Field Application/ Component Engineer/ Technical Marketing Engineer - Semiconduc

tors & Electronic Products

JOB OBJECTIVE: Supervisory level position in Technical/ Product Marketing or App
lication Engineering in semiconductor or electronics technologies
Intuitive ability to sense customer needs and seize opportunities to position,
promote and sell quality products. Extensive experience in managing customer r
elations during new product trial phases and introduction. A unique mix of lead
ership and technical expertise with a broad background in semiconductor and ele
ctronic component products.
Qualifications:
o Over 32 years of experience in discrete semiconductor industry
(Engineering and Technical Marketing)
o Extensive experience in testing of semiconductor components
o Extensive understanding of semiconductor parameters
o Experience in dealing with customers and problem solving
o Willing to travel (10-20%)
o Involved with Standards Committees (JEDEC & IEEE)
Career History
2005 TO 05/ 2010 Senior Applications Engineer, RECTRON Semiconductor
Supported sales through development, documentation of product test specification
s, technical literature and product samples provided to clients and manufacturi
ng.
Serve as technical/product marketing representative, educating clients on the u
se and function of discrete products through presentation and trade shows.
Prepare competitor cross-reference guides, product data sheets and worldwide da
ta books.
Participate in developing advertising campaigns such as Power Point Presentatio
ns and single page flyers.
Provide new product technical and training support to sales and customer groups
Oversaw Quality Assurance technical support and corrective measures taken to res
olve device problems in manufacturing and re-wrote FAR/ CAR's from the factory
to provide clear written
reports to the customers.
Provide customers with qualification documentation per customer or industry sta
ndard specifications.
Provided automotive customers with qualification documentation per QS9000 speci
fications
Sales Order support through order entry, correcting order errors, following up o
n delivery
schedules and order updates per customer scheduling requirements.
1990 - 2002 Senior Applications Engineer, Vishay- General Semiconductor
Supported sales through development, documentation of product test specificatio
ns, technical literature and product samples provided to clients and manufactur
ing in the Vishay Semiconductor business of this $16B maker of passive electron
ic components.
Managed lab test technicians and sample order system.
Served as technical/product marketing representative, educating clients on the
use and function of discrete products through presentation and trade shows.
Prepared competitor cross-reference guides, product data sheets and worldwide d
ata books.
Participated in developing advertising campaigns.
 Provided new product technical and training support to sales and customer group
s
Oversaw Quality Assurance technical support and corrective measures taken to re
solve device problems in manufacturing, writing FAR/ CAR to present to the cust
omer.
Provided automotive customers with qualification documentation per QS9000 speci
fications.
Led or been a key participant on several project teams for product/project mana
gement issues and planning. Most recently, I provided the technical expertise d
uring a computer system upgrade from AS400 to a JDE software system.
Promoted from Associate Engineer to Sr. Application Engineer within five years
.

Joseph M. Garofola
178 Pidgeon Hill Road, South Huntington, NY 11746 (631) 427-5908 joeg927@ms
n.com
Career History-CONT'D
1975 - 1990 Associate Engineer
Prepared and tested semiconductors.
Supported R&D and Marketing's benchmarking efforts by arranging for component f
ield testing and user evaluations.
Maintained reserve inventories of critical products to meet unscheduled immedia
te demands from customers.
Provided new product technical support and display preparation to customers, sa
les, and marketing.
Experienced in circuit trouble-shooting with electro-mechanical skills, reading
of schematics, wiring, assemble circuit boards, working knowledge of oscillosc
opes, VOM, component testers, computer based diagnostic equipment and Life test
equipment.
Promoted from Technician to Associate Engineer within ten years.
Education
AAS-Electronics, State University of New York, Farmingdale, May 1975.
Undergraduate studies at NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, with a c
oncentration in Electro-Mechanical Computer
In- House Undergraduate studies by C.W. Post 1993- 1995
What Manager's Do, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, How to Plan and Conduc
t Productive Performance Appraisals, and Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting f
or Non-Financial Managers?
Management training courses:
Time Mastery, People Plus, Performance Appraisal Workshop, SPC, TQM, JIT, Relia
bility, Design of Experiments,
Problem solving/ Decision Making, Technical/ Business Writing, Presentation Skil
ls and computer software courses
(e.g., EXCEL, Word, PowerPoint, WordPerfect 6.0 ).
HONORS: General Semiconductor Employee Performance Awards: 1985, 1995 & 2000,
SUNY @ Farmingdale Academic Award for Achievement