Serve as a mentor to early stage companies in the CONNECT Springboard program. Provide "hands on" assistance and guidance as companies progress through the program with the objective of raising start up capital.

Senior operations / finance executive of this $30MM real estate investment limited partnership that focuses on opportunistic investments in real estate related assets in the Republic of Panama. Recruited to create and manage the accounting and reporting functions, develop administrative processes and procedures and participate in raising equity capital.

Senior executive and board member of this publicly traded (PEFF.OB) manufacturer of green energy products for electric motors. Reported directly to the CEO and majority shareholder managing sales, marketing, business development, finance and operations. The company was in the process of converting its existing patented technology from an analog format to a digital product.

Primary leadership force of this highly successful, recognized and profitable chain (110 stores) of retail cellular phone stores in the western U.S (9 states). Company had exclusive agency contracts with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless to sell branded products and services. Go Wireless had annual sales of approximately $48MM in 2006 and was profitable throughout my tenure. The company employed over 425 associates. My equity interest in the company was sold to my partner in 2006.• Orchestrated company growth from 7 stores and $1MM in annual revenue in 1999 to 110 stores and $48MM in revenues in 2006.• Organically grew company through cash flow management; no long term debt throughout my tenure as president. • Managed and negotiated the acquisition / sale of over 60 retail locations representing 8 separate transactions. • Hired and trained entire senior management team (CFO, COO and three regional presidents). Zero turnover at the executive level during my tenure.

Senior executive with full P&L responsibility for a wholly owned subsidiary serving over 600,000 subscribers. Annual sales of approximately $65 million. Management of 350 employees, including six branch offices in San Diego, Hawaii, the Inland Empire, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson. Highly decentralized structure encouraged entrepreneurial initiatives to propel same office growth beyond budgeted objectives. • Promoted four times to larger market responsibilities.• Developed and implemented both a three-year business plan and annual departmental strategic plans.• Designed and implemented a human resource development training program. • Managed build-out of 3 nationwide and 7 local paging channels bringing total infrastructure to over 650 transmitters at 120 sites.• Recipient of President’s award for outstanding operational performance.• Recipient of the San Diego Business Journal “Total Excellence in Management (T.E.I.M.) award in 1994.

Responsible for the development of an equipment lease portfolio of middle-market companies in San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Structured and negotiated complex and single-investor equipment leases. Prepared credit analysis and pricing guidelines. Presented benefit analysis of structure and formal documentation to clients. Developed new business through extensive marketing, management, finance and analytical skills

Responsible for the development and execution of business plans which yielded new and incremental sales volumes exceeding $7 million annually from computer products, systems and services. Maintained high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty through direct sales activities, the use of technical resources, customer seminars, product demonstrations and executive marketing. Managed a variety of cross-functional partners in order to effectively service and close business.• Promoted three times in four years.• Surpassed 140% of sales quota each year.

Responsible for the presentation, review and analysis of financial statements; managing multiple client engagements; creation of financial forecasts, projections and budgets; supervision, training and evaluation of staff.