COO, PRESIDENT & CEO POSITIONS VALUED CONSULTANT AND BOARD MEMBERP&L OWNERSHIP -- M&A, FUNDING DRIVERHIGH TECHNOLOGY -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- EMERGING MEDICAL TOOLSGLOBAL SALES AND MARKETING WIZARDSuccessful leader in varied corporate environments; mature and bleeding edge product lines; service, software, and hardware-centric segments; as board consultant and/or embedded executivePioneer and motivating force; driving success in visionary executive leadership; skilled at coaching finance, sales, biz dev, product management, marketing, engineering, manufacturing; strategically focused, tactically drivenHands-on leader who guides and nurtures teams while personally contributing significantly in the trenches Skilled collaborator, consensus builder making timely tough decisions, steering bottom-line results Wide ranging involved operational experience – leveraging quickly earned credibility as a go-to-market leader who understands and addresses concerns of team members and boardsTurns around business operations by leading large scale change management and business process reengineering from analysis through implementation at strategic and tactical levels; boldly makes business decisions including (when necessary) budget adjustments, personnel modifications, and product focus shiftsHistory of building trusted and loyal relationships with customers, employees, and boards; acknowledged recruiter, developer, nurturer, and retainer of world-class teamsExceptional in identifying acquisition targets, crafting compelling offers, negotiating favorable agreements, building stakeholder consensus, driving deals to closure, leading aggressive integration effortsTrack record of consistently producing dramatic revenue and profitability numbers in adverse market conditions and challenging operating environments; significant successes in ramping up early stage businessesAcknowledged specialties: High availability hardware, software for telecom OEMs, application developersApplications, services sold to/by telecom carriersService provider operations and technology / market driven changeCommercial applicationsBuilding new organizationsTurning around struggling teamsChange managementProcess reengineeringGo to market strategy and executionOperational leadershipM&ALeverages traditional liberal arts eduction and early career successes in commercial theatre, journalism, publishing, and publications public relationsA+ references