Mr. Richard Reifer is Vice President of Marketing and Sales for SpectraLinear. Prior to SpectraLinear, Rick was Director of Marketing Operations of the Timing Technology Division of Cypress, where he was responsible for all marketing and business development activities. Rick joined Cypress as a result of the acquisition of IMI by Cypress in 2001. At IMI, Rick was Vice President of Marketing and Sales. During his tenure at IMI, the company expanded its market penetration into the consumer and communication markets, and strengthened its position in the PC clock business with key design wins with the industry leaders in computation. Prior to IMI, he held management positions in various marketing and sales positions at EXAR Corporation. Rick holds a Masters degree from California State, San Bernardino.