Peter Sognefest:  

CLASS OF 1959
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Maywood, IL

Peter's Story

College BS Electrical Engineering in 1964 from the University of Illinois MS in Electricl Engineering in 1967 from the University of Illinois PhD course work completed at Carnegie Mellon University. Former Vice President of Motorola Founder of Digital Appliance Controls. Founder of Seamoc Inc. Resume' from Seamoc Inc. web pages Mr. Sognefest has provided leadership for establishing factories in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and Vietnam. All were successful and became extremely valuable for the United States parent company. He is an entrepreneur with 18 years of experience as a CEO, and he is a former vice president of Motorola. He has been operating in Southeast Asia since 1984, when he established his first offshore manufacturing operations in Taiwan and Singapore for a company he founded, Digital Appliance Controls Inc. (DAC). DAC grew from start-up in 1984 to $20 million in revenue in 1991 when it was sold to Emerson Electric. He managed two turnarounds after the sale of DAC. The LH Research turnaround was accomplished with a successful start-up of a factory in Malaysia to manufacture power supplies. He joined Xymox Technologies, Inc. in 1996. He successfully started man...Expand for more
ufacturing plants in Mexico and Vietnam at Xymox. Xymox grew from $12 million in FY 1996 to $34 million in FY 2002 for an annual compound growth rate of 19 percent during his six-year term as Chairman and CEO. He is now President and CEO of SEAMOC Inc. Mr. Sognefest also serves on the boards of directors of II-VI, Inc. (NASDAQ IIVI), Pillar Induction and Waukesha Tool and Stamping. He heads the compensation committee at II-VI, Inc. He is also a member of the Executive Board of Buckingham Capital Partners. Buckingham Capital Partners is currently establishing a $150 million fund for leveraged and management buyouts and recapitalization. He is a member of IMC (Institute of Management Consultants) and TMA (Turnaround Management Associates). The University of Illinois has honored him with two alumni awards. He has received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from the Electrical Engineering Department and the "Professional Service and Achievement Award" from the College of Engineering. He earned BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois. In addition he completed his PhD course work at Carnegie Melon University in Semiconductor Device Physics.
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Trang and me- in Manila, Philippines
Trang at Shangri-La Hotel Manila, Philippines
Sons Scott and Eric and me Las Vegas Golf
Son Eric in Hawaii
Son Eric's Academic Honors at School Year End
Son Eric in Hawaii July 2008
Eric and me at Cayman Islands
Eric with Stingray in Cayman Islands
Eric and Me in Cayman Islands
Son Eric and Me Dec 2008 in NY, NY
Trang and Peter in Singapore
Trang in Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Trang on Santosa Island, Singapore
Trang and me at Ocean Park, Hong Kong

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