RESUME

Harrison M. Rose
2533 Diericx Dr., Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone:  (650) 961-4147
H/ofc:    (650) 386-5300

Cell:      (650) 207-5224
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Professional Experience History (Highlights):
2/1/02 - TODAY  Nisvara Inc. San Jose, CA
            Founder, Chairman of the Board (prior to August 2004: Chairman and CEO), and VP Business Development and Marketing
 
Nisvara began with the concept of building a "silent computer" and has evolved into a technology component developer of conductive cooling and efficient heat spreading for hot components, systems and racks.  Product development is based on combining material science, system engineering, and thermal engineering.  The company has solved the "HEAT" problem facing the computer and electronics industries.
 

• Defined initial market opportunity (and each new market as company evolved) for a high performance computer that fits the huge need in the multimedia production and edit markets.  "Noise costs money!"
• Recruited world class material scientists to implement the technology vision.  (Created new composite with anisotropic thermal conductive properties.)
• Recruited all team members to provide technology, business development, marketing, finance, and operations functions for each stage of the start-up company.  "Right sized" work force as required.
• Numerous venture capital presentations. 
• Created financial plan, including costing and projections for various stages of the start-up company.
• Company successfully built examples of high-performance silent computers which use closed enclosures and no air flow. 
• Presented at International Business Development Network's "Under the Radar" event in 2004 as one of seven companies in the "Companies to Watch" section.  Won Audience Choice award.  Mentioned in San Jose Mercury News coverage of event.
• Discussing Nisvara's impact on the EPA's Energy Star next generation specification for computers and servers.
• Negotiating with Intel, Sun, HP, and other industry leaders for "technology collaboration" agreements and participation in CEC demonstration.
• Arranged for Nisvara's initial office space at NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA, and arranged for use of NASA Ames Research Center's multi-billion dollar prototyping facilities to build initial new material (carbon fiber based) components.  Discussed numerous projects with NASA Advanced Supercomputers division, including the potential product migration of NASA's "Hyperwall" data visualization experimental technology for commercial use.  Nisvara's technology would allow the Hyperwall to reside in a common conference room instead of requiring a Data Center's high pressure cold water circulation to cool the cluster supercomputer.

 
 
4/15/01 - 2/1/02  freelance consulting for unfunded start-ups
Created business and funding strategies for Internet infrastructure and multimedia technology ventures.
As "VP Corporate Development" - defined strategy, met with potential customers, generated road map to funding for 'restart' projection/display component technology venture.

11/00 - 4/15/01 Coreon, Inc., Fremont, CA (an "OSP" Operations Service Provider for IP-based telecom networks)
            Director Business Development

• Edited business and technical collateral for revised Web site. Member of design and content team for revised Web site.
• Lead on all business relationships between Coreon and Cisco Systems, Inc. including:
• Lead, organized, managed Cisco Professional Service Program successful application and operational audit.
• Coordinated launch of Cisco internal marketing program to Network Service Provider sales organization.

 
11/97 - 8/2000 AT&T, AT&T Labs, Internet Technology and Development Group, San Jose, CA
            Director GeoPlex 3rd Party Developer Program, Business Development Manager IP Platform and Development
 

• Represented AT&T on ASP Industry Consortium board of directors (4/99 - 4/00) as a founding member.
• Set up AT&T intra-company task force on ASP market/technology.
• Business team member on $1.5 Billion NPV business case to support AT&T's support of the Parlay (APIs) standards body.
• Designed and implemented COIPP/GeoPlex 3rd Party Developer Program (3PDP) including:
• created FY2000 plan, approx. $12M budget, for 3PDP;
• developed team requirements, wrote job descriptions, began hiring process (prior to company wide job hold);
• developed all Marcom activities including intranet Web site, writing copy, and many technical and business presentations;
• constructed generic Developer Program contracts; set pricing structure;
• designed integration process;
• implemented database to manage process and collect industry knowledge;
• recruited major ISV (independent software vendor), IHV (independent hardware vendor) and Content companies;
• Initiated, negotiated, closed, and executive managed wireless kiosk demonstration project.
• Negotiated several inbound software licenses, each valued at under $1M.
• Made many technical and business presentations.
• Wrote, edited and produced first drafts of SDK (software developer kit) manuals in print and HTML format for COIPP/GeoPlex.

 


4/97 - 10/97 DFC Intelligence and Digital Futurities Corporation, San Jose, CA
            Acting Chief Executive Officer (Digital Futurities Corporation, 6/1 to close)
            Technology Analyst and Strategic Consultant (DFC Intelligence 4/15-10/24)
Wrote business plan to create a research, publishing, and communications firm for interactive entertainment with an advanced intelligent information systems underpinning.
Made venture capital presentations.
Produced collateral, initiated sales follow up process, set up tradeshow booth.
Produced one-day seminar and mini-trade show "Computer Games Get Real", with the Software Development Forum.

11/95 - 4/97 Sony Electronics Inc. (under contract via Butler Professional Services), San Jose, CA
            Product Manager and Developer under contract
Developed and implemented cost-based strategic pricing model for Flat Rate Repair Service for full line of professional products supported by US service centers including DAT, Hi8, VHS, Projectors, Printers, and structure. Result: est. $50M revenue/year.
Designed and assisted in implementation of "SupportNET" tradeshow booth area for 1997 NAB.
Created animated PowerPoint presentation for Sony 1997 NAB product rollout.

6/95 - 4/97 Freelance consultant (before and simultaneous with Sony contract), Sunnyvale, CA
Wrote business plan, provided strategic consulting for Denver based The i1 Television Network. Result: $1M bridge from VC.
Marketing projects, hands-on collateral design and production.
Wrote many research-based articles for publication (partial list attached).
Web Site business strategy and design consulting (USC's General Alumni Association).

9/92 - 6/95 Multi-Facet Communications, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
            Founder and Chief Executive Officer; VP Marketing and Business Development
            Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Converge-The Multimedia Developer's Resource nee The QuickTime Forum
Business plan. Recruited world-class team. P&L responsibility. Set up incorporation. M. I. S. design and ops.
Negotiated strategic relationship with Apple Computer Inc.'s Apple Multimedia Program, providing start-up funds.
Launched newsletter Converge-The Multimedia Developer's Resource
Spoke and arranged panels at several trade shows and conferences, e.g. 1994 & 1995 NAB-MultiMedia World.
Managed trade show booth activities including all logistics. Designed and produced signage and collateral.
Produced 2nd QuickTime Movie Festival (awards ceremony with over 1, 000 attendees during MacWorld Expo, Jan. 1993).

12/91 - 7/92 New Media Research, Inc., Los Altos, CA
            Director of Software Analysis & Associate Editor "New Media Products"
Completed detailed study with 5-year forecast of the animation software market.

7/89 - 12/91 independent management consultant, selected highlights of client projects
(1991) Evangelized Apple Macintosh developer community for 3rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
(1991) Developed film scheduling and ticket selling system for PSIFF (multiple Macintoshes in 4th Dimension).
(1989 - 1990) Wrote business plans for start-up companies: leisure travel; consumer product; and LAN interconnect mfg.

1976 - 1989 Information Technology Consulting and Development Career:
Apple Computer, Inc. (via The Trattner Network), Contract Macintosh Programmer/Analyst
HMR Consultants, IT Development Management: Clients included Maxicare Health Plans, Southern California Gas Co., CalFed, several start-ups, many industries.
Systems include Finance, AR/AP/Pay++, Proj. Mgmt., Mfg., Inv., Fuzzy DBMS...
American Honda Motors Corporation, Project Leader of Auto Sales Systems
Input Systems, Inc., Programming Manager (large scale data capture and conversion through optical character recognition)
Devin Computer Mailing, Inc., Assistant Manager & Programmer/Analyst

Education:
1987-1989 MBA (Masters of Business Administration)
                    USC = University of Southern California
1971-1975 BA (Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics)
                    UCLA = University of California Los Angeles

2000 "Software Licensing and Internet Agreements" seminar from Sequoia Professional Development Corporation
1999 "Real Options Analysis" short course from Stanford University department of Economic Engineering
1998 "Data Visualization" by Edward Tufte

Affiliations:
1999 gold medal judge and 1998 first round judge for New Media magazine's (aka. Newmedia.com) Invision Awards.
1999-2000 Silicon Valley Association of Entrepreneurs (SVASE) Board of Directors
1999 Special Partner with Glisson Dilts Capital, LLC
Past member of Northern California Venture Capital Association and San Francisco Multimedia Development Group.
1984-1995, Apple Certified Developer Program and Apple Multimedia Program.

Partial list of important speaking engagements (many others not listed):

Nov., 1999 NewMedia's Invision Awards presenter of Award of Excellence Creative & Technical Achievement.
Nov., 1999 Visionary Leadership conference panelist
May, 1995 NAB MultiMedia World panel chair.

Partial list of recent or important published articles

( 1995 NAB Multimedia World Conference Proceedings feature analyzing the opportunity of QuickTime VR 1.0,
Translated into German for screenMultimedia.
( Wide Open QuickTime Forum (in Japanese) New Media and Multimedia Business Structures
( Electronic News: covered MacWorld (SF, 1/98).
( A/V Video & Multimedia Producer Magazine:
Jan. '97: Tech Watch: Stream Weaver (state of the art of Web streaming technology)
Oct. '96: BPG Connects With The World ( Multimedia Producer Magazine
Jun. '96: News Analysis: IEEE 1394
May '96 (16 page insert, Multimedia Producer and A/V Video): The New Game Mind-Set
( NewMedia Magazine
May '96: Cybermoney-Secure Financial Transactions on the Internet (with additional sidebars on the Website)
( Multimedia Monitor (Phillips Business Publications leading industry newsletter)
Jan. '96: Multimedia Partnering: A Clash of Cultures
Nov. '95: The Vision Thing - Raising Money for Multimedia Projects and Business