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Clay A. Bullwinkel

Clay A. Bullwinkel
Co-Founder and Managing Member

Clay Bullwinkel brings 26 years of relationships with large and small technology industry leaders both in the U.S. and in Central and East Europe (CEE), including many with world-class design and engineering capabilities. 

He co-developed and distributed the world's first consumer electronics and computing products from a formerly socialist country into advanced markets, including with design influence on the iPod. He successfully led development, product management and marketing of PC and enterprise software, data networking products, and handheld systems for such companies as Hewlett Packard, 3Com, IBM, Microsoft and Intel.   Mr. Bullwinkel advised Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, Motorola, and Google on creating or expanding development centers in CEE.   He is a board member of the US-Polish Trade Council (USPTC).

He is fluent in English, intermediate in Polish and German, and basic with Hungarian and Russian languages. Mr. Bullwinkel holds a Stanford B.A. and M.B.A.   He is presenter and panel participant for topics focused on product development and global distribution of technology products.  

 

Silicon Valley Flow, LLC, or SV Flow for short, will not hesitate to propose using specialized contractors when necessary for best quality or to accelerate project completion.   Common examples are engineering consultants with particular expertise, and PR agencies for publicity.  SV Flow maintains a rich contact network for such specialists in the Silicon Valey ecosystem.

 

SV Flow recognizes and extends thanks to the following individuals who are supportive of its work.

 

Rafal Stroinski

Rafał Stroiński Esq.
 

Rafał Stroiński holds a Ph.D. in law from Warsaw University Law School, an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School, a master's honors degree from Warsaw University Law School and a master's degree in Iberian Studies from Warsaw University. During 2005-2006 Dr. Stroinski stayed at Stanford Law School as a Visiting Scholar, following his receipt of scholarships from the Fulbright Commission and the Foundation for Polish Science to carry out research on board member liability regulations.

He is admitted in New York State as Attorney and Counselor at Law and a Partner in CMS Cameron McKenna, a multinational law firm. He has more over 11 years of practice advising clients on private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, in particular in the TMT sector.

Dr. Stroiński has been consistently listed in "Chambers Global - the World's Leading Lawyers for Business" (2004-2005 and 2006 editions) as one of the leading lawyers in the Corporate and M&A practice in Poland.  He is a board member of the US-Polish Trade Council (USPTC).

Dr. Stroiński is also an Associate Professor (Adiunkt) at Warsaw University Law School. His research focuses on Law and Economics and Comparative Law and in particular on board member liability regulations. He is fluent in English and Portuguese and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

 

 

Piotr D. Moncarz

Piotr D. Moncarz Ph.D. P.E.

Piotr Moncarz, Ph.D., P.E., SCPM started his professional education at TGD in Poznań. Today he is a Consulting Professor at Stanford University, a Corporate VP at Exponent, a Silicon Valley science and technology public corporation, a member of the Board of the Polish National Center for Research and Development, member of Polish Academy of Science and of Russian Academy of Technological Science, Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers, co-founder and chairman of US-Polish Trade Council, member of the Advisory Board of Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju, FOR, vice president of Polish energy consulting firm EPiD in Warsaw, a board member of San Francisco Global Trade Council.

He is active in international business from power plant development projects, energy technologies and economics, to high-tech ventures. He is a frequent speaker in venues pertaining to stimulation to international cooperation with and investment into Polish high-tech sector.

 

George J. Slawek

George J. Slawek

George Slawek is founder and president of ProVisa Inc. and Market Street Associates Inc., both companies are engaged in doing business in and with Poland. Mr. Slawek is a investment banking and finance professional with over 17 years of experience in companies large and small. Mr. Slawek most recently capped a 12-year career with Bank of America N.A. as Vice President & Sr. Consultant to the bank's financial derivatives trading division.

Throughout his career, he held leadership roles in corporate finance, syndicated lending, credit risk management, regulatory compliance and reporting, and risk-capital management. Prior to joining Bank of America, he was Financial Controller for a computer start-up company in San Francisco. Responsible for the company's financial accounting/reporting, cash management and working capital needs.  He is a board member of the US-Polish Trade Council (USPTC).

Mr. Slawek holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior and an M.B.A-Finance from the University of San Francisco. Born in the U.K. of Polish parents, Mr. Slawek is fluent in Polish.

 

 

 

Stan Lewandowski

Stan Lewandowski, Esq.

Stan Lewandowski is a transactional attorney working in the Silicon Valley office of K&L Gates LLP, a premier global law firm.  Mr. Lewandowski’s practice focuses on advising companies in the areas of business formation, corporate governance obligations, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing and intellectual property protection.  Mr. Lewandowski regularly counsels international companies with respect to the formation and operation of their subsidiaries in the United States.  He is a board member of the US-Polish Trade Council (USPTC).

Mr. Lewandowski received his law degrees from UC Hastings College of the Law and the Nicolaus Copernicus University and diplomas from the University of Cambridge, British Centre for English and European Legal Studies, and the Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies.  Mr. Lewandowski is a founder, former chairman and chief executive officer, of the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce.