Fred  M Gibbons

EXPERIENCE
2006-present	Stanford University Palo Alto, California Consulting Professor Graduate School of Electrical Engineering EE204/EE353/CS394 Business Management for Electrical Engineers and Computer Scientists
1995- 2006	Venture-Concept Palo Alto, California Early stage seed investment Founder
1995- 1999	Stanford University Palo Alto, California Lecturer Graduate School of Electrical Engineering
1981-1994	Software Publishing Corporation San Jose, California CEO and Founder of a start up venture in PC Software. Responsibilities encompassed establishing the vision, business formation, start-up team building, and accountability for overall results worldwide. Completed two rounds of venture capital.  Executed a successful IPO. Product lines included Harvard Graphics, the PFS Series, IBM Assistant Series, and Power-Up Catalog. Corporate Histories Collection
1975-1981	Hewlett Packard Corporation Cupertino, California. Product manager and marketing manager of HP's 3000 mini-computer product line.
1970-1972	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan. Teaching fellow in the Graduate School of Engineering. Responsible for course design and lectures in computer systems.
EDUCATION
MBA 1973-1975	Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration Cambridge, Massachusetts Received Masters in Business Administration, June 1975. Second year electives in management information systems, service operations management, sales force management, manufacturing policy, operations management, cost accounting, and new ventures.   20th Century American Leaders Database
MS CICE 1971-1972	Ann Arbor, Michigan Received a Masters of Science degree in Computer Information and Control Engineering. Major areas of study included; information processing systems, graphics systems, systems programming, and computer design. Alumni Achievement Award
BSSE 1967-1972	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Engineering. Broad areas of study included; mechanics, thermo-dynamics electrical engineering, computer programming, and humanities.
PERSONAL
	Avocations include flying (airline transport pilot, jet type rating), scuba diving, reading, and sailing and painting Street Paintings: Oil Paintings of Found Moments Current Paintings