Steven H. Cox

1609 Lake Avenue

Wilmette, IL 60091,

Home: 847-256-3115

Mobile: 847-530-5558

steve@thecoxes.net

Experience

 

Exar Corporation (Sipex), Chicago, IL

July 2006 - Present

Field Applications Engineer

  • Design-in power management and interface semiconductor devices into broad base of Midwestern accounts.
  • Provide, present, and interpret design and application information for Tier I and Tier II customers
  • Perform product seminars & demonstrations at customer, representative and distributor locations
  • Participate in new product definitions

 

ITT Technical Institute, Mount Prospect, IL

March 2002 July 2006

CEET Instructor

Educated post-secondary students in AAS degree curriculum. Courses: Electronic Devices, DC Circuits, AC Circuits, Digital Circuits, Microprocessors, Networking Concepts, PC Technology, Mathematics and more.

 

Summit Microelectronics, Chicago, IL

November 1999 - June 2001

Sales & Applications Engineer

  • Designed-in revolutionary mixed-signal analog semiconductor devices that manage power functions in communication systems.
  • Developed product specifications, applications and demonstration collateral for specific customers
  • Maintained opportunity database in Siebel software

 

Micro Linear, Chicago, IL

August 1996 - November 1999

Field Applications Engineer

  • Designed-in Diverse Linear and Mixed Signal products into broad base of industrial accounts.
  • Covered 15 states, training reps & distributors on new products
  • Developed application briefs and notes
  • Maintained design-in database providing contact reports & monthly summaries for rep & RSM follow-up

 

International Rectifier, Rolling Meadows, IL

January 1991 - August 1996

Field Applications Engineer

  • Designed-in Industry-Leading Mospower, Schottky, Power IC's and High Power Devices into broad base of Midwestern accounts covering 15 states, 6 rep firms (70 people) and 21 distributors

 

Power Integrations, Chicago, IL

June 1989 - January 1991

Field Applications Manager

  • Managed all aspects of field applications in the Midwest for power IC semiconductor start-up company and identified design opportunities worth over $35 million

 

OTHER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, Chicago, IL

January 1972 - June 1989

Field Applications Manager - Siliconix

Sales Representative National Semiconductor

Sr. Design Engineer - Zenith Radio Corp

Field Applications Engineer - National Semiconductor

Design Engineer - Texas Instruments (Dallas)

Education

 

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

CompTIA A+ Certified