

I met my wife Sonja while studying engineering at the University of Arizona, Tucson. We married after college and now 37 years later we have three adult boys. After graduating from Electrical Engineering, I spent 20 years in the semiconductor industry, where I held many positions in design, manufacturing, marketing, and sales. What I took away from those varied work experiences was the need to listen to my customers and to give them the information and support they needed to solve problems. The projects I worked on were usually long-term taking time and patience to...