Moderator:
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.
Presenter Information:
Dennis Zogbi, President & Owner, Paumanok Group
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.
Dennis is also TTI’s resident industry expert analyst.
Ron Demcko, AVX Fellow, AVX Corporation
Ron has worked in applications and product development roles with military-qualified, radiation resistant passive components at Corning Glassworks. Ron also has experience in the areas of product development with Pulse resistant capacitors, high temperature capacitors and radiation resistant single layer capacitors. He has developed high frequency test methods for RF capacitor parametric characterization and production and co-developed high temperature test systems for advanced product lines.
Currently, Ron is an AVX Fellow and manages the AVX EMC lab in Raleigh, N.C. This role centers on working with sub assembly testing and the implementation of passive component solutions. Ron also works in the areas of product development with integrated passive components, signal integrity system fixes and transient voltage suppression devices. Ron holds a BSEE from Clarkson College of Technology.
Steve Hendricks, Product Marketing Manager, Vishay (Dale Division)
Steve has been with Vishay (Dale) for more than 29 years. He began, and is still working, in the DALE Wirewound Resistor Division. Steve graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He has held positions in product engineering for housed, axial leaded, and surface mount components. Steve is currently the Product Marketing Manager for Wirewound / Metal Strip resistors. His office is currently located in Columbus, Neb.
Kosta Karalis, Regional Marketing Manager, Vishay (Siliconix Division)
Kosta Karalis is Regional Marketing Manager for Vishay Siliconix. He has been a member of the Vishay team since September 2007 and was brought on board when Vishay acquired the IR PCS portfolio. He has 9 years experience in the electronic component industry. Prior to joining Vishay, he served as Product Line Manager at Future Electronics. Kosta studied business administration and Marketing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Jon Schleisner, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Vishay (Power Diodes Division)
Jon Schleisner is the Senior Technical Marketing Manager for Vishay’s Power Diodes Division. He started his career in 183 as an applications engineer for the MOSFET product line with General Instrument. He later worked with discrete semiconductors for Vishay. In 2000, Jon briefly served as a Technical Solutions Manager for Future Electronics, and then rejoined Vishay in 2003. Jon has an AAS degree from Queensboro Community College and BSEE degree from NYIT with an emphasis on analog circuit design. He also holds an MBA from Dowling University.