications customer segments.
• Primary account responsibilities for Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Northern Telecom among others.
• Monthly Sales of $8M achieved. 100% global responsibility for entire account base.
• Extensive domestic and international travel required.San Jose, California - Senior Account Executive
• Focused responsibility on the management of sales and marketing activity for all hard disk drive accounts worldwide.