Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Background: Skip’s career is highly influenced by technology entrepreneurship and the arts. After a tour in the United States Marine Corps, he finished his education. In Silicon Valley, he was known for his ability to “turn-around” startup and established companies providing leadership, developing competitive business strategies and M&A. In Silicon Valley he began raising funds for first and second round start ups Career: Skip's career includes holding contributing and leadership positions at such companies to include: NASA, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Zilog Systems, Applied Circuit Technology/Mitsui, Cambrian Systems, Ahead Technology/Precision Echo, Microglide/St. Gobain, Philips Semiconductors & Philips Research. Entrepreneurial: Skip has participated in M&A, Venture Funding and started over thirteen companies. Balance: The art’s side is balanced as a executive producer, production manager, actor, musician, poet composer & author. Adrenalin: Skip has raced motorcycles, off-road vehicles, stock cars, and enjoyed mountaineering, fishing, white water rafting, sailing, skiing and horsemanship Recent History: Moving to China with Philips Research he fell in love with the country and excitement of Shanghai and decided to stay. He founded WiseWins Consulting & Production Company; Co-Found Maza Company Limited, the China Marketing Alliance, Impact China, and co-found Kang Tian Group. He has facilitated funding for international projects for companies. Now life continues to add challenges finding him providing leadership for Kang Tian Group for a number of Ventures, Joint Ventures and alliances- organic beef production, agriculture, film & streaming TV production, precious metals mining & minerals. Mentors: W.E. Demming, P. Gluckman, C. Yansonni & Frans van Empel Specialties- International marketing and trading of commodities worldwide - Financial Instruments BG, SBLC, MTN, Historical Bonds - Gold & Petroleum - Extensive China experience - M&A, Funding & Lines of Credit
Kang Tian Group is the holding company for a group of private corporations focused on finance, investment, commercial development, infrastructure development, organic meat production, physical commodity trading, streaming technologies, content production & development. - Develop, Execute and Manage Corporate Strategy for all the above - Empower and Coordinate Executive Team Worldwide Oversight for: - M&A, Investment, Due Diligence and Intellectual Property - Direct to private placement trader - Organic Beef Operations, Agricultural Property Acquisition - Chairman Kang Tian Foundation - Financial Instruments - BG SBLC, MTN, Historical Bonds, Currency and Trading Platforms
- Maza International marketing financial instruments & physical commodities internationally - Buy/Sell/Finance: Petroleum, Gas, Gold, Precious Metals, Copper, Diamonds, other metals and minerals products & concessions - Financial Instruments - BG SBLC, MTN, Historical Bonds and Trading Platform - Investment in Early Stage & Growth Companies - Direct to Trade Platforms - Co-Founder China Marketing Alliance - Commodity Trading
- WiseWins Film Production & Consulting-media and internet products - Executive Producer - Writer/Creator - Consulting Services - Established Commodities Trading Platform - Co-Founder China Marketing Alliance Merged Company with Maza and later restarted the production aspects of business in Kang Tian Group.
Chartered with initiating and facilitating the company's expansion in China. Merged activities of company in China with Just Entertainment Group
Developing new business opportunities from corporate research projects in and for China operations. To include distance learning for China Technical fields of competency include: end-to-end IP and telecommunication systems, content, software and hardware. DTV, HDTV, Optical Storage and mobile communications (3G & 4G). Developed White Paper on "Seeing China Through Chinese Eyes," a demographic study on purchasing power parity and understanding Chinese technology markets.