GIGAVAC Biographies

, Co-founder/President

  • 17 years in relay industry as President of Gigavac, and Business Unit manager and head of Product Development for Kilovac
  • Headed development of all Kilovac High voltage, 270Vdc, Electric Vehicle, and high reliability Relays
  • Previously with Santa Barbara Research Center as engineer for infrared devices
  • BS in Physics
 

, VP Sales & Technical Support

  • 19 years in relay industry as VP for Gigavac and Product Manager for Kilovac
  • 7 years Customer Services Manager with Matrix/Amp
  • 5 Years at Bourns as Marketing Engineer
  • 5+ years in field sales and product management of scientific instruments
  • BS in Physics
 

, VP Defense Products

  • Sales Manager Kissling Service North America
  • Contract Administrator for Earth Tech
  • BA, Princeton University
 

, VP of Engineering

  • 14 years in relay industry as VP for Gigavac and Sr. Design Engineer for Kilovac
  • 20 + years in ultra high vacuum product design and manufacturing development at Stanford Photo Research Lab and Kilovac
  • Holder of 2 relay patents
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara
 

, Co-founder/Chief Financial Officer & VP Operations

  • 14 years in relay industry as VP for Gigavac, and Chief Financial Officer & VP Finance and Controller for Kilovac
  • VP Finance at Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of computer storage disk components
  • Corporate Controller at Balance Bar Company
  • CPA, & Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche
  • BS in Business Administration, California State University San Louis Obispo
 

, Co-founder/Sr. Consultant

  • 45 years in relay industry as Co-founder of Gigavac, VP Sales & Marketing for Kilovac, and Sales manager for Leach and Struthers Dunn
  • Marketing Manager for General Instruments Keyboard/ Clare Pendar Div.
  • Fellow in the college of Relay Engineers, Professional designation from UCLA
  • Co-author of the book River Children about the old town of Kernville, California.
 

Doug Campbell, Co-founder/Sr. Consultant

  • 23 years in relay industry as Co-founder of Gigavac, and President and Chief Executive Officer and other pivotal positions at Kilovac
  • BA in Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
 

Bob Hansen, Chief Scientist (1937 – 2008)

Bob Hansen, Chief Scientist
  • 42 years in HV relay and vacuum capacitor industry
  • VP Engineering for Jennings Technology
  • Holder of 7 key patents for HV relays and capacitors still used in the industry today
  • With Jennings in key Management roles from 1958 to 1999
  • BS Electrical Engineering with a minor in Physics & Math, San Jose State Univ.
  • Graduate work in Materials Science and Business Admin.
  • Life Member IEEE and ASM (American Society for Metals)

 

01/13/2010

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