KEY EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS 

 

Experienced executive with 30+ years as an executive and advisor of which 20+ years was spent overseas working in the Middle East, Europe and Asia

Mentor and angel investor who has grown and managed a variety of product and services start-ups and emerging technology companies from initial product launch through ramp-up operations to acquisitions and IPOs

Hired, trained and led multinational teams to exemplary performance with direct P&L accountability in 9 countries

Successful funding facilitator having raised over $6M in angel funding and facilitated merger of $21+M

Entrepreneur with a history of launching successful start ups, her first corporation Unique Communications recognized by the US Department of Commerce and President Ronald Regan

Worked in 15 countries with entrepreneurs, associations and governments to direct strategic programs creating multi-country alliance partnerships

Mentored and created tactical fund raising programs to prepare start-ups and dot.coms for capital investments from angel and venture capital investors in the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam

Syndicated international journalist covering emerging markets in Asia on technology, computers, communications, electronic design, factory automation and robotics

 

Entrepreneurial, Mentoring & Advisory Roles

 

Evaluator, Texas Emerging Technology Fund, North Texas Regional Center for Innovation & Commercialization www.ntxrcic.org a $200M Texas State managed investment fund targeting collaborative research in universities and start-ups with disruptive technologies. 2006 ~ current

Charter member, North Texas Angel Network, www.northtexasangelnetwork.org Assisted in the formation of the network group and evaluating early stage companies seeking Seed round and Series A angel funding. Lectured and participated in the Kaufman Foundation, Angel Capital Association training sessions in Austin. 2008 ~current

Director/Investor. Stampede Brewing Company (Dallas, TX) www.stampedebeer.com a start-up company making and distributing beer with added vitamins. Active in fund raising, contract negotiations, acquisition and winding down process. 2006 ~ 2009

Managing Partner/Founder, Rancho Dura Suerte Investments LP (Rio Vista, TX) an oil and gas company with natural gas production in the Barnett Shale and investments in several Texas companies. 2006 ~ current

Director/Founder, RDS Businesses LLC (Rio Vista, TX), investment company focused on pre-revenue, emerging technology start ups. 2006 ~ current

Mentor/Coordinator for Venture Pitches/member of the Leadership Team, DallasBlue www.dallasblue.com a social network group focused on professional growth, business development and entrepreneurial community.  2006 ~ 2009

National Mentor Program Director/Member, The InvestIN Forum of Angel Investors www.theinvestinforum.com providing pro bono services and mentoring to early stage companies seeking outside capital. 2006 ~ 2007

Mentor Advisor, STARTech Early Ventures www.startechev.com provide mentoring guidance for entrepreneurs seeking private venture capital funding. Mentoring early stage and seed round technology start-ups. 2005 ~ 2009

Lecturer/Judge, National Foundation of Teaching Entrepreneurship www.nfte.com Programs for disadvantaged middle and high school students to understand business and entrepreneurial fundamentals. Also judged North Texas finals in the NFTE business competitions. 2007~ current

Guest Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington, School of Business. Basic entrepreneurial methodology. 2007

Guest Lecturer, University of Texas at Dallas, School of Management, Cohort MBA Program. Understanding the unexpected and philanthropic guides for entrepreneurs. 2006

Program Developer, University of Texas at Dallas, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Assisted in curriculum development for entrepreneurial seminars. 2006

Evaluator, i2E Tulsa/Oklahoma City. Examined business plans and objectives of start-ups for state funding. 2005

Alumna Mentor, State University of New York at Buffalo. Student career guidance and mentoring. 2004~current

Instructor, SIS Taiwan. Cross cultural communications training, marketing, sales and team performance. 1989~1990

English Teacher, University of Taiwan TOEFL Center. Working with masters students in route to the US. 1989

Guest Lecturer, University of Beijing. Status and conditions of multinational advertising and marketing. 1982

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & POSITIONS

 

CEO/Co-founder. Hall Plus Distributors, Inc. (Arlington, TX) www.hallplus.com and www.stampedebeerlight.com co-owner and distributor of the US first and only USDA approved vitamin enriched beer, Stampede Light Plus. Company offers distinct beverages that suit a healthy and active lifestyle. 2009 ~ current.

VP/COO/Co-founder. Ayr Data, Inc. (Desoto, TX) www.ayrdata.com telecommunications company offering pay as you go wireless data as well as communications infrastructure build outs in developing countries. 2009 ~ current

VP. Aequorea Vision Medical, Inc. (Canyon Lake, TX) www.aequoreamedical.com a medical device company with patent pending products and method to identify the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in real time. HPV is the cause of cervical cancer, throat cancer, prostrate cancer among others. Instrumental in signing distribution agreements in Argentina and Mexico as well as alliance with Health Care of Today. 2009 

Interim CFO. iMerchantAdvance Holdings, Inc. (San Diego, CA) www.imerchantadvance.com  financial services start-up offering micro cash advances to merchants. Prepared corporation to raise outside capital (pre-seed and seed rounds), budget development and proforma analysis, assisted in corporate formation and the management of corporate documentation and stocks. 2009~current

EVP/Treasurer/Director/investor. Air-Bank, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) www.air-bank.net cellular technology start-up for voice, data and financial transactions. Built business organization, led angel fund raising, managed daily operations (HR, PCI, SEC and IRS compliance), investor relations, corporate governance, contract negotiations, acquisition and winding down process. 2006 ~ 2009

VP Marketing & Business Development. ITS Plus, Inc. (Plano, TX) www.itsplus3.com a start-up manufacturing integrated sensor platforms for transportation mobility and public safety. Created and manage the corporate web site, strategic alliance partner documentation, and the promotion of their homeland security products (nuclear radiation detection platform). 2005 ~ current

VP/Director/Co-Founder. Mosquito Abatement Solutions, Inc. (Dallas, TX), produces a device that eradicates mosquitoes that carry diseases including Malaria, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, etc. Created and organized corporation, managed corporate governance and documentation, developed alliances to market products in Africa, negotiating production contracts. 2006 ~ current

VP Marketing & Business Development, OptiSoft, Inc. (Richardson, TX) start-up with venture capital. Developed the strategic alliance partner program to promote its integrated sensor platform (transportation, public safely, homeland security) Directed an effective public relations program and managed marketing efforts within media. 2003 ~ 2005

CEO/Partner, Optimum Communications Group, Inc. (Portsmouth, NH) Conducted turn-around for a 20-year old US-only based call center and built 21 sites in the US, Latin America, India and the Philippines with 6500 agent seats. Built the sales team, signed strategic partners and promoted services to the global call center community. 2002~2003

Director Corporate Marketing, TriMedia Technologies, Inc. (Milpitas, CA) Created the marketing, media relations and business development teams to promote the Philips’ TriMedia® core (embedded silicon). Led global industry alliances and defined objectives for the board of director briefings with shareholders Philips Semiconductor, Philips Electronics, SONY, SANYO and National Semiconductor. Created Multimedia Entertainment Consortium. 2001

VP Sales, Marketing & Business Development/China Co-Country Manager. CyberCity@Network (Beijing, China). Started as Worldwide Director of Marketing with @Network Inc. managing investor relations and global marketing (San Jose, CA), promoted to head joint venture between CyberCity, a Singapore government spin-off and China Information Broadcast Network. Finalized CyberCity@Network’s Pan-Asian and US partnership for China-based broadband communications in 57 provinces with reoccurring monthly revenues of $80M ($1 per household pass, 240M users). Trained and managed Chinese staff in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. 2000

Global Marketing Director, ECnet, Inc. (Redwood Shores, CA) Renamed Advanced Manufacturing Online (AMO) to ECnet (Electronic Components Network) with a global launch of the company’s virtual supply chain services (ECnet and ECpart). Defined global sales campaigns and delivered localized content/collateral, managed marketing and business development operations in the US, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Japan. 1999 ~ 2000

Chairman/Founder, Associated Asia Investments Limited www.associated-asia.net (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, CA, TX) Launched organization and built it into a multinational pan-Asian news bureau with 50+ article pages published monthly in several languages for global magazines and “ezines.” Led the marketing and editorial bureau that covered electronics, computers and communications. Represented multinational associations such as Southeast Asian Information Technology Organization (SITO) and the Taiwan Computer Association (TCA), the governments of Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Germany plus top Asian brands such as Acer, First International Computers, Logitech, Samsung Electronics, United Microelectronics and Winbond Electronics. Closed Asian operations in 2000. Currently building marketing/business development operations and conducting fund raising in the US and Asia. 1990~current

 

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