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Dean Smith

Dean Smith

Product Information Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Intergalactic Aficionado and Senior Product Marketing Specialist - Through Panel Connections and Power Cabling

  • Education

    • Penn State University

      1994 - 1998
      BSMET Design and Manufacturing

  • Experience

    • FCI

      Jun 1998 - Nov 1999
      Product Information Specialist

      Answered general technical questions. Cross-referenced competitor products to FCI products. Assisted customers in the selection of connectors based on their specifications. Acted as an in-house Applications Engineer. Required general knowledge of all FCI connector lines, having focused mainly on Telecom and Interconnects products.

    • AVX

      Dec 1999 - Jan 2017

      Work directly with Design Engineering at potential customers to allow them to more easily incorporate our connector products in their designs. Offer Sales and Marketing groups technical support as they seek out new opportunities. Coordinate the efforts of the Sales and Marketing groups to expedite quotations and orders with new and existing customers. Reviewed customer specifications to determine AVX compliance.Provided technical information. Cross-referenced competitor products to AVX/Kyocera products.

      • Field Applications Engineer

        Apr 2004 - Jan 2017

      • Spec Engineer

        Dec 1999 - Apr 2004

    • Phoenix Contact USA

      Feb 2017 - now

      • Senior Product Marketing Specialist

        Jan 2023 - now

      • Product Marketing Lead Specialist

        Jul 2021 - Jan 2023

      • Product Marketing Specialist

        Feb 2017 - Jan 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications