To: Scumbria who wrote (96552 ) 1/18/2000 7:21:00 AM From: Process Boy Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
Scumbria - <Apparently AMD has MDR bamboozled:> May-be. Gwenapp's replacement (he has started his own venture) just happens to be this guy:mdronline.com Kevin Krewell Senior Analyst Kevin Krewell, a 20-year veteran of the electronics industry, comes to MDR from Advanced Micro Devices, where he served in technical marketing and field application engineer roles over a 10-1/2 year period, working directly with customers such as IBM, Compaq, Acer America, 3Com, NEC, and Symbol Technology. At MDR, he will focus on the PC industry he has worked in for the last decade. He has recently updated and improved the model MDR uses for the Intel Microprocessor Forecast.At AMD, Mr. Krewell provided technical support for the launch of the AMD-K6-2 and 3D-Now technology and the AMD Athlon processor, the first 7-th generation processor. He has presented at various forums including WINHEC, Comdex, PC Expo and AMD'S Developer Forum and represented AMD at various Industry and Government forums including EPA's Energy Star Program and DoD MTOPs. He was a contributor to a book on AMD - The AMD-K6 3D Processor. In addition to his experience in the semiconductor industry, Mr. Krewell had many years of design and management experience at various electronics companies. Prior to joining AMD, he was the hardware engineering manager for a manufacturer of computer terminals, Esprit Systems, where he worked on the award winning Opus series of terminal products. His prior design experience includes computer graphics display systems at Lundy Electronic and Systems, Inc. and Hazeltine Corporation; and on military-related DSP designs for the Norden division of United Technologies. Mr. Krewell's interest in microprocessors date back to college, where he first learned to program in machine code for the Intel 4040 microprocessors. He has worked with every generation of microprocessors since, in various roles as designer, manager, applications support and marketing. After graduating with a B.S.E.E. from Manhattan College, he went on to earn an M.B.A. from Adelphi University.