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Area Vice President Japan and Korea

ANSYS engineering simulation and 3-D design software delivers product modeling solutions with unmatched scalability and a comprehensive multiphysics foundation.

Over 25 years of Consultative Sales experience to drive growth in customer quality, reliability, efficiency and reduce design time. Focused goal on mentoring design organizations on the latest simulation capabilities that can be offered with new Ansys Simulation suite of software products and services. Other areas of experience includes: • Solution sales experience in industries including Custom ASIC and IC development, Enterprise and Engineering Computing, Electronic Design Automation and FEA and CFD simulation. • Global & Strategic account sales and team management expertise • Very knowledgeable in the industries of semiconductor, wireless, cellular, imaging & video, electronics systems, manufacturing, government and defense and Oil and Gas ANSYS software offers a large array of simulation software packages to do real world simulation using multi-physics; Electromagnetics, Thermodynamics, Fluids, Structural-thermal and a growing list of engineering principles to ensure that a design has been virtually prototype before being manufactured. Specialties: • Forming strategic partnerships, M&A’s, implementation of royalty revenues, IP transactions, and services. • Calling on C Level executives in order to structure multi-year agreements exceeding $100M • Developing a channel by hiring, training and leading manufacture representatives, distributors and direct sales representatives. • Experienced in running global accounts, major accounts and ROW accounts for both hardware and software technologies.