professional summary
Strategic management, business strategy consulting, business development consulting, interim management, virtual business management and consulting.
Over forty years experience in management, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, sales and business development in Public and private companies in military and industrial markets, founded/managed high tech corporations, have four issued patents.
Experience in developing business strategies, product development, marketing, selling & licensing High Value software & hardware, establishing and training marketing and sales organizations, conducting market research, developing forecasting and pricing models, negotiating contracts & partnerships, generating market strategies, and implementing operations and manufacturing activities in domestic and foreign environments, analyzing investment opportunities and generating international trade. Currently working on marketing/licensing a UWB Radar system for detecting IED and Roadside bombs (i.e. land mines, artillery, etc.).
Successfully C level P & L management of high tech, fabless semiconductor, computer systems and communications companies, defense companies, international trading company, public safety product company plus executed successful corporate exit strategies, including mergers, sale, and VP Sales of a successful $180M IPO on LSE.
Accomplishments include founding five companies, providing the vision(s) for new products, generated licensing partners, pioneered products in competitive markets and successful IPO ($180M on the LSE). Pioneered the development and sales of many products include TV Chroma Key unit, 3-Axis Display system, Desktop Publishing System, Microprocessor Development System, Single Board Computer, VMEbus Computer System, Single Chip Communications Modem, 32-bit Configurable Microprocessor, technology and semiconductor Intellectual Property licenses and Patented Firefighter Automated Accountability System.