Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, is the largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last 40 years. Recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, the symphony performs 100 concerts yearly and a rich array of education and community programs—touching more than 275,000 Orange County residents, from school children to senior citizens.

• Highly proficient in originating and developing relationships among tech company CFOs, CEOs and board members. Exceptional advisory relationship skills involving company acquisitions, personnel changes as well as keen insight into understanding client's needs.• Targeting, originating, negotiating and leading transactions for tech companies with EBITDA of $10MM+. Manged book of 48 clients and tracked hundreds of company prospects.• Performed company due diligence, analyzing financials and presenting to credit committee.• Worked closely with special products teams to structure, package and sell complex products.

• Business Development with a tech company focus. • Recruited and managed largest client in market.• Top performer (#1 in market performance).

The largest angel investment network in the world, attracting $1.2B+ in capital since 1997. Investment sectors include technology, big data and enterprise software. • Screened, listened to and evaluated thousands of entrepreneur’s pitches using a metric-driven approach, focusing on high-margin, market leaders, led by world-class teams with a loyal, growing, and diversified customer base.• Collaborate with chairman to guide the organization’s direction and growth.• Spokesperson responsible for managing reputation, generating community awareness and high quality deal flow.• Collaborate with investment community (venture capitalists, investment bankers, private equity firms, CEO’s and entrepreneurs) sharing deal participation and generating awareness.• Lead strategic initiatives, due diligence efforts, and deal negotiations.

Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel investment network in the world.

Invited to and assembled the first Orange County TEDx Board.

Co-founder of Hong Kong based trading company serving developed-world companies’ interests in China. Service offerings included factory selection, due diligence, report writing, quality assurance, order management and price and contract negotiation.• Leadership ability and hands-on experience in key business development roles such as marketing, sales and relationship management. Oversaw client portfolio spanning four continents (Australia, Asia, North and South America.)• Sales and Marketing. Selected content and designed sales presentations. Recruited and trained sales professionals.• Wrote company marketing plan and trained sales staff to execute. • Led sales negotiations for new customer accounts, buyout/partnership deals.• Office and Staff. Oversaw offices openings in Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Chicago.• Suppliers. Developed and oversaw management of supplier relationships. • Recruited, trained and conducted staff quarterly reviews of employees responsible for project management, engineering, quality assurance, accounting, sales, marketing, and web development. • Foreign Structures. Established overseas corporate structure. Strong understanding of protocols involved in structuring overseas companies. • Representation. Participated in and represented company at external and internal events. Spoke on topics related to new-ventures and business in China at a variety of venues, including seminars, trade shows, and UCLA’s and USC’s Business School.• Cost Control. Reviewed, identified and implemented cost effective utilization of resources.• Executive Leadership. Served as member of senior leadership team working to align and evolve corporate planning and business model.• Communication. Excellence at all levels (Executive team/clients/direct reports), Skilled in fostering confidence, motivating and retaining strong talent across all functional areas.