Tucker joined Dunhill Professional Search of Austin in 2002, after nearly 30 years in the semiconductor industry. He began his career in the 1970's in wafer fab engineering roles at ITT Semiconductor, RCA Semiconductor, Advanced Micro Devices and GE Semiconductor. In 1987 he made a career change into sales and sales management roles for Semitool, Kinetics and Advanced Energy. Tucker has chosen to apply his vast experience in the technology industry and the relationships that he has developed over the years to the professional search business with a specialization in the semiconductor industry. Tucker and his wife, Valerie, both originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, first moved to Austin in 1979. Tucker's career advancement then took them to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1982 for nearly 18 years. They returned to Austin in 1999. Tucker and his wife both enjoy playing golf in their spare time.