DENNIS GALLAGHER, Ph.D.
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EXPERIENCE
January 2005 Greenwich Technology Advisors
- Present Vice President Investment Banking
Mergers and acquisition advisory for high-technology companies
in the communications, security, display, optics, materials and
instrumentation industries.
Advised on twenty sell-side M&A transactions, including six
completed transactions aggregating more than $200 million.
Demonstrated ability to successfully position complex
high-technology clients with purchasers to maximize transaction
value.
Sourced deals, identified targets, conducted due diligence,
prepared marketing materials and generated strategic ideas for
November 2000 clients.
- Nov. 2004
SoundView Technology Group (Including Schwab Soundview Capital
Markets)
Vice President Equity Research (2004), Analyst (2003), Associate
(2001-2002)
Sell-side coverage of broadband access equipment and
sub-component stocks.
Research focused on broadband access and convergence of voice,
video and data.
Recognized by clients for calls that properly married new
technologies/product trends with end-market demand.
Proprietary research differentiated by bottoms up models of
MSO/carrier capital expenditures and a proprietary estimates of
set-top box demand by cable operator.
1998 - 2000 Nanocrystal Imaging Corporation
Development Manager - Materials Technology
Innovative medical imaging component start-up in digital X-ray
industry.
Developed business plan, strategic alliances and initial product
commercialization.
Created new process for making novel phosphor materials in X-ray
imaging device
1990 - 1998 Philips Laboratories (Royal Philips Electronics)
Senior Member Research Staff
Enabling technologies for display, medical and storage products.
Worked with corporate development to evaluate technical aspects
of investment/acquisition candidates and arrange joint ventures
with outside companies.
Created chemical synthesis routes to make nanocrystalline
phosphors for displays; Succeeded in first ever chemical doping.
Granted patents for both processes.
Demonstrated breakthrough that quantum-size phosphors become
highly efficient and brighter as size reduces; luminescent decay
is five orders faster.
Developed gallium nitride alloy growth by CVD for light emitting
diodes.
1988 - 1990 Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Postdoctoral Research Associate.
Managed powder technology laboratory and researched Indium Tin
Oxide (ITO) electro-optic films. Built laboratory up from bare
walls and guided research of students.
1985 -1986 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Member Research Staff - Also sponsor for Ph.D. at University of
Washington
Researched processing of high temperature ceramic-metal
composites.
EDUCATION
1999 - 2000 Columbia university, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY.
MBA from Executive MBA Program May 2000.
Emphasis: Investment Banking, Security Analysis, Advanced
Finance. Term project was strategic analysis and valuation of
for-profit elementary education companies.
1984 - 1988 university of washington, Seattle, WA
Ph.D. in Materials Science, November 1988
Developed laminar ceramic metal composites. Studied dispersion
of non-oxide powders (carbides, metals) in solvents. Created
improved method to make composite material.
1982 - 1984 Rutgers university, Graduate School New Brunswick, NJ
MS in Ceramic Science May 1984
Developed novel sol-gel silica glass membranes through
all-chemical process.
1978 - 1982 Rutgers university, College of engineering, Piscataway, NJ
BS in Ceramic Engineering
OTHER
FINRA Cert.: Series 7, 63, 86, 87 and 79
Affiliations: Lions Club, American Ceramic Society, Material Research Society
and Beta Gamma Sigma - MBA Honor Society. Rutgers University -
Keramos Honor Society, Sigma Pi Fraternity House Manager,
Rutgers University Lacrosse team (1978-80)
Patents: Author or coauthor of 7 patents:
Publications: Author or coauthor of 17 technical publications.