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· Manage the Oppenheimer Semiconductor research franchise covering seventeen companies across the Communication IC/Components, PC and Analog groups. · Ranked a top analyst by Oppenheimer sales and leading institutional clients. · Top picks have outperformed the group by an average of 30% the past four years.· Leverage close relationships with key players in the semiconductor industry to gain greater understanding of significant industry events and trends. Travel to Asia three to four times a year to mine data and strengthen contacts.· Deliver bottom-line results with buyside and corporate clients. Semiconductor franchise consistently ranks at or near the top of firm trading volumes and agency revenues.· Communicate insights and opinions to institutions and internal sales directly and through published reports. · Pen regular white papers, including the annual Semi Primer, exploring industry trends and developments. Most recently published an Artificial Intelligence report (April 2017).· Authored a March 2013 LTE report, one of the first to recognize rising RF content associated with the shift to 4G and identify beneficiaries. · Provide clients corporate management access by hosting annual events, including our Boston Technology Conference and Semiconductor Valley Bus Tour, in addition to regular non-deal road shows. · Twenty years following the Technology sector through multiple cycles affords unique market perspective which has translated into successful stock calls. · Launched career covering the Communications/Optical Equipment sector. Franchise consistently ranked in the top five internally and with the buyside. · Published articles in leading Technology publications including LightReading and Compound Semiconductor magazines. · Lead managed two of the largest technology M&A transactions in history, MOT/GI and JDSU/SDLI - valued at approximately $20 billion and $40 billion, respectively.

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