Mr. Donald Rheault
Founder, OurSalesRep
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Donald Rheault is the Founder and President of OurSalesrep.com, a worldwide network of independent sales reps. He is also the Founder of Compass Technology, a manufacturer's rep in New England. He has over 30 years of experience in electronic product sales- including semiconductors, power supplies, contract manufacturers, displays, and embedded systems. Some of the companies he represented include; National Semi., Fairchild, Intersil, Oki, NEC, Flextronics, Celestica and SCI. Previous to being a rep he held various Sales Manager positions for Fairchild Semi, Harris Semi and Intersil in managing OEM sales people, rep organizations and distributors. After receiving a degree in Physics from M.I.T. he spent several years at EG&G in Boston as a Senior Scientist working on classified projects for various government agencies. His primary expertise is defining a sales plan, putting a sales team, including distributors, into place and utilizing them with a variable cost of sales. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2008 - Unspecified
- Founder, OurSalesRep
- 1982 - Unspecified
- Founder, COMPASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC
- 1976 - 1982
- Sales Person, A/D Sales Inc.
- 1971 - 1976
- East Coast Sales Manager, Intersil
- 1967 - 1971
- Regional Sales Manager, FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Donald Rheault
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Intel technology opens way into smart phones and tablets.
July 19, 2011
Press Release: Intel Vies to Stave Off ARM Challenge with Low-Power Technology | www.intel.com
By the end of 2011 Intel will be producing a Tri-Gate 3-D transistor technology in 22nm. This is directly aimed at ARM and Marvel's dominance of the mobile device market. Intel devices will offer half of the power of existing devices with the same capabilities thereby extending battery life. It will also blunt ARM's attempt to enter the notebook market with the help of Microsoft.
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Great chance for some semicondutor companies to gain market share.
April 1, 2011
Because of the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan there are spot shortages developing in the semiconductor supply chain. For the last several years large OEMs have made it very difficult to qualify a new vendor because there was no real part shortage' and many of these companies laid off their component engineers who did these qualifications, leaving only a few for end of quarter emergencies.
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Cisco Must Qualify Additional Sources to Broaden Its Supply Base.
July 30, 2010
Cisco's supply chain woes lead users to consider alternatives. | searchnetworking.techtarget.com.au
Over the past several years Cisco and others have kept a tight approved vendor list (AVL) and no problems of supply existed.It was becoming clearer over one year ago that there was little component inventory in the pipelines of OEMs, IC suppliers, distributors and contact manufacturers.Now that Kyocera, TI, Kemet, Cirrus Logic, Broadcom and other big suppliers are having trouble with deliveries smaller suppliers will be qualified by agile competitors.
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Sales outsourcing is alive and well in electronic components.
February 11, 2010
Sales Outsourcing through Channels | www.channelvission.com
Many companies selling ICs use a mixed direct and manufacturer's rep model. They are able to grow with a variable cost of sales. There is a new, non-exclusive model at www.oursalesrep.com .
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No bailout unless it is the cheapest alternative and is without moral hazard.
January 15, 2010
HP and Microsoft Simplify Technology Environments with Solutions Built on New Infrastructure-to-application Model | www10.aeccafe.com
Governments the world over have been notoriously bad about picking commercial winners. If companies become "too big to fail" and have political support from many state political entities they often become dinosaurs and eventually fall to more agile competitors.One must study the immediate cost of failure in jobs,waste and money to pick an alternative. With the global market it is also imperative to review the impact of a foreign competitor.
GLG Study Groups with Donald Rheault(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Marketing or Advertising Experts | 5718 |
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 712 |
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) | 641 |
GLG Live Meetings with Donald Rheault(?)
Donald Rheault has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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