Cal Carrera

• Established company to help executives develop better leadership skills and to transform cultures
• Trained in the John Mattone processes for leadership and cultures
• Member of the International Coaching Federation and the Society of Human Resource Managers.

Served as Principal for ExecHQ, a group of over 100 former CXOs who collaborate to serve clients worldwide.

Qualified as a CoreValue Advisor, to provide succession planning, growth planning support and M&A guidance to clients.

Member of the ExecHQ Multiple team that provides M&A Due Diligence services to both sides of the M&A process.

• Professional Services Company
• Asked by Chairman to join board to improve Governance and provide executive advice
• Defined organizational problems to create and implement correction plans.
• Teamed with another board member, Dr. Richard Leifer, to introduce and encourage innovation
• Helped establish a new sector dedicated to converting ideation into business entities that could be spun-off through profitable sales
• Asked by the CEO to lead the new sector remotely
• Reviewed outcomes and metrics to evaluate performance, effectiveness, and impact.
• Developed materials to sell one of those entities for $10-$20 million.

• B2B and B2G consulting firm to C-level executives
• Established California C-corporation and chaired board of directors
• Chaired shareholder meetings, disseminating information and fielded questions.
• Company became leading contributor to helping modernize US Defense acquisition policy
• Served as liaison between Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and C-level decision makers at major aerospace manufacturers
• Served as technical lead on nanotechnology R&D for medical applications
• Served as lead for nuclear detection applications for weapons, drugs, and other threat agents
• Successfully worked with Congress and Pentagon on $2M earmark for research on liquid argon detectors for nuclear detection

Drove operational direction, administrative and cost efficiency, and coordination of healthcare program initiatives on behalf of clients.

• Hired thirty-four healthcare, network, software, and other specialists in 3 months
• Responsible for all P&L, personnel, marketing, facilities, and organizational development
• Negotiated with venture capital firms to fund expansion efforts
• Sold company in 13 months for $48M to public company (AMEX:MED)
• Integrated operations with parent firm and acquired firms

• A professional services company
• Asked by Chairman to join board to improve Governance and provide executive advice
• Chairman was also facing hostile takeover and wanted a better balance on the board
• Served on the board until company sale to a PE firm, which took my board position as part of sale.

• Full-service, value-added reseller and engineering services B2B company
• Asked by Chairman to join board to improve Governance and provide executive advice
• Helped take company public (NASDAQ: VUTK)
• Chaired Compensation and Audit Committees
• Asked by CEO to run operations for company, and remain on board
• Defined organizational problems to create and implement correction plans.
• Led integration of acquired companies into company operations
• Reviewed outcomes and metrics to evaluate performance, effectiveness, and impact.
• Improved stock valuation and bottom-line performance from a loss to profitability in three months
• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning
• Led 14 national sales offices, 24X7 customer support, systems engineering
• Negotiated contracts with vendors and managed logistics chain
• Sold company to another public company.