Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 1999

Richard Davenport – Summit Design Inc (smmt)

RICHARD DAVENPORT has been in the CAE marketplace since 1983 where he has held Sales Management positions for three major CAE companies and most recently was founder and CEO of Simulation Technologies Corporation from 1991 - 1997. From 1983 through 1986, Davenport developed a sales team for Zycad for the western half of the U.S. which included seven sales offices and 30 employees. From 1987 through 1991, Davenport was Region Sales manager for Gateway Design Automation and Cadence Design Systems. Davenport attended an extensive electronics school in the U.S. Navy and completed two years of math, electronics and accounting classes at San Jose State Community College. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a brief overview and a little history of

Summit Design to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Davenport: Summit Design was formed in 1994 as a result of

combining