Core Competencies • Startups and Entrepreneurship• Mentoring, Motivating and Training Teams• New Business Development• Research and Product Development Lifecycle• Risk Management• Angel, Venture Capital & Financing• Strategic Planning• Cross-Functional Leadership• Negotiations• Legal and Accounting Regulations• Project Management• Operations Respected Silicon Valley executive with extensive experience in and passion for launching, growing and managing technology startups. Accomplished at negotiating and closing complex, multi-million dollar financing and venture funding from angel and institutional investors. Highly effective at managing cross functional teams ensuring that all stakeholders: engineering, marketing, legal, accounting, and sales collaborate in a non-confrontational and efficient decision making process. Recognized and well rewarded for strategic and action-oriented leadership, mitigating ris