Quickfilter Technologies Announces Appointment of Dr. Ed Staiano as Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board, Effective August 1, 2007
ALLEN, TX - Quickfilter Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that develops mixed-signal ICs for programmable analog-to-digital processing, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ed Staiano to the position of Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board, effective August 1st. At present, Dr. Staiano serves on the company's Board of Directors.
Dr. Staiano is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Sorrento Investment Group, LLC, which focuses on start-up ventures in the Internet and Telecommunications areas. Dr. Staiano is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Bucknell University, Chairman of Apriva, LLC and Chairman of the Business Development Committee for Acoustic Technologies. As a member of the Board of Directors for BoneCare International, Inc., Dr. Staiano served on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and was Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee. Prior to starting his own investment company, Dr. Staiano was the Chairman and CEO of Iridium World Communications Limited (IWCL), following a 23-year career with Motorola.
Dr. Staiano earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is a graduate of Stanford University's Institute of Rocket Propulsion and Harvard University's Institution for Education Management.
"We are pleased to have Dr. Staiano share in leading the Quickfilter team," said Bob Silco, Quickfilter Technologies founder and Co-CEO. "His experience in building, growing and managing technology companies will be a catalyst for growth and success at Quickfilter Technologies. Dr. Staiano understands the complexities of running a fast-growing company and knows how to execute quickly as the team moves its first products into volume production and develops new product lines."
In his new role as Quickfilter Technologies Co-CEO, Dr. Staiano will oversee the sales and marketing activities. Bob Silco will be responsible for managing all other CEO activities.
More information about Quickfilter Technologies, Inc. can be found on the company website at www.quickfiltertech.com.
About Quickfilter Technologies
From Concept to Product in Minutes, not DaysQuickfilter Technologies, Inc utilizes patent pending techniques for implementing a programmable IC that allows an engineer to design a custom circuit for signal processing without the cost and complexity of programming a DSP. Using the Quickfilter solution, it is possible to create and begin operating a custom four-channel analog front end, digital converter and multi-stage digital filter in less than five minutes. Quickfilter's products are ideally suited for sensors in industrial monitoring and control, medical equipment, homeland security, and engine control applications.
The Quickfilter solution comprises over a dozen individual component functions, both analog and digital, into a single integrated circuit (IC) that is programmable using Quickfilter software. This enables customer to rapidly complete a design at significantly lower cost and higher performance. In addition, the IC can be reprogrammed in circuit during design, at the time of shipment or in the field.
Quickfilter Technologies Inc. is a private equity funded fabless semiconductor company founded in 2003 by Bob Silco and located in Allen, Texas. The company is developing a family of programmable mixed-signal integrated circuits that convert noisy analog signals into clean, usable digital signals.
