Mitch Carlson

About Mitch Carlson

Mitch Carlson has a unique and valuable background that is excellent for strategic marketing and technical program management roles. In his career, Mitch has focused to advance strategic partnerships with top-tier semiconductor manufacturers. His skill set includes a proven ability to take detailed technical requirements and translate them into actionable business solutions. He is talented at conveying technologically complex ideas to non-technical managers, directors and executives. Mitch\'s solid presentation skills also allow him to easily present to various levels of an organization including technologists, customers, team members and leadership. As a Strategic Account Technology Manager, Mitch combined his project management skills, technical knowledge and communication abilities to develop long term relationships with key executives and technical stakeholders. He translated insights gained from these relationships to implement several successful R&D projects and satisfy additional needs identified within his client base. Mitch has also positioned himself as a subject matter expert on technical knowledge within the Semiconductor industry, which has benefited him in business development positions and business valuations for technical companies. Mitch has been responsible for multi-national team leadership with a focus on team building across geographies and cultures. His primary focus in leadership emphasizes the importance of building trusting relationships with key customers and strategic partners. With past experience in new product development, project management, product marketing, strategic marketing and technical account management, Mitch is able to view an organization both from a micro level and a macro level giving him a competitive advantage as both a technical expert, a business valuation expert and leader. He also has experience in analyzing business opportunities through his various roles for potential acquisitions as a growth strategy.

Experience

1. Consultant

   Carlson & Associates

   Jan 2010 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Science (MSTC)

  1999 — 1999

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (BSEE)

  1979 — 1984

Skills

• Product Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Semiconductors
• Business Intelligence
• Customer Engagement
• Building Relationships
• New Product Development
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Team Building
• Program Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Electronics
• Semiconductor Industry
• Product Marketing
• Business Development
• Analysis
• Technology Integration
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Negotiation
• Marketing Strategy