Executive Biographies

Bruce Malcolm, CEO

Bruce Malcolm is the Chief Executive Officer and originating founder of Trilithic, Inc. He is also chairman of the board of directors for the privately held company. Prior to his current position, he served as president of the company.

Malcolm started the company from the modest beginnings of an engineering design and manufacturing company working on his pool table in his basement. He has over 40 years of experience in RF and microwave technology and management. Before founding Trilithic in 1986, Malcolm worked for 7 years as Business Unit Manager with Wavetek, a predecessor of the instrumentation division of JDSU. Malcolm began his career in engineering in 1963 as a development engineer for Litton Industries.

Malcolm holds a BSEE degree from the University of California, Berkeley and studied for an MBA degree at Northeastern University, Boston. He has 12 patents/patents pending.

Someone once asked me how to achieve success in business. I told them 'Never give up.' They said, 'But what about products and financing and the like?' And I said, 'They are all important but customers are the most important. Never giving up to increasing customer satisfaction is the bottom line.'

Terry Bush, President

Terry Bush is the President and co-founder of Trilithic, Inc. and a member of the board of directors for the privately held company. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Trilithic's Instrument's Division.

Bush has 22 years of experience in the telecommunications testing industry, beginning his career in engineering in 1980 as a cable engineer for a small CATV system, later progressing into system management. Before assuming his executive position with Trilithic, Bush served for 7 years as Tech Support Manager with Wavetek and became well-known a leader in the CATV industry. Bush holds an EET degree from Purdue University and has his name on 13 patents/patents pending.

'Network technology has made enormous strides in the last 20 years. At our founding, field test instruments were simple, single-function devices. Now these applications demand smart, sophisticated test systems, and continue to expand in complexity. The evolution of RF and microwave components has also been driven by expanding technology, growing from basic components into signal conditioning subsystems. We can do amazing things with today's technology and I'm excited to be leading an organization that contributes to these changes.'

Jeri Woodcock, Chief Accounting Officer

Jeri Woodcock is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Trilithic, Inc. Previous to this position she served for eight years as the CFO.

Ms. Woodcock has 25 years of experience in accounting in the manufacturing environment. She was hired at Texscan Instruments Division in July 1980 as an accounting clerk and assisted the company with two acquisitions. Among her many accomplishments, She uncovered a case of employee embezzlement and was a key figure in the company working through a Chapter 11 filing. She was promoted to Cost Accountant and General Accountant before Texscan was acquired by Trilithic in March of 1989. She became Trilithic's Accounting Manager in the acquisition and Controller in 1993.

She completed her BS in Accounting from Indiana University (IUPUI) in December 1989 and successfully sat for the CPA exam in 2000.

Ms Woodcock works in partnership with the CFO and Executive Management with primary responsibilities for all internal finance and accounting functions, cash management, A/R, A/P, among others.

Jim Harris, Vice-President of Marketing, Broadband Instruments Division

In his role as Vice-President of Marketing for Trilithic's Broadband Instruments Division, Jim Harris oversees the definition, development and marketing of cutting-edge communications instrumentation and test systems for Trilithic's global cable markets.

Harris has 35 years experience in electronic instrumentation development - with 25 years focused in the cable industry. Joining Trilithic 20 years ago as marketing manager for the Broadband Instruments Division he has promoted the success and rapid growth of the Division in the broadband industry.

Prior to joining Trilithic, Harris served in marketing leadership positions with Wavetek Indiana (now JDSU), Lucas Weinschel and Tektronix. He is an alumna of Purdue and Vanderbilt universities.

'This is a very exciting time to be in the broadband market,' observes Harris. 'With all the new technologies now coming on-line, the implications for consumers and business are enormous. These days our product development efforts go beyond hardware and software creation. We are partners in improving people's betas through access to new services, applications and information that will have real lifestyle, education and productivity benefits.'

Gregg Rodgers, Vice-President of Engineering

Gregg Rodgers is the Vice President of Engineering responsible for the design activities for the Instrument, EAS, Component and Filter product lines. Prior to his appointment to V.P. of Engineering, Rodgers was Instrument Engineering Manager for Trilithic Inc. and prior to that for Texscan Instruments.

Rodgers has over 35 years experience in manufacturing and design of RF Test and Measurement equipment with 30 years specifically dedicated to design of broadband test instrumentation. Rodgers is a contributor to the NCTA Standard Practices Committee, a national body that defines testing methods for Cable Television Systems and a long time standing member of the SCTE. Rodgers is a graduate of Purdue University and currently holds 3 U.S. Patents.

Jeffrey Hale, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Jeffrey L. Hale joined Trilithic in March, 2009 as Director of Business Development. Mr. Hale was promoted to Vice President of Business Development and elected Corporate Secretary in May, 2010. Prior to joining Trilithic, Mr. Hale served in various roles in his 14 year banking career beginning as a credit trainee advancing through the ranks to President/CEO of the former Symphony Bank which was acquired in 2008.

At Trilithic, Mr. Hale serves as Vice President of Business Development and as Corporate Secretary.

Mr. Hale is a graduate of Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) in Economics and was named a Distinguished Alumni in 2007 by Purdue. Prior to attending Purdue, Mr. Hale served 6 years active duty in the US Marine Corps and is a veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Mr. Hale is an outdoors enthusiast and avid woodworker. He resides west of Indianapolis, Indiana with his two dogs in the home he built himself.