I have spent the past 20 years building global markets for US-based telecommunications and enterprise technology companies. During the course of my career I have established strong and lasting contacts with telecommunications service providers, systems integrators and financial services companies in Japan, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. I have established subsidiaries, joint ventures and channel partnerships around the world and hired experienced, dedicated sales professionals to grow global businesses for several startup companies. I enjoy the challenge of taking an innovative technology to the world market and quickly growing sales and market presence--and revenue! Specialties: Native speaker of Japanese, conversational in Mandarin Chinese and French. I can set up operations in overseas markets from fully-owned subsidiaries to joint ventures or just virtual presence. I can quickly recruit and hire an experienced team of sales professionals around the globe. I can build a global channel network consisting of global partners and strong regional partners. I can and have grown revenues from zero to tens of millions in only a few years. I love fitness and outdoor adventure. I've climbed Mt. Rainier three times, finished the Boston Marathon and Cape Cod Marathon, climbed Mt. Washington in all four seasons and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times.