SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE 

• Director, Corporate Development, Samsung Electronics, North America – Internal investment banking department sourcing, evaluating, structuring, closing and supervising acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
• Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions Services, Deloitte & Touche – Advised on deals ranging from $1 million to $800 million and for turnaround, troubled or bankrupt company engagements.
• Vice President, Investment Banking, Van Kasper & Company – senior technology banker in Northern California.   Advised on IPO’s, mergers and acquisitions and private placements in electronics, software, biotechnology and other areas.
• Served as financial advisor for over 50 merger and acquisition engagements for transactions with value in excess of $1 Billion.  Transactions included:
• Samsung sale of Integrated Telecom Technology to PMC Sierra ($45 million)
• Mitsui & Co. acquisition of Wilsey Foods company ($64 million)
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical purchase of Crystal Geyser Water Company ($24 million)
• Itochu purchase of Multiquip ($37 million)
• Management Buyout of ITC Entertainment company ($120 million)
• Sumitomo Metals purchase of National Magnetics  ($18 million)
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical purchase of Pharmavite ($56 million)

• Managing Director, Cambridge/Samsung Partners LLC – venture capital firm organized as a partnership between Samsung and a technology incubator.  Portfolio increased over 5x in value in first three years.
• Organized, invested in and/or brokered over 20 commercial real estate transactions in multi-residential and retail properties.

• Founder and initial President/CEO of Hollywood Partners.com Inc., a publicly traded early stage company.  Authored and implemented the initial business plan involving 20 employees and contractors.  Company value increased from $12 to over $50 million during my tenure.

• Experienced director on multiple boards, including: Integrated Telecom Technology, Inc. (acquired by PMC Sierra, Inc.), N*Able Technologies (acquired by Wave Systems, Inc.), Brainstorm Technologies.
• Consulted to companies and financiers regarding early stage investments in software and other technology companies.
• Consulted to troubled or reorganizing companies or their creditors in the technology, specialty finance, entertainment, restaurant, retail, and other industries.

Education/QUALIFICATIONS

Harvard Business School  - MBA, General Management

University of California, Berkeley – BS, Finance with Honors                                                                                                         

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Lecturing/Speaking

·         Served as Lecturer in finance for three terms at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA. 

·         Served as speaker/moderator at various seminars and panels on financing, buyouts and venture capital.

Community and Non Profit Organizations

• Served as Director of the Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley Chapter for five years.
• Provided pro bono consulting services to numerous non-profit organizations including the Yosemite Fund, First Place for Youth, the Oakland Museum of California and the Napa Valley Grapegrowers Association.
• Co founded the Harvard Business School Community Partners Los Angeles Chapter (alumni pro bono consulting)