Advisory Board Director
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Heligenics, Inc.
Biotech developing advanced genomic analysis tools for medicine
Sep 2019 - Present
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Heligenics, Inc.
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Advisory board Heligenics, Inc.
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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William Botts previously worked as Advisory Board Director at Heligenics, Inc. and Member Board Of Directors at Impact Sports Technologies Inc. William Botts holds Nuclear Engineering from University Of California, Los Angeles.
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SummaryMr. Botts has 64+ years of experience as President, CEO, Director and/or Chairman of more than 45 public and private companies. Botts' first 19 years were with Rockwell International where he became Vice President of the Environmental, Utility and Energy Systems Div. Consumer products experience came from working with Buck Knives, Hard Candy, Impact Sports, Sara Happ & other such companies. In 1998 Mr. Botts took over a failed CAD software company in San Francisco & created Vertex Design Systems. He has been active with companies needing start-up or turnaround help. Botts has served as a director in public and private corporations as well as non-profit entities. He was Chairman of the Board of Project.net (project execution software) and Astute Networks (network acceleration semiconductors) was an outside director at HK Plastics (manufacturing), SmartConnect (video security systems), Quality Systems lnc.,(software) & for fourteen years was on the board of Buck Knives (consumer products). He was a director for Impact Sports Technologies (electronic heart rate monitoring) and was an advisor to Sara Happ, lnc. (cosmetics) for 12 years . Prior to advising Sara Happ Mr. Botts stepped in to a fledgling startup in the cosmetic business, Hard Candy, Inc. He led HC from sales of $200,000 to over $10,000,000 in year one. He served on the board of PureForge for 3 1/2 years and was Chairman of the Board of Directors the last two. He served on the Advisory Board of Mendenhall Innovation Center (UNLV) & remains active with the UNLV School of Businesses Rebel Venture Fund. He served on the Technology Assessment Committee (TAC) of UNLV, Office of Economic Development (OED). He also served on the Board of Trustees of the Desert Research Institute Foundation. Currently he is a Director on the Advisory Board of Heligenics an advance biotech company that spun out of UNLV. Mr. Botts was an active angel investor & served several years as Chairman of the Board of Vegas Valley Angels (VVA). He has BS degrees in EE & Math from Cal Poly University and did graduate work in Nuclear engineering at UCLA.Specialties: Executive Management with turnaround experience. Experienced adviser to startup and early stage companies. High tech & consumer products knowledge. Hands on M&A experience. Entrepreneur.
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47 roles · 45 years
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Member Board Of Directors
Development of wrist watch devices that monitor pulse rate and abnormal heart conditions.
Aug 2006 - Jan 2023
Member Board Of Directors
Unlv Rebel Venture Fund
An amazing student run Venture Capital Fund giving students real life VC experience, decision making, investment analysis and due diligence experiences. Self sustaining fund under School of Business.
Dec 2012 - Jan 2022
Jul 2019 - Aug 2021
Advisor And Board Member
Freedom Deodorants, Inc.
Developer and seller of natural deodorants with few if any medical side effects.
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
Member
Nevada Taskforce On Entrepreneurship
Governor's Task Force on Entrepreneurship assessing the existence of and need for improving the tools and environment for entrepreneurial success in Southern Nevada.
Aug 2016 - Feb 2018
Committee Member
Unlv Technical Assessment Committee Of Foundation
The UNLV Foundation Technical Assessment Committee evaluated technologies that had been developed within UNLV and advised on possible development partners, exploitation avenues and/or whether the technology should even be pursued.
2014 - 2018
~4 yrs
Advisor And Board Member
Leading developer and seller of high-end cosmetics focused on lip treatments and beauty
Jan 2006 - Feb 2017
Advisor And Board Member
Gunzmart, Inc.
An online marketing and sales organization for firearms and sporting goods. Focused on selling by individual gun owners through the site with proper legal actions to support the activity.
Dec 2013 - Sep 2016
Advisor, Board Member, Board Chairman And Interim Ceo
Pureforge, Inc
Leading developer of long life brake rotors for vehicles. Creator of unique advanced rotor technology.
Mar 2012 - Oct 2015
Member, Chairman, Treasurer, Member Emeritus
Vegas Valley Angles
Active angel investment group founded about 2003. Over 50 active angels. VVA members invested over $15,000,000 in early stage companies over its life.
May 2004 - Sep 2015
University Lecturer
Unlv Center For Entrepreneurship
UNLV Certificate Program on Angel Investing. 10 Sessions to UNLV Certificate. Five lecturers.
Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
Director
Unlv Mendenhall Innovation Center, School Of Engineering
Assist School of Engineering in increasing hands-on experiences through modern labs and facilities in which to conduct projects.
Oct 2008 - Jun 2014
Director Board Of Directors
Buck Knives, Inc.
Active board member on Buck Knives Board as this leading manufacturer of cutlery for sporting and home use moved to Idaho and grew in all segments of its business. Buck Knives is a family owned company. Buck is one of the top cutlery manufacturers in the world.
May 2000 - Sep 2013
Advisor And Director
Akamyna, Inc
Developer and producer of a new generation of sports cosmetics for active people. All natural contents that provide superior performance.
Jul 2008 - May 2011
Trustee
A research institute setup under the auspices of UNLV to conduct research into a wide range of environmental, energy, technology issues.
Dec 2009 - Jan 2011
Director
Hk Plastics Engineering, Inc.
Contract manufacturer of a wide range of injection molded consumer, medical and industrial components and products
Mar 2003 - Jan 2008
Director, Chair Comp Committee, Audit Committee Member
SmartConnect was an early stage company that developed leading technology for video centric business intelligence software to prevent and control of diversion of food and beverages and other products from sales kiosks or other retail outlets.
May 2004 - Nov 2007
Director, Chair Compensation Committee, Member Audit Committee,
Qsi/Nextgen Healthcare
Leading developer and supplier of software for medical practice management and patient medical databases.
Sep 2004 - Oct 2005
Director, Chairman Of Board
Astute Networks, Inc.
Astute Networks developed state-of-the-art high speed network processors for Internet use and applications to high speed storage and access applications.
1998 - 2005
~7 yrs
Member, Chairman
Member and Chairman (from 2002 to 2004) of San Diego professional, pro bono mentoring group of ex-Chairmen and executives committed to helping and mentoring local companies in need of strategic guidance.
Jun 1998 - Feb 2004
Chairman Of Board And Investor
Project.Net, Inc.
Developed and distributed enterprise software for project collaboration via the Internet or corporate extra.net systems
1997 - 2004
~7 yrs
Acting Ceo And I-Banker
International Beauty Design, Inc.
IBD was a beauty products company including skin, nails and hair treatments. I was brought in to "tune up the company" and sell it for the family owners after the father/founder had died. I sold it in September to American International Inc. in So. Cal.
Jan 2002 - Sep 2002
Director, Interim Ceo, Chairman Of Board
Summit Design, Inc.
Joined board of Summit Design just as it went public on NASDAQ in spring of 1996. Summit developed state-of-the-art software tools for the detailed design of semiconductors. In July 1999 the Board asked me to step in as Interim CEO and look for alternative routes to building the company, After working on internal issues soon started a process to assess possible merger/acquisition candidates. In March 2000 concluded a reverse merger with a private company ViewLogic to form a new public… Show more Joined board of Summit Design just as it went public on NASDAQ in spring of 1996. Summit developed state-of-the-art software tools for the detailed design of semiconductors. In July 1999 the Board asked me to step in as Interim CEO and look for alternative routes to building the company, After working on internal issues soon started a process to assess possible merger/acquisition candidates. In March 2000 concluded a reverse merger with a private company ViewLogic to form a new public company, Innovata, Inc. Subsequently Innovata was acquired by a major player in the semiconductor business, Mentor Graphics, Inc. That merger closed in July 2002. After Mentor acquired the company that board was retired. Show less
Apr 1996 - Jul 2002
President And Ceo, Board Member
California Lifestyles, Inc
California Lifestyles had the world-wide license for the name BAYWATCH for the popular TV show. We developed and wholesaled designer, fashion shoes for Women. Baywatch shoes were first retailed through Nordstrom's, the high-end retail store chain. One of the Baywatch "girls" was engaged to be our public spokesperson.
Jun 1997 - Jun 1999
Director And Advisor
Xlnt Design, Inc.
XLNT Design, Inc. developed very high speed network (Ethernet) boards that literally would extend the state-of-the-art for wired network systems, called Gigabyte Ethernet. INTEL heard of its efforts, invested a about $100,000, took a board seat and a few years later offered to buy the company for $129,000,000 in cash. The owners agreed and the company became a subsidiary of Intel Corp.
Apr 1995 - Mar 1999
Director
English Ideas, Inc,
English Ideas was a startup working on advanced ideas for cosmetics. It was not a successful project and the founders did not succeed.
1997 - 1998
~1 yr
President And Ceo, Director
Hard Candy, Inc
Hard Candy was started by a USC student with the focus being on "Wild Colors" for nail polishes. She woke the world up and young women went wild over her products. However, she had no business experience and the company was floundering. She heard of me due to my successful sale of Creative Nail Design to Revlon and called to ask "help me" with hard Candy. I joined Hard Candy as CEO and in one year we build the company from $250,000 in sales in 1995 to over $10,000,000 in 1996. During my… Show more Hard Candy was started by a USC student with the focus being on "Wild Colors" for nail polishes. She woke the world up and young women went wild over her products. However, she had no business experience and the company was floundering. She heard of me due to my successful sale of Creative Nail Design to Revlon and called to ask "help me" with hard Candy. I joined Hard Candy as CEO and in one year we build the company from $250,000 in sales in 1995 to over $10,000,000 in 1996. During my year as CEO we developed a full line of color cosmetics including lipsticks, eye and lip pencils, etc. Hard Candy was subsequently acquired by LVHM. Show less
Mar 1996 - Apr 1997
Director And Advisor
Ivhs, Inc./Vorad
Developer of vehicle radar anti-collision systems for buses and other commercial vehicle. A very early embodiment of what later became a standard vehicle offering. IVHS systems were deployed on many Gray Hound fleet buses. The company was soon acquired.
1995 - 1997
~2 yrs
Director Advisory Board
Esperanza International, Inc.
Esperanza International, a charitable not for profit foundation, focused on helping develop housing for the poor people of Tijuana, Mexico. They developed a "do it yourself building block system" that allowed homeless people to build shelters in the public Colonia of Tijuana . Many Esperanza supporters dedicate a great deal of time to hands on help in Mexico.
1995 - 1997
~2 yrs
Director
Creative Nail Design, Inc. (Cnd)
Joined the board of CND at request of the CEO, Jim Nordstrom. Jim wanted me to bring my high tech business methods and experiences to his consumer products company. CND was a family owned company. In about 1996 at an annual meeting I asked the family owners what their liquidity plans were and got no inputs. A few days later the CEO called and said the family had decided to sell and asked if I would help sell the company to one of the industry leaders. CND was the leader in the salon channel… Show more Joined the board of CND at request of the CEO, Jim Nordstrom. Jim wanted me to bring my high tech business methods and experiences to his consumer products company. CND was a family owned company. In about 1996 at an annual meeting I asked the family owners what their liquidity plans were and got no inputs. A few days later the CEO called and said the family had decided to sell and asked if I would help sell the company to one of the industry leaders. CND was the leader in the salon channel nail care products game. In 1997 I was able to sell CND to Revlon, Inc. one of the largest cosmetics products companies in the world. The family did well. Show less
1994 - 1997
~3 yrs
Director
Micro Ceramx, Inc.
Micro CeramX developed advance ceramic parts and tools for the semi-conductor industry. The owner Bob Morris was the founder of Micro-C Corp. discussed elsewhere.
1995 - 1996
~1 yr
Director
Rcg Management, Inc.
RCG Management offered companies financial management support either via consulting or through placing a financial officer in the actual company facilities.
1994 - 1996
~2 yrs
President And Ceo, Director
Micro-C Corporation/Aurora Electronics, Inc
In April 1992 I took over Micro-C as CEO. The company had been abused by its prior CEO and the owner/founder wanted it fixed and to move to a liquidity event ASAP. Micro-C was the leading company in the world for recycling semi-conductors and making them suitable for use in new electronic devices. In September 1992 I was able to do a reverse merger with an AMEX company with cash but no operations. Micro-C went public as Aurora Electronics on the AMEX. The shell company had over $50,000,000… Show more In April 1992 I took over Micro-C as CEO. The company had been abused by its prior CEO and the owner/founder wanted it fixed and to move to a liquidity event ASAP. Micro-C was the leading company in the world for recycling semi-conductors and making them suitable for use in new electronic devices. In September 1992 I was able to do a reverse merger with an AMEX company with cash but no operations. Micro-C went public as Aurora Electronics on the AMEX. The shell company had over $50,000,000 in cash, enough to provide about $30 million to buy out the founder and leave substantial working capital. At the time I became CEO the company was doing about $18,000,000 in sales. Two years later it hit north of $75,000,000. Show less
Apr 1992 - Jul 1993
Ceo And Director
Vertex Design Systems, Inc
After some conflicts with outside directors, I concluded that ten years at the helm of EI was enough. I had experienced a lot of new technology and decided to pursue areas like computer aided design technology, or at least advanced computer related technology. I found a defunct startup company in San Francisco named AEC Masterdraft by its founder. I put in some money and restarted the company with the initial focus on architectural and engineering applications of CAD technology. We quickly… Show more After some conflicts with outside directors, I concluded that ten years at the helm of EI was enough. I had experienced a lot of new technology and decided to pursue areas like computer aided design technology, or at least advanced computer related technology. I found a defunct startup company in San Francisco named AEC Masterdraft by its founder. I put in some money and restarted the company with the initial focus on architectural and engineering applications of CAD technology. We quickly changed the name to Vertex Design Systems. A successful product line was built and used by architects across the country. In January 1992 Vertex was merged with a large software company named Architectural Software Group (ASG) in Sausalito, CA. I exited and the company prospered as part of ASG. I had raised both angel funding and venture capital along the way. Everyone got at least their money back. Show less
Sep 1988 - Jan 1992
Director
Chc Foundation, Inc.
As a result of the deconsolidation of the two old hospitals, the assets were distributed 50/50 to the two original founding corporations. The Community Hospital corporation was no more so we set up a new non-profit foundation with our share of the liquid assets. The CHC Foundation received about $10,000,000 as it corpus and has continued as a regional non-profit contributor to the surrounding communities since. This on top of a new hospital. The many hospital assets were given to low income… Show more As a result of the deconsolidation of the two old hospitals, the assets were distributed 50/50 to the two original founding corporations. The Community Hospital corporation was no more so we set up a new non-profit foundation with our share of the liquid assets. The CHC Foundation received about $10,000,000 as it corpus and has continued as a regional non-profit contributor to the surrounding communities since. This on top of a new hospital. The many hospital assets were given to low income communities and areas in Mexico needing physical medical assets. Show less
Sep 1985 - Sep 1989
President, Ceo And Director
Energy Incorporated, Inc
Recruited into Energy Incorporated (EI) from Rockwell to do a turnaround of this private hi-tech company in Idaho. EI had multiple technology operations including extensive engineering, software and operational support for the nuclear power industry. EI developed some of the leading safety analysis tools for that industry. In 1985, due to much increased scope of technical operations, changed the name to EI International, Inc. EI became a major supplier of real-time mini-computer based… Show more Recruited into Energy Incorporated (EI) from Rockwell to do a turnaround of this private hi-tech company in Idaho. EI had multiple technology operations including extensive engineering, software and operational support for the nuclear power industry. EI developed some of the leading safety analysis tools for that industry. In 1985, due to much increased scope of technical operations, changed the name to EI International, Inc. EI became a major supplier of real-time mini-computer based control and monitoring systems for both nuclear and fossil power plants. Show less
Mar 1978 - Dec 1988
Director
Community Hospital Of Idaho Falls Inc.
The issues of hospital capacity was at the forefront in 1983 in Idaho Falls. The original Community Hospital had merged with the Mormon hospital to form the Consolidated Idaho Falls hospital system run by the Mormon corporation out of Salt Lake City named Intermountain Health Care. The community was not happy with that operation. I got active and joined the original Community Hospital Board at their request. The effort lead to a decision to deconsolidate the two hospitals and bring in an… Show more The issues of hospital capacity was at the forefront in 1983 in Idaho Falls. The original Community Hospital had merged with the Mormon hospital to form the Consolidated Idaho Falls hospital system run by the Mormon corporation out of Salt Lake City named Intermountain Health Care. The community was not happy with that operation. I got active and joined the original Community Hospital Board at their request. The effort lead to a decision to deconsolidate the two hospitals and bring in an independent hospital corporation to build and operate a new regional medical center. That was accomplished in September 1985. Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was the vehicle and committed to a new state-of-the-art 256 bed regional hospital. The new hospital came on line in 1986. Show less
Mar 1983 - Aug 1988
Director
Ei Electronics, Inc.
In 1985, after great success with the company's mini-computer based monitoring and control systems business, it was concluded that we needed some electronics manufacturing capability. A small local supplier was acquired and integrated into EI as EI Electronics, Inc. a subsidiary operation. This served us well.
1985 - 1988
~3 yrs
Director
Nippon Ei, Inc
EI's technology and knowhow was sought after by many nuclear entities. In Japan our technology was high regarded. In 1983 we established a joint venture company named Nippon EI in conjunction with Sumitomo Corp. The company was located in downtown Tokyo and was 50/50 owned. EI provided training, technology and tools and Sumitomo provided the CEO, initial operating capital and sales support. Nippon EI was very successful in the Japanese nuclear market. Their offerings were heavily oriented… Show more EI's technology and knowhow was sought after by many nuclear entities. In Japan our technology was high regarded. In 1983 we established a joint venture company named Nippon EI in conjunction with Sumitomo Corp. The company was located in downtown Tokyo and was 50/50 owned. EI provided training, technology and tools and Sumitomo provided the CEO, initial operating capital and sales support. Nippon EI was very successful in the Japanese nuclear market. Their offerings were heavily oriented to nuclear safety. Show less
1983 - 1988
~5 yrs
Advisory Board
Was asked to serve on University of Idaho Engineering School advisory board.
1985 - 1986
~1 yr
Advisory Board Member
Idaho State University Engineering School
Idaho State University in Pocatello had a good engineering school and one that EI drew on from time to time. I served for two years on their advisory board.
1984 - 1986
~2 yrs
Advisory Board
Eastern Idaho Vocational Technical School Advisory Board
The Eastern Idaho Vocational Technical School was a very high quality school with a growing scope and demand for its grads. As a high tech company CEO, I was pleased to serve on the advisory board. EIVTS remains a very important educational institution in Idaho Falls.
1983 - 1986
~3 yrs
Director And Chairman Of The Board
Energy Products Of Idaho, Inc.
Energy Incorporated had developed a great deal of technology around the concept of Fluidized Bed combustion systems. This technology could be used to combust a wide range of combustible materials for generating steam or for other energy recovery applications. The initial technology was spun off with an Idaho lumber company for use in heat recovery from waste in industrial applications. EI was a 50% owner. One of the original EI founders became the CEO of the jointly owned company. EI… Show more Energy Incorporated had developed a great deal of technology around the concept of Fluidized Bed combustion systems. This technology could be used to combust a wide range of combustible materials for generating steam or for other energy recovery applications. The initial technology was spun off with an Idaho lumber company for use in heat recovery from waste in industrial applications. EI was a 50% owner. One of the original EI founders became the CEO of the jointly owned company. EI retained all rights for chemical and nuclear waste disposal applications. EI had major test facilities and continued work on low level waste disposal applications. In 1985 this technology was spun off to an independent subsidiary and sold to The Bechtel Corporation, a company interested in chemical and nuclear waste disposal. The EI CFO went with the sale and moved to Colorado where the technology was pursued. Show less
Mar 1978 - Jul 1984
Advisory Board Member
Junior Achievement Of Idaho Falls, Inc.
Participated in the very active Jr. Achievement group's advisory group for two years.
1982 - 1983
~1 yr
Research Engineer, Sr. Research Engineer, Project Manage, Vice President
Rockwell Intl Corp
Engineering roles in development of advance Nuclear Power systems for space and terrestrial application, safety equipment and advanced software. Including R&D into advanced non-nuclear energy technologies, electronics and monitoring systems.
Jun 1959 - Apr 1978
Engineer/Technician
Ucla Med Center At Nuclear Test Site In Nevada
Summer employment at the Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear site in Mercury, Nevada. Collecting and analyzing fallout from nuclear bombs. Responsible to instrumentation for Project 37 of the UCLA Med Center. Also worked in UCLA lab the following summer on the same project.
Jun 1957 - Oct 1957
2 education records
William Botts education
Nuclear Engineering
Bs Electronics Engineering And Bs Mathmatics, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
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