John D. Heaton

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Read Rite Corp. is one of the three major independent suppliers of magnetic recording heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets. The Company designs, manufactures and markets magnetic recording heads as head gimbal assemblies and incorporate multiple head gimbal assemblies into head stack assemblies. The Company is a market leader in providing magnetoresistive and inductive tape heads to the entry level through mid-range tape drive markets. The Company operates in an industry with limited visibility. It is located in Fremont, CA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Phoseon Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures light powered equipment for industrial processes. It provides LEDs for UV curing applications using the polymerization process to dry inks, coatings, adhesives and other UV sensitive materials. The firm specializes in UV LED curing, UV dryer, solid state lighting, UV ink drying, UV LED printing technology, UV curing, UV LED curing lamps. The company was founded by Christopher G. O'Leary in 2002 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Jama Software, Inc. provides web-based management tools. It offers management software solutions that feature test and change management, diagramming, reports and dashboard development, and workflow monitoring solutions. The firm serves to the aerospace, defense, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial technology and medical device industries. The company was founded by Eric Winquist, Sean Tong and Derwyn Harris in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Tegile Systems, Inc. provides flash-driven storage arrays for databases, virtualized server and virtual desktop environments. Its products include IntelliFlash, IntelliCare, Hybrid Array and All-Flash Array. The firm offers server virtualization, desktop virtualization and database solutions. The company was founded by Rohit Kshetrapal, Rajesh Nair, Alok Agrawal and Justin Cheen in 2010 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Columbia Nutritional LLC manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products. It also manufactures foot print, offering turn-key services to streamline new product development and manufacturing turn around times. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

MRI, Inc. manufactures and distributes outdoor electric displays. The private company is based in Columbia, SC. The company was founded by Bruce C. Rhine.

Hammer Storage Solutions manufactures digital storage sub-systems. The company is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Penguin Computing, Inc. provides computer, cluster management software and technical services. It offers an end-to-end portfolio of products that range from Linux servers and workstations to integrated, turn-key HPC clusters and cluster management software. The company was founded by Sam Ockman in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

SpineEX, Inc. develops medical devices. The firm’s products include expandable cage, retractor system and sterilization container. The company was founded by Andrew Rogers and Roy Chin on March 9, 2017 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Hardesty LLC is a financial services company that specializes in audit preparation and has a nationwide CFO partner network. The private company is based in Sugar Land, TX and the CEO is Karl Hardesty. The company provides additional resources and expertise to clients in need and have a focus on the healthcare industry.

Nor-Cal Products, Inc. manufactures stainless steel steel flanges, fittings and custom components for the vacuum industry. The firm products are custom chambers, collars, baseplates, weldments, flanges, fittings, adapters, hardware and accessories, tubing, flexible hose and couplings, valves, downtream pressure control, foreline traps and filters, thermal products, viewport, shutters, glass adapters, sample transfer and manupulation, and thin film deposition. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Yreka, CA.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and providing hope to those affected by suicide. The company is based in New York, NY, with a public policy office in Washington, D.C. The organization has local chapters in all 50 states and offers programs and events nationwide. AFSP creates a culture that is knowledgeable about mental health through education and community programs, advocates for suicide prevention through research and public policy, and provides support for those affected by suicide. If you are concerned that someone may be considering suicide, the AFSP provides resources and guidance on how to talk to someone who may be struggling with their mental health. The CEO of the company is Robert Gebbia.

Part of W.R. Berkley Corp., Berkley International LLC is a company that provides fire, marine, and casualty insurance services. The company is based in Greenwich, CT.