Formerly, Director of International Sales for a West-coast, Fortune 1000 (Employee of the Year), a $80M sales responsibility, with 250+ direct and indirect reports. Founder, owner, and operator of an engineering company in Europe (1985-1997). Founder, partner, owner, or participant within five (5) U.S. hi-tech start-up companies, two (2) of which are still quoted on the NASDAQ. Member of the US Chamber of Commerce in France (in absentia). Patent and copyright holder for various micro-electronics devices (Semiconductor Physics). Lived 17 years overseas, polylingual. US citizen, holder of a US Passport, EEC lifetime visa, US and French driver's licenses.Specialties: Speak / read / write: fluent English & French, good Spanish, some German, Italian, Portuguese, a little Russian, Arab, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Expert in Semiconductor Physics, Micro-electronics, Electronics, and Computer Science.