OPERATING MANAGEMENT Michael Corkran Founder and CEO (Cleveland) With his extensive international operating management experience and focus on China, Mike has led China Centric in servicing clients through strategy identification, planning, optimization, and successful execution of over 100 China-based projects.  As President, North America & Asia Pacific, for a NYSE-listed telecom equipment manufacturer, he was responsible for all development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, service, and financial activities in North America and Asia.  In this operating capacity, Mike led the start-up and management of five manufacturing businesses and two development centers in five different Chinese cities.  In addition to his extensive China experience, Mike has held various marketing, financial management, and general management roles leading teams of up to 5,000 people generating up to $1Billion in revenue. Dartmouth College - Bachelor of Arts in Economics University of Rochester - Master of Business Administration This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Philip Y. Shih Founder, Senior Managing Director (Beijing) With twenty-three years of experience, including Bell Labs and Lucent, Phil has been an expatriate executive in China since 1993.  He has experience across a wide range of functions including general management, R&D, engineering, operations, sales, and marketing in many international business environments through his work for Canadian, French, UK, and US companies.  Phil has held key executive positions as President, Senior Vice President and General Manager for multiple Fortune 500 companies based in China including AT&T/Lucent, RELTEC/Marconi, Nortel, and Gemplus.  He brings a wealth of "on-the-ground" know-how to the challenges of operating internationally linked and integrated businesses in China. National Taiwan University - Bachelor of Science University of Southern California - Master of Science in Electric Engineering This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it K.C. Ho Managing Director and General Manager, CCA (Zhuhai) With over twenty years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, business development and supply chain management at US and Hong Kong based public companies; KC brings extensive corporate discipline and competence to the team.  He has worked not only at large public companies such as GEC, IBM and Marconi as Vice President and General Manager, but also at small start-up JV's and WOFE's in general management, operations, finance, engineering, sales and marketing. KC is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CP Eng.), recognized in Hong Kong, UK and Australia, as well as a corporate member of UK Chartered Management Institute. Univ. of Hong Kong - Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Univ. of Hong Kong - Master of Philosophy in Electronics Engineering University of Strathclyde (UK) - Master of Business Administration This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Nancy K. Seibert Managing Director (Cleveland) As Director of International Marketing for a NYSE-listed company, Nancy led marketing efforts of US products into China and was the point of contact for technical information between the US divisions and the manufacturing businesses in Shanghai and Beijing.  Nancy led multiple successful new product introduction projects combining Western development resources with low cost global manufacturing.  Nancy has been involved in the manufacturing start up of a range of industrial technologies in China, including injection molded plastics, printed circuit boards, metal fabrication and castings. Ohio State University - Bachelor of Science Industrial and Systems Engineering Northwestern University - Master of Engineering Management This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Michael Wong     Managing Director and General Manager, CCA (Shanghai) With over twenty years of sales and marketing experience in China, Michael has successfully managed both joint ventures and wholly owned foreign enterprises (WOFE).  His experience includes being the General Manager of manufacturing joint ventures in Guangzhou and Tianjin as well as for a WOFE in Beijing where he led the negotiation and start up of the company.  Michael was also a Sales Director in Singapore, responsible for South and South East Asia. He is a seasoned professional with well-rounded experience in sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and finance. Hong Kong Polytechnics - Higher Engineering Diploma University of South Australia - Master of Business Administration This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ric W. Wrye Managing Director (Louisville) Ric has held general management, manufacturing, and engineering leadership roles across a wide range of products and process technologies including high volume protection equipment, highly engineered, configured products and industrial components.  He has started and supported Chinese integrated manufacturing operations in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, and Zhuhai over the past twelve years. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ADVISORS William B. Haggerty Advisor (Cleveland) Bill is an experienced senior executive with over 25 years of investment banking experience. He is the co-founder of two companies and has been responsible for managing several high growth businesses within a Fortune 500 corporation.  During his 25 years as an investment banker, he was actively involved in numerous M&A transactions and private placements with an aggregate transaction value in excess of $2 Billion. Boston College - Bachelor of Science in Marketing The Darden School, University of Virginia - Master of Business Administration This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Anthony P. Crisalli, Jr. Advisor (Cleveland) Tony is an entrepreneurial executive with a track record of building and managing high growth businesses. He has over 20 years experience in sales, sales management, marketing, new product development and introduction, and financial and strategic planning. As a principal of Crisat Investment Co., Tony led private equity sponsorships and provided management consulting for early-stage companies and delivered comprehensive advisory services to middle-market corporations and financial institutions for matters related to financial risk management.  Tony is a former senior executive at National City Corporation, Nat West Capital Markets and The Toronto Dominion Bank. Fairfield University - Bachelor of Science in Marketing Babson College - Master of Business Administration (Finance) Yale School of Management - Executive Management This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it