Served as strategic senior IR consultant for companies across multiple industries - concentration on tech.

The NIRI Silicon Valley Chapter was formed to advance the practice of investor relations within the local business environment. In keeping with this mission, the Chapter focuses on IR education, mentoring, and networking with the broad professional community. Our goal is to further the skills of our members, to expand their business opportunities, to increase Chapter membership, and to foster an environment that promotes IR learning for all.

Recruited to provide strategic insight regarding the needs of the investor relations professional. Served as company spokesperson and brand evangelist to worldwide IR communityNotable Contributions:• Created, implemented, and grew the company’s content marketing strategy and program• Established sales and marketing operations including sales pipeline, Board of Director metrics reports, and targeted lead-generation and tracking reports

Recruited to create and lead a new IR department at Tessera Technologies (now known as Xperi). Job evolved to include leading the Corporate Communications department. Responsible for communicating events including but not limited to; mergers and acquisitions, management changes, corporate restructuring, proxy contests, litigation proceedings and other issues to both internal and external audiences. Served as central point of contact for media, industry and financial analysts, and investors. Developed strategic positioning, updated corporate presentations, drafted and refined corporate scripts, press releases, conducted financial analysis, and managed multiple company websites and all other aspects of corporate communications and investor relations. Notable Contributions:• Implemented new IR reports for Board of Directors and executive management capturing expanded market insight and peer analysis. Included competitive intelligence to the Board reports to help the Directors understand the emerging intellectual property (IP) industry and Tessera’s position within the industry itself. • Initiated new earnings reporting process utilizing posted prepared remarks for a more efficient and effective earnings call with greater focus on Q&A. • Conceived of, evangelized, and spearheaded the development and implementation of a web-based IR Business Intelligence system for company executives.• Participated in one private and one public proxy contest with an activist investor (Starboard Value.) o Worked with Board members and consultants. Developed all communications related to the proxy contest; worked with lawyers, outside communication firm, investment bankers and proxy solicitors firms. Participated in road shows with investors and Board members. • Built strong relationships with engineers and technologists and obtained buy-in across multiple departments in order to gather and disseminate information to analysts.

Hired to launch a new CRM enterprise database, Goldmine. Transitioned to IR and subsequently developed, implemented, and managed IR programs for multiple emerging growth companies. Drafted IR related documentation including presentations and press releases, coordinated road shows, responded to investor inquiries, and developed IR websites. Over a period of nine years, job evolved and grew to include leading a team of three professionals and managing on average five full service programs for technology company clients.Notable contributions:• Promoted five times within nine years. Retained nearly 100% of clients.• Member of the deal team that won the Tessera account in May 2003 (pre-IPO). Organized the client’s roadshow and supported their IPO in Nov. 2003 and secondary offering in March 2004. Tessera was recognized as one of the best performing IPOs of 2003.• Developed expertise at dissecting financial information, communicating complex stories, and asking challenging questions in order to explain complex technical information in a meaningful way to analysts.

Managed an editorial team of four professionals responsible for producing guides and ancillary products for high-tech buyers guide magazines. Devised data collection and market research procedures and schedules. Collaborated with the editorial team, web team, and the database administrator to ensure professional and accurate content, formatting and back-end processes.Notable contributions:• Delivered five online and print magazines on time and within budget. Project timelines for each magazine were approximately three months.

Reported to the Corporate Counsel at a company that had recently been acquired by United News & Media. Worked with U.S. state and federal agencies to ensure all legal documents were current. Designed the employee stock purchase plan database. Assisted with corporate financial legal proceedings.