Alex Pepe

Investor

Venture Partner at SmartGateVC

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Alex Pepe is a technology executive with a background in global operations and strategic growth. He served as COO of Ixia, contributing to its $1.6B acquisition by Keysight Technologies and joining Ixia through its acquisition of Anue Systems, where he was CEO. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles at Freescale and Motorola, including head of the 32-bit microcontroller business unit and head of global operations, and holds four U.S. patents in semiconductor design and process technologies.

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Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

IxiaChief Operating Officer2012 — 2018Austin, Texas
Anue SystemsPresident and CEO2011 — 2012Austin, Texas
FreescaleSVP Operations2005 — 2011Austin, Texas
MotorolaVP and GM 32-bit Microcontroller Division2003 — 2005Austin, Texas
MotorolaVP of Strategy Technology and Manufacturing2001 — 2003Austin, Texas Area
MotorolaVP of Operations2000 — 2001Austin, Texas Area
MotorolaMOS-11 Wafer Fab Director1996 — 2000Austin, Texas Area
MotorolaEngineering and Engineering Manager1983 — 1996austin

Education

Colorado State UniversityBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering1979 — 1983

Skills & more

Strategy24Management4Strategic Planning4LeadershipVenture Capital2Working with Investors1Board of DirectorsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Angel InvestingCross-functional Team Leadership20Start-ups14Semiconductors15

+12 more

TelecommunicationsIntegrationEnterprise SoftwareManufacturingProduct ManagementProduct MarketingProgram ManagementSemiconductor FabricationSemiconductor ProcessTestingWirelessWireless Technologies

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