Bringing over 25 years professional experience in large and small companies, but always with an entrepreneurial flair, Stephen Hamilton offers executive level consulting. His clients are public companies that value global business experience and proven communication, leadership and e-business skills. He brings skills that assist organizations in defining, transforming and executing end to end business processes that deliver results.
Stephen's particular strengths include:
Relevant Experience
HopeLink - A health information solutions company.
Improved sales for this health services company focused on improving clinical trial performance.
Developed business strategy to expand beyond niche to address large pharmaceutical data management issue.
Successfully introduced business plan to venture and strategic investor community.
Developed syndicate for funding including licensing technology to international partners.
Pinnacle Systems - An information systems provider
VP WW Sales, Marketing and Customer SupportResponsible for $60M revenues for professional market division of $250M public company.
Rationalized channel structure and channel marketing to increase sales per partner.
Developed reference sales model for new market / product category.
Implemented rich media web site to support marketing sales campaign.
Agilent Technologies
WW Division Marketing Manager / General ManagerResponsible for WW product marketing and branding of broadcast video servers.
General Manager responsible for the divestiture of the $40M division to Pinnacle Systems.
Developed and managed transitional processes for sales, order management, manufacturing and support.
Hewlett-Packard Company
WW Marketing & Sales Services ManagerrResponsible for sales force communication, development, customer reference and electronic business programs for sales and marketing teams supporting the largest enterprise customers.
Managed direct budget of $14 million and influenced indirect budgets of more than $100 million. Managed a worldwide team of 50+ people.
Launched worldwide electronic business program to provide true 1:1 marketing and sales capabilities between HP and large customers.
Director Strategic Consulting / OtherCreated and directed a small executive focused consultative sales program within HP's Computer Systems Organization.
Led consulting engagements with many of the largest companies in the United States and abroad focusing on reviewing organizational strategies and aligning information technology.
Responsible for the implementation of advanced semi-conductor factory management systems for large multi-national client.
Implemented $10 million multi-site, multi-national project under budget and ahead of schedule.
Managed divisional information systems organization responsible for deploying advanced semi-conductor factory management systems.
Developed processes that dramatically reduced the time to create financial analyses with improved accuracy and visibility of all factory-operating costs
Responsible for the monthly corporate consolidation and preparation of company's quarterly and annual financial reports.
Developed analytical reports and on-line financial consolidation tools.
Price Waterhouse
Senior AuditorParticipant in prestigious international program to develop and transfer US and European accounting & auditing skills.
Responsible for SEC filings for public and not-for-profit organizations.
Developed and led training classes for entry level auditors.
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells Bristol, UK & Paris, France
Auditor & Management ConsultantResponsible for preparation and completion of accounts and tax filings, statutory audits of small private and large public companies.
Implemented advanced statistical audit tools and led training classes in computer audit processes.
Education and Affiliations
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
University of London Economics, Politics, Philosophy, Graduated with Honors
Boards Chairman of the Board, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival