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Melissa Ford.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-JAN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Melissa Ford.(Vektrex Electronic Systems.)(Interview)

Article Excerpt
Melissa Ford is part of a small minority--a woman CEO in the male-dominated world of high-tech.

Her company, Vektrex Electronic Systems, provides software and systems integration to the test and measurement industry.

She took over as chief executive officer some 13 years ago after her husband, Jeff, recognized his limitations.

"He said I was better at sales and marketing, and was more a 'people person' and he was more the engineering person," Ford said.

Jeff now works as the company's chief technology officer.

The products Vektrex makes ensure that measurements recorded on sophisticated devices are absolutely accurate. Customers using its products are defense, telecommunications,...

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