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About the Team
QuantumSphere has assembled a world-class business and scientific team. The Company's seasoned industry veterans have consistently demonstrated the ability to develop, launch, build, and scale successful products and businesses. QuantumSphere has established a proven reputation to provide superior nanocatalyst-enabled solutions in portable power and clean technologies, demonstrating high capital efficiency and attracting blue-chip customers and partners.
Kevin D. Maloney
President, CEO, Co-Founder & Director
Mr. Maloney's seasoned investment, business development, and marketing experience has significantly contributed to QuantumSphere's global exposure and solid business growth over the last seven years. Prior to co-founding QuantumSphere, Mr. Maloney was vice president of institutional sales and marketing at First American Corp. (NYSE: FAF) working in the Capital Management and Trust Division. Previously, Mr. Maloney served as compliance officer and registered principal at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), an institutional investment advisory firm with over $800 billion in assets under management.
With a lifelong passion for health and fitness, immediately after college Mr. Maloney co-founded 8Blend®, Ready-to-Blend all natural fruit smoothies, which grew into a leading pre-packaged solution for convenient, healthy, freshly blended beverages, selling more than 8 million units. Mr. Maloney has raised capital for numerous private equity placements and held NASD Series 7, 26, 63, and 65 securities licenses. Mr. Maloney is a frequent speaker and panelist at various universities and industry conferences and a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Young President's Organization (YPO). He is also a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, and an active board member for the Orange County YMCA and Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Maloney has been awarded two U.S. patents (with five more pending) and earned his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
Patrick H. Deane
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating
Officer
Mr. Deane has extensive hands-on experience working in public,
pre-IPO, and established technology firms. His strong operations
and financial leadership are evidenced in his over 12 years
of senior executive experience. Mr. Deane has established
a reputation not only as a dynamic team builder, but also
as an implementer of processes that revolutionize organizational
effectiveness. Prior to joining the team at QuantumSphere,
Mr. Deane was VP of Finance, and later VP of Operations,
of the number two Internet content distribution firm, VitalStream
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSTH). He also served as Controller
of ITB, a Beneventure Capitol Portfolio Company. Mr. Deane
holds a bachelor's degree in business from California State
University at Fullerton and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
Gregory L. Hrncir, Esq.
General Counsel
Since 1994, Mr. Hrncir has served as securities and corporate counsel for a broad range of private and publicly traded companies, principally focusing on emerging growth technology companies. Mr. Hrncir has significant experience regarding IPOs, M&A transactions, structuring companies and transactions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, 34' Act public company reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Mr. Hrncir currently serves on the Board of Directors of PayScan America, Inc., a privately held company. Mr. Hrncir received a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School. Mr. Hrncir is a member of the Arizona and California State Bars and numerous philanthropic and industry associations.
Jason Norman, Ph.D.
VP, Business Development
Dr. Jason Norman brings to QSI a unique combination of business development and R&D experience obtained over 18 years delivering technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies in the chemicals, gas, oil refining, and energy sectors. Dr. Norman joins QSI from C12 Solutions - an environmental consulting firm specializing in clean energy technology development, carbon footprinting, and carbon markets. Prior to C12 Solutions, Dr. Norman served as a business integration officer in corporate strategy for The Linde Group during their acquisition of BOC Gases - both leading global industrial gases companies. In this role, he facilitated the integration of the technology development and innovation programs as well as leading the merger of the South American regional business units.
During his ten years with BOC prior to the acquisition, Dr. Norman worked initially as a research engineer within BOC's R&D refining group where he developed and commercialized novel catalytic and combustion related technologies and processes. He progressed through the ranks of BOC's R&D function, managing the research programs for the chemicals, refining, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors. Later, Dr. Norman became section manager of the company's process simulation and modeling group where he and his team worked with major clients developing industrial process enhancements and technical solutions. Leveraging his technology successes and experience working with major customers, Dr. Norman then joined BOC's corporate business development group as a senior business development manager. His responsibilities included identifying and developing major new business growth initiatives and defining and implementing BOC's global corporate strategy.
Dr. Norman holds a Masters in Fuel and Energy Engineering from Leeds University, UK and is a Chartered Energy Engineer (European equivalent of P.E.). His doctorate, also from Leeds University, focused on understanding the formation and destruction pathways of environmental pollutants in integrated gasification combined cycles. Dr. Norman has been awarded numerous business and technical innovation awards including BOC's top 'Chairman's' award for technology innovation in oil refining. In 2004, he was selected by the National Academy of Engineering to attend their Frontiers of Engineering symposium - a symposium bringing together the Nation's top 84 engineering research scientists to explore new insights and collaborations. Dr. Norman has a proven public-speaking track record and has over twenty publications and patents in the fields of hydrogen production, pollution control, refinery, and chemical process enhancement. A multiple Ironman Triathlon finisher, Dr. Norman is a highly focused and determined individual who sets short and long-term objectives and works closely with customers and partners to ensure mutual success.
Vito A. Canuso, Esq.
VP, Intellectual Property
Mr. Canuso recently joined QuantumSphere from Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear (KMOB), where he has been practicing as an IP lawyer since 1990 and partner from 1995 to 2008. While his practice has historically focused primarily on IP litigation and IP prosecution matters, Mr. Canuso more recently spent a great deal of his time assisting start up companies in IP strategy. During his career, he has handled numerous IP litigation matters dealing primarily with the enforcement and defense of patent infringement and trademark infringement issues. The technology involved in those litigation matters has included consumer electronics, semiconductor processing equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telephony, motorized watercraft, controllers, and circuit board devices. He has litigated cases before district courts throughout the United States and before the ITC, as well as appeals to the Federal Circuit. His patent prosecution docket has focused primarily on clean technology, including electrochemical applications, and medical devices for numerous life science applications in the cardiovascular and pulmonary fields. Mr. Canuso's clients have ranged from international conglomerates with huge IP portfolios, to small domestic companies looking to build upon emerging technology.
Mr. Canuso received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego. He earned a master's of science degree in Environmental Health Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelors of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.
Stephen Gillings
VP, Finance
Mr. Gillings has over twenty years experience in management
positions, primarily with publicly traded companies. Prior
to joining QuantumSphere, Mr. Gillings was with I/OMagic
Corporation, a public company which distributes computer
peripherals. Mr. Gillings was with I/OMagic Corporation for
over eight years serving in the capacity of Controller, Vice-President
Finance, and ultimately as Chief Financial Officer for over
three years. While with I/OMagic, Mr. Gillings was known
as a hands-on leader, responsible for the implementation
of a new accounting software package, obtaining an asset-based
line of credit, preparation of quarterly reviews and annual
audits, and the preparation of the SEC 10-Q and 10-K reports.
Mr. Gillings earned a B.S. degree with an emphasis in accounting
from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. in
finance from California State University at Fullerton.
Doug Carpenter, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder
Dr. Carpenter is co-founder and inventor of QuantumSphere’s
patented manufacturing process. His background includes over
30 years of senior technology and business leadership positions
servicing military, industry and government research institutions.
Previously, Dr. Carpenter served as the chief scientist of
Technanogy, a nanomaterials manufacturing company focused
on the production of nanoaluminum particles. Prior to Technanogy,
Dr. Carpenter served as staff scientist at Hercules Aerospace
Company and as staff scientist at Aerojet, a world-recognized
aerospace and defense leader serving the missile, space propulsion,
defense and armaments markets. Previously, Dr. Carpenter
held a faculty position at University of the Pacific, CA
and he was a member of staff at the Facility for Advanced
Instrumentation at the University of California, Davis. Dr.
Carpenter earned an M.S. in organic chemistry from University
of the Pacific and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering
from the University of California-Davis where he concentrated
on fracture testing and fabrication of functionally graded
titanium/titanium-monoboride materials. Dr Carpenter holds
several patents and has authored numerous publications in
the area of material science.
Fabrizio C. Rinaldi, Ph.D.
Director of Emissions Control
Dr. Rinaldi recently joined QuantumSphere from Tenneco Inc, North America., where he held the position of Chief Engineer Emission Technologies for five years. His main tasks were the discovery and development of new emission technologies, tracking of emission regulatory and related drivers, as well as aiding Tenneco in catalysis issues both at a R&D and manufacturing level. He also represented Tenneco to MECA (Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association) both as a director and an officer. Prior to Tenneco, Dr. Rinaldi held various roles at Engelhard Corporation for over six years, both at the ETG (Environmental Technologies Group) divisions in Italy and in South Africa. The roles held were: Process Engineering Manager (SA), Director of Manufacturing (SA), Technical and Quality Director (Italy). Experience gained during these years ranged from the introduction of new catalyst technologies, wash-coat formulations, designing and developing and commissioning process machinery to directing manufacturing and quality operations.
During his tenure at Engelhard, Dr. Rinaldi headed the engineering and manufacturing that produced over 20 million units of catalyst-coated monoliths with a wide range of applicability, from gasoline three-way catalyst, diesel emission controls, to hydrogen recombination, and other specialty markets. Prior to the automotive emission world, Dr. Rinaldi was a senior research chemist for Karbochem, South Africa for more than four years. His primary duty was the R&D of specialty chemicals, from laboratory scale to pilot plant level. Chemicals investigated were: fuel additives, pharmaceutical intermediates, herbicides and pesticides. Dr. Rinaldi received a PhD in Organic Chemistry from UPE (University of Port Elizabeth), in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, under the subject: "Cyclizations of γ-Arylalkanols via Alkoxyl Radicals and Aryl Radical Cation Intermediates." He currently holds two patents and has authored eight publications. Recognized as a leading authority in the emission control sector of the automotive industry, Dr. Rinaldi’s work has been presented at several industry conferences/seminars around the world.
Kimberly M. McGrath, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Director of Fuel Cell Research
Dr. McGrath has over eight years experience in renewable energy technologies, with emphasis on the design of electrodes and catalysts materials for fuel cells, batteries, electrolyzers, and other electrochemical systems. With a strong background in polymer chemistry, Dr. McGrath worked with the University of Southern California and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop and characterize robust new low-crossover proton exchange membranes for portable direct methanol fuel cells. In addition, she worked to develop new catalyst systems to improve the air-breathing fuel cell electrode, and in 2004 was invited by the Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry to write an extensive treatise on Direct Methanol Fuel Cells with renowned fluorine chemist G.K. Surya Prakash and Nobel Laureate George A. Olah.
Over the past few years, Dr. McGrath's research at QSI has focused on high power passive fuel cells and batteries for portable systems. Other activities include integration of new catalysts into rechargeable battery systems as well as electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to fuel products. Dr. McGrath received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Southern California, and an M.B.A. from University of California, Irvine. She is an active member of the Electrochemical Society, American Chemical Society, and SAE.
Selected publications:
McGrath, K.; Prakash, G.K.S.; Olah, G.A., "Direct Methanol Fuel Cells," J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 2004, 10(7), 1063-1080.
Prakash, G.K.S.; Smart, M.C.; Wang, Q-J.; Atti, A.; Pleynet, V.; Yang, B.; McGrath, K.; Olah, G.A.; Narayanan, S.R.; Chun, W.; Valdez, T.; Surampudi, S., "High Efficiency Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Based on Poly(styrenesulfonic) Acid (PSSA)-Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) Composite Membranes," J. Fluorine Chemistry, 2004,125, 1217.
Munichandraiah, N.; McGrath, K.; Prakash, G.K.S.; Aniszfeld, R.; Olah, G.A., "A Potentiomentric Method of Monitoring Methanol Crossover Through Polymer Electrolyte Membranes of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells," J. Power Sources, 2003, 117, 98.
Brendan McKenney
Director of Operations
Mr. McKenney has been working in the field of material science for two decades. His expertise in pyrotechnics and materials safety has been practiced in 20 countries and 49 of the 50 United States. He toured for Pyro Spectaculars as lead PT (Pyrotechnician) on Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, Bon Jovi World Tour, WWE, the 2002 Winter Olympics, and numerous Super Bowl Halftime Shows. Mr. McKenney’s accomplishments include being nominated as Pyrotechnician of the Year by Performance Magazine, and led to a management position in custom production of significant pyrotechnic exhibitions. His responsibilities included staging, choreography, music selection, venue specific custom devices, and logistics. He managed over 100 events a year and his responsibilities of negotiating contracts, managing projects, customer service, overseeing safety, working with government authorities, and acting as the liaison with customers and regulators, are a natural fit for his position at QuantumSphere.
His expertise in energetic materials and their behavior, safe handling techniques, manufacturing and integration to end product are vital. As Director of Operations at QuantumSphere he designed, built and implemented a CRM database which incorporates production with the business activities as well as inventory management. He is the author of QuantumSphere’s Quality Systems Manual and was also responsible for leading the work with NIOSH field representatives in a volunteer EH&S program which included a comprehensive study of QuantumSphere’s nanomaterials and manufacturing capabilities during two onsite facility reviews. The results of the 2007 NIOSH study provided positive feedback on the Company’s safe handling of materials and best practice policies. In addition to EH&S management, his other responsibilities at QuantumSphere include manufacturing scale-up, automation optimization, quality control, inventory control, customer satisfaction, and order fulfillment. Mr. McKenney attended UC Irvine and has been a guest speaker for the City of Hope.
Mark Fullerton
R&D Scientist
Mr. Fullerton brings to QuantumSphere over twenty-five years
of industrial experience in product development, analytical
research and technical support for manufacturing and customers.
Mr. Fullerton's previous work included the formulation and
process development of dry-film photoresists, operations
experience with scanning electron microscopy, x-ray spectroscopy,
IR and NMR spectroscopy. Mr. Fullerton held a variety of
positions at Dynachem Corp., a Rohm and Haas (NYSE: ROH)
specialty chemical company, where he served as: Senior Technician;
Associate Chemist; Chemist; Senior Chemist; Project Leader;
Associate Scientist; Scientist; and Senior Scientist. In
his past position, Mr. Fullerton's previous interested included:
investigating the causes of variation in buried resistors
for a Passives Materials group where he developed a statistical
template for the measurement of process capability; and the
invention of a non-destructive small-defect detection system
for use in the high-speed web-coating process used to manufacture
photoresist. Mr. Fullerton received his B.S. in Chemistry
from the University of California, Irvine.
Francis C. Poli, Esq.
Director
Mr. Poli is general counsel, executive vice
president and member of the executive committee of Cohen
and Steers, Inc. (NYSE:
CNS), a diversified financial services firm with approximately
$30 billion in assets under management. He is responsible
for the firm’s legal and compliance matters including
investment advisory activities in Europe and Asia and an
investment banking unit. Before joining Cohen & Steers
in February 2007, Mr. Poli spent nine years with Allianz
Global Investors, one of the world’s largest asset
managers, as chief legal officer and director of compliance.
He was chairman of AGI’s Compliance Committee and a
member of their Risk, Oversight and Controls Committee. Previously,
Mr. Poli was an associate general counsel at J.P. Morgan
and a securities attorney for Kelley Drye and Warren. He
began his securities career in the sales and trading department
of a boutique municipal bond-dealer and later performed fixed-income
portfolio management and equity investing for a regional
asset management firm. Prior to making his way to Wall Street,
Mr. Poli worked for IBM in the company’s Thomas J.
Watson Research Center and he founded and operated a sports
recreation company. Mr. Poli earned his undergraduate degree
at Boston College and his law degree at Pace University.
He is a member of the New York and Connecticut Bars and maintains
a supervisory license with the National Association of Securities
Dealers.
Marc H. Goroff, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Goroff has more than 20 years of groundbreaking experience in business, technology and academia. Upon completing his Ph.D., Dr. Goroff remained at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to perform advanced research in the application of super computers to theoretical physics.
Dr. Goroff left academia to co-found his first company, Parasoft, which developed tools for parallel computing. Among his other roles, Dr. Goroff has served as the Director of Software Development at Sandpiper Networks, Exodus, and Cable and Wireless and was Vice President of Engineering at Reliable Distributed Information Corporation where he developed infrastructure software for supercomputers. Dr. Goroff is currently the CTO and co-founder of Quorum Technologies where he leads the development of automated management software for defense applications and disaster recovery solutions for commercial businesses. Prior to this, Dr. Goroff was the Chief Technical Officer for Themis Computer, a manufacturer of computer systems for the military & aerospace markets.
Dr. Goroff earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from California Institute of Technology at age 23.
Robert S. Venable, CFA
Director
Mr. Venable provides a unique combination of business development,
financial, and engineering experience. As Chief Investment
Officer for First American Capital Management, an investment
advisor providing services to institutional, endowments,
foundations and high net worth clientele, Mr. Venable led
all investment decision-making activities as well as the
investment operations, securities trading, and compliance
efforts of the firm. Prior to joining First American, Mr.
Venable served as Vice President in charge of Global Asset
Allocation at PIMCO Advisors, L.P. He also held the position
of Vice President, Equity Portfolio Manager at Pacific Investment
Management Company (PIMCO). Prior to returning to graduate
school to obtain his M.B.A., Mr. Venable was a Manufacturing
Development Engineer for Hewlett-Packard (HP). At HP, Mr.
Venable coordinated the manufacturing of Personal Computer
products at divisions throughout the world. He was the manufacturing
team leader on several new product introductions, including
one that, due to its time-to-market success, became the feature
story of a trade magazine.
Mr. Venable received his M.B.A. in Finance, graduating with
Distinction, from the Wharton School of Business of the University
of Pennsylvania and earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
and Computer Sciences from the University of California,
Berkeley, graduating with High Honors. He has held a number
of securities licenses including the Series 6 and 66. Mr.
Venable is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of
the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. He is also
a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Professor George Olah, Ph.D.
Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry (1994); currently Director
of the University of Southern California's Loker Hydrocarbon
Research Institute and Distinguished Professor in Organic
Chemistry
One of the world's preeminent scholars of hydrocarbon chemistry,
Professor George Olah received the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
for groundbreaking work on superacids and his observations
of carbocations, a fleeting chemical species long theorized
to exist but never confirmed. Olah devised a way to "freeze" the
chemical process in time, enabling chemists to study their
properties. What he found has revolutionized organic chemistry,
leading to new discoveries, new fields of research and countless
applications. Olah has made significant research contributions
to the practical development of improved lead-free gasoline,
cleaner high-octane gas and other promising nonpolluting
fuels, as well as many chemical processes now used in pharmaceutical
and industrial chemistry.
Focus on Fuel Cells - Fuel Cells have long been a research
interest of Dr. Olah. His discoveries have led to the development
of a new kind of fuel cell, called the direct liquid methanol
fuel cell, that is a highly efficient and convenient source
of electricity. His most recent research centers on the conversion
of two greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, into
useful fuels and products, investigations driven by his long-standing
interest in energy and environmental issues. To find new
solutions to these pressing issues, Olah is working to develop
new, cleaner and renewable energy technologies, based on
methanol, to replace diminishing oil reserves while reducing
levels of greenhouse gases.
Dr. Olah is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
and a member of foreign academies and societies. He has published
some 1300 scientific papers, 15 books and has been issued
some 120 patents. In 2003, he was awarded the Grand Cordon
of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan for his continued
work promoting chemistry in Japan. In addition he was awarded
the Priestly Medal in 2005 from the American Chemical Society.
John Faiz Kayyem, Ph.D.
Dr. Kayyem is currently a Partner of Efficacy Capital LTD, which manages a biotech public equities fund with $70 million in assets under management.
Dr. Kayyem was born in Los Angeles and attended local schools, graduating from Harvard (now Harvard-Westlake) School in 1981. He then attended Yale University and received his combined Master and Bachelor of Sciences in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry in 1985. He went on to graduate school at The California Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology in 1991. He remained at Caltech as a Senior Research Fellow for several years before launching his own venture.
Throughout his education, Dr. Kayyem’s research in molecular and cellular biology, genetics and DNA analysis has been focused on the development of powerful tools for the emerging genomics field. While at the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Kayyem received several research awards including the Beckman Institute Research Fellow in Biology, the Helen G. and Arthur McCallum Fellow and the Office of Naval Research Predoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Kayyem is a distinguished scientist with many research publications to his credit in such respected journals as the Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of American Chemical Society, Journal of Cell Biology, European Journal of Biochemistry, and Chemistry and Biology. Most of these publications address issues of electron flow in organic molecules. His other works have involved the development of new MRI contrast agents and studies of DNA using a novel chemical force microscopy system.
In 1995, Dr. Kayyem founded Clinical Micro Sensors—now an operating subsidiary of Osmetech plc—to commercialize technical innovations he developed while at Caltech. Clinical Micro Sensors uses advanced electronics and biochemistry to create electronic detectors of specific DNA sequences. These “biosensors” have been used in the diagnosis of disease, the detection of environmental pathogens and in monitoring food safety. A novel use for these sensors is emerging in the field of personalized medicine, where these sensors are being used to identify genetic signatures in individual patients that can help in the determination of which drug at what dosage is best for this particular individual.
Clinical Micro Sensors is emerging as an important player in the new field of applied genomics. The company has recently launched its instrument and first test, a carrier screen for Cystic Fibrosis, which received FDA clearance in 2006. This test will be followed shortly by additional tests for clinically relevant mutations and polymorphisms (SNPs).
In 2004, Dr. Kayyem left Clinical Micro Sensors to co-manage the Efficacy Capital family of biotechnology funds. The Efficacy Biotech Fund, which he co-manages, currently has $70 million in assets under management and is becoming a significant institutional investor specializing in micro-cap biotechnology companies.
Since 1997, Dr. Kayyem has been awarded 32 U.S. patents in nucleic acid detection technology, all licensed to or owned by Clinical Micro Sensors. The intellectual property describes the bio-electronic detection of DNA and numerous methods and compositions for detecting and analyzing DNA.
Dr. Kayyem serves on various private company boards, including an AIDS gene-therapy company and a Web 2.0 company developing web-based tools for business and personal presentations. He co-produced a soon-to-be completed feature-length film titled “Nobel Son,” about a “Cal Sciences” Professor and the kidnapping of his son on the eve of the Professor’s receipt of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also Executive Producer on “The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends,” a feature-length documentary about the emotional and psychological effects of war on US soldiers. The Ground Truth has been well received by critics and audiences, including those at the Sundance Film Festival. This film also made the “short list” of Oscar potential nominees in 2006.
Dr. Kayyem serves on the Board of Trustees of Caltech and of Polytechnic School, where currently four of his five children attend. He recently served on the Board of Trustees of The Art Center College of Design. Finally, in support of his passion for renewable fuels, he is a founding board member of Green Depot, a non-profit organization supporting sustainable transportation. Green Depot seeks to build alternative fueling stations that will provide much-needed distribution points for biodiesel, ethanol and other renewable fuels and also serve as educational centers for those seeking information about energy, climate, pollution and transportation.
Business / Legal Advisory Team
Bill Collins
Managing Director, Starboard Venture
Partners
Past President, Tech Coast Angels, Los Angeles
Bill Collins is a managing director of Starboard Venture
Partners, LLC and is an executive committee member of the
Tech Coast Angels in LA. Bill started his career at Intel
Corporation, quickly becoming a lead sales person on the
IBM account and helping to establish the Intel-IBM relationship.
He was a key executive for International Rectifier, ramping
the company from $60M to over $700M. Collins was instrumental
in taking IR's power MOS technology from the early adopter
phase to global market leadership in multiple market segments.
He then became an angel investor and is a prolific deal lead
with a successful portfolio. He serves in multiple BOD and
advisory roles and is a certified corporate director. He
is a frequent industry panelist and guest lecturer at CalTech,
USC and LARTA. Bill has an EE degree from Clarkson University.
Karen Winnett
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
Corporate Counsel
Ms. Winnett, a partner in the Orange County office, practices
primarily in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions
and finance. Ms. Winnett represents clients in public and
private offerings of securities, ongoing Securities and Exchange
Commission reporting and compliance, business sales and acquisitions,
reorganizations, shareholder buy-sell agreements, limited
liability company organization and general business and employment
matters.
Ms. Winnett has served as counsel to public companies in
SBIC debenture financing and initial and secondary equity
offerings; to development stage companies in equity private
placements; and to partnerships and limited liability companies
engaged in public and private real estate syndications. Ms.
Winnett has also represented numerous sellers and purchasers
of manufacturing businesses involving complex structures,
and has served as counsel to a nationwide franchisor in regulatory
compliance and franchisee matters. Ms. Winnett also prepares
general business and corporate documents for clients and
counsels clients with respect to employment issues.
Ms. Winnett received her juris doctor degree from the University
of Southern California . She earned a master's degree in
business administration and a bachelor's degree in economics
from California State University, Long Beach.
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