 Arthur
D. Harvey
Experience:
12/99 – Present
Business Manager - Dallas Semiconductor / Maxim Integrated Products,
Dallas, Texas. Served the marketing needs of the communications
product line. Most recently held responsibility for the market research,
strategic positioning, product roadmap definition, new product launch,
tracking of customer designs, and new product development activities
for the company’s new Ethernet Communications product line.
Maintained technical expertise and trained field application engineers.
Performed strategic customer visits to support field sales staff.
Previously fulfilled the tactical marketing needs of the core T1/E1/J1
product line with sales support, advertising, promotional activities,
demand forecasting, factory coordination, and customer negotiations.
Monitored the financial condition of products, specifying pricing
and prioritizing cost improvements. Performed the strategic duties
of new product development, strategic positioning, and customer
modeling. Coordinated exhibit material for trade shows such as SuperComm.
Actively promoted infrastructure modifications needed to make the
group more effective and focused. Served as the marketing advisor
in both the implementation of the I2 Demand Planner and the selection
of a CRM vendor. Actively recruited individuals for both technical
and non-technical roles, recruiting 15% of Dallas Semiconductor’s
engineering staff within a 4-year period.
1/97 – 12/99
Product Engineer - Dallas Semiconductor, New Product Development,
Dallas, Texas. Responsible for the design, test, manufacture, reliability,
and yield of semiconductor product families. Developed new product
lines and brought them into qualified production. Invented and patented
a strategically positioned mixed-signal device. Specified design
changes based on characterization data. Performed characterization
of new integrated circuits, including ESD and latch-up testing.
Implemented methods to reduce manufacturing cycle time and increase
device reliability. Performed failure verification and analysis
on integrated circuits returned from customers. Enhanced production
yield through continuous failure analysis of test rejects. Trained
and supervised co-op students. “Burn-in Elimination”
group leader. Campus recruiting manager for the LSU campus.
5/94 – 12/96
Remote Sensing and Image Processing Laboratories, Baton Rouge, LA.
Designed, prototyped, and produced spread-spectrum distributed control
systems. Worked on a project basis and published research in trade
journals. Trained others in basic electronics design. Managed the
department’s electronics lab. As part of a research project,
designed and fabricated a high-resolution zone plate interferometer
to be used for measuring the alignment accuracy of semiconductor
devices produced at LSU’s Center for Advanced Microstructures
and Devices.
Education:
MBA, 2001 - Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, Texas.
BSEE, 1996 - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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