Background
Long, Tom was born on April 19, 1932 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Mary (Saunders) Nielsen.
manufacturing company executive
Long, Tom was born on April 19, 1932 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Mary (Saunders) Nielsen.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Dayton, 1965. Master of Business Administration, University Dayton, 1967. Graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1985.
Field engineer, Tektronix Inc., Chicago, 1960-1961;
field engineer, Dayton, Ohio., 1961-1967;
marketing manager, Beaverton, Oregon, 1967-1971;
engineering manager-general instruments, Beaverton, Oregon, 1971-1974;
division general manager, Beaverton, Oregon, 1973-1974;
vice president, general manager communications group, Beaverton, Oregon, 1981-1983;
vice president, general manager design automation group, Beaverton, Oregon, 1984-1987;
vice president, general manager technical group, Beaverton, Oregon, 1988-1991;
retired, Tektronix Inc., Chicago, 1991;
president, Grass Valley (California) Group, 1974-1981;
executive vice president, Analogic, Peabody, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Trustee Tektronix Foundation, Beaverton, 1985-1991. President Tektronix Development Company, Beaverton, 1984-1991.
Chairman, chief Executive officer TriQuint Semicondr. Inc., Beaverton, 1985-1991. Director of programs Planar Advance Inc., Beaverton, since 1994.
Board directors Novellus Systems, San Jose, California.
Served to staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1950-1954. Member Society Motion Picture and television Engineers.
Married Delores Faye Holt, August 6, 1954. Children: Gary, Tom Junior, Debra, Rex.