Our Company
Our Management
PARAGON Technical was founded in July 1997 and quickly became a leading semiconductor manufacturer’s representative in the silicon valley. Duke Powers, Sean Carney and Pranav Koushik are equal managing partners.
Sean Carney
In 2003 Sean joined Paragon Technical in 2003 after a successful stint as a Partner at Pro Associates where he picked up numerous industry awards representing an array of Semiconductor Companies. Sean holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Sean and his wife Paula, reside in Menlo Park and have 4 sons.
carney@paragont.com
(408) 499-2264
Greg Hedling
Greg joined Paragon Technical in 2015. Prior to Paragon, Greg was a top sales performer at Microchip Technology. While supporting Paragon’s customer base across multiple end markets, Greg’s focus has been driving Paragon’s strategy on how to best address the needs of the embedded IoT market. He has a bachelor’s in Finance and Marketing from CSU East Bay. Greg and his wife Nicole, reside in Morgan Hill with their two children.
hedling@paragont.com
(408) 813-2603
Pranav Koushik
Pranav joined Paragon Technical in 2011, he currently oversees and leads all the activities in the Cloud/Data Center Group. Prior to this role, Pranav led and managed multiple semiconductor technology deals in the Consumer Electronics and the Enterprise Storage markets. His primary focus has been Strategy and business development while serving as a critical bridge between technology providers and his customers. He has a master’s degree in Engineering from Purdue University and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from BMS College (India). Outside of work, he is an avid squash player and has a keen interest in photography.
pranav@paragont.com
(408) 802-6892
Our Core Values
Our highly experienced sales team has helped our customers successfully build and evolve their products & solutions across the dot com bust, the global recession, the advent of smartphones, cloud computing, and now AI/ML/self-driving applications. The core values & philosophies that have helped us consistently create value across all these global transitions are:
Creating Strategic Partnerships
PARAGON Technical creates strategic partnerships across the infrastructure stack to add 360⁰ value to end-customers & partners.
Emerging Technology Experts
Our team invests ample time and effort into understanding new technologies. We are your experts in emerging technologies and infrastructure solutions.
Strong Network Across Silicon Valley
Our strong network of relationships across Silicon Valley (CIOs/CTOs, VCs, end-customers, OEM/ODM partners, distributors) allows us to bring our depth of influence to every client and technology partner.
Fusion of Technical & Business Savvy
Cross-applying technical & business learnings across our operating markets (data center to self-driving & vice-versa).
Investing in Our Employees
We believe in hiring & retaining only the best people – our average employee tenure is 9 years! Our Paragon Technical family is a tight knit community of experts.
Committed to Excellence
Excellence is in our name. Paragon /ˈperəˌɡän/ is viewed as “a model of excellence”. Our team is committed to doing the right thing, and having fun along the way!
We get you the right building blocks, straight from the makers, to help build your next big product or application.
Awards We’ve Won
Fujitsu Micro Electronics Rep of the Year
Mellanox Rep Company of the Year (3 times)
Mellanox Rep Person of the Year (1 time)
Littelfuse Rep Company of the Year(2 times)
Littelfuse Rep Person of the Year(3 times)
Teccor Rep Person of the Year
Teccor Rep Company of the Year
Hifn Rep Company of the Year
ATP Rep Sales Person of the Year
Actel Rep Sales Person Recognition of the Year (2 times)
Micron Rep Company of the Year
Micron Data Center Sales person of the Year
Silicon Tech Rep Company of the Year
Numonyx Sales Person Recognition of the Year (2 times)
Lifetime Service Award from Palo Alto Networks
Rep Team Distinguished Service Award Cisco