Jeff Ray, Vice President of Supplier Marketing, TTI, Inc.

Jeff Ray is Vice President of Supplier Marketing at TTI. He has more than 20 years experience in the electronic components industry. Prior to joining TTI, he served as Global Distribution and EMS Manager at Littelfuse, Inc. He also has had prior sales and management experience in the electronic and electrical distribution fields. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Dennis Zogbi, President & Owner, Paumanok Group

(Passives) Dennis Zogbi is President and Owner of the Paumanok Group, comprised of Paumanok Publications, Inc., Industrial Market Research Division, and Passive Component Industry magazine.

Paumanok provides services to more than 500 customers globally in the total supply chain for passive components, including mines, materials processors, component manufacturers, distributors, and OEM and EMS companies.

The Industrial Market Research Division is the predominant worldwide supplier of market research services to the passive component industry, specializing in off-the-shelf market studies (60 titles on passive components); directed market research (single-client); international market development; bill of materials consulting in passive components; and conferences and seminars.

Dan Persico, Vice President of Strategic Marketing & Business Development, KEMET

Dan Persico, Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Business Development, joined KEMET in 1997 as Director, Tantalum Technology. Dan started his professional career in 1983 with the DuPont Company. In 10 years with DuPont he held various assignments including U.S. Market Development Manager, Teflon®. Following DuPont he was with Furon Corp. as Global Sales & Marketing Manager, and later worked for Cabot Corporation as Director of Technology and Business Unit Manager. Dan received a bachelor of science in chemistry from Boston College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from The University of Texas in Austin.

David R. Samyn, Vice President & General Manager of Electronics Business Unit, Littelfuse

David R. Samyn was promoted to Vice President and General Manager, Electronics Business Unit of Littelfuse, Inc. in February 2004. He joined the Littelfuse management team in January 2003 as General Manager of the Electronics Business Unit. Prior to joining Littelfuse, Samyn served as Vice President – Global Sales with Airfiber, Inc., an optical wireless telecom company in San Diego, CA. Before that, he spent five years with ADC Telecommunications where he took on global sales and marketing responsibilities, including an expatriate position in Belgium as Vice President Europe, Middle East, and Africa. From 1990 to 1996, he grew Raychem Corporations’ electronic circuit protection business in both polymer overcurrent devices and overvoltage components. While with Raychem, he spent two years in France as Director of Marketing and Sales, Europe and in Menlo Park, Calif. as Product Marketing Manager – Telecommunications Components. David is also a member of the Board of Directors of A&A, the largest association of high tech companies in the United States. He holds and MBA in marketing and strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a bachelor’s in engineering from the University of Illinois.

Randy Pinkelman, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Vishay

Randy Pinkelman is Senior Product Marketing Manager and has been with the Vishay (DALE) Resistor organization for 27 years. He began in Norfolk, Neb. with the DALE Film and Networks Division, after graduating from Wayne State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management. While with Vishay DALE, Randy has held positions in Industrial Engineering, Value Analysis Engineering, Production Management, and Marketing. His office is currently located in Columbus, Neb.