John Ocampo Bio

John Ocampo is the co-founder and President of Gaas Labs, as well as a key repository of entrepreneurial, operational and technology expertise for our portfolio companies. Prior to creating Gaas Labs, John co-founded Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMDI), a supplier of radio frequency semiconductors and related components for the commercial communications, consumer and aerospace, defense and homeland security equipment markets. While leading Sirenza through a successful IPO and eventual sale to RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), John served at various times in a number of key roles, including President and CEO, CTO and Chairman. Prior to co-founding Sirenza, John served as General Manager at Magnum Microwave, an RF component manufacturer, and as Engineering Manager at Avantek, a telecommunications engineering company later acquired by Hewlett-Packard. John holds a B.S.E.E. from Santa Clara University.