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Brock Koren
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Director (1999 - 2003) continued
* Successfully restructured entire company and brought company to profitability
by developing and implementing company's first strategic and financial plans
* Increased revenue 50% from FY2000 to FY2002 by implementing company's sales an
d marketing plan
* Increased gross margins from 30% in FY2000 to 40% in FY2002 by increasing yiel
ds, lowering material cost, lowering overhead costs or increasing prices where a
ppropriate by implementing and utilizing Citrix Systems Pointman windows based M
RP system that resulted in the highest net operating profit in company history
* Increased order backlog from 40% in FY2000 to the end of FY2002 through proact
ive selling and development of market driven patented and proprietary products.
* Identified and negotiated several mergers and acquisitions that increased reve
nues 50% in FY2003
* Developed an ultraviolet detector that was awarded the 2001 Commercial Technol
ogy Award by Laser Focus World while improving patented and proprietary technolo
gy. Developed the first commercially available high gain detector array for the
medical imaging market. These R&D efforts resulted in increased sales in FY2002
for a revenue increase of approximately 10%
* Received ISO 9001 certification in FY2001, resulting in an increase of sales t
o military/aerospace and medical markets by 9% and 3% respectively in FY2002
* Cultivated and maintained relationships with bankers and external auditors.
Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1998 - 1999)
Responsible for all domestic and international sales and marketing of semiconduc
tor solutions and electro-optical components, subsystems and systems for telecom
munications networks, medical diagnostics, military sensors as well as general e
lectronics industries. Created and implemented company's first strategic sales a
nd marketing plan. Restructured and managed direct sales engineers, inside sales
staff and manufacturers representatives. Marketed existing and new lines of det
ectors through ads, technical press releases, collateral materials and articles.
Attend and present all business development and sales data to Board of Directo
rs at quarterly and annual shareholder meetings. Reported to CEO
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION, Irvine, CA 1992 - 1998
Sales Engineer
Responsible for sales of photonic devices in Southern California including key a
ccount Beckman Instruments. Designing photonic devices into products in the medi
cal, telecommunication, wireless networking and industrial markets. Territory re
venues grew 20% annually over a five-year period, exceeded sales quota every yea
r while maintaining budget. Reported to VP of Sales and Marketing.
TEKTRONIX, INC., Irvine, CA 1989 - 1992
Account Manager (1991 - 1992)
Responsible for all sales of Tektronix test and measurement, communication and v
ideo electronic instrumentation to key accounts: Rockwell International, Loral,
McDonnell Douglas, and Northrop. Maintained current Tektronix accounts while pr
oactively developing new sales opportunities and acquiring new accounts from com
petition. Achieved 140% of sales quota and Presidents Club in FY1992, refers to
top 10% of Fortune 1000 sales organization.
Sales Engineer (1989 - 1991)
Responsible for sales within Orange and southern Los Angeles Counties. Awarded
#1 Sales Engineer in district and achieving 117%, 107% of sales quota in FY1990
and 1991 respectively. Achieved 100% club three years running; refers to 100% o
f target in each fiscal year. Early promotion to Key Account Representative.
BECKMAN INDUSTRIAL, La Habra, CA 1988 - 1989
Sales Engineer
Responsible for sales of analytical instrumentation; identifying and solving cus
tomer's unique applications and requirements and prospecting and closing busines
s for new and existing accounts.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
California State University, Long Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Board of Directors, Advanced Photonix, Inc. (1999 - 2003)
Member, Board of Directors, BioCal Technology, Inc. (2000 - 2003)
Member, American Stock Exchange, Investor Relations Alliance