Mr. Louie has a diverse background that includes venture capital, mergers and acquisition, cross border business development and operating experience as a senior executive. Prior to joining Takenaka, Mr. Louie served as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development for a private equity backed hotel services company that grew from 25 people to over 100 and had tripled their revenues in the years he was there. Previously, Mr. Louie was a Managing Partner of a boutique M&A advisory firm in Boulder, CO called Flatirons Partners where he was engaged in sell-side advisory work for middle-market manufacturing and services companies located in the Rocky Mountain region and California. In addition, Mr. Louie provided cross-border business development consulting to US-based clients and their efforts in Greater China. Earlier in his career, Mr. Louie lived and worked in Taipei, Taiwan and had managed a venture capital firm called Aldare Capital Partners with offices in Taipei, Sydney, and Denver, CO. He also served as a Country Manager for the Taiwan representative office of a US NASD/SIPC securities brokerage firm. Mr. Louie speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. He is a Member of Association of Corporate Growth (ACG), CTEK (Colorado’s largest angel group), and Dean Foster Associates network of executives speaking on Doing Business in China. Mr. Louie received a B.S. degree in International Business from San Diego State University.