Griff Derryberry in Mountain View, CA | Stanford University

Griff Derryberry

Over 20 years in the Electronic Design Automation industry Experience in Applications Engineering Management, 6 years Applications Engineer, 6 years Instructor, 3 years Technical Marketing Engineer, 2 years Software QA Engineer, 4 years Passions: - Helping others maximize their success: Whether it be negotiating with product divisions to implement important changes for customers, coaching an applications engineer on improving effectiveness, connecting two people together who would benefit from an association, or writing a communication to convey status and move projects forward, I greatly enjoy helping others maximize their success. This mindset is my approach in life and work. - Taking an idea and making it better: Contributing to brainstorming sessions where ideas are being generated and my offering ways on how to improve an approach or implementation is something that I thrive in doing. I love to create a process that easily repeatable. I will then strive to make it computer-automated, if possible. - Delivering â€œwowâ€ presentations: I thoroughly enjoy crafting and delivering lively, high-impact presentations and writing compelling communications. Audience members acknowledged my delivery at recent EDA Tech Forums. - Tracking issues to resolution: Whether critical or miniscule, I take pride in driving issues to resolution and communicating to the customer the outcome in order to achieve closure, whether or not the result is favorable. - Proofreading: I delight in reviewing documents for grammar, spelling, and punctuation as well as providing feedback on how the approach of the writing might be more effective for the intended audience. Specialties Approaching prospects, particularly VPs Connecting with prospects Uncovering prospect's desired situation Architecting solutions to achieve desired situation Solving customer problems Python programming Visual Basic Programming read more ...