Business Development /
Emerging Technologies / Revenue Growth /
Strategic Planning / Joint Ventures / VC / M&A
/ Turnarounds / Startups / Marketing / Sales /
International / Operations / IP / Licensing /
Capital Markets
I have leadership experience in manufacturing,
operations, technology commercialization and
private equity investing in cleantech and core
industrial sectors. I am a high-integrity
executive recognized for streamlining
businesses to increase shareholder value,
customer loyalty and operational profitability.
My skills were honed at various industrial and
financial operations of GE and in high-tech
startups. They include:
* Establishing vision and strategic direction
* Forming alliances and negotiating/closing
deals
* Raising capital for expansion
* Capturing untapped markets
* Building and motivating high-performance
teams
I hold an MBA with Honors in Marketing and
Finance from The University of Chicago. I
earned my BS with Honors in Accounting from the
University of Vermont, where I played varsity
hockey. I won the Pinnacle Award (top 1%
performers) from GE Capital and am a member of
the New England Clean Energy Council.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Built and sold high technology company.
Ukrainian physicist had an idea for clean tech
air filtration. Personally established vision
and strategic direction based on product
development and technology licensing. Secured
$18M+ in funding and developed leadership team.
Led successful marketing and sales program.
Implemented IP strategy. Turned start-up
investment into revenue generating, positive
cash flow operating business.
Established blue-chip private equity venture in
Asia. Having already successfully established
GE Capital Asia Pacific Commercial Equipment
Finance $500M+ business, was recruited by GE
Capital President/COO to develop Asian Private
Equity business from scratch. Grew portfolio to
$120M+ in four years and established first
regionally sponsored and managed private equity
fund.
Successfully closed first GE Capital Sino-
Foreign Joint Venture. GE Capital was seeking
to expand into China but had no prior
experience. Developed strategy for entering
local commercial equipment finance market.
Created operating lease business in Shanghai
through joint venture with Shanghai Municipal
Construction Commission. Negotiated and closed
funding of tower cranes used to build Pudong
high-rises.
Launched billion global captive finance market.
Recruited from industrial side of GE because of
finance and operating experience to aid in GE
Capital’s globalization efforts, establishing
Vendor Financial Services operations in Asia
Pacific and initiating restructure of European
operations. Organized multifunctional team that
acquired or created $1B+ in captive finance
operations for U.S., Japanese and Asian
manufacturers and distributors.
CAREER HISTORY – FORTUNE 500 AND
ENTREPRENEURIAL
President and CEO, Kronos Advanced
Technologies, Inc., 2001-2008. Led
restructuring of publicly-traded investment
holding company into revenue generating,
positive cash flow, clean technology operating
business. Acting CFO, 2004 to 2008. Sold
majority of company to private equity
investors, who subsequently took it private.
Concurrent: Board Member, SatCon Technology
Corporation, 2006 to Present. NASDAQ listed,
providing utility scale distributed power
solutions for renewable energy market. Board of
Advisors, Varentec, LLC, 2009 to Present.
Advising start-up smart storage and smart grid
company on business development and fund
raising.
Managing Director Asia Pacific, GE Equity
Capital Group, 1995-2000. Directed GE entry
into Asian private equity market. Built and
staffed organization. Sourced, negotiated,
underwrote, closed and monitored investments.
Did same for GE Capital Commercial Equipment
Finance, 1993-1995.
Manager of International Operations and
Business Development, GE Capital Vendor
Financial Services (VFS), 1992-1993.
Established/staffed Asia Pacific operation and
organized multifunctional team to drive
restructuring.
Manager, GE Corporate Business Development,
1989-1992. Provided operational and business
development support, including rationalization
of industrial business units through workouts
and implementation of best practices.
Earlier career: Manager, GE Corporate Audit
Staff and Trainee in Financial Management
Program, GE Aerospace.
Interests: Playing squash, running, reading and
traveling with family.
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