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Foundry Networks Inc.

(FDRY) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$607.2M

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Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and application traffic management solutions including edge and backbone Ethernet switches, Web and content-aware application switches, network-wide security solutions, wireless LAN and access points, wide area access routers and internet provider edge and service provider core MPLS routers. Foundry's 10,400 customers includes the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, healthcare, government, financial, manufacturing companies, technology, and high-performance computing (HPC) sites.

Chairman, President & CEO

Robert W. Johnson

Number of Employees 981

Contact Information

4980 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, California 95054

www.foundrynet....

408-207-1700

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing: 334119

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Sample Foundry & Machine Shop Products Sales Representative Cover Letter

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Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of foundry and machine shop products sales representative. A foundry and machine shop products sales representative cover letter is the key to the door opening for you as an employee who calls on and solicits contracts from industrial...

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Thermalcast Fllls Three Posts

- 2005-06-01

Anonymous Foundry Management & Technology 06-01-2005 Thermalcast Fllls Three Posts Byline: Anonymous Volume: 133 Number: 6 ISSN: 03608999 Publication Date: 06-01-2005 Page: 8 Section: NEWSMAKERS Type: Periodical Language: English Thermalcast L.L.C., the specialty diecasting operation launched earlier this year, has made three new appointments. Stephen Doldo was...

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Sonic Foundry Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in the United States; Deloitte & Touche Ranks Sonic Foundry in the Top 500

- 2000-11-20

Business Editors MADISON, Wis.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 20, 2000 Sonic FoundryR, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO), the leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services, and systems, today announced that it was ranked number 224 on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing...

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CIATF Adopts New Name at World Foundry Congress

- 2000-11-01

After 73 years, the International Committee of Foundry Technical Assns. CIATF passed away, and the World Foundrymen Organization WFO was born during the 64th World Foundry Congress, held September 11-14 in Paris. The more than 780 participants from 35 countries were treated to the technical forum, "Relationships Between Customer and...

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Citation Corporation makes announcement

- 1995-05-04

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 4, 1995--Citation Corporation (Nasdaq: CAST) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with a pre-merger notification report relating to a proposed acquisition by Citation of the capital stock of Berlin...

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Citation Corporation makes announcement

- 1995-02-21

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 21, 1995--Citation Corporation (Nasdaq:CAST) today announced an agreement in principal to acquire the stock of Pennsylvania Steel Foundry and Machine Company, Inc. of Hamburg, Pennsylvania for a combination of cash and shares of Citation common stock.The agreement is subject to further negotiation and the execution of a...

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World Foundry Congress focuses on environmental control, reuse

- 1992-12-01

Metalcasting executives hear latest waste control and operations technologies that favor energy conservation, materials recycling.With the theme, "Foundry and Environment," the 59th World Foundry Congress on September 20-25 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, emphasized the international effort by the metalcasting industry to curb environmental pollution problems.The annual event, held under the...

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Techni-Cast: Foundry Saves Energy With Compressed Air System Retrofit

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Techni-Cast is a specialty foundry based in Southgate, California. Before the project, the foundry was served by two rotary screw compressors, one 100-horsepower hp unit and one 50-hp unit. Because of pressure fluctuations, foundry personnel ran both compressors simultaneously to prevent the header pressure from falling below90 psig during periods...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Karl Triebes	Chief Technical Officer, Vice President, Engineering
Timothy D. Heffner	CFO & Vice President, Finance, Admin
Woody Akin	Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide
Bob Schiff	Vice President & General Manager, Security
Ivy Hsu	Vice President & General Manager
James Brear	Vice President, US Sales
John Burger	Vice President, Engineering
Ken K. Cheng	Vice President, Marketing
Lisa McGill	Vice President, HR
Neal M. Harris	Vice President, Layer 4, 7 Application Switching & Management Sales, North America
Paul Twombly	Vice President-Customer Service-IT
Richard Bridges	Vice President, Operations
Terry N. Wright	Vice President, Sales, Western Reg, North America
Herr M. Mogl	Director, Sales, Marketing
Philippe Levy	Director, Marketing
Smita Deshpande	Director, Marketing
Michael Iburg	Treasurer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Robert W. Johnson	Chairman, President & CEO
Alan L. Earhart	Board of Directors
Alfred J. Amoroso	Board of Directors
Andrew K. Ludwick	Board of Directors
C. Nicholas Keating	Board of Directors
J. Steven Young	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Chairman, President & CEO	Current
Arc Rubber	Current President	Current
Mimix	Vice President, Worldwide Sales	Current
Robert W. Johnson & Associates	Owner	Current
Customer Manufacturing Group	Consultant	Current
Arc Rubber	Arc Rubber	Current
The Scholar Group, Inc		Current
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP		Current
ViaSat, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Link-16 and International	Director	Current
Viasat	Director	Current
Hifn Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Tri-Data, Inc.	CEO	Former
Tri-Data, Inc.	president	Former
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.	General Manager of Internetworking	Former
International Business Machines Corporation	developer	Former
Dartmouth College	tenure, track professor	Former
Hifn Inc.	Accountant	Former
The Dial Corporation		Former
Lakeview Technology, Inc.		Former
Harvard Law School	J.D.	Former
Stanford University	PhD	Former
Columbia Business School	M.B.A.	Former
University of Toledo	MBA program	Former
Harvard Business School	M.B.A.	Former
University of California, Berkeley	MBA	Former
San Jose State University	Master of Arts degree in Applied Economics	Former
Stanford University	M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering	Former
University of San Francisco	BSBA degree in Finance	Former
University of Michigan	BBA degree	Former
Baruch College	Bba Degree In Economics	Former
Stanford University	B.S.	Former
Santa Clara University	degree in economics	Former
University of Toledo	Degree In Mechanical Engineering	Former
Arc Rubber	Vice President	Former

Karl Triebes is responsible for overseeing the company's technology roadmap and leading our engineering team. Triebes has a successful track record of driving the development of enterprise networking and next-generation telecommunications products, including Layer 4-7 switches. Prior to joining F5, Triebes was CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Foundry Networks in San Jose, where he was responsible for the strategic direction of corporate product architectures, including the technology roadmap. Triebes received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University

Organization	Position	Status
F5 Networks, Inc.	Srvp Product Development & Cto	Current
F5 Networks, Inc.	CTO & Senior Vice President	Current
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Chief Technical Officer, Vice President, Engineering	Current
San Diego State University	B.S in Electrical Engineering	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	CFO & Vice President, Finance, Admin	Current
Dg Fastchannel, Inc.		Former
Tri-Data, Inc.		Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Sales, Worldwide	Current
University of Colorado	BS degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President & General Manager, Security	Current
Lantern Communications, Inc.	senior director	Former
Stanford University	MSEE	Former
Cornell University	BSEE	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President & General Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, US Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Engineering	Current
Silicon Graphics, Inc.		Former
Arizona State University	B.S. in Electrical Engineering	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Marketing	Current
Dg Fastchannel, Inc.	Chief Operating Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, HR	Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers		Former
Pepperdine University	Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Management and plans to begin her MBA program	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Layer 4, 7 Application Switching & Management Sales, North America	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President-Customer Service-IT	Current
NICE Systems Ltd.		Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Operations	Current
Plantronics, Inc.		Former
Stanford University	bachelors degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Vice President, Sales, Western Reg, North America	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Sales, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Director, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Treasurer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Zebra Technologies Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Foundry Networks, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

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CEO Rating

Bobby R. Johnson Jr.

Chairman, President, and CEO

83% Approve

Employer Rating

“Very Satisfied!” 4.3

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