SyQuest Technology

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SyQuest Technology, Inc. was an early entrant into the hard disk drive market for personal computers. The company was started in 1982, by Syed Iftikar who had been a founder of Seagate. Its earliest products were the SQ306R, a 5 MB 3.9" cartridge disk drive and associated Q-Pak cartridge for IBM XT compatibles. Founder: Syed Iftikar Founded: 1982 Ceased operations: 1998

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SyQuest Technology Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Charlie Patrick Charlie Patrick Greater Denver Area Details
Charlie Patrick's SyQuest Technology Experience January 1996 - November 1998
Job Sourcing Specialist Senior Buyer
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
GE Analytical Instruments  February 2006 - Present
Maxtor  November 1998 - August 2005
SyQuest Technology   January 1996 - November 1998

Skills
Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Logistics, Supply Management, Sourcing, Purchasing, Global Sourcing, Materials Management, Spend Analysis, Inventory Management, Negotiation, Supply Chain..., MRP, Product Development

Education
Front Range Community College   2006 — 2009
Business Administration and Management, General

Pradip Morparia Pradip Morparia San Jose, California Details
Pradip Morparia's SyQuest Technology Experience 1989 - 1998
Job Project Engineer and Pricing Analyst at Sierra Circuits
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Sierra Circuits, Inc.   December 2008 - Present
Star-X Electronics   January 2002 - November 2008
Gadzoox Networks  1998 - 2001
SyQuest Technology   1989 - 1998
Tolerant Systems(Veritas Software/now Symantec)   1986 - 1989
Fortune Systems  1982 - 1986
National Semiconductor  1980 - 1982
Texas Instruments  1973 - 1980

Skills
Pre/Post Sales Engineers, PCB Assembly Pricing, PCB Manufacturing, Electronics Assembly..., NPI Management, Account Management, Long-term Customer..., Project Management, Product Development, Cross-functional Team..., Debugging, Testing, Electronics

Education
The University of Texas at Austin   1970 — 1973
Master of Science (MS), ee

University of Mumbai   1964 — 1970
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Brinton Baker Brinton Baker Greater Detroit Area Details
Brinton Baker's SyQuest Technology Experience January 1998 - November 1998
Job Chief Marketing Officer at Lakeside Software
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Lakeside Software  June 2011 - Present
Paramount Technologies  July 2008 - April 2010
AppliFi   May 2003 - July 2008
Fort Hill Systems (fka CacheWare)   September 1999 - May 2003
SyQuest Technology   January 1998 - November 1998
Apple Computer  October 1996 - December 1997
NEC Technologies  February 1996 - October 1996
Oracle Corporation  June 1993 - July 1995
Oracle Corporation  October 1992 - June 1993
Oracle Corporation  February 1992 - October 1992

Skills
Global New Product..., Growth Strategy, Technology..., Operational Turnaround, Product Marketing, Product Management, Pricing, New Business Development, Strategic Alliances, Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Growth Strategies, Enterprise Software, Start-ups, Cloud Computing, Leadership, SaaS, Commercialization, Strategy, Lead Generation, Management, Business Development, E-commerce, Sales, Program Management, Market Research, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Solution Selling, Salesforce.com, Strategic Planning, Business Alliances, Business Intelligence, Professional Services, Go-to-market Strategy, Outsourcing

Education
Harvard Business School   1981 — 1983
MBA, Marketing & General Management

Tufts University   1974 — 1978
BA, cum laude, Political Science & Philosophy

St. Mark's   1969 — 1973
Diploma

Andrew Miley Jr. Andrew Miley Jr. Lake Oswego, Oregon Details
Andrew Miley Jr.'s SyQuest Technology Experience 1985 - 1987
Job People Professional
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
Opti Staffing Group  March 2015 - Present
Crossroads Foursquare Church   2002 - 2014
Lowe's Home Improvement  April 2005 - July 2006
Home Depot  September 2003 - April 2005
Hewlett-Packard  2000 - 2002
Guoxin Lucent Technologies Network Technologies Co., Ltd.   March 1998 - January 2000
San Jose State UniversityFoundation   January 1992 - October 1997
Syquest Technology   1985 - 1987
Syquest Technology   1985 - 1987

Skills
Psychotherapy, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Budgets, Public Speaking, Business Development, Organizational..., Biblical Studies, Leadership, Discipleship, Management, Preaching, Teaching, Training, Leadership Development, Nonprofits, Coaching, Team Building, Community Outreach, Theology, Program Management, Volunteer Management, Event Planning, Fundraising, Social Media, Microsoft Office, Program Development, Team Leadership, Social Networking, Pastoral Care

Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations, 3.32

Institute for Business and Technology   1989 — 1991
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Accounting

August Boeger???

August Boeger???

Steve Van Aken Steve Van Aken Greater Denver Area Details
Steve Van Aken's SyQuest Technology Experience February 1995 - April 1996
Job Senior Staff Design Engineer at Micron Technology
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Micron Technology  August 2010 - Present
Storage Genetics   May 2007 - August 2010
Cornice  2005 - 2007
Lattice Semiconductor  August 2004 - June 2005
Self Employed  June 2001 - August 2004
STMicroelectronics  January 1999 - June 2001
Adaptec  April 1996 - January 1999
Syquest Technology   February 1995 - April 1996
Rexon  September 1994 - February 1995
Cirrus Logic  April 1991 - September 1994

Skills
Digital Signal..., Error Correcting Codes, Algorithms, Digital Signal..., Hardware Architecture, System Architecture, Hardware Development, Problem Solving, Collaborative Problem..., Technological Innovation, Inventor, Statistics, Technical Leadership, Written & Oral..., Concept Development, Patents, Persuasive Writing, Technical Writing, Control Systems Design, Embedded Systems, FPGA, C++ Language, C Language, Data Compression, Encryption, Xilinx ISE, Xilinx, VHDL, Verilog, Hardware Description..., Firmware, Microprocessors, ARM, PCB design, Matlab, CMOS, Technical Sales, Direct Sales, Customer Interaction, NAND Flash, Music Production, Music Theory, Orchestration, Orchestral Music, Photography, Film Scoring, SoC, IC, Static Timing Analysis, SSD

Education
Michigan Technological University
BSEE

University of Colorado at Boulder

Ravi Seethamraju Ravi Seethamraju Greater Boston Area Details
Ravi Seethamraju's SyQuest Technology Experience August 1997 - November 1997
Job MR Collaborations Manager at Siemens Healthcare
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Siemens Healthcare  August 2003 - Present
Harvard Medical School  June 2003 - June 2006
University of Minnesota  March 1999 - August 2003
Gregory Systems PTE. LTD.   February 1998 - March 1999
Integral Peripherals PTE. LTD.   1997 - 1998
Syquest Technology   August 1997 - November 1997
JT Storage   1996 - 1997
Meticulous Consutants   1991 - 1992
BHEL  1990 - 1991

Skills
MRI, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Medical Imaging, Matlab, Medical Devices, Imaging, C, Engineering, Instrumentation, C++, Programming, Image Analysis, Optimization, Algorithms, Research, Electronics, R&D, Healthcare, Windows, Modeling, Visual C++, Simulink, Biomedical Engineering, Digital Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Technology Transfer, Neuroimaging, Neuroscience, Cancer, Science, Medical Device R&D, MRI Software, NMR Spectroscopy

Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras   1992 — 1997
Ph.D., Control Systems

Anna University   1988 — 1990
M.E., Instrumentation Engineering

Acharya Nagarjuna University   1984 — 1988
B.Tech, Electronics and Communications

University of Madras   1981 — 1984
B.Sc, Chemistry

Doyle Cooley Doyle Cooley Greater Denver Area Details
Doyle Cooley's SyQuest Technology Experience 1991 - 1995
Job Firmware Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Western Digital  July 2013 - Present
Seagate Technology  May 1998 - March 2009
Integral Peripherals  November 1995 - March 1998
SyQuest Technology   1991 - 1995
Maxtor / Miniscribe   1983 - 1991

Skills
SCSI, SATA, Firmware, Debugging, Testing, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Hardware, ASIC, Storage, Device Drivers, Processors, Hard Drives, SoC, Electronics, FPGA, ARM, Failure Analysis, Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Engineering, Software Engineering, C, Software Development

Education
Colorado State University   2011 — 2013
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, 3.98

Front Range Community College   2009 — 2010
Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer Science, 4.0

Community College of Denver   1987 — 1989
Associate of Science (A.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.95

Akram Atallah Akram Atallah Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Akram Atallah's SyQuest Technology Experience 1990 - 1996
Job President, Global Domains Division, ICANN
Industry Internet
Experience
ICANN  July 2013 - Present
ICANN  September 2010 - June 2013
CoreObjects  2009 - September 2010
Conexant  2004 - 2008
Conexant  2003 - 2004
Conexant  2001 - 2002
Conexant  1999 - 2001
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems  1997 - 1999
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems  1996 - 1997
Syquest Technology   1990 - 1996

Skills
Semiconductors, Mergers & Acquisitions, Embedded Systems, Turn Around Management, Product Development, Product Management, SoC, Strategy, IC, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Engineering, Contract Negotiation, Mergers, Cross-functional Team..., ASIC, Management, Leadership, Manufacturing, Engineering Management, Product Marketing, Wireless, Testing, Analog, VoIP, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Forecasting, Program Management, Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications, Mobile Devices, Management Consulting, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Development, Executive Management, E-commerce, Cloud Computing, Business Strategy, Project Management, Internet Services, Internet Security, Internet Strategy

Education
Harvard Business School   2014 — 2014
Executive Education, Authentic Leadership Development

University of Colorado at Denver   1991 — 1994
MBA

University of Colorado Denver   1985 — 1986
MS, EE

University of Colorado Denver   1982 — 1984
BS, EE & CS

Steve Ruckman Steve Ruckman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Steve Ruckman's SyQuest Technology Experience 1997 - 1998
Job Senior HDD Firmware Engineering Manager at HGST, a Western Digital company
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
HGST, a Western Digital company  June 2014 - Present
HGST, a Western Digital company  August 2010 - June 2014
HGST a Western Digital Company  September 2008 - July 2010
Alive Design Inc.   January 2005 - September 2008
ExcelStor Technology   1999 - 2000
SyQuest Technology   1997 - 1998
O.R. Technology   1996 - 1997
Integral Peripherals  1995 - 1996
Maxtor  1989 - 1995

Skills
Embedded Systems, Debugging, Firmware, Embedded Software, Microcontrollers, RTOS, ARM, Product Development, Engineering, Hard Drives, Electronics, Testing, Integration, Hardware Architecture, Semiconductors, Storage, Perl, Failure Analysis, Engineering Management, Hardware

Education
UC Irvine Extension   2012 — 2012
Project Management

Syracuse University   1983 — 1987
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Michelle McIntyre Michelle McIntyre Saratoga, California Details
Michelle McIntyre's SyQuest Technology Experience January 1995 - January 1996
Job
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
IBM  November 2007 - September 2012
IBM  March 2005 - November 2007
IBM  February 2003 - March 2005
IBM  May 2000 - February 2003
IBM  February 1996 - May 2000
SyQuest Technology   January 1995 - January 1996
several public relations agencies   June 1990 - January 1996

Skills
Media Relations, Public Relations, Social Media, Client Reference..., Software Marketing, Writing, Non-profit..., Parliamentary Procedure, Strategic Communications, Bylaws, Press Releases, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Cloud Computing, Press Events, Influencer Marketing, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies, Start ups, Venture Capital PR, Web 2.0, Storage, Mobile Computing, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications, Analyst Relations, Non-profits, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, Nonprofits, Blogging, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Content Management, Start-ups, Competitive Marketing..., Press Kits, Editing, Internal Communications, Enterprise Software, Analytics, Crisis Communications, Management, Communication Training, Thought Leadership, Content Development, Communications Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Speech Writing, Demand Generation

Education
Stanford University   2014 — 2015
Continuing Studies

Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism   1986 — 1990
Bachelors of Science in Journalism (BSJ)

Richard Bolf Richard Bolf San Francisco Bay Area Details
Richard Bolf's SyQuest Technology Experience January 1993 - August 1994
Job Vice President, Enterprise Compensation & Stock OperationsRobert Half
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
Robert Half  August 2014 - Present
Ruckus Wireless  September 2013 - August 2014
Consultant  2012 - 2013
HGST, a Western Digital company  2010 - 2012
Safeway, Inc  2005 - 2010
Maxtor Corporation  1996 - 2005
SkyTel  1994 - 1996
SyQuest Technology   January 1993 - August 1994
PricewaterhouseCoopers  1990 - 1993
Pacific Gas & Electric  1983 - 1990

Skills
Compensation & Benefits..., Team Building, HR Policy Formulation, Executive Compensation..., Incentives, Labor Relations, Compensation Structure..., Employee Stock Options, Market Analysis, Employee Benefits, Employee Wellness, Sales Compensation Plans, 401k, Defined Contribution, Compensation Structures, Deferred Compensation, Leadership, Employee Relations, Expatriate Management, HRIS, Workforce Planning, Compensation & Benefit, Program Management, Personnel Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Sales Compensation..., Human Resources, Management, Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits

Education
Golden Gate University, San Francisco
MBA, Human Resources Management

Texas State University-San Marcos
BBA, Business

Al Romig Al Romig Greater Salt Lake City Area Details
Al Romig's SyQuest Technology Experience 1990 - 1993
Job
Industry Telecommunications
Experience
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC  September 2014 - Present
Provo Craft  November 2012 - September 2014
ClearOne Communications  June 2009 - November 2012
CFI Medical Solutions  July 2006 - July 2009
Breece Hill, LLC   1998 - 2005
Quantum Corp.  1995 - 1998
DataSonix Corp   1993 - 1995
SyQuest Technology   1990 - 1993
Exabyte Corp  1986 - 1990
StorageTechnology Corporation   1982 - 1986

Skills
Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing, Pro Engineer, Solidworks, Team Leadership, AutoCAD, Medical Devices, Storage, Program Management, Product Design, Engineering Management, Testing, Design for Manufacturing

Education
Ferris State University   1973 — 1975
AAS

Ray Sarraf Ray Sarraf Greater Denver Area Details
Ray Sarraf's SyQuest Technology Experience July 1992 - October 1998
Job at Western Digital
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Western Digital  June 2008 - Present
ST Microelectronics  November 2005 - Present
Cornice  September 2003 - November 2005
Excelstor Technology   October 1998 - September 2003
SyQuest Technology   July 1992 - October 1998
MiniScribe  1985 - 1987

Skills
ASIC, Firmware, Silicon Validation, SoC, FPGA, Analog, Functional Verification

Education
University of Colorado Denver   1980 — 1985

Murray Harris Murray Harris San Francisco Bay Area Details
Murray Harris's SyQuest Technology Experience July 1998 - November 1998
Job Manufacturing Staff Support at Lockheed Martin
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Lockheed Martin  March 2005 - Present
Sun Microsystems  October 1999 - November 2004
Northpoint Communication   May 1999 - November 1999
Syquest Technology   July 1998 - November 1998
Read-Rite Corporation  1991 - 1996

Education
California State University-East Bay   2002 — 2004
MBA, Business Finance

CSU Fresno   1978 — 1984
BS, Industrial Technology

Dayanand (Dan) Prasad Dayanand (Dan) Prasad San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dayanand (Dan) Prasad's SyQuest Technology Experience 1990 - 1996
Job Senior Applications Engineer at Avago Technologies
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Avago Technologies  October 2008 - Present
Cypress Semiconductor  January 2003 - September 2008
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA   June 1996 - October 2001
SyQuest Technology   1990 - 1996

Education
San Jose State University
MSEE, Electrical Engineering

Theresa Clough, SPHR Theresa Clough, SPHR Greater Denver Area Details
Theresa Clough, SPHR's SyQuest Technology Experience September 1995 - July 1996
Job Staff HR Business Partner at Seagate Technology
Industry Human Resources
Experience
Seagate Technology  June 2005 - Present
Epocs Manufacturing   August 2003 - June 2005
Seagate Technology  March 2002 - August 2003
DataPlay  August 2000 - December 2002
Conner Technology  January 1999 - August 2000
Seagate Technology (formerly Conner Peripherals)   July 1996 - January 1999
SyQuest Technology   September 1995 - July 1996
Conner Peripherals  March 1993 - September 1995

Skills
Employee Relations, Change Management, Compensation, Employment, Benefits Administration, Wage and Salary..., Performance..., Global Mobility, Organizational..., Employment Law, Succession Planning, Training, Deferred Compensation, Employee Training, Employee Benefits, Personnel Management, Performance Management, Program Management, Project Management, Interviews, Payroll, Management, Performance Tuning, Recruiting, Strategy, Human Resources, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, Onboarding, Policy, Organizational..., Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Temporary Placement

Education
Regis University   1998 — 2000
MBA, Operations Management

Chuck Masters Chuck Masters Madison, Wisconsin Area Details
Chuck Masters's SyQuest Technology Experience 1997 - 1998
Job Imaging Clerk at WPS Health Insurance
Industry Computer Software
Experience
WPS Health Insurance  Night auditor/front deskComfort Inn2004 - 2004
SiliconValleyGroup   2001 - 2003
ASML  2001 - 2003
Magellan  1999 - 2001
Syquest Technology   1997 - 1998
SDL  1995 - 1997
Digital Microwave   1993 - 1995
Storage Dimensions  1992 - 1993
Swift Adhesives   1975 - 1992

Education
DePaul University   1975 — 1979

University of Alabama at Birmingham   1975 — 1978

Auburn University   1974 — 1975

Fadi AbouJaoude Fadi AbouJaoude Greater Denver Area Details
Fadi AbouJaoude's SyQuest Technology Experience December 1993 - October 1999
Job Senior Core Team Lead at Seagate Technology
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Seagate Technology  January 2009 - Present
Seagate Technology  August 2004 - January 2009
Seagate Technology  October 1999 - August 2004
Syquest Technology   December 1993 - October 1999
Exabyte  1988 - 1993

Skills
Engineering, Product Development, Servo, Design Engineering, Engineering Management, ASIC, Cross-functional Team..., Firmware, Failure Analysis, Design of Experiments, SATA, SSD, Testing

Education
University of Colorado Denver   1985 — 1988
MS EE, Eletrical Engineering

University of Colorado Denver   1981 — 1985
BS EE/CS, Computer Engineering

Jamal Abdelmawla Jamal Abdelmawla Greater Denver Area Details
Jamal Abdelmawla's SyQuest Technology Experience 1990 - 1996
Job Audio / Video Ingest Workflow Design Engineer at Comcast Cable
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
Comcast Cable  2014 - Present
IneoQuest Technologies  2011 - 2014
Advanced Digital Broadcast  2006 - 2011
Sun Microsystems / StorageTek   2004 - 2006
Seagate Technology  1997 - 2004
SyQuest Technology   1990 - 1996
Maxtor Corporation  1989 - 1991

Skills
TCP/IP, IPTV, Set Top Box, Unix, IP, DVB, MPEG, Software Engineering, VoIP, Ethernet, Digital TV, RAID, Embedded Systems, Linux, VOD, Streaming Media, Device Drivers, System Architecture, Embedded Software, MPEG-4, SIP, SNMP, Wireless, Firmware, Broadband, Cloud Computing, Debugging, Shell Scripting, DHCP, Testing, Operating Systems, Switches, Embedded Linux, Databases, Network Architecture, Middleware, Networking, QoS, Routing, Network Design, Servers, Network Engineering, CSS, HTML, User Experience, JavaScript, Web Development, jQuery, Git

Education
Front Range Community College
Front End Development, including CSS, HTML, JavaScript and UI/UX Design., Front-end Web Development boot camp certified

Regis University   2001 — 2004
MS, CIT

University of Nebraska at Omaha   1983 — 1988
BS, EET

Shacheen Ceja Shacheen Ceja San Jose, California Details
Shacheen Ceja's SyQuest Technology Experience November 1996 - November 1998
Job Commission Analyst
Industry Broadcast Media
Experience
Harmonic Inc  December 2013 - Present
Robert Half International  June 2011 - February 2013
Robert Half International  October 2006 - June 2011
ROMA Foods  July 2002 - October 2006
RANONE   November 2000 - January 2002
KnightRidder.com   November 1998 - November 2000
SyQuest Technology   November 1996 - November 1998
Avatar Systems Corporation   April 1995 - October 1996
Maxim Integrated  November 1994 - March 1995

Skills
Human Resources, Payroll, Employee Benefits, Interviews, Deferred Compensation, Administrative..., Data Entry, Budgets, Spreadsheets, Applicant Tracking..., Sales Compensation..., Executive Compensation..., PeopleSoft, Executive Pay, PeopleSoft Financial, Varicent, Data Analysis, Job Descriptions

Education
San Jose City College

Kiumars Afroozi Kiumars Afroozi San Jose, California Details
Kiumars Afroozi's SyQuest Technology Experience 1996 - 1999
Job Support Engineer at Qualcomm
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
Qualcomm  October 2011 - Present
Omron Scientific Technologies  March 2011 - October 2011
NCR/DVDPlay   October 2006 - September 2010
DSP Research   1999 - 2006
SyQuest Technology   1996 - 1999
Varian  1994 - 1996
Plasma Data System   1990 - 1994
Daniel IND   January 1978 - January 1990

Skills
Soldering, Rework, Labor Management, Troubleshooting, LabManager, Production Support, Engineering Support

Education
San Jose City College   1990 — 1992

Houston Community College   1980 — 1983
Associate's degree

Suzanne Wold Suzanne Wold San Francisco Bay Area Details
Suzanne Wold's SyQuest Technology Experience January 1991 - September 1993
Job Seeking Employment A/R Credit & Collections
Industry Accounting
Experience
Network Peripherals, Inc.   September 1993 - February 1999
SyQuest Technology   January 1991 - September 1993
Ungermann-Bass  May 1986 - January 1991

Skills
Accounting, Account Reconciliation, Microsoft Excel, Process Improvement, Customer Service, QuickBooks, Invoicing, Account Management, Financial Statements, Forecasting

Education
San Jose State University   1979 — 1982
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, California

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