Greg Peterson [pic]
**** ***** ***** . *****, ***** 75032
972-***-**** . ********@******.***
Executive-Level Manager and Electrical Engineer
Senior operating officer and electrical engineer with 20+ years experience,
expertise in domestic and global marketplaces, emerging market
technologies, global distribution networks, and life cycle management.
Proven and tested ability to build successful corporate cultures within the
product and manufacturing sectors. Skilled in leading sales and marketing,
operations, acquisitions, complex product development and design,
analytics, intellectual property licensing, strategic development, and
consulting while maximizing productivity and delivering positive economic
value to organizations.
Contract Negotiations . Financial Management . International Business .
Operations Management
P&L Responsibility . Policy / Procedure Development . Process Improvement .
Product Development
Product Marketing . Project Management . Sales . Sales Development .
Software Development
Software Management . Start-Up Operations . Strategic Planning .
Distribution
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Career Achievements
* Co-authored new business plan and created new business models, while
acting as liaison between "A" round venture group and Pintail, proving
instrumental in facilitating a $6 million "B" funding round.
* Developed and managed global site license partnerships with
corporations such as Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, Tektronics and
Agilent, exceeding $10 million annually.
* Synthesized product plans that pioneered a new market with projected
revenues in excess of $55 million.
* Grew Conquest Technologies' revenues by 50% in second full year of
operation and directed all aspects of due diligence that facilitated a
client's $5 million round of funding.
* Provided primary strategic leadership for operations that grew company
revenues from $250,000 to over $8 million annually, leading to
company's acquisition.
* Raised company pre-seed ($500,000) and initial seed ($2 million)
investments.
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Professional Experience
KUMOTEK ROBOTICS, Richardson, Texas
2007 - Current
Global emerging robotics and technology company that addresses design,
development, import and distribution channels for consumer, educational,
industrial and military (DoD) market segments
CEO
* Assembled start-up team and subsequent redirection of company from import
only to product Development Company with integrated product line
exceeding over 30 products in multiple families.
* Authored company 3 and 5 year business plans
* Successfully raised initial seed round funding
* Member of Board of Directors
* Strategized and created new Industrial product division
* Developed and implemented company's global sales and marketing programs
* Negotiated 2 new OEM, 6 new distributor partnerships and US Army
partnership
TEXAS ELECTRICAL SERVICES, Dallas, Texas
2004 - 2007
Electrical design and contracting firm specialized in custom systems for
the residential, commercial and industrial spaces in power distribution,
networks and home automation systems.
President
* Designed and implemented electrical distribution systems for residential,
commercial and industrial applications.
* Developed and nurtured client relationships generating 100% of company
revenue.
* Secured relationships with builders, property management and realtors to
generate repeat revenue stream, service contracts and high customer
retention.
* Consulted on new and refit activities in residential, industrial and
historical renovations.
PINTAIL TECHNOLOGIES, Plano, Texas
2003 - 2004
Early round International Corporation centered on developing, manufacturing
and marketing enterprise-wide business intelligence and manufacturing
software solutions for the electronics and semiconductor sectors. Valuation
of $25 million
Vice President Sales & Marketing -
* Recruited by CEO, Board of Directors and Venture entity for productivity
improvement in sales and marketing departments while creating new sales
and marketing programs.
* Elected to serve as liaison between "A" round venture group and Pintail.
* Co-authored new business plan and valuation review while participating in
fundraising for "B" round, which proved instrumental in facilitating a $6
million award.
* Generated 7 new strategic business relationships; Texas Instruments,
Agilent, Qualcomm, Teradyne, ST Microelectronics, VLE Engineering, and
LTX.
* Developed and negotiated global annual site license partnerships
yielding; Texas Instruments (exceeding $2 million); Agilent (exceeding $3
million) and OEM distribution agreements (exceeding $750,000) with
Agilent and Tektronics.
* Synthesized product plans for expansion of existing products into 2
additional vertical markets and 2 new derivative product lines
* Pioneered new market with projected revenue value of $55 million annually
and additional derivative products addressing a $1 billion+ market.
* Developed and Chaired Technical Advisory Board
* Initiated new product rollout, price modeling and repositioned marketing
campaign in collaboration with third party agencies and industry analysts
resulting in strategic partnerships with Fortune 100 corporations,
industry awareness and acceptance of the company's concepts and products.
CONQUEST TECHNOLOGIES, Dallas, Texas 1999 - 2003
Management and technology consulting company - specializing in providing
engineering, marketing, sales and venture services worldwide to emerging
organizations in medical, computer, electronic systems and semiconductor,
telecom and pharmaceutical
Partner, Management Consulting
* Unified independent consultants permitting addressing of large
corporations- B2B, B2C
* Created business proposals for prospective clients within multiple
industries - medical, electronics, software
* Secured 12 new clients and 3 repeat client projects. Subsequently,
yielded 3 clients obtaining seed funding in the range of $250,000-
$500,000.
* Successfully grew company revenues by 50% in second full year of
operation and directed all aspects of due diligence that achieved a
client's $5 million round of funding.
LEDA SYSTEMS, INC., Dallas, Texas/San Jose, California 1994 - 1999
Worldwide developer and manufacturer of semiconductor mixed-signal, RF
devices, systems (SoC, ASIC, Custom, GA, WLAN, USB, Medical, telecom),
embedded software and consulting services to Fortune 100 global electronic
companies.
CEO and President
* Recruited by Board and Founders, Co-founder
* Primary leadership force for sales, marketing, engineering and operations
achieving $8 million annual revenues
* Raised company initial seed investments - $2 million
* Grew company from a $250,000 annual consulting operation to an
intellectual property producer with an applied valuation of $24 million
* Strategized and created business plan and team that lead to company
acquisition.
* Personally responsible for :
> Company's first sale that yielded $2.5 million
> Strategic partnerships - one worth $8 million over 3 years and another
yielding $8 million-$10 million over 5 years
* Raised $500,000 in private investment for seeding company while
simultaneously managing company re-incorporation (Delaware) and patent
program (13 combined patent filing).
OKI ELECTRIC Ltd., Bellevue, Washington 1986 - 1994
Cascade Design Automation subsidiary; International corporation focused on
supplying software systems and semiconductor devices to major commercial,
medical and military electronics, systems and embedded software developers
worldwide. Subsidiary valuation exceeding $100 million
Vice President Sales, Marketing and Business Development
* Created and executed corporate processes at all levels resulting in
productivity improvements.
* Developed and managed 5 domestic and international sales and application
offices - consistently exceeded established sales quotas by +30% per
year.
* Personally achieved 20% of corporate revenue - President's Club
* Strategized and implemented global distribution network: OEM, Rep, VAR
channels
* Established and sold software and services partnerships worth est. $50
million; one yielding more than $800,000 annually for a minimum of 5-7
years and others yielding revenues of $5 million and $2.5 million.
Program Manager - Marketing
* Completed 3 major product rollouts
* Managed a trade relationship development with 11 industry papers and
analysts.
Regional Sales
* Generated sales team performance that achieved annual revenues of $25
million.
* Held additional positions in Applications, Engineering, Marketing
GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Calma Subsidiary, Milpitas, California
1984 - 1986
$500 million developer and manufacturer of enterprise-wide electronic
design automation (EDA) software tools.
Director Product Marketing and Product Manager - IC Products
* Organized program for multiple tool product lines yielding $65 million
annual revenue
* Developed and managed business, marketing, and product plans for new
products
* Developed global strategies that increased revenues from approximately
$18 to $65 million in 18 months.
* Streamlined 2 product lines and negotiated acquisition of 4 new
technologies valued at more than $80 million.
* Evaluated outside technologies and companies for acquisition - both
business and technical
Program Manager, Engineering & Applications - IC Products
* Consistently exceeded quotas and goals by 10-40%.
* Implemented 3 TQM programs reducing department operational costs by 16%.
* Scheduled applications engineers, developed customer and trade show
presentations, and provided technical engineering support activities for
installed base exceeding $30 million annually.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Dallas, Texas 1982 to 1984
International technology manufacturer of electronics systems valued at
approximately $3.5 billion
Lead Project Engineer:
* Established and managed an $18 million test equipment program,
* Pioneered use of Microprocessors and Integrated Circuits for portable
field test equipment.
* Reduced normal test times by 36% and realized additional trickle-down
cost savings.
Lead Design Engineer:
* Created new quality standards for hardware and software test programs for
a $200 million program
* Instituted cost and weight reduction programs that utilized integrated
circuit systems
> Increased baseline profit by 13%
> Achieved a 26.5% improvement in program quality control.
* Awarded high-level DoD security clearances.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Post-graduate coursework in Business
Administration (MBA)
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 1981
Additional advanced coursework in Electrical Engineering, Operations
Management, Marketing, Sales, Life Sciences management; Completed General
Electric management program, Six-Sigma, TQM, Miller-Herman, Deming, and
Malcolm Baldridge;
State wide licensed Master Electrician and Electrical Contractor (Texas)
Technical skills: Java, C, C++, UNIX, Windows, Perl, Fortran,
system/semiconductor design {Custom, SoC, ASIC, GA Analog},
front/backend EDA and CAD software tools, simulation such as Cadence,
Mentor, Synopsys, others
Membership History: Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers
(IEEE), American Electronics Association (AEA), X's and O's, Fabless
Semiconductor Association, MIT Enterprise Forum, IAEI
Who's Who, Business Advisory Council Co-chairman {2002-2005}