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Jon S. Prokop joined RF Monolithics in 1998. His initial work included the development of several key processes under very tight schedules including solder sealing for our new generation products. As Director of Manufacturing Engineering he initiated many cost reduction process simplification materials improvement and yield improvement projects which had significant impact on our products. He was promoted to Vice President Manufacturing in November of 2000 where his problem solving skills and management expertise continue to increase manufacturing capacity improve yields and reduce costs for both domestic and offshore product manufacturing. Prior to joining RFM Jon led a group developing new ceramic technology at Sarnoff Corporation in Princeton New Jersey. He was Director of Government Marketing and managed a group developing Tape Automated Bonding Technology at MCC in Austin Texas. He also managed a number of different operations including Quality Reliability and Manufacturing Engineering at Cincinnati Microwave in Cincinnati Ohio. Additionally he held a variety of manufacturing and technology development positions at Texas Instruments Inc. in Dallas Texas. Jon has more than 30 years experience in the electronics industry and has been active in a number of professional societies where he has held several officer positions including Board Chairman. He has developed and taught short courses on advanced electronic packaging technology. In addition he has one patent and seven others pending and is an internationally known speaker and author with over thirty papers and articles published to date including two best paper of the year awards. He was also recognized by the International Electronics Packaging Society (now IMAPS) as Engineer of the Year in 1982. | 