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5-time Tech CEO seeking Interim or Fractional Position

About Me

CEO | Interim CEO | Outside Director | Board Member Tech Executive (CEO, President, Board Member) with demonstrated history of working in Software, Communications and Networking industries with public and private companies; large (Cisco Systems), mid-size (Polycom, Inc.) and “start-up” companies. As CEO, recently completed 5th successful turnaround. Extensive experience running global operations and executing diverse sales models, talent recruitment, mergers and acquisitions, sales, go-to-market strategies, team development, and business relationships. Expertise with companies seeking positive earnings and accelerating revenue growth. This includes ‘paradigm shifts’ requiring creation and execution of innovative go-to-market strategies and disruptive technologies. Respected for building great teams, integrity, entrepreneurial resourcefulness and interpersonal skills. Achieved a management style that assures an appropriate balance between major elements of management all directed toward increasing shareholder value.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • President at 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT)
  • Senior Vice President and Section 16 Officer at Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM)
  • Vice President, Sales at FORE Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORE)
  • General Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
CEOGlobalMeet, LLC
2024 - 2025

Full P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. OperationalTurnaround of #1 Webcasting Service used by over 50% of the F500. Family Office purchased and extracted the company from the PGI $1.5B bankruptcy. Became very profitable with 15% EBITDA.

CEOLifesize, Inc.
2021 - 2022

Full P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Lifesize was a Private Equity backed consolidation of five (5) companies. Turnaround of the $140M+ Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) and Video-Conferencing-as-a-Service (VCaaS) company from negative EBITDA to positive EBITDA in five (5) months. Company sold to Enghouse Systems.

CEOFreeWave Technologies
2014 - 2020

Full P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Successfully completed an exit transaction for large Private Equity firm who purchased a majority stake in 2008 in a $200M+ transaction.

PresidentNotable8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT)
2011 - 2014

Full P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Turnaround of a slow-growth Company to become the #1 Cloud-based UCaaS Provider (Frost & Sullivan) and recognized by Gartner in the ‘Magic Quadrant’ as a market leader. Industry 1st … developed and executed an innovative SaaS ‘channel’ go-to-market strategy based on a recurring revenue model … now used by all companies in the industry. * Shareholder value increased 487% … Market cap appreciation from <$200M to $1.2B * Twelve (12) consecutive quarters of growth and profitability * Gross Margins improved to 81%+ * #1 market-share achieved * October, 2013 named to ‘Forbes List of Best Small Companies’ (#23) * Integrated multiple acquisitions

CEOAnagran, Inc.
2007 - 2009

Full P & L and Operations responsibilities. Hired to turnaround the 4-year old startup; commercialize the product and initiate revenue. Founded by Dr. Larry Roberts (co-invented the Internet). Developed significant new technology and launched go-to-market strategy which resulted in numerous installations.

Senior Vice President and Section 16 OfficerNotablePolycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM)
2003 - 2007

Full Sales P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Turnaround, hired to ‘scale and accelerate’ revenue growth. Successfully created and executed a new sales management structure, go-to-market strategies, Sales Model / Channel Strategy and transition from a distribution to a “high touch” solution enterprise sales model. * Increased annual revenue $371M to $1B run-rate * Shareholder value increased 448% (Market cap appreciation) * #1 market-share achieved * Full P & L responsibilities * Successfully integrated multiple $100M+ acquisitions of Voyant and DST Media

Vice President, SalesNotableFORE Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORE)
1995 - 1997

Full Sales P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Recruited to accelerate lagging revenue performance and build a world-class team. FORE was the market leader of a new ‘router-type’ technology called ATM. Company sold to Marconi. * Shareholder value increased 745% (Market cap appreciation) * Achieved #1 market share * Doubled Revenue with 2 years * Successfully integrated Alantec ($800M purchase)

General ManagerNotableCisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)
1990 - 1995

Full Sales P & L and Global Operations responsibilities. Recruited as an early executive joining just after the IPO. Executed, developed and managed strategic geographic businesses helping Cisco scale to over $3B. This included a corporate-wide initiative to transition from a ‘Direct to Channel’ sales model. Created “overlay” post-acquisition strategy. General Manager Promoted by John Chambers (Cisco CEO) to merge and manage Cisco’s 1st Business Unit consisting of acquisitions Crescendo and Kalpana. Resulted in sales growth from $17M to $350M+ in fourteen (14) months. Director, Central Operations Promoted to Director, one of seven (7) original Directors. #1 Operations Director worldwide in 1993 (1st Operation to exceed $100M) and 1994 growing sales from $42M to over $240M (run rate exceeded $320M) representing about 20% of Cisco’s worldwide revenue. Awarded prestigious Customer Satisfaction and Top Performance awards by John Chambers.

Education

Degree of Math and Political ScienceUniversity of Denver
1969 - 1973
Diploma of Directors Consortium for Public CompaniesUniversity of Chicago
2007 - 2007

Certification

Total Certifications2

Patent: US 62/760,137 Modular Electronic Device

US Patent Office

2019 - 2019

Credential ID: Patent: US 62/760,137 Modular Electronic Device

Cisco Systems

Niederman Reference: Inside Cisco, The Real Story of Sustained M&A Growth pp. iii, 39, 166, 173, 174.

2001 - 2001

Credential ID: Niederman Reference: Inside Cisco, The Real Story of Sustained M&A Growth pp. iii, 39, 166, 173, 174.

Skills

Core skills10
Languages1

Skills

Building Great Culture
Team-building
Turnarounds
Scaling Revenue
Innovative Go-to-Market Strategies
Global Operations
M&A and Integrating purchased companies
Increasing Shareholder Value
Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness
Operational Excellence

Languages

English

Services