Recent Success Stories

 

 

Chief Technology Officer – Virtual System Prototyping Software

 

Our mission was to recruit a senior-level technology executive for this early-stage provider of simulations-based software tools.  The company’s technology platform allows for concurrent design of hardware and software for embedded applications within the wireless, consumer, and automotive sectors.  The requirement was for an executive with previous CTO experience within the area of processor/architecture design along with a successful track-record for translating technological capabilities into strategic business decisions.

 

 

Enterprise Network Security Appliances

 

Vice President of Sales

Vice President of Marketing

 

Recruited two positions - a Vice President of Sales and a Vice President of Marketing for an early-stage provider of security-based network appliances.  Our challenge was to recruit experienced software professionals who had successfully sold and marketed to fortune 5000 customers within the security/appliance domain.  This company is backed by Mohr Davidow, Onset Ventures, and Intel Capital.

 

2 Board of Directors– Photonic Solutions

We were tasked with securing 2 BOD members for a publicly traded  global provider of intelligent photonic solutions that enable and enhance optical wavelength multiplexing, switching & routing.  The requirement was for 1.) a CEO and 2.) a CFO - both with public company experience who had worked within the optical communications space and had a track-records of strategic leadership in facilitating growth.

President  – Silicone Products Manufacturer

Our client is an international leader that manufactures advanced silicone products for severe conditions within aerospace, nuclear, and various commercial applications.  We were chartered to place a President with functional P&L experience with a particular strength in Lean and Six Sigma manufacturing processes, along with the requisite skills of managing a business that produces high-volume custom (non-standard) solutions for its customer base.

Board of Director – SaaS, Managed Tax Services

Our charter was to place a BOD member for a privately held SaaS (software-as-a-service) provider of the industry’s first complete, outsourced sales and use tax compliance service for small-to mid-market companies. The requirement was for an operating executive with domain expertise in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) on a global scale with strong experience in the design and implementation of financial business processes.

 

 

Vice President Business Development – Early-stage Optical Instruments Provider

 

Successfully recruited the Vice President of Business Development for an early-stage provider of ultra-trace gas analyzers for environmental monitoring, advancing semiconductor manufacturing, and petrochemical process control. The company is backed by tier-one venture capital firms including Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners.  The challenge was to recruit an executive with systems knowledge from diverse markets and the requisite track record in directing strategy and execution to scale an early-stage company. 

 

 

President & CEO – Semiconductor Instruments Manufacturer

 

Recruited an entrepreneurial CEO to lead a manufacturer of semiconductor instruments providing yield enhancement for photolithography applications.  Our charter was to recruit an executive with domain expertise in yield management, international leadership with a special focus on Asia, and a successful track record in scaling early-stage companies.

 

Vice President Sales– Advanced Enterprise Servers

 

Manufacturer of advanced enterprise servers designed to dramatically change the operational efficiency and cost advantages through systems that run the z/OS operating system along with Linux, UNIX, and Windows simultaneously on the same system.  The company is backed by Blueprint Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners, and Investcorp.

 

 

President  – Environmental Safety Sensors

 

Our client is the world leader in providing sensors and safety systems for environmental, transportation, and various industrial platforms. We were tasked to find a President with a successful track record that combined business, operational, and marketing skills along with the requisite software knowledge that pertained to the company’s unique technology platform.

 

 

Vice President of Engineering – Fabless Semiconductor Start-up

Recruited an engineering leader, reporting to the CEO of an early-stage fables semiconductor company that is building revolutionary audio amplification based System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions.  This required an executive with mixed-signal expertise and previous experience managing both engineering design and operations teams in multiple, international locations.  The company is backed by Intel Capital, TL Ventures, Origin Partners, and the Singapore Economic Development Board.

 

President  – International Aerospace Electronics Group

 

Our client is a recognized international leader in the aerospace & defense industry with revenues in excess of $2 billion.  Our challenge was to secure a President with functional P&L experience and worldwide scope to direct six business units on both strategic and operational aspects, with an emphasis on the integration of these disparate business units to ensure increased market share and leveraged efficiencies.

 

Vice President of Marketing - Early-stage Fabless Semiconductor Company

 

We were tasked with finding a semiconductor marketing executive with a strong technical background, i.e. product planning expertise, who also possessed the requisite product marketing and product launch skills for commercialization.  Our client, backed by Menlo Ventures, is a very early-stage fabless semiconductor company that is paving new ground by developing revolutionary Configurable Analog Signal Processors.

 

International Provider of Photonics-based Solutions

 

Executive Vice President & General Manager, Laser Systems Business

Executive Vice President & General Manager, Optical Technologies Business

Vice President of Worldwide Operations

 

Recruited 3 senior executives for a $500 million public laser manufacturing company.  This company is the international leader in their domain, supplying laser components and systems to diverse segments including the semiconductor, medical, industrial, and scientific markets. 

 

Fabless Semiconductor Start-up

 

Vice President of Software Engineering

Vice President of Marketing

Director of Marketing

 

Placed 3 executives for this fabless semiconductor company dedicated to delivering pervasive interactive reality to next-generation games. Its flagship product is the world's first dedicated Physics Processing Unit (PPU) - a completely new hardware category that bridges the gap between static virtual worlds and responsive physical reality. Our efforts resulted in securing a Vice President of Software Engineering, a Vice President of Marketing as well as a Director of Marketing.

 

 

Vice President of Marketing – Leading Provider of Fuel Cell Power Products

 

This assignment involved the selection of an accomplished systems-level marketing executive with solid grounding in both strategic and tactical marketing, coupled with the requisite skills to scale an early-stage organization.  Our client, backed by Venrock Associates and Mohr Davidow Ventures is a market focused company that has developed next-generation portable energy storage products based on cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell technology.

 

 

International Manufacturer of Electronic Instruments and Accelerometers

 

Vice President of Operations

Vice President & General Manager

 

Recruited 2 executives for a $2 Billion manufacturer of electronic measurement solutions.  The company is recognized as the leading global provider of electronic sensors for mission critical applications.  These searches required the selection of both a seasoned Vice President & General Manager to direct and manage all functional departments of a recent acquisition as well as a Vice President of Operations, accountable for all aspects of the company’s worldwide operations and manufacturing. 

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources – Semiconductor Capital Equipment Provider

 

Our client is a recognized leading worldwide provider of lithography tools serving the semiconductor industry since 1980.  The need, in this case, was for a human resource executive with equally strong knowledge and experience in both the strategic and tactical elements of human capital.  Our placement yielded an HR executive with a track record of implementing a comprehensive set of HR initiatives spanning performance management, organizational development, and strategically aligning human resources with the needs of the corporate business objectives.

 

  

 

 

 

 

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