Over 30 years finance/business expertise, primarily in high tech manufacturing, software development and related sales and distribution. This includes SEC regulated multibillion dollar and privately/family held businesses of hundreds of million in annual revenues. My experience also includes:• Over 4 years in public accounting at Arthur Andersen & Co. (the largest global accounting firm in the world at the time)• Over 25 years in electronic and communication equipment manufacturing, software development and related distribution• Over 5 years in natural resource process manufacturing•. Mentoring, developing and coaching diverse global talent I gained diverse business, cultural and life experiences through throughout my career. This experience aided me, as a key member of great executive teams, in senior financial executive roles where I have:• Managed mergers and acquisitions, including the integration thereof (purchase prices from $10M to over $2 Billion)• Worked with investment bankers and related legal counsel for divestiture, partnerships, start-ups and acquisition projects• Managed and performed Treasury functions, including debt financing, cash flow forecasting, credit management, investing, foreign currency hedging, global cash pooling initiatives allowing movement of funds while minimizing taxes, and creating liquidity events• Developed and strengthened financial and operational controls, identified areas of likely kickback schemes and similar issues and developed controls to help prevent such in the future, trained staff on such, and strengthened the entire finance and operations organizations in the locations I have worked• Managing external financial reporting as well as internal management reporting to help drive actionable initiatives to improve financial results and strengthen the companies I worked in• Developing short term and long term strategies and related budgets, forecasts and key metrics for which to compare actual performance• Drove system and operational integrations and realized significant synergistic cost savings• Succeeded within multi-cultural environments with over 20 years of International experience, 8 of which where I lived and worked in various areas around the world, primarily within Asia• Strategic thinking in addressing challenges, opportunities, and making the best out of mistakes companies have made•. Developing company structures to maximize future benefits and flexibility for owner heirs•. Maximizing the use of company assets to help gain needed financing in challenging times