Gerry
Parker is an Executive Vice President of Intel Corporation, and General Manager of the New
Business Group. He joined Intel in 1969 as a quality engineer, following his graduation
from the California Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
While serving as the Director of Quality Assurance
from 1975-1977, Parker was responsible for establishing quality control and reliability
engineering functions within the manufacturing operations. As the Manager of Technology
Development from 1977 to 1991, he was instrumental in defining and managing Intel's highly
successful technology development methodology and leadership strategy.
As General Manager of the Technology and
Manufacturing Group from 1991-1998, his responsibilities included systems manufacturing,
all of the components manufacturing and support functions at Intel in addition to the
Technology Development efforts. Under his leadership, Intel continued to set new standards
in the development and introduction of new technology into manufacturing, the deployment
of statistical process controls, the dramatic improvement of manufacturing productivity,
and the continued reduction of through put time in key manufacturing operations. These
advances enabled Intel's microcomputer and memory products to supply unprecedented levels
of performance and logic complexity to the rapidly expanding computer market.
Parker's current responsibilities include starting
and nurturing new businesses for Intel, as well as working to create new uses and new
users for the personal computer. Included in the New Business Group are the Intel
Architecture Labs, which explore new uses for PC/Internet computing, and the Content
Group, which develops new content for the personal computer. Also in the group are new
business startups, including the Internet Services Operation, Business Communications
Products Operation, Systems Management Division, Home Networking Operation, Digital
Imaging and Video Division.
Parker received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1965, 1966, 1969,
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