Experience

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  Alaska Communications

  • United States
  • Telecommunications
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Former Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

    • 2011 - 2019

    Mr. Hayes formerly served as the Non-Executive Chairman of publicly-traded Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK), an R-LEC (facilities-based service provider) fundamentally transforming the Company from a 100 year-old copper-plant provider to delivering next-generation Integrated Broadband Telecommunications Services (Wireless 5G / disruptive next-gen fixed wireless(point to point and point to multi-point) / Low Earth Orbit satellite / fiber (both submarine to the Lower 48 and across Alaska including the North Slope) / wireline) and Managed IT Services (Cloud, Apllications and Datacenter) primarily to enterprise and wholesale customers in Alaska, and leveraging these capabilities into the Lower 48.

  • Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

    • 2006 - 2011

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  Aviat Networks

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • SVP, Chief Financial Officer

    • 2011 - 2015
    • Santa Clara, CA

    • Retired senior executive of a roughly $500M enterprise, publicly traded on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ: AVNW), that is the world’s leading independent provider of microwave transmission and networking solutions. The Company engages in design, manufacture and sale of wireless networking solutions, products and services to large Tier 1 mobile and fixed operators, non-mobile private network operators, government agencies, transportation and utility companies, public safety agencies and broadcast network operators around the globe. The Company’s products include point-to-point digital microwave transmission systems designed for first / last mile access, middle mile / backhaul, and long distance trunking applications.• Responsible for worldwide Finance and IT functions. Strategic business partner brought on board to drive sustained revenue growth, gross margin expansion, operating expense optimization and working capital management for an enterprise having gone through massive post-merger restructuring following the combination of Harris and Stratex, and beginning to deliver to market next generation 4G LTE IP microwave networking solutions to regain its technological leadership role in the global marketplace as an independent specialist competing against large end-to-end Radio Access Network (RAN) suppliers such as Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, NEC, Nokia Siemens, Huawei and ZTE.

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  Supermicro

  • United States
  • Computer Hardware Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Advisor to the CEO

    • 2011 - 2014

  • Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

    • 2007 - 2011

    With over $2 billion in revenues and 5x growth in 6 years, SuperMicro is ranked as the #1 fastest growing IT company in the world and #18 fastest growing company overall by Fortune Magazine. The Company is also a member of the Fortune 1000 largest U.S. corporations.SuperMicro is a global leader in high performance, high efficiency server technology and innovation. The Company develops and provides end-to-end 'green' computing solutions to the data center, cloud computing, enterprise IT, big data, high performance computing, or HPC, and embedded markets. Their solutions range from complete server, storage, blade and workstations to full racks, networking devices, server management software and technology support and services. They offer their customers a high degree of flexibility and customization by providing what we believe to be the industry's broadest array of server configurations from which they can choose the optimal solution which fits their computing needs. Their server systems, subsystems and accessories are architecturally designed to provide high levels of reliability, quality and scalability, thereby enabling their customers benefits in the areas of compute performance, density, thermal management and power efficiency to lower their overall total cost of ownership.

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  Pillar Data Systems

  • San Jose, CA

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • 2006 - 2011
    • San Jose, CA

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  New Wave Research, Inc.

  • Fremont, CA

  • Independent Director & Chair of the Audit Committee

    • 2004 - 2007
    • Fremont, CA

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  Quantum

  • San Jose, CA

  • EVP, CFO & CIO

    • 2004 - 2006
    • San Jose, CA

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  NPTest

  • Sunnyvale, CA

  • Independent Director & Chair of the Audit Committee

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Sunnyvale, CA

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  DIRECTV Broadband, Inc.

  • Cupertino, CA

  • President & CEO

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Cupertino, CA

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  Telocity, Inc.

  • Cupertino, CA

  • EVP, Chief Financial Officer

    • 2000 - 2001
    • Cupertino, CA

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  Lucent Technologies, Inc.

  • VP, CFO - Global Service Provider Business

    • 1997 - 2000

  • VP, CFO - Network Systems International

    • 1996 - 1997

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  Unisys

  • Blue Bell, PA

  • VP, CFO & CIO - Global Professional Services

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Blue Bell, PA

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  ABB Nuclear Operations, Inc.

  • Windsor, CT

  • VP, CFO & CIO

    • 1993 - 1995
    • Windsor, CT

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  ABB, Inc.

  • Stamford, CT

  • VP, Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    • 1992 - 1993
    • Stamford, CT

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  ABB Financial Services, Inc.

  • Stamford, CT

  • VP - CFO & CIO

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Stamford, CT

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  Credit Suisse First Boston

  • New York, NY

  • Various

    • 1982 - 1990
    • New York, NY

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  Arthur Young & Co.

  • New York, NY

  • Senior Staff Auditor

    • 1980 - 1982
    • New York, NY