By Allen H.R. No. 1079 77R15697 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 1-2 welcome the visiting group from Silicon Metrics Corporation to the 1-3 State Capitol on this day; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in 1997, Silicon Metrics Corporation is a 1-5 software company that develops and markets EDA technology to 1-6 address the needs of high-performance very deep submicron (VDSM) 1-7 designers in their pursuit of accurate timing sign-off methodology; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, In attendance today are Callan Carpenter, CEO; John 1-10 Croix, CTO and founder; Scott Yore, CFO; Frank Childers, VP of 1-11 sales; Troy Donato, director of the western sales region; Brian 1-12 Kendell, director of the central sales region; Susann Friedricks, 1-13 director of strategic alliances; Eric Reed, director of 1-14 applications services; Steve McCarthy, manager of customer 1-15 relations; Troy Hein, manager of western applications services; 1-16 Jose Cruz, senior applications engineer; Greg Chandler, senior 1-17 applications engineer; Fred Khosropour, senior applications 1-18 engineer; Pete Gale, applications engineer; Dwayne Jackson, 1-19 applications engineer; Dale Neidhammer, field applications 1-20 consultant; Winnie Ng, field applications consultant; and Brendan 1-21 Rankin, applications engineer; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Silicon Metrics Corporation, which has its 1-23 headquarters in Austin, is truly making an outstanding contribution 1-24 to the Lone Star State and contributing to the Capitol City's 2-1 reputation as a center for business and technology; now, therefore, 2-2 be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby recognize the visiting group from Silicon 2-5 Metrics Corporation and extend to its members best wishes for 2-6 continued success.