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Al is a semiconductor industry executive with over 25 years of marketing, business development, systems engineering, IP licensing, mergers and acquisition, ODM/OEM service provider sales experience and is co-inventor of several patents on 802.11 WLAN technology. He has held executive business development roles at venture capital funded startup and large corporations. At Harris Semiconductor (now Conexant), Al conceptualized the PRISM IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi® product line and pioneered the technology to volume production. Mr. Petrick developed deep experience in startup and growth phases of new technology ventures: evaluating new market opportunities, building management teams, cultivating lead customers and technology strategic partners, developing business plans and raising venture capital.

Most recently Al was a co-founder and VP Marketing for Indian River Silicon.  He also served as Vice-Chairman of the IEEE 802 working group, and is a distinguished panelist speaker on wireless technology. Al serves on a number of Advisory Boards and is co-author of an industry Best Selling text book: “IEEE 802.11 Handbook, A Designer’s Companion” commonly known as the WLAN Bible. Al is also a principal of Jones-Petrick Associates, a high-technology marketing and technical consulting firm.

He holds a BSEE from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York and a MBA from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida and studied Business Strategies at Northwestern University.

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