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- 1. Resume John Batty12/2016 Page 1 John C. Batty 1044 Rhine Way Pleasanton,CA 94566 Cell:(510) 589-3816 john_batty@comcast.net SEASONED FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE Strong record for producing financial results and operational performance, through leadership, focus, business process reengineering, and cost reduction. Raised capital for venture backed private to large global public companies. Broad industry experience that includes: Semiconductor and Semiconductor Capital Equipment, Software, Telecommunications Equipment, Life Sciences, and Clean Energy. AREAS OF EXPERTISE  Strategic Planning / Budgets and Planning  Capital - Structure / Raising  Startups / Turnarounds  Information Technology / Systems  Investor Relations  Business Process Reengineering  Compliance / financial reporting  Mergers and Acquisitions SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS  Multiple secondary financings and capital restructurings/financing  Significant Information Technology and Business Process Improvements through System implementations  Substantial Wall Street and Investor Relation Development PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ALTA DEVICES 2012 – 2015 Alta Devices developed an embedded portable power solution that provides energy wherever it is needed using a high density, thin, and flexible photovoltaic material. The material is extraordinarily flexible and lightweight, with 2-3X the energy density of competing technologies. The attributes of high energy density and flexibility are allowing portable power to be integrated in new and unique ways in aerospace, military, consumer, and automotive applications. Chief Financial Officer  Responsible for all financial, supply chain, human resource and information technology functions  Played significant role in pitching $40M series D financing plan to prospective venture capital and strategic investors  Helped line up incentive financing commitments to build production factory from Mississippi, Florida, New York and Singapore.  Laid out plan to implement new ERP functionality to instantiate comprehensive new business practices in preparation to ramp into commercial production. Started Oracle Cloud Implementation.  Successfully sold company to large Chinese Energy Company, and played key role in on- going communications and integration of the company. AFFYMETRIX, INC. 2007– 2010
- 2. John C. BattyPage 2 of 3 Resume John Batty 12/2016 Affymetrix (Thermo Fisher) is a $300 million global company that designs, produces, and sells GeneChip® microarray technology, the industry-standard tool for analyzing complex genetic information. Affymetrix scientists have been dedicated to developing innovative products including instruments, arrays, and software that provide researchers with a more complete view of the genome. These products continue to accelerate genetic research and enable scientists to develop diagnostics and tailor treatments for individual patients by identifying and measuring the genetic information associated with complex diseases. EVP & Chief Financial Officer  Completed the consolidation of 5 factories to 3 in Q2-09 eliminating approximately $25 million of annual fixed costs, resulting in expansion of gross margin by 500 BPS. Returned company to GAAP profitability and growth in fourth quarter 2009.  Repurchased $67 million of convertible debt in a single transaction for $50 million generating a pre-tax gain of $17 million and substantially de-levering the balance sheet in the second quarter of 2009.  Implemented innovative E-commerce platform to facilitate lower transaction cost selling, enable rapid sales campaigns for new products, and to expand customer base. Used as core element in integrating acquisitions under single brand.  Established a new Asian Distribution Center in Singapore and an Americas Distribution center at UPS in Kentucky to reduce cost and improve customer responsiveness  Acquired Panomics, a privately held Fremont, Calif.-based company that offers a powerful suite of assay products for a wide variety of low to mid-plex genetic, protein and cellular analysis applications, in November 2008 for $73 million. Consolidated Panomics acquisition in Q3-09 onto core systems enabling further integration.  Acquired True Materials, a supplier of digitally encoded micro-particles used in gene expression, genotyping, uRNA, and methylation to expand into the $1.5 billion low to mid- plex market in July, 2008 for $25 million  Acquired USB, a privately held supplier of biochemicals, molecular biology, and detergent products to life science research, pharmaceutical and diagnostics markets in January 2008 for $75 million. Consolidated company-wide reagent manufacturing to reduce costs and begin development of internally sourced products to capture a higher percentage of the economic value of Affy’s solutions.  Implemented global JDE ERP upgrade in January 2008 adding international operations and facilitating tax efficient structure through Singapore operations.  Settled long-standing intellectual property dispute with major competitor resulting in recognition of $90 million of income and cash in January 2008.  Returned company to growth and profitability in 2007 reducing approximately $10 million of operating expenses (pre-acquisitions)  Raised $313 million in November 2007 from a 3.5% senior convertible note due 2038, securing strategic flexibility with $120 million 0.75% security put date in December 2008. CREDENCE SYSTEMS, INC. 2004 – 2007 Credence Systems is a $500 million global company that designs, manufactures, sells, and services engineering validation test equipment, diagnostics and failure analysis products, and automatic test equipment, or ATE, used for testing semiconductor integrated circuits. Chief Financial Officer and Secretary  Managed directly Finance, Marketing Communications and Investor Relations, Information Technology, and Facilities.  Drove post acquisition integration of NPTest
- 3. John C. BattyPage 3 of 3 Resume John Batty 12/2016 o Consolidated three manufacturing facilities eliminating ~$20 million annual fixed cost. o Reduced facilities by 27% and square footage by 34% o Reduced headcount by 17% in FY2006 from 1812 to 1508. o Reduced overall air, car, and hotel spending by 29% FY’05 to FY’06. o Reduced operating expenses lowering breakeven from ~$135 million to $110 million per quarter  Corrected material weakness condition attaining SOX 404 certification in years one and two of Sarbanes Oxley Act. Reduced primary controls and cost of compliance by 50% in year 2, and put in place new internal audit function.  Completed $3.1 M acquisition of Hypervision to gain access to critical Emission Microscopy technology.  Automated quarterly rolling forecast and reporting package with Hyperion planning solution.  Laid out IT roadmap for World-wide automation and consolidation of core business systems (order management, procurement, and finance on to SAP). Went live with half the world in November 2006 with the balance projected to go live in May 2007.  Restructured capital structure of the company to provide liquidity and flexibility. o Repurchased $35 million of convertible notes at a discount o Executed a convertible note exchange offer pushing the maturity of $72.5 million of May 2008 notes out to May 2010 and raised an additional $50.0 million o Executed a $30 million sale leaseback transaction on the headquarters facility. PRIOR EXPERIENCE  NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, Fremont, CA COO & CFO  VERILINK Corporation, San Jose, CA CFO  VLSI Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA CFO  INTEL CORPORATION, Chandler, AZ Controller EDUCATION  University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business Chicago, IL Master of Business Administration  University of New Hampshire Durham, NH BA Economics INTERESTS & HOBBIES  Certified Private Pilot - working on instrument rating.