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Vendange Partners Inc.Founding Partner
Sep. 2017 - Feb. 2020Vancouver, British ColumbiaNurturing Entrepreneurial Excellence. - Attract and mentor immigrant entrepreneurs seeking an alternative to Silicon Valley
- Promote an enhanced Vendange Vancouver entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Create venture investment vehicle which outperforms the market
The University of British ColumbiaAdjunct Professor
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2014British Columbia, CanadaFaculty of Management and Master of Management Degree Programs: strategic management, International business, entrepreneurship, capstone project advisor, negotiation, communication, information technology management at the University of British Columbia, Faculty advisor for student extracurricular programs
Mayo615 Technology PartnersFounding Partner
Jan. 2010British Columbia, CanadaTechnology industry consulting, innovation & technology research assessment, technology market assessment, strategic business development, access to capital, international markets, entrepreneurial team assessment, e-learning
Sola Renewable Energy Ltd.CEO
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2010British Columbia, CanadaSola Renewable Energy is a distributor of a broad range of renewable energy products and systems for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Sola also provides detailed project assessments and engineering consultancy.
Okanagan Environmental Industry AllianceChairperson & Executive Director
Nov. 2007 - Dec. 2009British Columbia, CanadaNon-partisan, non-profit industry alliance of three dozen companies in environmental products, services and technologies, focused on economic development and working with local, regional, provincial and federal Canadian government influencers of environmental policy
Complete Home Energy, Ltd.CEO
Sep. 2005 - May. 2010British Columbia, CanadaProvided comprehensive "house as a system" residential and commercial energy efficiency renovations. SolarBC certified contractor. EnergyStar partner.
Global Internet Group, LLPCEO & Founding Partner
Oct. 2003 - Jan. 2010Vancouver and San Francisco Bay AreaGlobal Internet Group (GIG) is an international investment management firm, based in the San Francisco Bay and Vancouver areas. GIG is focused on delivering strategic consultation and access to capital for emerging companies and individual projects. Current projects include development of an international investment fund with European partners, and consultation to a Vancouver startup, an emerging major player in "Internet of Things" data management technology.
New Zealand Trade & EnterpriseDirector, Silicon Valley Incubator
Oct. 2002 - Nov. 2004Redwood City, CAProvided senior executive mentorship and access to venture equity capital to selected New Zealand companies entering the North American market. Target technologies addressed: IT generally, cleantech, renewable energy, biotech, bioinformatics, agritech, forestry, horticulture, enology. Reported to NZ Trade Commissioner at NZ Consulate in Los Angeles. Member and Coordinator of the Silicon Valley Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. David Teece, Global Business, UC Berkeley Haas Business School, local SV Kiwi expats, and industry luminaries.Venture capital links to Granite Ventures, others in SV. Offshore Silicon Valley rep to the Auckland based NZTE high tech Advisory Board.
P-CubeVP Business Development
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2004Sunnyvale, CAAs VP of Business Development, David Mayes secured major business agreements with global telecommunications providers: Singapore Telecom, respected trend setter in Asian telecommunications, IBM Global Services (Beijing), Mitsubishi Telecom, and with leading European ISP Tiscali. Worked closely with P-Cube investors, Accel Partners, Communications Ventures and TDF Ventures (Singapore/Shanghai), participated on BoD in California and Israel. Customers included cable, DSL, and mobile content-rich IP data service providers. The company also had research and design facilities in Herzliya, Israel and sales offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Today, P-Cube, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems.
iBeam BroadcastingVP Business Development
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1999Sunnyvale, CaliforniaInternet streaming media precursor of YouTube with Intel investment and direct Microsoft partnership. Successfully negotiated partnerships with MSNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox and other early streaming media content providers.
Compaq, Intel, MicrosoftIndependent Consultant - Internet Strategy
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1999Moss Beach, CAFull-time independent consultant. Personally engaged to organize and lead the Intel, Microsoft, HP/Compaq Universal ADSL alliance to standardize low cost consumer DSL Internet service. Alliance eventually included all major global telcos, DSL industry companies, and resulted in a formal ITU standard in Geneva, Switzerland
Ascend CommmunicationsDirector, Business Development
Jan. 1995 - Dec. 1997Alameda, CAAt Ascend Communications, the pioneering Internet POP aggregator, prior to its acquistion by Lucent Technologies, Mr. Mayes was a leader and organizer of a wide range of industry partnerships and alliances, including the V.92 industry consortium, ISDN. Mr Mayes reputation at Ascend led directly to his engagement by Compaq, Intel and Microsoft in the ADSL industry alliance. David also participated in a variety of both public and private company acquistions, including US Dept of Justice, Hart, Scott, Rodino Act inquires into the public acquisition of NetStar. Intel alumni relationship with Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB) Board member, Jim Lally.
Intel CorporationDirector, European Marketing
Oct. 1974 - Sep. 1984Swindon, United KingdomInitially worked for Memory Components Manufacturing in Santa Clara, California, relocated to Aloha, Oregon Intel site. Invited to join the Memory Components Marketing group in Oregon under Barry Cox. Later relocated to Swindon, UK Intel European HQ. Left Intel in the UK to form his own company in London, 01 Computers Group Ltd. with another British Intel alumni, Ken Blackman
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