Mr. Smith brings a history of success in building operations organizations from the ground up in startups as well as large corporations. Most recently, Mr. Smith was Vice President of Product Development and Operations for the Ethernet Products Division of Vitesse Semiconductor, a leading mixed signal semiconductor company focused on communications IC's. At Vitesse, he oversaw the development of Gigabit Ethernet chips and modules, while expertly managing the division's supply chain. Prior to Vitesse, Mr. Smith extended his experience in chips and sub-assemblies managing Operations at Benchmarq Microelectronics for over 9 years. Mr. Smith has also held various engineering and management roles at Dallas-Maxim and ST Microelectronics. |