Richard Bernhardt Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, CA, US

Reston, Virginia, US

WInnForum (Wireless Innovation Forum) is the national standards organization (NSO) for spectrum sharing and the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). I was elected to the Board of Directors and serve as the Chief Marketing Officer. I also serve as the chair of the operations division (WG5) of WInnForum. I was elected and serve as the co-chair of the.

WISPA is the major trade association for the fixed wireless broadband industry. They are a 501c6 organization responsible for advocacy on all major issues. Mr. Bernhardt serves on the F.C.C. advocacy policy and advisory committee; government affairs and legislative committees to Congress; and chairs the spectrum sharing committee for the new Citizens Band.

Bangla Hope (http://www.banglahope.org) serves children and families in need and provides a safe, stable, and learning environment for children throughout the country of Bangladesh. Bangla Hope is a 501c3 humanitarian organization headquartered in Kennewick, WA. Bangla Hope operates an orphanage, dental clinic, and provides services for women-in-need.

Founder and director of a successful marketing, external affairs, communications and business development/sales services professional business services firm. Advised companies on the establishment of formative strategy or "next step" advancement. Assisted in finding strategic partners and with business growth and development.Also, served as successful and.

San Jose, CA, US

Streakwave Wireless, Inc. is a global value added master distributor of wireless broadband equipment. It serves a wide-channel of systems integrators, VARs, WISPs, and service providers. With distribution facilities in San Jose, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, Cincinnati, OH, and Curitiba, Brazil, Streakwave is a leading provider enterprise WLAN and licensed and.

Served as corporate board of directors adviser for start-up water filtration and energy company.

Served as tactician in charge of developing the sales base of companies to engage the M&A Forum online exchange to match and find compatible buyers, sellers, or merging partner companies. M&A Forum serves primarily IT and IT related services and products in the B:B space inclusive of: VARS, systems and network integrators, managed services providers.

San Rafael, California, US

COO, responsible for day-to-day management operations of approximately $100MM commercial real estate development and management corporation. Company acquires, develops, and transacts in commercial and retail properties throughout the United States. Headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

President and COO of professional business services intermediary organization responsible for assisting companies with strategic opportunities with investors, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, business plan and investment documentation, business development and acceleration. Worked also with financial institutions, angel, venture capital and.

Provided disaster response and planning assistance and leadership. Worked with ACS to provide training, warehouse distribution facilities during disasters and critical situations. Reached level V leadership training and ready for response to life critical situations and emergencies requiring supply line services.

The Keiretsu Forum is one of the largest collectives of investors including angels, venture capitalists, strategic and institutional investors as well as financial groups. As a resource provider and deal screener for The Keiretsu Forum, I conducted reviews, asked questions, did analysis of hundreds of start-up and "A" "B" and "C" round companies for.

In 2000 was one of the founders of a start-up streaming video and media company called OpenShow.com. It was designed around the growing market and need for VOD and the expanding Internet media collaborative environment. Broadband was just established enough to wet the appetite of companies seeking to provide content and added value through more than just.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Martin Wolf Securities LLP represents M&A clients in both sales of existing organizations and finding strategic acquisitions for buyers. I was directly responsible for generating and managing business for all three divisions of the company including: managed professional engagements, national mergers and acquisitions events (MWA Forums); and online.

Directed corporate & marketing communications; worked with president's club and VAR's and systems integrators on focus for their business and operations; worked with executive team on strategic operations. Merisel Franchise and Aggregation Business, Merisel Corporate & ComputerLand/Datago Business. Provided all internal corporate communications. Edited.

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Chairman and past-president; Director of governmental and external affairs. Served on the Sunnyvale/Mountain View Moffett Field Base Closure and Reuse Committee. Served on the Blue Ribbon Committee on Light Rail. Served on and early initiator Joint Venture Silicon Valley; Served on and chaired the hospitality industry committee; Served on the membership.

Served as chairman and various board of directors roles. Managed Mentor Program providing computer hardware, software and training services to classroom teachers and mentor based training; Managed school mini-grants program; fund-raising and grant-writing; provided volunteers for the classroom; ran board of directors.

Served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the 125,000 population plus sized municipality. Served two-terms. Held public hearings, administered planning roles, ruled on planning issues for the City, and served as contact and intermediary for potential development and planning needs of the City between applicants and City administration and council.

New York, US

Advisor to CEO and management team; Directed governmental and external affairs (domestic and international); managed intellectual property portfolio; managed regulatory interaction for the company; managed legal affairs; served as public relations spokesperson and managed communications.

Law clerk for city attorney of San Diego, CA, Code Enforcement Division. Certified in Westlaw legal research. Wrote briefs and entered pleadings.

Served as law clerk for Conflicts Administration Program based in San Jose, CA. Reviewed cases for appellate districts and conflicts lawyers. Worked with lawyers, court clerks and recorders.

ATLA-PAC and ATLA ACCT are political and legislative action committees of the American Trial Lawyers Assn. in Washington, D.C. I interned with them and served as their FEC reporting clerk in Georgetown, D.C.

National and state advocacy/lobbyist and external affairs agency for the students of the University of California. Managed staff of lobbyists and administrators. Represented approximately 145,000 students state-wide.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, DE

Served 1978 as personnel assistant and employee benefits and insurance coordinator and 1979 as cost-accounting and accounts payable clerk for TRW Vidar (Mountain View (Ortega Avenue), and Sunnyvale).

Served as representative and liaison between students and the Fremont Union High School District in Sunnyvale, CA. Responsible for communications, advocacy, and direction of operations for intra-district matters including student busing/transportation, student life, political matters related to Education authorities.

Served as traffic administrator handling order mangement and coordination between branches. Tymeshare was an early mainframe computer company that provided high level computational services to companies like Bank Americard, the IRS, and etc. It was located in Cupertino, CA. This was a summer position with the company.

Certification, Real Estate Broker

Certification, Marketing And Sales

Certificate, Export Licensing

J.D., Law

B.A., Communications (Rhetoric), Political Science, Psychology

Certification, Speech And Debate Academy

High School Diploma, Communications With Honors

Junior High School Diploma, Communications And Political Science

Elementary School, Elementary School