Larry, Yes, I have done embedded systems and have also taken products from concept to market. Been there, done that.
What I have not done is taken part is the corporate shift that saw Pentax move from (1) Family Owned, to (2) Public Ownership, to (3) Hoya, to (4) Ricoh. I think that transition series was rougher on the company than anything else. If I had to place the cause for the baby steps, in my mind it would be the roller coaster corporate ride that the company has been on for -- what is it -- only around 5 years? That's a lot to manage. I do applaud the company for lasting this long through fiscal storm and even earthquake (which damaged many Japanese company's processes) without going under. Still, I am a bit of a pessimist. After all, as an American I want to see more production. :-) Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
