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Telecommunications James is currently the principal technical architect
for SBC Communications. He is a 14-year veteran in the telecommunication
equipment and service sector, having spent six years with Nortel
Networks Corporation as Chief Designer of the Switching Development
Group. James has extensive experience in real-time system development,
system engineering and planning, and enterprise system architecture
design. James has been instrumental in helping lead a US telecommunication
service giant launch its broadband infrastructure in the areas of
cable TV and high speed Internet service. James also serves as the
editor-in-chief of a niche monthly newsletter, Investment Digest
Network (IDN). IDN covers 14 high tech sectors (including telecommunication
service and equipment, Internet, and broadband) that include over
800 publicly traded companies. James also helps many venture capital
firms analyze telecommunication-related as well as high technology
startups. He received his M.S. in Architectural Engineering and
an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Kansas. Paul has 25 years of experience in the electronic
design automation software, IC design and telecommunications industries.
He is chairman of Forte Media, Inc., a company that offers design
solutions incorporating DSP, communication software, IC chip design,
multi-OS driver implementation and production services. He is also
currently chairman of Novas System, a publicly held EDA company
in Taiwan. In 1983 Paul helped co-found Cadence Design Systems,
which under his leadership, went IPO in 1987. In 1989 he founded
PIE Design Systems, which subsequently merged with Quickturn Design
Systems. Paul is frequently invited as a visiting scholar and guest
speaker at universities in China, Taiwan and the United States,
and has published numerous technical papers in journals and trade
magazines. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Santa
Clara University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from National
Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. David has been a software designer and developer
for the past 14 years, the last 10 of which have been spent with
Microsoft Corporation. David was instrumental in launching Microsoft
into the online real estate market with HomeAdvisor Technologies,
Inc., a company focused on business-to-consumer websites and business-to-business
services for real estate and mortgage professionals. He is primarily
a technologist, holding six patents for his efforts ranging from
automatic repairing of applications in Windows 2000, to an algorithm
for matching potential borrowers with eligible and qualified loan
products for HomeAdvisor. Along with his technology expertise and
experience, David also brings a broad understanding of business
models, marketing and contractual negotiations. David holds undergraduate
degrees in Computer Science and Physics from the University of Puget
Sound and a Masters in Engineering and Applied Physics from Cornell
University. Charles is a reputable and well-recognized Chinese-American
attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the managing partner
and co-founder of Law & Partners, which merged with King & Wood
in January 2001. The firm focuses on U.S. and international business
law, international investment, international litigation, corporate
and securities law, venture capital finance and private placement,
and China and immigration related law. Charles travels frequently
to China and Taiwan and is often invited to be a guest speaker at
various seminars and conferences. Charles is active in the local
Chinese community and serves as Executive Vice President and Director
of the U.S.-China Economic Business Association and is the director
of NBI (a prominent Chinese-American computer association). Charles
earned his LL.M. degree in International Comparative Law from Southern
Methodist University School of Law, and his bachelor’s degree
in Law from Soochow University in Taiwan. C.H. has extensive financing and corporate affairs
expertise. He serves on the board of directors of several companies
including CTT Inc., a microwave component business, and Golden Security
Bank Corporation. As chairman of J.P. Original Corporation, a Los
Angeles-based investment company focused on distribution and channel
marketing, C.H. has been in the import-export business for computer
peripherals and general merchandise for 15 years. His company covers
sourcing and marketing in Greater China, North and South America,
and Europe. C.H. has been an experienced Southern California angel
investor for a number of years and is a DragonVenture investor.
He is a graduate of the National Chung Hsing University Business
School in Taipei, Taiwan and holds a Master degree in Accounting/Business
from Utah State University. Stanley W. Tucker has more than 19 years of diversified business experience with a strong emphasis on lending, venture capital investing, and the development of socially or economically disadvantaged small businesses. Mr. Tucker is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Meridian Management Group, Inc., which was founded in 1995. From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Tucker has been the Executive Director of the Maryland Small business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA), a self-sufficient state agency that assists socially or economically disadvantaged businesses. Under his leadership, MSBDFA has added three financing programs (including the state's first equity program). This has resulted in MSBDFA being recognized as a national model for minority business development and financing. Since 1980, MSBDFA has provided approximately $100 million in financing to 400 small businesses, including such well-known companies as Maxima Corporation. Mr. Tucker joined MSBDFA in 1981 as Deputy Director. From 1980 to 1981, Mr. Tucker served as vice president of the Park Heights Development Corporation (PHDC), a community-based economic development agency located in one of Baltimore's highest crime and unemployment areas. At PHDC he raised funding of $1.2 million for the first stage development of a community industrial park and raised additional funding for a community business loan fund which he oversaw. Prior to joining PHDC, Mr. Tucker was a credit analyst for Equitable Trust Company of Baltimore in 1979. He is a sought-after speaker and consultant nationwide on minority business development. His present civic responsibilities include: Chairman of the Golden Bears Association, Inc.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Investment Companies; Warner Press, H. John Heinz, III School (Carnegie—Mellon University), Sojoumer—Douglas College, and the Morgan State University Foundation. Mr. Tucker received his B.S. from Morgan State
University and his M.S. from Carnegie—Mellon University. Jim is President and CEO of EE Solutions, Inc.
in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. He was previously director and senior manager
for Cadence Taiwan, and Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, California.
Jim also serves as board director for Skylan Communications and
is an advisor for PerfiSANs Networks, Inc. in Toronto, Canada. He
earned his MSEE from the University of Santa Clara, his MBA from
San Jose State University, and his BS from National Chao Tung University
in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Luyu is the Vice President of the Administrative
Committee of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park in Beijing, the largest
incubation center in China with over 6,000 incubatees. Luyu is also
a full professor with the Department of Physics, Xinjiang University,
China. He received his PhD and MS in theoretical physics from Lanzhou
University, China, and his BS in physics from Xinjiang University,
China. Wen-Cheng Pai is founder and CEO of the Polaris
Securities Group in Taiwan. Polaris is the No. 1 online broker in
Taiwan and Wen-Cheng was instrumental in helping the company achieve
that status. Wen-Cheng's entrepreneurial spirit began in 1988 when
he founded Polaris Securities with NT$200 million. Polaris's current
total market capital now stands at more than NT$10 billion. As a
philanthropist, Wen-Cheng named a non-profit organization after
his mother. The organization has been active in helping the needy
and awarding scholarships to academically outstanding students from
underprivileged families. In recent years, Wen-Cheng has also diversified
his business operations by branching into investment consulting,
futures, mutual funds, wireless data and content distribution, and
the Internet. Michael is currently the Managing Director
for Trinergy Finance Co., Ltd. Michael spent 21 years with BankBoston in several
executive and senior management positions, domestically as well
as in London and Hong Kong. He was previously Division Executive
for BankBoston's Transportation Lending Division and was also in
charge of the High Tech New Ventures lending and investment activities
for several years. Most recently Michael served as Deputy Regional
Manager for Asia from 1993-97. Michael has an undergraduate degree
from Yale University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
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