Sam K. Smith joined our Board of Directors in 1999. He also served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1999 until 2000. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of Landmark Graphics Corporation. Prior to that time, Mr. Smith was a special limited partner at Sevin Rosen Management, a Texas based venture capital firm that has backed high technology firms, including Compaq, Lotus Development, and Silicon Graphics. Mr. Smith began his career at Texas Instruments where he held positions of increasing responsibility, such as Group Vice President for the Equipment Group, Texas Instruments' defense business. Mr. Smith is a member of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Sam K. Smith joined our Board of Directors in 1999. He also served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1999 until 2000. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of Landmark Graphics Corporation. Prior to that time, Mr. Smith was a special limited partner at Sevin Rosen Management, a Texas based venture capital firm that has backed high technology firms, including Compaq, Lotus Development, and Silicon Graphics. Mr. Smith began his career at Texas Instruments where he held positions of increasing responsibility, such as Group Vice President for the Equipment Group, Texas Instruments' defense business. Mr. Smith is a member of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.