Entrepreneurial GM and creative marketing & sales leader with a record of igniting growth in sensing, collecting, and processing data in every end market. Adept at building new ventures, steering BU’s in Fortune 500 companies, leading HW & SW development, and shaping customer preferences. Co-founder at Teliiport, an early stage AI/ML startup that uses low power wireless sensors, machine learning, and SaaS to auto refill consumer goods. Prior to this, I worked for 12 years at Maxim Integrated, most recently as managing director for multi-market BU where I led engineering, sales & marketing, and operations. Previously, I spent over 12 years at Xilinx in a variety of engineering and marketing roles enabling the transformation into a system solutions company. Experience in communications, networking, cloud, industrial, medical, automotive, defense, and consumer electronics as well as software applications. Financial acumen, technical proficiency, and market insight enabled me to connect strategy to roadmap, innovation to market need, and revenue to customer loyalty delivering high profits, free cash flow, and shareholder value. Growing up in a family engineers & educators, my professional journey, and knowledge of multiple languages & cultures have influenced me to foster diverse viewpoints to solve difficult problems.