Charlie Harris Sylva Ventures LLC (private investment and strategic consulting firm), Winter Park, Florida Managing Director and CEO (from August 2010) Intellon Corporation (publicly-traded fabless semiconductor company specializing in integrated circuits for high speed powerline networking), Ocala and Orlando, Florida Chief Executive Officer (March 2002-December 2009), Chairman of the Board (October 2001-December 2009), President (October 2001-January 2004 and September 2005-August 2006) and Director (1994-2009)

Led turnaround and restructure of company following 2000-2001 tech market bubble

Achieved global market share in semiconductors for high-speed powerline communications in excess of 80%

Led successful IPO of company in December 2007

Grew revenues from $6M to $75M; increased market cap from $4M to over $250M

Negotiated sale of company to Atheros Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) in December 2009 at a substantial premium

Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. (f/k/a Vistana, Inc., a publicly-traded vacation ownership developer; now the vacation ownership resort subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT)), Orlando, Florida Vice Chairman (1997-2001), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2001) and Director (1997-2001)

Managed accounting and finance, construction and development, legal, information services, investor relations, mortgage loan receivables, and treasury operations functions

Formulated business strategies and participated in major corporate decisions as member of three-person Office of the President

Served as key strategist in successful sale of Vistana to Starwood

Structured and negotiated construction loans, receivables warehouse lines, conduit facilities and securitizations on industry-leading terms

Allen C. Ewing & Co. (investment banking firm) and Allen C. Ewing Financial Services, Inc. (investment banking holding company) Tampa/Jacksonville, Florida Chairman (1997-99), President (1995-97), Chief Executive Officer (1994-97) and Vice President, Corporate Finance (1992-94), Allen C. Ewing & Co.; Chairman (1995-99), President and Chief Executive Officer (1995-97 and 1991-94), Allen C. Ewing Financial Services, Inc.

Restructured and recapitalized company to increase profitability, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, institutional and high-end retail sales, trading and syndicate participation

Led mergers and acquisitions practice

Served as financial adviser to Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association for $1.5 billion credit facility and $500 million of pre-event notes

Created and managed Ewing/Florida Bank Stock Fund, Limited Partnership to invest in privately-traded community banks

Negotiated successful sale of company to Intrepid Capital Corporation

Synagen Capital Partners, Inc. (merchant banking firm), Orlando, Florida President and Chief Executive Officer (1989-date)

Founded firm, leading private investments and consulting practice

First Commerce Banks of Florida, Inc. (publicly-traded bank holding company), Winter Haven, Florida Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1995-96)

Negotiated peer merger with another community bank

Mid-State Federal Savings Bank (publicly-traded federal stock savings bank), Ocala, Florida Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer (1988-93), Acting President (1988-89) and Director (1986-93)

Led turnaround and restructure of publicly-traded thrift before and during thrift crisis, without government intervention or assistance

Negotiated sale of institution to AmSouth at a substantial premium

Private Practice of Law, Orlando, Florida:  Smith, Mackinnon, Mathews, Harris & Christiansen, P.A. (Partner, 1985-89); Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson, Greer, Weaver & Harris, P.A. (Partner, 1984-85); Charles Edison Harris, P.A. (President, 1981-84)

Practiced corporate, banking, mergers and acquisitions, securities and computer law

Served as principal legal strategist in nation's first "white knight" and "bear hug" bank holding company mergers

Negotiated and managed 12 simultaneous bank divestitures

Led negotiating team in first regional interstate bank holding company merger in the southeast (Sun Banks-Trust Company of Georgia)

Served as lead attorney in acquisition of CBS Publishing by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

Served as lead attorney in $3.3 billion recapitalization and successful hostile takeover defense of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

Sun Banks, Inc. (publicly-traded bank holding company), Orlando, Florida Senior Vice President, Administration (1981), Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs (1979-80) and Secretary (1976-81)

Managed corporate administration, corporate secretary, credit life, collection agency, investor relations, legal, and risk management functions

Led turnaround of investor relations program; designed and wrote annual report voted best in nation by New York Bank and Financial Analyst Society

Served on statewide credit committee and boards of several bank and non-bank subsidiaries

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida Assistant Professor of Law (1975-76); Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law (1976-77)

Taught law school courses on property, real estate transactions, and business organizations, with outstanding ratings from students

Sun Banks, Inc. (publicly-traded bank holding company), Orlando, Florida General Counsel (1973-75) and Secretary (1974-75)

Created and managed holding company's first legal department

Served as lead attorney for numerous bank acquisitions

Private Practice of Law, Orlando, Florida: Maguire, Voorhis & Wells, P.A. Associate Attorney, 1972-73

Practiced corporate, banking, acquisitions, and securities law