San Jose CA 95123 home: 408-972-4254

sasaller@yahoo.com cell: 408-630-1839

Stephen A. Saller

VALUE PROPOSITION
Delivers and executes top-level business, marketing, product strategies and provides
leadership that drives sustainable increases in revenues, margins and market share

Strong belief in the value of personal relationships at multiple customer contact points ensures
continuous alignment and drives long-term business engagements.
Broad market and product experience allows for quick identification of customer inflection and
pain points that signal new engagement opportunities.
Extensive management experience and long-track record of delivering results enables
implementation of best practices to build lean, effective and rewarding organizations
20+ years of experience working in and with companies in Asia lowers barriers to penetration
and increases success rate.
Strong technical background supports complete understanding of product, technology and
market trends enabling the development and execution of solid account, application and market
plans.

Employment

3SAS Trading, 2013 to present, a start-up focused on preparing Chinese brands for success in
Western markets.
Founder
Providing expert consulting and project management to companies looking to create and sell world-
class products in the most lucrative markets in the world. With a focus on technology-based
companies, we assist with implementing and improving technologies, manufacturing methodologies
and product definition/design. We also help to create and refine quality processes across the
organization. When ready, we assist companies to execute the appropriate marketing strategies and
tactics and manage the sales channels that maximize return on investment.

Comet Holding, Plasma Control Technologies Division (SIX: COMET N) 2007 to 2013
$75M CHF division of the $225M CHF Holding Company
Products: Vacuum capacitors, impedance matching networks and RF power sources
Main Customers: Lam Research - $30M/yr, AMAT - $10M/yr. and Advanced Energy - $8M/yr
Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing
Built and led North American Operations; grew from 4 to 50 people generating 60% of division
revenues, designing and manufacturing industry-leading matching networks and managing 6 of
10 of the divisions largest accounts.
Successfully and directly developed Asian sales, key account management and after-sales global
support infrastructure and customer base delivering 30% of division revenues and managing 3
of the top 10 accounts. Created 100% increase in market opportunity.
Orchestrated acquisition of Stolberg HF, a private RF Power Supply producer to compliment
existing product offering. Enabled increased penetration at major system OEM accounts and
increased addressable market by $450M per year.
Identified and penetrated new market opportunities in Solar, Flat-panel display and LED
markets increasing served market by 40% and reducing dependence on semiconductor capital
equipment and effect of related cyclic sales environment

Stephen A. Saller, Sr.
San Jose, CA 95123
Home: (408) 972-4254 Cell: (408) 630-1839 email: sasaller@yahoo.com
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Continued Employment

Trazar, Inc. ($12M annual revenue, privately-held California corporation) 2004-2007
Products: Impedance matching networks, RF generators and contract manufacturing services
Customers: Novellus Corp - $4M and Mattson Technologies, Inc.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Led the turn-around effort by driving re-engagement with product development groups at major
customers. Secured 4 new product development opportunities and re-established relationships
at executive and technical levels.

Gelphman Associates Strategic Marketing and Communications Consultancy 20022004
Vice President
Successfully provided strategic and corporate positioning, messaging and PR services

ChipShots, Inc. Strategic Marketing and Communications Consultancy 1995-2002
Vice President, Technology
Successfully provided strategic and corporate positioning, messaging and PR services

SMOS Systems (Seiko Epson) 1991-1995
Executive Director, ASIC, Wafer Foundry and Assembly Sub-contract Business Units

GEC Plessey Semiconductor 1989-1991
Marketing Manager, Mixed Signal Products

Technical Management, Engineering and R&D 1980-1989
Micro Power Systems, Inc. Engineering Manager
N .V. Philips Corp., Semiconductor Research Lab Member of the Technical Staff
Texas Instruments, Inc., CRL, VLSI Laboratory Member of the Technical Staff

Education:
BS Physics, BS Mathematics and Minor in Chemistry, all completed in 3 years
Bloomsburg State College

Completed all course work for MS Physics
Indiana University of PA

American Management Association Course on Executive Effectiveness
Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Golden Gate University 2003-2007
More than 10 publications on advanced semiconductor processes and characterization techniques all
written in the early 1980s

Married, grown children