Petie Walker

Experience

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  Hewlett-Packard

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1981

  Process Engineer

  Was a Silicon-on-Sapphire semiconductor process engineer, both for production and research.

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  Applied Materials

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1982

  Manager of Market Research

  Defined new products: researched viability of revolutionary technologies, technical Market Requirement Statement, marketing plan, sales plan, promotion plan, managed engineering and customer interface, and product life cycle.

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  Anicon, Inc.

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1986

  Director of Marketing

  This was a startup of 4 people when I came on board. Responsibilities included technical research, market research, sales training, sales support, new product definition, strategic planning, product positioning, technical papers, and customer service and support.

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  Lam Research

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1987

  Product Manager

  Was solicited to put Marketing and Sales systems in place, and manage the interface between customers, Sales and Manufacturing. Both had not kept pace with the company's growth, to that date.

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  KLA-Tencor

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

  Marketing Manager

  Brought on board to organize, manage and introduce a troubled product in which the company was heavily invested.

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  Focus Semiconductor

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1988

  Director of Marketing

  Brought in late in a turn-around capacity for this startup company. The company had a single product, and was troubled in its technical implementation and manufacturing. Investors ceased to fund the company.

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  Petie Walker Associates

  Jun 1989 - now

  Owner

  Provides business and market solutions for organizations ranging from start-ups to multinational conglomerates in the ares of: Strategic Planning; Program Management; Product Research, Definition, Introduction and Life-cycle; Sales support; Technical and Non-technical Research; Homeland Security Support.