Skip Kilsdonk

Current

• Technical Customer Support at Apple

Past

• Principal at SkillsTech Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
• VP Business Development at InPhase Technologies
• Business Development Manager at Compaq Computer Corporation

• VP Corporate Strategy & Planning at TeraStor Corporation
• VP Marketing & Strategic Planning at Maxtor Corporation
• Sr. Product Line Marketing Manager at Apple Computer
• VP Marketing at SanDisk Corporation
• VP Marketing at Maxtor Corporation

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Education

• North Dakota State University
• University of Minnesota

Recommended

2 people have recommended Skip

Connections

68 connections

Industry

Computer Hardware

Websites

• My Website

Skip Kilsdonk’s Summary

A seasoned, hands-on senior executive with over 30 years experience in high-tech marketing and business development. Has been an integral part of the early-stage management team of 7+ startup companies. Founding board member of PC Card Industry Association and helped drive adoption of international PC Card standard.

Skip Kilsdonk’s Specialties:

High-technology product and market strategy, company and product positioning, strategic relationships, business models, advertising and real estate investments.
Real Estate, Strategy Consulting, Business Strategy.

Skip Kilsdonk’s Experience

• Technical Customer Support

  Apple

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  December 2007 — Present (11 months)

• Principal

  SkillsTech Associates (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1988 — November 2007 (19 years)

  Strategic Marketing and Business Development Consulting for high-technology companies.

• VP Business Development

  InPhase Technologies

  (Computer Hardware industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year)

  Responsible for business development, product and market planning, long-range product strategy, strategic planning and strategicd market analysis for a new family of ultra-high capacity removable media, holographic storage technology products. Identified target markets and business partners for OEM sales, market infrastructure development and supplier base.

• Business Development Manager

  Compaq Computer Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  Responsible for creating business development opportunities for new technologies and products created by Compaq research labs. Responsible for product definition, product and market planning, long-range product strategy, strategic planning and strategic market analysis, identification of target markets and business partners, and supplier base and market infrastructure development.

• VP Corporate Strategy & Planning

  TeraStor Corporation

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years)

  Responsible for long-range product strategy, strategic planning and strategic market analysis for new, emerging applications for both fixed and removable ultra-high capacity mass storage devices.

• VP Marketing & Strategic Planning

  Maxtor Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1991 — 1995 (4 years)

  Responsibility for marketing & strategic planning including product marketing, product planning, product management, business forecasting and planning, advertising, public relations. Successfully defined and launched the MobileMax family of PCMCIA disk and FLASH products.

• Sr. Product Line Marketing Manager

  Apple Computer

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1990 — 1991 (1 year)

  Responsible for Apple's mass storage, I/O and input device product marketing.

• VP Marketing

  SanDisk Corporation

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1989 — 1990 (1 year)

  Responsible for marketing and sales activities including product sales, product planning, product management and business forecasting. Defined and implemented initial product definition and the marketing and sales strategy for SanDisk's initial PCMCIA product.

• VP Marketing

  Maxtor Corporation

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1982 — 1988 (6 years)

  Responsible for all of Maxtor's marketing activities from the company's founding through the successful growth to $250 million annual revenue.

Skip Kilsdonk’s Education

• North Dakota State University

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

• University of Minnesota

  MBA, Business Administration

Additional Information

Skip Kilsdonk’s Websites:

• My Website

Skip Kilsdonk’s Interests:

Technology, Marketing, Start-up Companies, Auto-racing, Wine, Real Estate.

Skip Kilsdonk’s Groups:

National Association of Realtors (NAR), California Association of Realtors (CAR), Sacramento Association of Realtors, American Marketing Association, AMASV, SVAMA, TechCoire, Churchill Club.

•    Silicon Valley American Marketing Association
•    FountainBlue
•    WednesdayNetwork