Jim Van Kerkhove has over 30 years of broad-based executive management and operations experience in high technology businesses. Prior to Prolifiq, Jim was Vice President with Loudeye, a leading provider of digital media and webcasting solutions, where he directed all aspects of audio/video encoding and media management operations. He was also instrumental in building out the company's massive digital music archive, establishing Los Angeles and London digital media labs, and successfully ramping production revenues over 300%. Prior to Loudeye, Jim was Vice President/GM of the Assembly Products Group for Johnson Matthey Electronics, a leading producer of interconnect materials for semiconductor and electronic assembly, successfully spun off and acquired by Honeywell. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Director for Mitsubishi Silicon America, a top tier producer of ultra-pure silicon wafers to the semiconductor industry, and managed a 400% growth in revenues and start-up of new production sites and overseas outsourcing operations. Jim also held several key management positions with Intel and Xerox corporations. He holds a B.S Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and has served on the advisory board for Entomo, a leading SRM software provider.
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