Experienced Corporate Development Professional with broad domestic and international experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Licensing and Joint-Ventures. An exceptional track record of developing new client relationships and closing deals. Recognized for outstanding abilities and accomplishments in marketing services, strategic planning, deal structure, valuation, negotiation and closing of deals. Strengths include the ability to lead people from divergent positions to reach common goals, manage deal teams, excellent communication skills and the ability to gain confidence of senior executives.Expert at unlocking corporate growth: identifying and promoting organic growth opportunities inside the firm, implementing alliances, joint-ventures, licensing and corporate minority investments with partners outside the firm and identifying and closing acquisitions in negotiated transactions with willing partners (avoiding auctions).Photonics. I believe that the photon will be to the 21st century what the electron was to the 20th century, and we are only in the vacuum tube age of photonics. Join me in my quest for an all-optical transistor...Corporate strategy and M&A specialist, former venture capitalist. Focus on cross-border M&A. I team with DAK Group for all client engagements: one of the leading NY Metro M&A firms.