CEO/COO executive with extensive operations and financial background. Proven record of building hardware and software companies from concept to profitability.• Extensive background bringing new products to developing markets • Experience in challenging environments and rapid company growth • Specific experience: enterprise/cloud/big data, SaaS software, & hardware-software storage systems, wireless, microwave - cellular• M.B.A., Finance, University of California, Berkeley, CA • B.S., Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, CA • Raised $4.5M from top-tier VCs to finance further expansion• Raised $2 million in angel funding; awarded $200,000 federal grant• Raised $8 million from angel investors in adverse financial climate• Raised $5M from corporate VCs and private placement• Financed growth by raising $1M of equity funding with $2M through vendor• Bootstrapped company from $0 to almost $50 million with no outside equity• Co-founder and Director Silicon Valley Bank• Chairman, American Electronics Assoc. NorCal Council• Trustee, Coyote Point Museum• Co-founder and Trustee, San Mateo County P/R Foundation