As the head of communications for VLSI Technology, Cirrus Logic, Synopsys, and MMC Networks, Paula has helped each company through its high-growth stages:

• She helped Cirrus Logic and MMC Networks through their Initial Public Offerings.
• She managed the internal and external communications for numerous strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions.
• She handled day-to-day investor relations at Cirrus Logic.
• She started up communications departments, hiring top-notch talent.

She's also been a copywriter at Bozell & Jacobs Advertising, an account supervisor at Burson-Marsteller PR, and worked for Datapoint, Data General and Texas Instruments.

Paula has an MBA in marketing and economics and has done graduate work in computer engineering. Her undergraduate degree is in journalism.

In-Depth Background Information

Paula E. Jones Consulting ­ Corporate, Marketing and Financial

Most recently at MMC Networks, an exciting young company that makes chips for networking equipment, she helped the company through their October 1997 IPO while managing all of the day-to-day communications.

From 1993 through 1996, she headed communications at Synopsys. Besides managing a staff that grew from six to 25 people, she personally managed internal and external communications for several mergers, acquisiitions and strategic partnerships. She was a major participant in the team that established the company's award-winning Internet site.

From 1989 through 1993, she helped Cirrus Logic grow from a $35 million to a $500 million company, playing a major role in their IPO and financial communications while managing all marketing communications. Once public, she handled all day-to-day investor relations while managing a rapidly growing communications department. She personally managed the internal and external communications for several major mergers and acquisitions.

In the mid-1980's, she headed communications at VLSI Technology, Inc. while the company grew from $70 million to over $300 million in revenue.

Paula E. Jones' experience also includes being a copywriter at Bozell & Jacobs advertising, an account supervisor at Burson-Marsteller PR, and working for Datapoint, Data General and Texas Instruments. She has managed national TV, radio, print and co-op ad campaigns, conducted major product launches, coordinated numerous trade shows (even drove the truck once), and has hands-on experience with just about every aspect of communications.

Paula E. Jones has an MBA in marketing and economics from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and has done graduate work in computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Her undergraduate degree is in journalism from the University of Illinois.