Dave Eichler

Experience

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  Hyundai Electronics of America

  Mar 1994 - Dec 1998

  Sr. Vice President Finance/Administration and Chief Financial Officer

  $ 2 billion + revenue, public, multinational and multi-division electronics company. CFO for operating company as well as oversight of eight subsidiary companies whose revenues exceeded $1 billion (i.e. Maxtor Corp. and Symbios Logic). Managed a staff of 140 employees.Was instrumental in several M&A transactions and restructurings as well as helping raise $500 Million for the construction of a chip fab in Oregon.

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  Adobe

  Dec 1998 - Jan 2000

  VP Corporate Finance and Chief Accounting Officer

  VP Finance and Chief Accounting Officer for a $2 billion plus revenue, multinational, software, NASDAQ company. Responsibilities included overseeing corporate accounting and finance, treasury, tax and FP&A areas during a transition period at Adobe.

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  Alliance Semiconductor

  Jan 2000 - Oct 2002

  Vice President and CFO

  $225M revenue publicly traded (NASDAQ), multinational memory semiconductor company.

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  Intellisync, Inc.

  Oct 2002 - Jan 2004

  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  Directed the finance organization as Chief Financial Officer for a $100 million revenue, multinational , public, wireless messaging and mobile software company. Assisted with the sale of the company to Nokia.Coordinated M&A due diligence efforts with Nokia and provided support to the CEO, Board, executive team in a M&A deal valued at a 4x revenue multiple, or $430 M.Improved the integrity of the accounting records and greatly improved the relationship with PWC. Completed the first year of Sarbanes Oxley testing with no material control weaknesses.Established and improved monthly and quarterly financial operating performance metrics. Rebuilt finance organization and improved timing as well as accuracy of reporting. Show less

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  Phoenix Technologies

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2006

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  Chief Financial Officer for a $100 million revenue, multinational, public and leading core system and endpoint security application software company. Responsible for overseeing a professional staff of 70 employees. Led efforts with the Operating Committee to restructure and reposition the company for profitability and possible sale.Modified the software licensing practices which improved revenue predictability and margins prior to the new CEO joining the Company and received overwhelming praise from securities analysts.Eliminated two SOX material control weaknesses prior to my joining and reduced audit fees by 50%!Assisted in M&A presentations and discussions with eight private equity companies which resulted in the Board deciding to restructure the Company and not pursue an acquisition. Show less

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  Catalyst Semiconductor

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2009

  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  Directed the finance organization for a $80 million revenue, multinational, public, non-volatile memory and analog/mixed signal semiconductor company. Co-led efforts with the CEO and investment bankers in selling the company to ON Semiconductor at a 51% premium to market price in July 2008. Assisted the CEO in improving operating performance during FY 2008. Net revenues increased by 14% to $76 M, with Analog/Mixed Signal revenues increasing by 93% to $11 million. Gross margins increased to 37.8% from 33.3% in FY 2007, while net income increased to $2.9 M from a net loss of $429K for FY2007. Cash flow from operations increased to $9 M with better working capital management and increased profits.Reduced G&A expenses by 25%, reducing audit fees and outside services. Improved efficiency and reduced cost by insourcing investor relations, stock administration, SOX testing and SEC reporting. Show less

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  Marvell Technology Group, Mendel Biotechnology and Other High Technology Companies

  Apr 2010 - Jan 2018

  Chief Financial Officer

  CFO Engagement Partner with Tatum LLC and an independent CFO consultant with various public and start-up, high-technology companies in Silicon Valley. Principal clients included:Marvell Technology Group Ltd.As an Engagement Partner with Tatum, LLC served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for a $3 billion revenue multinational, public, semiconductor company from October 2015 to September 2016. Successfully assisted Marvell through several independent Audit Committee investigations and an SEC inquiry which resulted in no financial restatement or criminal proceedings. Also led efforts to select a new independent accounting firm and was a principal member of the interim management team that oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Company during a four month period. Later assisted with the transition of the new CEO, executive staff and Board members which resulted in a major restructuring of the Company. Assisted with efforts to regain NASDAQ compliance and helped Marvell regain compliance with all SEC filings.Mendel BiotechnologyServed as Interim CFO from August 2010 to November 2011 for a $25 M+ revenue bio-genetics and bio-energy start-up company that was partially owned by Monsanto and BP. I assisted the CEO and Board in evaluating various alternatives, managing cash flow and expenses and assisted in raising $25 M in new equity. Meru NetworksServed as interim VP Finance for fifteen months at Meru Networks, a publicly-traded, $100 million + revenue, wireless local area network and software company where I assisted the company in their turnaround efforts including raising $32 M in additional debt and equity. Oversaw all compliance activities including; SEC filings, quarterly reviews, annual audit, SOX testing, software revenue recognition, Oracle system upgrade and credit and collections which was vital to the Company at that time.Other CFO positions with a number of early stage start-up companies. Show less

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  Town of Woodside

  Aug 2019 - now

  • Audit Committee Member and Chairman

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Retired Chief Financial Officer

    Aug 2019 - Mar 2024
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  Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

  Sept 2024 - now

  Chairman of the Board