Claudio
S. Mariotta
Mr. Mariotta is an accomplished executive with over
35 years of domestic and international experience
in general management, operations, new product development,
manufacturing, and quality management. His
career highlights include managing joint development
of products with AT&T and a startup company, developing
an offshore software contractor, completing technical
due diligence for acquisitions and equity investments,
and obtaining ISO 9001 certification. He
is fluent in English, German, French, and Italian.
As a consultant and board advisor to Omnisec AG, Switzerland,
Mr. Mariotta participated in due diligence for the
prospective buyer and developed recommendations for
the purchase of the company. As interim
chief executive officer (CEO), he restructured the
company, achieved profitability in 14 months, and
recruited and trained the new CEO.
At Gigatronics Instrument Division in San Ramon, California,
Mr. Mariotta served as vice president of engineering
and chief operating officer (COO) before being promoted
to president and general manager. His accomplishments
included releasing a critical new product, dramatically
improving operational efficiency, and managing the
division through a difficult period that included
a severe downturn in business and the cancellation
of a major order.
Previously, Mr. Mariotta was president and CEO of
Fusion Communications in San Francisco, California,
a startup company in the voice-over IP business. He
recruited the management team and key engineers, developed
the business plan, and established contacts to secure
initial funding. At SSE Telecom in Fremont,
California, he served as executive vice president
of Product Development as well as COO and chief technology
officer (CTO). He was responsible for product
development, engineering, manufacturing, and quality;
established operational infrastructure; resolved product
issues; and developed a production planning process
and metrics for yields, suppliers, on time deliveries,
and quality.
At Harris Corporation Farinon Division in San Carlos,
California, Mr. Mariotta served as vice president
of Engineering and had worldwide responsibility for
the design and development (of point-to-point microwave
radios for the transmission of video, voice, and data
for a $180M international microwave transmission business. He
implemented a multifunctional process for the development
of new products that achieved a fivefold improvement
in quality, cost and schedule; introduced a common
platform design concept, developed new technologies
that made the company a market leader, and achieved
a tenfold improvement in the cost of scrap, rework,
and labor variances in one year. Previously,
he was director of Quality Processes for Farinon Division,
where he introduced an automated product configurator,
implemented the Crosby Quality Improvement Process,
and played a key role in redesigning the first digital
radio.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Mariotta held positions
as an engineer for Farinon Electric in San Carlos
and a communications engineer for Chevron USA in San
Francisco, California.
Education
Graduate courses in Microprocessors and Artificial
Intelligence, University of California
Graduate studies in Business, University of Florida
MS in Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University,
San Jose, CA
Diploma in Electrical Engineering Swiss Institute
of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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