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 by being a senior technical
contributor or first line technical manager. 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
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 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 |
