Focused on assisting META with analytics in support of the Company’s growth strategy and communicating the value of its broad technology platform to investors, customers, partners, and other stakeholders.

FASC Group: Financial Analysis, Strategy & Communicationswww.fascgroup.comWe focus on value creation for Emerging Growth, Private and Small-Cap companies. We help to refine strategy, articulate market opportunity, competitive advantages, and key milestones, and guide through reporting and transactions. Quickly evaluate new technologies, emerging companies and business development opportunities.Develop strong rapport and relationships with company management and investors.Author clear, concise and visually appealing written materials and presentations.Work collaboratively at all levels of the organization to leverage expertise across sectors.Translate complex technologies for understanding by a generalist audience.Build long-term company models and industry forecasts, and assess potential merger synergies.Provide valuable perspective from experience across wide range of sectors and business models.

Early Recognition of Key Trends:• Launched coverage of Universal Display in 2003, prior to first commercial use in a Tohoku Pioneer flip-phone. PHOLED materials are now used in 30% of smartphones and 14 different brands of OLED televisions.• Launched coverage of Research in Motion (nka BlackBerry) in January 1999, prior to its NASDAQ listing. The BlackBerry device created the mobile email market; shares appreciated 20x within two years.• Covered Synaptics, a leading human interface company, since the 2002 IPO. Capacitive touch technology enabled the Apple iPod and the LG Prada (the first touchscreen smartphone, which preceded the iPhone).• Helped investors in 1998 Mercury Systems IPO understand how embedded systems differ from conventional computers. The market cap today is $2.3B, and shares have appreciated at a nearly 10% CAGR over 20 years.Investment Banking:• Completed nearly 100 transactions: IPO, follow-on, secondary, private placement, convertible, M&A.• Interacted extensively with management, conducted due diligence, and developed valuation models.• Reached out to all investors during roadshows to answer questions and provide feedback to capital markets.Research Experience/Awards:• Covered a very wide range of technology sectors as Senior Analyst since 1994 (see list below).• Selected by the Wall Street Journal, Best on the Street Analyst Survey in 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2008.• Recognized by Financial Times/Starmine as #1 Stock Picker, Electrical Equipment, in 2008.Corporate Access, Conferences and Events:• Key contributor to 26 annual Cowen Technology Media and Telecom Conferences. Hosted companies, conducted fireside chats with senior management, moderated panel discussions.• Organized and hosted one-day Clean Energy Conference. Scripted and moderated seven interactive panel discussions.• Hosted numerous non-deal roadshows and company site visits. Organized investor meetings at industry conference such as CES and SID Display Week.

Technology Sector Experience:Action camerasAdditive manufacturingAMOLED and LCD displaysArtificial intelligence systemsAugmented and virtual realityBatteriesBiofuels and chemicalsBiometrics and securityClean technologyConnected home and securityContract manufacturingData storageDigital watermarkingEmbedded systemsExplosive detection systemsFuel cellsHapticsHome automationHome networkingIdentification systemsInternet of Things (IoT)IP licensingMachine translationMachine vision and lasersMicro-LEDsOTT TVPCs and peripheralsPhotography/video technologiesPrinted circuit boardsPrinted electronicsQuantum dotsSemiconductor packaging/testSolar energySpeech recognitionTouch and display driver ICsTouch interfacesMost recent coverage: ARLO, CTRL, DMRC, GPRO, HIMX, LPL, NTGR, OLED, SYNA, SSYS, THIN, TIVO, VERI, VJET, VOXX

• Started as Associate/Junior Analyst covering PCs and peripherals/data storage. Developed models for storage price/volume growth and PC market household penetration.• Evolved research focus from sector-specific to Emerging Growth/Technology Generalist. Expanded coverage to Electronics Contract Manufacturing and PC Multimedia (CD-ROM, sound, graphics).

Implants and instruments for Otolaryngology, ENT, and Head and Neck Surgery.• Interacted daily with Otolaryngology/ENT physicians and hospital staff.• Managed direct order fulfilment for U.S. customers and distributors in Europe.• Developed catalogs, packaging, and marketing materials using desktop publishing tools.• Exhibited at domestic and international medical conferences and tradeshows.• Grew sales by 103% over four years via product line extensions and improved distribution.