Experience

Informative People Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal & Senior Technical Recruiter

  • Feb 1995 - Present

  Las Vegas, Nevada Area We've enjoyed for more than 20 years recruiting key technical employees and leaders in advanced NMR hardware and software systems, electrical motor controls, medical instrumentation, polymer nanotechnologies, power systems supporting oil and gas refineries, and wireless communication systems. These are just a few of the areas we cover. What's your game in the physical world? Are you playing to win? New product development areas we cover include both hardware & software engineering… Show more We've enjoyed for more than 20 years recruiting key technical employees and leaders in advanced NMR hardware and software systems, electrical motor controls, medical instrumentation, polymer nanotechnologies, power systems supporting oil and gas refineries, and wireless communication systems. These are just a few of the areas we cover. What's your game in the physical world? Are you playing to win? New product development areas we cover include both hardware & software engineering, including electrical, firmware, and mechanical engineering. We can assist you in fielding IoT engineers to expand your product and service sensory capabilities. Emirates Team New Zealand's winning the America's Cup in 2017 demonstrates how designing, simulating and building enhanced sailing control systems can battle and resoundingly beat financial heavyweights like Oracle Team USA. We'll see who wins in the 2021 challenge this year. Are you ready to win your race currently in progress within your industry? What's missing in your technical engineering talent asset treasury that can give you the edge in your markets served? Show less



OPTISTREAMS, INC.

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • 2001 - 2002

  Fresno, California Area Following the rapid departure of four IT managers, I transitioned over from Accounting Manager to Project Manager, to define and provide unmet IT service needs supporting the Sales team. I designed, configured, and deployed web-enabled, real-time customer quotes and sales order menu-driven templates, within the SalesForce.com CRM, used by the entire in-house sales team that I trained in its use, increasing their productivity. I released the firm’s first web-enabled product… Show more Following the rapid departure of four IT managers, I transitioned over from Accounting Manager to Project Manager, to define and provide unmet IT service needs supporting the Sales team. I designed, configured, and deployed web-enabled, real-time customer quotes and sales order menu-driven templates, within the SalesForce.com CRM, used by the entire in-house sales team that I trained in its use, increasing their productivity. I released the firm’s first web-enabled product configurator, developed using Microsoft Commerce Server. I personally designed the e-commerce site, building from scratch the catalog, photo library, pricing table, and configuration decision rules, while designing and executing beta testing, prior to going live. I also provided detailed project requirements to introduce a web-enabled payment module to Microsoft CommerceServer, integrated with the firm's G/L. Work also included website guidance, eliminating copyright infringement issues. Show less



Covanta Solutions

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Account Manager

  • 1998 - 2000

  Pleasanton, CA Responsible for client advocacy and issues escalation for the firm's two top national accounts undergoing enterprise-level full-time and temporary staffing CRM database implementations. - Established credibility with "C" level officers - Directed oversight of software builds QA, developing and enhancing test protocols, collaboratively working with all software developers & managers, providing detailed specifications for progressive build releases. - Provided day-to-day supervision of… Show more Responsible for client advocacy and issues escalation for the firm's two top national accounts undergoing enterprise-level full-time and temporary staffing CRM database implementations. - Established credibility with "C" level officers - Directed oversight of software builds QA, developing and enhancing test protocols, collaboratively working with all software developers & managers, providing detailed specifications for progressive build releases. - Provided day-to-day supervision of a quality specialist that was part of the development team. - Presented weekly project status reviews and issues escalation to our management team. - Developed and presented on-line product overviews to prospective clients. Show less



Sun Microsystems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Project Lead

  • 1993 - 1995

  Moutain View, CA Led the creation of finance planning, forecasting and reporting models to support a reconstituted $200+ million revenue Intercontinental Sales Group spanning Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America regions. Major achievements included: - Guiding Sun's first tax filing for its Russia operation, as Architect, meeting with Deloitte & Touche in Moscow - Creating regional forecast and planning form, automatically calculating time-phased staffing costs and region cash flow, based… Show more Led the creation of finance planning, forecasting and reporting models to support a reconstituted $200+ million revenue Intercontinental Sales Group spanning Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America regions. Major achievements included: - Guiding Sun's first tax filing for its Russia operation, as Architect, meeting with Deloitte & Touche in Moscow - Creating regional forecast and planning form, automatically calculating time-phased staffing costs and region cash flow, based on limited inputs, dramatically cutting regional controller time requirements for submitting plans. - Introducing Linear Programming into detailed product quarterly sales projections, revealing product interdependencies. - Personally designing and generating SQL commission reportage, incorporating special algorithms.

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • 1990 - 1993

  Mountain View, CA R&D - Co-led within core business teams five key multiprocessor server and graphics software application projects. Principal writer for multiple, concurrent new product justifications, navigating business teams through target markets, technology, finance, support, and business risk elements. Major achievements included: - Assessing and then gaining approval on major processor and asic risk buys exceeding $70 Million, supporting the release of Sun's first multiprocessor server… Show more R&D - Co-led within core business teams five key multiprocessor server and graphics software application projects. Principal writer for multiple, concurrent new product justifications, navigating business teams through target markets, technology, finance, support, and business risk elements. Major achievements included: - Assessing and then gaining approval on major processor and asic risk buys exceeding $70 Million, supporting the release of Sun's first multiprocessor server products. - Advancing higher sales projections incorporated in a server program's justification, based on a more robust computational market targeted. - Developing pilot-phase costed BOM's for three server systems and two hardware graphics boards. - Most successful management of a $30 MM+ annual R&D budget, collaborating with a senior engineering director, meeting annual plan and quarterly forecast targets. - Navigated through $0.8MM quarter forecast reduction, without stretching key project milestones. - Advanced 'nickel run' concept of hedging high-risk prototype builds. - Appeared in a video presented to the entire Sun engineering R&D organization session providing observations on what made the Server Systems group an exciting place for engineers.



Mirus Corporation

• United States
• Mining

• Corporate Controller

  • 1988 - 1990

  Santa Clara, CA Initially Accounting Manager for an optical/electronic equipment start-up, financed by Apple Computer & Silicon Valley venture capital firms, managing A/R, A/P & G/L, preparing financial reporting to the executive team and investors. I introduced rolling forecast reporting, quarterly and annual planning tools, along with detailed weekly cashflow forecasts, successfully managing within funding constraints. As technical product development issues surfaced and VC funding ceased, I was… Show more Initially Accounting Manager for an optical/electronic equipment start-up, financed by Apple Computer & Silicon Valley venture capital firms, managing A/R, A/P & G/L, preparing financial reporting to the executive team and investors. I introduced rolling forecast reporting, quarterly and annual planning tools, along with detailed weekly cashflow forecasts, successfully managing within funding constraints. As technical product development issues surfaced and VC funding ceased, I was promoted to corporate controller, operating the firm in a tight cashflow condition, successfully managing loans on our high-quality accounts receivables, and dramatically restricting payable disbursements while sustaining payroll and constructive supplier relations to enable key component purchases to continue. Show less



Precision Monolithics

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Staff Accountant & Sr Financial Analyst

  • 1982 - 1987

  Santa Clara, CA Manage financial forecast, annual and long range planning for a $30MM semiconductor niche firm, now part of Analog Devices Inc. Presented results monthly before the CEO and his direct reports Major achievements included: -- Developing rolling sales forecast, split by product lines; -- Introducing 1:1 quarterly revenue, expense and capital reviews with entire manager population -- Creating a Financial Planning & Analysis department -- Orchestrating transition from single legal… Show more Manage financial forecast, annual and long range planning for a $30MM semiconductor niche firm, now part of Analog Devices Inc. Presented results monthly before the CEO and his direct reports Major achievements included: -- Developing rolling sales forecast, split by product lines; -- Introducing 1:1 quarterly revenue, expense and capital reviews with entire manager population -- Creating a Financial Planning & Analysis department -- Orchestrating transition from single legal entity to a 4 legal entity plan, complete with inter-company pricing, profit in inventory calculation methodology for monthly reporting, and management of cash requirements with corporate parent's assistant treasurer. -- Developing a robust by-entity inventory input/output planning model, feeding unit sales volume, inventory targets, capital requirements, absorption and variance projections. Show less