Vp / Director

Micro Linear Corporation San Jose, CA
Vice President Marketing & New Business Development

. Repositioned company as a pure play wireless company.
. Developed new product road map.
. Initiated development of RF module product linen Identified companies for strategic partnership and acquisition. Formed due diligence teams to evaluate compatibility with the strategic vision.
. Developed communications and marketing plan
. Doubled wireless design wins.

••••• TriQuint Semiconductor Hillsboro, OR
Director Marketing
. Built a team of 5 international marketing executives, 5 applications Engineers and 3 Systems Engineers.
. Expanded wireless business from under $ 5M / year to over $ ••••• M / year.
. Managed marketing function for both Foundry services and standard wireless products
. Negotiated VPA agreements with all leading cellular handset manufacturers. (Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, LG and Samsung)
. Developed product road map and managed product evolution for wireless IC offerings
. Managed joint development of SiGe ICs with Atmel semiconductor
. Worked as part of TriQuints due diligence team evaluating a number of acquisition targets.

••••• Mitsubishi Electric America Sunnyvale, CA

Marketing Manager Optical, Microwave and RF components

. Grew business from less than $••••• M to in excess of $ ••••• M.
. Developed specialist representatives for key geographic areas.
. Developed sales and account penetration strategies for key market segments.
. Initiated development of lasers targeted at emerging CATV, Datacomms and fiber to the home markets.
. Guided development for Internally matched power FETs for Microwave Digital Radios and and Satelite SSPAs.
. Coordinated technical interface between customers and Japanese Engienering teams.
. Responsible for sales at Key accounts (IBM, Scientific Atlanta, Northern Telecom, Ericsson etc. )
. Launched SAW filter product line in the US
. Developed contact image sensor market in the US ( desk top scanner market).

••••• Mitsubishi Electric UK Hatfield, UK

Marketing Manager Optical, Microwave and RF components

Grew business from less than $1 M to in excess of $ ••••• M.
Handled applications support and marketing for all compound semiconductors for UK market.
Designed in key components for British telecoms roll out of fiber in the local loop, UK Direct broadcast satellite receiver business and cellular and land mobile radio companies.
Coordinated technical interface between customers and Japanese Engineering teams.
Responsible for sales at Key accounts.

••••• Mitsubishi Electric Japan Itami, Japan

Engineering and management Trainee Optical, Microwave and RF components

Trained for technical support of Mitsubishis compound semiconductor and RF module product line.
Taught Japanese management practices.
Worked in a number of Mitsubishi Plants and participated in many high level customer meetings.
Coordinated technical interface between customers and Japanese Engineering teams.

EDUCATION

••••• Chartered Institute of Marketing
Diploma in Marketing

••••• Nottingham University Nottingham, UK
BSc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Emphasis on communications.
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