General manager with ten years of P&L responsibility working in high technology and the energy industry. Breadth of financial, commercial, and operational experience with several large companies and with startups. Helped optical networking startup ONI Systems triple its revenue en route to being acquired by Ciena. Before that created $30 million of new business in Latin America for GATX through acquisitions and joint ventures. Harvard MBA.

Worked with several startup organizations as a CFO or consulting CFO. Managed all financial aspects of high growth companies including successfully raising capital, managing commercial contracts, and fostering international expansion. Worked as Treasurer of Maxtor where he raised capital in both the debt and equity markets and participated in mergers & acquisitions. MBA from Santa Clara University.

Engineering, software development, and finance background. Created new software products for SAP, consulted on ERP implementation projects for Cognizant, and sold enterprise storage systems for NetApp. Also worked as a product manager for a B2B startup. MBA from Wharton.

Licensed real estate broker since 1980. Past director of both the California and the National Association of Realtors. Served on the faculty for the California Department of Real Estate. Was an elected official and served 19 years as Trustee of the Petaluma Board of Education, including several terms as its President.

Licensed real estate broker and sole owner of Horizon Land & Loan and Templar Advisors, Inc. As a foreclosure trustee with Templar Advisors, he was obligated under California Senate Bill 1137 to formally give notice to borrowers of their alternatives to foreclosure. From this he developed the concept of liquidity for seniors upon sale of the future interest in their home. Active in the real estate industry for over 25 years.