|
|
Mark R. Sherwood
Principal Associate CEO
Mark is the founder of CS &A, and is responsible for the conception, organization, and execution of the business. Mr. Sherwood likes to say he is BC, before chips.... Mark has been in the Electronics Industry since 1972,
with specific focus upon high-speed timing. Mark has held various positions in Design Engineering, Test Engineering,
Applications Engineering, Technical Sales, Product and Strategic Marketing, and in Senior Management. In 1972, Mr. Sherwood
began his career with Magnavox Research Labs working on Satellite Communications and Missile Guidance and Telemetry systems
working on the team designing the original GPS satellite program and other military - aerospace programs. In 1996 he became a Marketing
Director at Schlumberger ATE and subsequently in Instrumentation
(Test and Measurement) specifically associated with critical timing for semiconductors and systems
(jitter analysis and sub
nanosecond timing aspects).
In the course of his career, Mr. Sherwood has held Director of Marketing positions at Alliance Semiconductor, Cypress
Semiconductor, Western Digital, Shugart Associates, SyQuest Technology, Qume / Data Technology Corp., IDT, & IMI Corporations.
In his role as Director of Marketing, his WW responsibilities included Market Research, Product / Specification determination
/ Datasheet creation - Marketing Plans - Sales Plans - Channel planning, identification and management - ROI analysis - MARCOM,
related PR functions and detail - and direct customer involvement at multiple levels. Most recently, Mark, in his CS
&A LLC contractor role, has served as acting Vice President of Sales and Technical Marketing for Multigig, Inc. Mr. Sherwood has directly supported the Consumer,
PC, Peripheral, Industrial, and Data and Tele communications Markets. He has been an active member and participant
in industry standards organizations and activities such as; JEDEC, ANSI, and IEEE for many years. Mr. Sherwood has written
numerous technical and Market specific papers and articles (Planet Analog, Computer Technology Review, EEtimes), published an industry newsletter specifically for the Semiconductor
Clock and Timing Industry, and has co-authored multiple patents related to Semiconductor product and technologies.
He has conducted numerous technical and training seminars throughout the world on Timing, Test and Measurement Methodologies,
and related issues. Mr.
Sherwood holds degrees in Computer Technology and Computer Science.
Allan Armstrong Senior Associate
Mr.
Armstrong recently joined CS &A LLC in December of 2010 from Maxim Semiconductor, where he was responsible for
several Semiconductor Timing Product lines. Allan brings a unique
perspective to the team at CS &A and adds significant experience and expertise in Timing, Communications and More. Allan joins as a Senior Associate responsible for Market Research, reporting, analysis and consulting
service support. His experience, contacts, and expertise creates
a valued additional resource for CS &A clients in both Semiconductor and in Systems level expertise. Allan's vast experience
provides more in depth capability at both the device and systems
level for us and for our clients.
Background Summary; Maxim Integrated Products •Director, Communications & Timing Business Unit - managed marketing,
applications, and design for four product lines: RHK, Inc. •Program
Director, Communications Semiconductors - market research and consulting for public companies, startups, venture capitalists,
and sell-side analysts Vitesse Semiconductor •Director of Design, Analog Products Division - managed
IC design for optical-to-electrical interfaces ICs (laser drivers and transimpedance amplifiers) •Marketing Manager, ATE Products Division - marketing for ASICs and ATE products
(timing generators) Hewlett-Packard •Product Manager, Wireless Synchronization - marketing
for frequency and time reference standards (GPS, Quartz, and Cesium) •Product Manager, Spectrum Monitoring Systems - marketing for radio monitoring systems •Product Development
Engineer & Applications Engineer, GaAs IC Product Line - designed pulse amplifiers, frequency dividers, SerDes, logarithmic
amplifiers, and RF and IF amplifiers MIT •BSEE 1986, analog circuit design, thesis in algorithmic
analog-to-digital converter design
|
