Sales Engineer

R obert Cohrs

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Home: 951-***-****

Cell: 714-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a field sales position where my strong technical experience and education combined with

excellent market knowledge will make me a very competitive candidate for this position. The key

strengths that I possess for success in this position include:

more than 5 years experience of supporting key customers in the Industrial and Hi Rel arena

strong technical knowledge and experience of mixed signal semiconductors and power supply

architectures like Buck, Boost, Flyback, Forward, LCC topology

extensive knowledge of power supply market and applications

key account responsibility in all technical aspects for selected West Coast customers

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer 2011 present

Microsemi Corp, Aliso Viejo, California

support sales force with design in of AC/DC converters, DC/DC switchers, LED drivers

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worked on the smooth integration of Analog Advantage parts into Microsemi's portfolio after

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acquisition of Analog Advantage

suggested new products that increased revenue by 15% last 24 months

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direct support of 5 major Hi Rel accounts at the West Coast

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Sr. Field Application Engineer 2007 2011

Microsemi Corp, Aliso Viejo, California

support of key customers at the West Coast & Midwestern states

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managed 5 different sales reps & 2 major distributors

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provided technical training for sales force and reps on a regular basis

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permanently worked with distribution to increase share of mind within their organization

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pushed sales reps to focus on new "high margin" products

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Field Application Engineer 2000 2007

Microsemi Corp, Ennis, Ireland

support of European key customers from remote office in Germany

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doubled sales revenue from 2005 to 2007

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focused on DC/DC converters, LED driver, and PoE devices / systems

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Owner / Managing Director 1989 1999

Dacom Electronic, Sarstedt, Germany

represented US semiconductor companies in western Europe

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Linecard includes Micrel, Pericom, Exar, NovaSensor, Measurement Specialties

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increased revenues from 400k to 7800k in niche markets mainly in central Europe

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EDUCATION

University of Hannover 1973 1977

MSEE

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Master of electrical engineering

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INTERESTS

Sailing

Hiking

Foreign Cultures

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