Mark Phillips spent the first seven years of his professional career with Micrographic Technology Corp, a manufacturer of high technology capital equipment. Following MTC's acquisition by SoftNet Systems Inc., a publicly traded holding corporation, Mark spent the next three years as an officer of SoftNet, holding such positions as chief accounting officer and treasurer. During this period, he was instrumental in managing mergers and acquisitions and the management of over $250 million of raised capital. After leaving SoftNet in early 2000, Mark spent the next four years working in the venture capital-backed start-up environment, managing the financial operations of such companies as Knowledge Networks Inc. and Vertical Networks Inc. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business/Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. |