Leadership
Sandeep Duggal, Chief Executive Officer
Sandeep Duggal is the CEO of Extron and is responsible for setting and executing company strategy, business development and overall company performance.
Prior to joining Extron, Sandeep held various operations and materials management positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc. He also worked in marketing at Intel Corp in Hillsboro, OR and as a strategy consultant at Monitor Company in Cambridge, MA.
Mr. Duggal is an accomplished public speaker, frequently speaking on topics associated with various aspects of Last Mile Manufacturing, including recent appearances on the CEO Show and the Democratic Governors’ Association Policy Conference on job creation and various conferences, including Design2Part and The Biomed Show.He is also a guest lecturer at Stanford University.
Sandeep holds a BSE (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an MSE in Industrial Engineering/Engineering Management from Stanford University and an MBA (with distinction) from The Harvard Business School, Harvard University.
Kien Nguyen, Vice President of Customer Integration
Kien Nguyen is the Vice President of Customer Integration at Extron and is responsible for integrating new customers into the operations of the company.
Mr. Nguyen has an extensive background in printed circuit board assembly and ERP software. He has been with Extron since 1983, first as an electronics technician, then as production manager, warehouse manager and PCB Assembly Manager. Prior to Extron, Mr. Nguyen worked as an electronics technician at Larse Corp in Santa Clara, CA for five years.
Dinesh Chatkara, Vice President, West
Dinesh Chatkara is the Extron Executive responsible for Operations and Quality. He is an experienced executive with a proven track record in high-tech businesses. During the last 15 years, he has held executive positions in both Fortune 500 companies, as well as Venture Funded start-ups. His previous companies include Tandem/Compaq, MarketFusion, The Booton Group, STEP Communications and TS3 Technology. While with these companies his focus has been on Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and Test.
Mr. Chatkara's continued success is the result of a unique mixture of experience in global outsourcing and supplier management of CM's and diverse commodities including PCBA's, machined parts, sheet metal stamping and injection molding.
Dinesh holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Technology with a concentration on Electronics and Computer Technology from California State University, Chico.
Smitha Menon, Technology
Smitha Menon is Extron's chief IT solutions architect, responsible for IT systems, software analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and documentation. Smitha oversees Extron's EFS system, which provides our customers with 24/7 visibility into Extron's operations solutions. Smitha leads complex projects in order fulfillment, eCommerce, and case management—bridging business needs with technical solutions.
Smitha has a Master of Information and Data Science degree from UC Berkeley School of Information, attended the Post Graduate Program in AI and Machine Learning for Business Applications at Texas McCombs School of Business, and holds a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree from Bharathiar University.
Aimee Quiles, Human Resources
Aimee Quiles leads the creation and implementation of HR strategies that support Extron’s Human Resources and Talent Development goals through strategic planning, talent management and analysis of metrics and trends. Aimee is responsible for providing and implementing HR tools and framework across Extron.
Ms. Quiles brings with her 20+ years of HR expertise in the tech industry. Contributing to her success as a leader and depth at understanding cross-functioning departments is her well rounded experience that includes a role as Customer Quality Engineer handling global accounts in the semiconductor industry as well as responsibility as an Operations Manager.
Aimee graduated at Devry University with distinction, holding an MBA Degree with Human Resources concentration. She is a member of SHRM, California Chamber of Commerce as well as organizations such as the Bay Area HR Community.