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RESUME OF
RONALD W. DENNISON
4050 Soelro Court
San Jose, CA 95127
Telephone: 408 929-7023
FAX: 408 929-7025
Email: Ron@RonDennison.com
OBJECTIVES and STRENGTHS
I can help your business succeed as a senior technical
contributor, consultant and analyst.
At Quantum, TeraStor and MarQlin I led groups concerned exclusively with
readying advanced technology for new products and product processes.
At Toshiba and Maxtor, I determined product roadmaps and technical strategy,
established projects to support them, then hired teams and led them to
successful implementation.
The result is a solid record of accomplishments that comprise
a number of very innovative and successful products and processes. These
have included some of the industry's earliest MR heads and plated and
sputtered thin film disks, Maxtor's first double capacity drive, Maxtor's
first 3.5" drive, Toshiba's first 3.5" drive, Quantum's self-servo
writing system, etc. The technologies (heads, media, channel, servo and
process) embodied in these and other products include a great many industry
firsts.
CAPABILITES
Product Definition Product
Development
Technical Problem Solving Technical
Strategy
Program and Project Leadership Staffing
Finite Element Modeling Thin
Film Processes
Disk Drive Heads and Media Optical
and Magnetic Media
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
Principal Consultant
and CTO
2004
to present
A high technology consulting company specializing in Development and Introduction
of Innovative and Disruptive Technologies
- Lead storage industry consulting and analysis activities
- Lead thin film process and product consulting and analysis efforts
- Serve as expert witness in the areas of thin film technology, disk
drive technology, hard drive failure analysis, and optical drive systems
- Co-organize two major data storage industry conferences that cover
the latest technology in magnetic, optical and flash memories
- Implement finite element and finite difference modeling for
magnetics, physics
MARQLIN,
SAN JOSE CA
Vice President Advanced Technology 1999 to 2004
A start-up microdrive (1" disk drive) company
- Key team member that helped develop business plan and raise $14 Million
- On design team for drive architecture, heads and media specifications
and selection
- Evaluated new technologies and intellectual property
- Led thin film motor development effort overseeing:
o Business
development including staffing, capital and expense
o Thin
film processing (lithography, sputtering, plating, etching, etc.)
o Analysis
and modeling of mechanics, magnetics, etc.
o Assembly and test
of prototypes
TERASTOR, SAN JOSE, CA.
Director, Advanced Technology 1998
to 1999
A startup company to combine optical recording and Winchester disk drive
technology
- Developed future product and technology roadmaps
- Organized and implemented the new projects required using the portfolio
concept
- Led projects: system design, heads, media, advanced channels, optical
and MEM's
- Leader for head and media design and thin film process development
QUANTUM, MILPITAS, CA
Engineering Manager, Advanced Test and Process Development
1995 to 1998
Quantum before its merger into Maxtor was an industry leading disk drive
company
- Led development of advanced technology for disk drive manufacturing
- Defined, implemented, staffed and led self-servo writing program for
all products
- Managed development of advanced tests, data systems, analytical techniques
MAXTOR, SAN JOSE, CA.
Director, Enabling (Advanced) Technology
1993 to 1994
An industry leading disk drive design, development and manufacturing company
- Led a group that developed new technology required for future disk
drives
- Pioneered introduction of MR head technology into company product
lines
- Qualified advanced thin film media for new drive products
- Led design group for Maxtor's first PRML channel
TOSHIBA AMERICA, SAN JOSE CA
Director of R&D, Director of Heads and Media Engineering
1990 to 1993
Toshiba America was a startup for USA-made high-end 3.5 inch Hard Disk
Drives
- Created advanced development group: determined projects, hired team,
led work
- Planned all new product architectures including head/media/channel
modeling
- Created head/media group which delivered leading edge heads/media
on schedule
MAXTOR , SAN JOSE CA
Senior Staff Technology Manager 1987 to 1990
Maxtor was a leading supplier of high-end disk drives with numerous innovations
- Led thin film media technology and strategy across all product lines
- Led research and development of new head/media technologies and products
- Led a small group working on contact recording
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Unisys, Westlake Village CA
Hewlett Packard, Santa Rosa CA
Perkin-Elmer Ultek, Palo Alto CA
Memorex, Santa Clara CA
- Technical co-founder of two companies, raised over $34 M
- Developed eleven new products and processes
- Pioneered thin film techniques, products and equipment
- Led organizations of 5 to 200+ people
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
- Co-Founder IDEMA trade association for Disk Drive Industry and 10
year Board member. Chairing various committees
- Co-Founder and Board member of Magnetic Disk Heritage Center, honoring
storage history.
- Board Member Southern California Chapter American Vacuum Society
EDUCATION/OTHER
M. S. Physics San Jose State University, San Jose CA
B. S. Physics/Mathematics San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Honors - Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Roll, Dean's List, Who's Who
in America, in the World
Societies - AVS (past Officer), IDEMA (Founder and Director Emeritus),
IEEE, OSA, STLE
Past Security Clearance - Top Secret Cryptographic
3000+ Hour Instrument Rated Pilot
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