Stephan Thomas
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Experience
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Qlorem
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Strategic Advisor
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Apr 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
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Managing Partner
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Jan 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area Hands on leader helping companies to sustainably grow by helping to develop, manage and optimize market facing activities and processes (sales pipelines, business development, GTM and partnerships strategy, pricing, IP strategy) and back office (fundraising, cash management, board management, cost optimization).
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Springboard
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Mentor
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Jul 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
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Hustle Fund
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Angel Squad Member
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May 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
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Materialise
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Switzerland
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Business Development
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Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Successfully transitioned the Identify3D commercial accounts, partnerships, sales pipeline, brand and IP to the company acquirer. Led the Identify3D integration of back office post M&A transaction.
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Identify3D
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder - Chief Strategy Officer
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Jul 2014 - Sep 2022
San Francisco Bay Area Identify3D is a leading software company that provides security, usage control and traceability of design and manufacturing data across the supply chain, from CAD/CAM applications down to industrial machines. Now a Materialise Company As co-founder, board member and Chief Strategy Officer of the company: - Led multi-millions rounds of fundraising from pre-seed to successful exit - Defined sales and business strategy for both direct sales and channel partners delivering multi year… Show more Identify3D is a leading software company that provides security, usage control and traceability of design and manufacturing data across the supply chain, from CAD/CAM applications down to industrial machines. Now a Materialise Company As co-founder, board member and Chief Strategy Officer of the company: - Led multi-millions rounds of fundraising from pre-seed to successful exit - Defined sales and business strategy for both direct sales and channel partners delivering multi year revenue growth and key distribution agreements with F500 companies - Led marketing activities that positioned Identify3D as a trusted brand delivering world-class secure manufacturing software technology - Establish and led back office corporate functions such as finance, board management, legal and HR operations - Developed a successful IP strategy that led to a granted Patent (No. 11,023,608) - Co-authored white papers and spoke at multiple conferences Show less
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Mekong Capital
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Vietnam
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member - Value Optimization Board
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May 2014 - Dec 2016
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Ernst & Young
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China
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Partner/Principal - Transaction Advisory Services
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May 2012 - May 2014
San Francisco Bay Area Operational Transaction Services Hands-on, operationally focused support and advice across the transaction life cycle, supporting both buyers and sellers, including Operational due diligence and value creation for Portfolio Companies and Integration/Carve-out readiness and support (planning, synergy assessment, day-1 readiness,..)
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Senior Director
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Aug 2006 - Apr 2012
a) Help corporate and PE backed clients to improve performance by optimizing costs, reducing risk, reducing working capital and accelerating cash-flow. b) Generate business opportunities across service lines c) Provide thoughts leadership - white papers & training Selected engagements include: - Transition Services Lead in Asia for a major financial services company acquisition - Interim restructuring president of a biometric and retail company - Interim planning… Show more a) Help corporate and PE backed clients to improve performance by optimizing costs, reducing risk, reducing working capital and accelerating cash-flow. b) Generate business opportunities across service lines c) Provide thoughts leadership - white papers & training Selected engagements include: - Transition Services Lead in Asia for a major financial services company acquisition - Interim restructuring president of a biometric and retail company - Interim planning director for a cosmetic company (-40% inventory while reducing stock-out) - Working Capital & Cash flow improvement project lead for a high technology public company (-25% working capital) - PMO lead for an IT Cost Optimization program (-10% budgeted expenses) Show less
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Director
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Jun 2005 - Jun 2006
Turnaround, cost reduction and due diligence projects
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Principal
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2001 - May 2005
Led multi-countries cross-functional re-engineering initiatives to improve cash-flow and reduce costs Member of the regional operational management team Global Practice Leader
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IC Enterprise
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United Kingdom
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Co-Founder - Chief Revenue Officer
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Jan 2001 - Apr 2002
San Francisco Bay Area FinTech Start-up providing leasing solution for Software companies Raised Angel fund, secured customers LOI, developed partnerships
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REL Consultancy
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Apr 1992 - Jan 2000
Paris & San Francisco
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Trade Officer
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Jun 1990 - Oct 1991
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates and Accra, Ghana
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Education
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Baruch College
MBA, International Business -
Université Paris Dauphine - PSL
Maitrise, Gestion - Marketing