Azhar Waseem joined TriQuint in July 2001 as Vice President/General Manager TriQuint Florida and Costa Rica as a result of TriQuint's merger with Sawtek. Mr. Waseem joined Sawtek in March 1995 as Director of Wafer Fabrication and was promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing in April 1998 and to Vice President of Operations in October 1999. From 1989 to 1994 Mr. Waseem held various operations and engineering positions with Siliconix Inc. a microelectronics manufacturer based in Santa Clara California. From 1979 to 1989 Mr. Waseem held various engineering and management positions with General Electric and other semiconductor companies. Mr. Waseem received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and a M.B.A. all from the University of Minnesota. |