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San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

AppBuddy is a SalesForce AppExchange partner whose flagship product, GridBuddy, has transformed data quality and user productivity within Salesforce for over 5,000 organizations (www.appbuddy.com). Directed all Operational and Financial planning activities to support this rapidly-growing SaaS organization.

Emeryville, Ca

INTELLIGRATED, INC., (formerly FKI Logistex)Privately-held global engineering firm specializing in logistics solutions for retailers, package delivery, and e-commerce organizations. (www.intelligrated.com) As a key member of the Corporate Management team, served as General Manager and led all functions of the Global Order Fulfillment Solutions business. Collaborated with senior leaders in setting short- and long-term business strategies. Successfully led the development and execution of mission-critical software applications for the world’s largest retailers and e-commerce organizations. Created lean and high functioning organizational structure and led cross-functional teams across multiple locations.

Berkeley, Ca

FLYING COLORS, INC., (now part of Moss Sports)Nationally-recognized design firm specializing in sports and event branding. Clients include the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and numerous consumer brands. (www.moss-sports.com)Reporting to the President, led all business functional areas, including Operations, Accounting, and HR. Collaborated in creating organizational vision and strategic marketing plans, and introduced best-practice business processes throughout the organization.

Campbell, Ca

KLOTZ DIGITAL AMERICA, INC.German technology company specializing in audio routing solutions for the radio and television broadcast markets. (www.klotzdigital.com)Reported to and served as key advisor to the President of the North American business on all financial, organizational, professional services, sales, partnership, and go-to-market strategies. Worked with senior members of parent company, including CEO and COO on global corporate initiatives.

Berkeley, Ca

OCTIV, INC.Start-up company focused on audio compression solutions for the internet multimedia streaming market. Early adopters of the company’s proprietary technology included Broadcast.com (acquired by Yahoo), and AOL music. Octiv was successfully acquired by Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) in 2005.As one of three company founders, conceived original business idea, created strategic direction, and co-wrote business plan. Directly led fund raising effort, recruited management team, established a base of operations, and implemented all business processes. Directed all financial modeling and prepared and analyzed financials for Board review. Managed investor relations, legal affairs, including all patent, trademark, and securities issues.

San Leandro, Ca

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.Global, publicly–traded company specializing in audio solutions for consumer, professional, and automotive OEM markets. (www.harman.com)Vice President & General Manager (1997 to 2000)General Manager of the Orban global business unit with full P&L responsibility, reporting to the President of Harman Professional. Directed all aspects of the business, including Software and Hardware development, Global Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Tech Support, and HR. Led strategic direction of company, including long-term product development roadmap. Vice President Finance and Controller (1994-1997)• Top-level responsibility for financial management of the Orban business unit, including financial and cost accounting, treasury, operational and capital budgeting, rolling forecasts, reporting, and internal controls.

San Francisco Bay Area