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EXPERIENCE

CFO 911 Solutions - Principal, Los Angeles, CA, January 2003

Semotus Solutions, Inc. San Jose, Ca. 2000 to present
Chief Financial Officer and Director.

Responsible for managing the accounting, finance and budgeting and planning departments of the Company. Also responsible for the financial strategy and the merger and acquisition efforts. Joined the Semotus board of directors in March of 1999.

Semotus is a publicly held, wireless infrastructure company with products for enterprises that solve the wireless needs of their employees (productivity tools) and their customers (revenue tools). The Company provides patented software that is either client hosted or hosted by Semotus plus consulting and engineering services. Semotus has acquired six companies within the last year and has consolidated and integrated their operations into the core business. Semotus had revenues of $5.5 million in its latest fiscal year, which increased from $1.4 million in the prior fiscal year.

The Seidler Companies Incorporated Los Angeles, Ca. 1998-2000
Managing Director.

Member of the investment banking department and responsible for public and private debt and equity financings as well as merger and acquisition transactions. Experienced with a wide variety of industries centered in the middle market and emerging growth economy such as telecommunications, medical products, distribution, technology and entertainment. Seidler is a private investment bank, brokerage and public finance firm headquartered in Los Angeles.

L.H. Friend, Weinress, Frankson & Presson, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca. 1996-1998
Managing Director and Manager of the Los Angeles Investment Banking Office.

Responsible for managing the Los Angeles investment banking office and for transactions, which include public and private debt and equity financing and mergers and acquisitions. Focused in the middle market and emerging growth economy and with a wide variety of industries and companies. L.H. Friend is a private investment bank with institutional brokerage activities headquartered#003366 in Irvine, Ca.

Ambient Capital Group, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca. 1993-1996
Principal, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director.

One of three equal shareholders, Chief Financial Officer of the firm as well as the President of the registered broker subsidiary, responsible for the accounting, regulatory and financial reporting of Ambient. Further, as a Managing Director, responsible for transactions in debt and equity capital for middle market companies in a wide range of industries such as transportation, food, computer, medical products and entertainment. Responsible for the credit analysis, marketing, management and placement of the securities.

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca. 1990-1993
Managing Director of Investment Banking and Director of Finance.

Responsible for the management of the private placement activities of the firm. Arranged private placements of debt and equity for middle market corporations. Also provided client companies with merger and acquisition advice and financial consulting and valuations.

Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated New York and Los Angeles 1982-1990
First Vice President, Corporate Finance.

Responsibilities were as a generalist investment banker. Arranged public and private financing through equity, debt and specialized unit offerings for both foreign and U.S. corporations. Also arranged merger and acquisition transactions, and performed financial consulting, corporate reorganizations and financial restructuring.

Price Waterhouse & Company Los Angeles, Ca. 1980-1982
Senior Accountant.

Audited and provided tax planning and preparation to a large corporate clientele.

Harman Marine Co. Los Angeles, Ca. 1977-1980
Assistant Controller.

Purchased and maintained inventory and managed accounts payable and accounts receivable. Implemented a computer inventory control and product cost system.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California - 1982
M.S. in Finance (Master of Science in Business Administration) with a concentration in derivative and security markets.

University of Southern California - 1980
M.B.A. Concentration in accounting and finance. Member of the Dean’s Honor Roll, graduated Beta Gamma Sigma.

Dartmouth College - 1977
A.B. Government and Economics. Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant - 1980
Chartered Financial Analyst - 1998

AFFILIATIONS

Financial Executives International - 2001
Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts - 1998