Dave Dwelley

Dave spent 32 years in Silicon Valley as a field engineer, analog IC designer, and design center manager at Linear Technology and as CTO for Maxim Integrated. During brief escapes from the Valley, he started IC design groups in Singapore, Munich, Dublin, and Santa Barbara. After being acquired by Analog Devices (twice), Dave returned to Santa Barbara to focus on working with startup companies as both an investor and technical advisor. Dave holds a BSEE degree from Cal Berkeley.