Background
Coughlin, Thomas Michael was born on March 5, 1955 in Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States. Son of Thomas M. Senior and Constance I. (Thille) Coughlin.
Thomas Michael Coughlin
March 5, 1955 Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States
Associate engineer 3M Corporation, St. Paul, 1980-1983. Engineer Nortronics, Minneapolis, 1983-1985. Principal engineer Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1987. Senior engineer Seagate, Scotts Valley, California, 1987-1989. Manager Maxtor, San Jose, 1989-1991. Director Micropolis, Chatsworth, since 1991. Adjunct professor Engineering School, Santa Clara University, California.
Thomas Michael Coughlin Edit Profile
Thomas Michael Coughlin, American Engineering director. Achievements include design of heads and media for several generations of rigid magnetic disk drives; research on perpendicular magnetic recording media. Member Magnetics Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Santa Clara, California chapter 1990), American Physics Society, American Vacuum Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Minnesota, 1977; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1980.
Career
Associate engineer 3M Corporation, St. Paul, 1980-1983. Engineer Nortronics, Minneapolis, 1983-1985. Principal engineer Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1987.
Senior engineer Seagate, Scotts Valley, California, 1987-1989. Manager Maxtor, San Jose, 1989-1991. Director Micropolis, Chatsworth, since 1991.
Adjunct professor Engineering School, Santa Clara University, California.
Achievements
Membership
Member Magnetics Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Santa Clara, California chapter 1990), American Physics Society, American Vacuum Society.
