Are you a student eager to explore diverse career paths and cutting-edge technologies? Join us for an enlightening event focused on the dynamic world of semiconductors!
This event offers a unique opportunity for students to delve into the fascinating world of semiconductors, welcoming all levels of interest, knowledge, and expertise. Discover how this industry intersects with various fields of study, explore potential career pathways, and network with industry professionals. Don’t miss out on this chance to unlock your potential and shape the future of technology!
Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Gain valuable insights from industry leaders on the pivotal role of semiconductors in shaping the future of technology.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Discover guidance and career pathways into the semiconductor industry and learn how your skills can contribute to groundbreaking innovations.
Networking with Company Participants and Refreshments
Connect with leading semiconductor companies, explore career opportunities, and forge valuable connections that could shape your future.
Karen Donlan is the Senior Director of Silicon Valley Sales for Siemens EDA, leading a growing team responsible for delivering approximately 25% of Siemens EDA North America revenue. Karen joined Siemens EDA (then Mentor Graphics) in 2014 as an Account Director for several of their most strategic accounts and grew the largest enterprise accounts on the order of 30% per year. Prior to Siemens, Karen was with Cadence as a Senior Account Executive and an Account Manager at Synopsys after starting her career at Motorola Semiconductor. She graduated from the University of Florida with a BSEE.
Karen leverages her extensive industry knowledge and insight and adds a sense of urgency, accountability, and transparency to drive business success and continually grow her team and colleagues. Karen is a dedicated mentor—passionate about offering guidance, leadership, and support to other women as well as building the next generation of EDA talent. She was instrumental in starting the Women at Mentor Employee Resource Group and is now an active member of the Women’s Impact Network at Siemens.
Karen finds inspiration in working with early-career people, including her three daughters, and is committed to a journey of lifelong learning from the people surrounding her.
Rozi Roufoogaran is the Senior Director of RFIC Engineering at NXP, leading the Ultra-Wideband technology radio development. The products she has lead are shipping today in many of the tier 1 mobile handset companies and numerous IOT devices. Prior to NXP, she was the VP of Semiconductor Engineering at Ethertronics Inc, a startup acquired by AVX corporation in Jan 2018, where she lead the team responsible for their innovative line of active antenna products. Before Ethertronics, she held a number of senior management positions during her 17 years at Broadcom Ltd, responsible for the design and development of CMOS RF and analog circuits for varieties of wireless communication standards, including Bluetooth, Zigbee, WLAN, FM radio, and GPS. Rozi joined Broadcom in 2000 after Innovent Systems, the first company to develop single chip CMOS RF devices, was acquired by Broadcom. The innovations she has pioneered are still part of numerous chips shipping in the billions of units at Broadcom.
Rozi received her M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA. She is the co-author of 15 journal and conference papers and is an inventor or co-inventor of over 22 patents.
Rozi volunteers as a leader of the programs and projects committee at GSA’s women’s initiatives. She is also involved with ECE alumnae advisory committee at UCLA.
Anna has been fortunate to work in the Semiconductor industry for over 25 years. After graduating with a BS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, Anna applied her engineering background to a business focus and subsequently, to leadership initiatives . At the beginning of her career, she joined the Technical Sales Associate program in which BSEE graduates rotated through different marketing and sales support roles. At the time, and still today, Anna found the semiconductor industry fast paced and exciting.
Anna accepted various sales and sales management roles with a focus to add value to customers and build strong teams. In the last few years at Teradyne, she had the opportunity to lead a world-wide sales organization and traveled to meet with employees, customers, and partners. The core role of semiconductor sales is to build the right technical solutions to solve customer’s needs. Our customers count on us, and we work hard to earn their trust.
Recently, Anna transferred to a new position within Teradyne to lead Sales for Cloud, AI, and Automotive customers. What she loves about her current role is that every day is different and there are always new challenges to solve. Outside of her position as VP of Sales, Anna serves as a mentor in various organizations. She been active in Teraydne’s Executive Mentorship Circle as well as the company’s flagship “Women in Teradyne” organization. With two daughters studying engineering at the University of California, Anna also mentors’ students as they start their journey into technical careers.