Giga-Tronics Strengthens Sales Team

Giga-tronics announced that Alex Goldenberg and Carl Hancik have joined Giga-tronics as Senior Sales Account Executives for Switching Solutions and Microsource components effective on November 1st, 2009.

Alex has over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense and in the Test & Measurement industry. His career has been in sales at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies, where he held the positions of Field Sales Engineer and Account Manager, focused on Strategic Large Accounts. Alex holds a BSEE from Northwestern Polytechnic University. Alex's territory will cover the western half of the US.

Carl also has over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense and in the Test & Measurement industry. His career has been in sales at Agilent Technologies and Keithley Instruments, where he held the position of Field Sales and Applications Engineer. Carl holds a BSEE from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Carl's territory will cover the Eastern half of the US.

"With the addition of Alex and Carl, Giga-tronics now provides RF and Microwave measurement expertise along with high performance ATE switch solutions directly to our major customers, " said Malcolm Levy, VP of Sales & Marketing.

Giga-tronics is increasing its focus on tailored test solutions and customized switching systems optimized for systems integrators and ATE applications. "We hired Alex and Carl to work closely with customers working in the RF & Microwave field where we have a center of excellence and a leading technical expertise." said Levy.

About Giga-tronics
Founded in 1980, Giga-tronics Incorporated (Nasdaq "GIGA"), headquartered in San Ramon, California, is a leading engineering-and-design manufacturer of best-in-class RF and microwave signal generator, microwave power amplifier, USB power sensors, microwave power meters and broadband switching matrices. R&D, production and calibration managers, scientists, engineers and technicians, around the world, use Giga-tronics test equipment and achieve lower cost, higher productivity and greater ease of use in many applications: ATE systems, aerospace & defense, wireless communications and microwave component test. For more information, visit www.gigatronics.com

SOURCE: Giga-tronics Incorporated