Overview
Management
Directors
Advisors
Investors
Efficere
Technologies leverages its
portfolio of patented and trade secret IP to
dramatically improve the signal integrity of
substrates (including PCBs) and the interconnect
used in high-performance electronic fixtures and
systems. Our initial product line includes test
adapter boards for high-speed interfaces such as
HDMI, InfiniBand, and DisplayPort. The market's
reaction to these products prove that our design
approaches work and are practical. Other innovative
new products are currently in development.
Founded in 2004 in Vancouver, Washington,
Efficere's revenues have grown from $25,000 in
2005 to $450,000 in 2006, and a projected $3.0M
in 2007.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mike Gerard,
President and Chief Executive Officer
As co-founder and CEO of Efficere Technologies,
Mike Gerard is responsible for shaping the
company's vision and strategy. In four short
years, he has led Efficere from an idea about
data signals to a company with world class
differentiating products, positive cash flow, and
(a projected) $3.0 million in annual sales. Mr.
Gerard was President of Advanced Technical
Marketing, Inc. for 14 years, and has over 30
years of technology sales and marketing
experience.
Rob Thompson, Chief Financial
Officer
Mr. Thompson has over 31 years experience in
accounting and finance. Prior to joining Efficere
in 2005, he was CFO of Schmitt Industries
[NASDAQ:SMIT], a multi-faceted manufacturing
company using laser technology for measurement
systems and precision machine control products.
Before that, he was General Manager and Senior
Business Consultant for Meyer-Thompson &
Associates. He was CFO of Burns Brothers, Inc., a
manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of truck
and automotive products, and spent nine years
with international accounting firm Deloitte and
Touche. Thompson holds B.A. degrees in Business
and Accounting from Washington State
University.
Will Miller, Vice
President of Engineering and Chief
Technology Officer
Mr. Miller co-founded Efficere Technologies in
2004 following a 24-year engineering career with
Credence Systems, Integrated Measurement Systems,
and LTX. He spent most of his career working on
complex semiconductor device test systems where
the challenge was to design a system that could
test microprocessor devices that would be built
on tomorrow's technologies. Miller became an
innovator of advanced interconnect techniques,
authoring several patents relating to signal
integrity optimization in systems
interconnect.
Irl Davis, Director
of International Business Development
With over 25 years of international business
experience in 17 countries, Mr. Davis has been an
advisor counsel to businesses entering the global
market, and a guest speaker at organizations and
academic institutions around the world. Davis
founded Global One Productions and A/D
Electronics, 2005 recipient of the Washington
State Marco Polo Award for international trade
success. He is the author of The American Entrepreneur
In Asia: A Personal Journey of Global
Proportions. Davis is a Distinguished
Alumnus of the Oregon Institute of Technology,
where he received a BSEET. He is also an
Oregon Tech Foundation board member.
Joe
O'Brien, Vice President of
Sales
Mr. O'Brien, a co-founder of Efficere
Technologies, has over 30 years of experience in
design, product marketing and development, and
technology sales management. His career includes
working in silicon and board-based designs for
Communications Industries and Mostek Corp. As a
Product Marketing Engineer at Harris
Semiconductor, he worked in analog product
development. At Lattice Semiconductor he was Area
Sales Manager working with top tier OEMs,
manufacturer representatives and distribution.
O'Brien earned a BSEE degree from DeVry Institute
of Technology.
Mark Ellsberry, Vice President of
Marketing
Mr. Ellsberry's career spans 30 years in
engineering, marketing, and sales within the
semiconductor industry. He was Vice President of
Sales at High Connection Density, and Vice
President of Marketing at Samsung Semiconductor,
Hynix Semiconductor, and Viking
InterWorks/Sanmina-SCI. He also served in a
number of sales, product marketing and technical
management positions at Toshiba America, Mostek,
Harris Semiconductor, and Texas Instruments.
Ellsberry earned BSEE and MSEE degrees from the
University of Texas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Gerard, Chairman of the Board
David M. Cowan, Director
Mr. Cowan is a former Vice President of Intel's
Digital Enterprise Group. He held several product
architecture and technology development positions
there, including General Manager positions within
the Enterprise Products Group. Cowan is the
recipient of the 2003 Distinguished Alumnus Award
at Oregon Institute of Technology, from which he
earned degrees in computer and electronics
engineering technology. He is also President of
the Oregon Tech Foundation.
W. Keith McDonald,
Director
Mr. McDonald has held a number of executive
positions in his career, including Senior Vice
President of Sales & Marketing at Alien
Technologies, Corporate Vice President of Global
Accounts at Solectron, and President of SMART
Modular Technologies. As Senior Vice President of
Sales & Marketing, he led Samsung
Semiconductor to a #1 position in the industry.
McDonald's previous experience extends to Toshiba
America and Rockwell International. He is also a
current member of the Board of Directors at
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc., and a former
Board member at Samsung Semiconductor and SBS
Technologies.
ADVISORS
R.S. "Sig" Jensen,
Advisor
Mr. Jensen is CEO of Micron Laser Technology,
Inc. in Hillsboro, OR, a leading provider of
ultra-precision laser machining services to the
electronics industry, including high speed
microvia drilling, skiving, and micromachining.
Alexander C. Johnson,
Jr., Advisor
Mr. Johnson is a founding partner of Portland,
OR-based Marger, Johnson & McCollom, one of
the premier intellectual property law firms on
the west coast. The firm focuses on patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and
technology licensing, with particular expertise
in prosecution, litigation, and opinion work. Mr.
Johnson holds a J.D. from Brigham Young
University, and MSEE and BSEE degrees from Purdue
University and The Citadel,
respectively.
Alan Wade, Advisor
Mr. Wade is President and CEO of Allweather Wood
Products in Washougal, WA, an industry leader in
environmentally responsible production practices,
and the largest waterborne wood-treater in the
western United States.
The company is currently seeking additional debt or equity funding to continue the expansion of our growing products and markets, and to procure additional capital equipment and engineering software tools. An executive summary and a full private placement memorandum (PPM) are available for accredited investors.
Please contact Rob Thompson, our CFO, to discuss our current financing requirements. Download our non-disclosure agreement (NDA) here.
Rob Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Efficere Technologies
360.256.5525
rthompson@efficere.com