Experience

Global Thermostat

• United States
• Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Global Thermostat is working to commercialize our unique, multi-patented portfolio of solutions for capturing and removing CO2 directly from the atmosphere to address climate change and power the growing circular carbon economy. Our goal is to develop the least resource intensive, lowest cost solution to help resolve the climate threat through Direct Air Capture.



Solidspac3, Inc.

• Board Member

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area Solidspac3 is a provider of field construction software intended to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry, be reducing rework and cascading delays. Solidspac3 offers a cloud-based application that compares actual field conditions with 2D or 3D plans to identify deviations and generate analysis reports.



Enphase Energy

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• President/CEO

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2017

  Petaluma, CA Proven entrepreneur and dynamic operating executive. Grew the company from concept to a global leader (U.S., EU, APAC and Latin America) in energy management systems for the solar industry. Annual sales over $350M. Led continuous innovation in products, services and market positioning. Over 300 patents in the portfolio. Took the company public in a highly successful offering. Directed development of the energy solution from semiconductor design to multi-terabit cloud based data management… Show more Proven entrepreneur and dynamic operating executive. Grew the company from concept to a global leader (U.S., EU, APAC and Latin America) in energy management systems for the solar industry. Annual sales over $350M. Led continuous innovation in products, services and market positioning. Over 300 patents in the portfolio. Took the company public in a highly successful offering. Directed development of the energy solution from semiconductor design to multi-terabit cloud based data management system. Show less



Crimson Microsystems

• Semiconductor Manufacturing

• President/CEO

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2006

  Re-organized company by bringing in new management team, re-formulating strategic direction and establishing new operating plan. Significantly grew revenue. Developed the world’s most integrated SONET/SDH system-on-chip solution. Successfully sold the company’s technology.



Accelerant Networks

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• President/CEO

  • Nov 1999 - Mar 2003

  Conceived of and founded the company, raising $32M in private financing. Grew global customer base and multi-million dollars in revenue. Developed the world’s first 6.25Gb/s and 12Gb/s serial backplane transceiver. The company was successfully sold to Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS).



NEC Electronics

• Japan
• Semiconductors
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager

  • Nov 1997 - Nov 1999

  Responsible for management of the Communications and Multimedia Divisions of NEC Electronics. Functional responsibilities included engineering, sales and marketing activities, directing technology acquisitions, creating strategic alliances, and oversight of all production. Diversified product lines to include ASSPs and ASCPs in addition to ASICs.



Diamond Multimedia

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director of Product Management

  • Sep 1994 - Nov 1997