Background
Simmons, James Pat was born on October 15, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Pat and Betty Lou (Baird) Simmons.
Simmons, James Pat was born on October 15, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Pat and Betty Lou (Baird) Simmons.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, California Institute Technology, 1972; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1974.
From section manager to manager engineering to product manager, Hewlett Packard Company, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1983; manager product marketing, KLA Instruments Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1983-1985; vice president marketing, Applied Scanning Technology, Mount View, California, 1985-1987; vice president marketing, Electronic Scanning Systems, Mount View, California, 1987-1988; vice president marketing and sales, Nanometrics, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1988.
Member Harvard Business School Association Northern California.
Married Barbara Louise Furne, November 29, 1975 (divorced 1984). Children: James P., Bradley M. Married Silvia S. Colombetti, October 1, 1988.