Adj. Professor at Santa Clara University
Los Gatos, California
The Solar Evangelist Blog
Editor
August 2006 to 2010
Chip X
Senior Product Manager
October 2004 to November 2007
Mindspeed Technology
Product Manager
March 2001 to June 2003
SmartPenny.com
Founder, CEO
October 1998 to March 2001
TeleLumen
Vice President, Business Development
April 2010 to February 2015
Saratoga, California
Solar Magic at National Semiconductor
Global Business Development Manager
October 2008 to March 2010
Santa Clara, CA
PodiumVC
Advisor
Los Gatos, California
Public and Private Sector
Board Member Summary
The Tech Angel Group
Founder
April 2008 to February 2012
Amkor Technology
Major Account Manager
August 1998 to December 1999
TSMC
Account Manager
December 1997 to July 1998
VLSI Technology
Process Tech. Marketing Manager
1996 to 1997
Santa Clara University
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship
Santa Clara, CA
Los Gatos, Saint Francis, San Jose
High School Science Teacher
September 2015 to January 2018
San Jose, CA
National Semiconductor
Analog Device Engineering Manager
1991 to 1996
What company does John Giddings work for?
John Giddings works for The Solar Evangelist Blog
What is John Giddings's role at The Solar Evangelist Blog?
John Giddings is Editor
What industry does John Giddings work in?
John Giddings works in the Internet industry.
💼 Past Experience
John Giddings's work experiences began in 1995 with Analog Devices as a Hardware Engineer. After a 4-year stint there, John moved to Sun Microsystems in 1998 as a Marketing Manager. There he managed Sun's sales and marketing division for a total of 10 Years and 6 months. From there he moved to Mindspeed Technology in March 2001 to become a Product Manager. There he managed product development for a company that was in business for 2 years and 4 months. From there he moved to Sweetwater Technologies in October 1998 to become a Vice President, Business Development. There he managed business development for Sun Microsystems' former subsidiary, National Semiconductor. John spent 1 year at National Semiconductor and 6 months at Sun Microsystems where he managed Sun's sales and marketing division.John then moved to Solar Magic in October 2008 to be a Global Business Development Manager. There he managed a business development division for Sun Microsystems' former subsidiary, National Semiconductor. John spent 1 year at National Semiconductor and 5 years at Sun Microsystems where he managed Sun's sales and marketing division.John moved to PodiumVC in Los Gatos, California in April 2008 to be a Board Member Summary. There he was involved in variouslegal and business matters for a company that was in business for 3 years and 11 months. From there he founded The Tech Angel Group in April 2008 and led the company until February 2012 when he resigned. John then moved back to Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA to provide evening classes in Entrepreneurship. Currently, John is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.
🎓 Education
John Giddings has a BSEE/BEBmE from Vanderbilt University. He won a merit award for his work in energy storage and management. He has experience in the oil and gas industry.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
John Giddings has over 20 years of engineering experience. His experience includes:Adj. Professor at Santa Clara UniversityJohn Giddings is currently a Editor at The Solar Evangelist Blog from August 2006 to 2010 (4 years).Senior Product Manager at Chip X from October 2004 to November 2007 (3 years 2 months).Product Manager at Mindspeed Technology from March 2001 to June 2003 (2 years 4 months).Founder, CEO at SmartPenny.com from October 1998 to March 2001 (2 years 6 months).Vice President, Business Development at TeleLumen from April 2010 to February 2015 (4 years 11 months) in Saratoga, CaliforniaGlobal Business Development Manager at Solar Magic at National Semiconductor from October 2008 to March 2010 (1 year 6 months) in Santa Clara, CA.Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.Board Member Summary at Public and Private Sector.Founder at The Tech Angel Group from April 2008 to February 2012 (3 years 11 months).Major Account Manager at Amkor Technology from August 1998 to December 1999 (1 year 5 months).Account Manager at TSMC from December 1997 to July 1998 (8 months).Process Tech. Marketing Manager at VLSI Technology from 1996 to 1997 (1 year).Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.High School Science Teacher at Los Gatos, Saint Francis, San Jose from September 2015 to January 2018 (2 years 5 months) in San Jose, CA.Analog Device Engineering Manager at National Semiconductor from 1991 to 1996 (5 years).
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Thinking (T), Judging (J)
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