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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:39:04 -0700
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>
To: Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
Subject: Re: Siva
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Good.  Thanks.

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:24:05 -0600 Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
wrote:

> Andrew,
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> Your confirmed with Siva today at 2pm. 408-202-0084
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> Mel Allen
> Principal
> S&A Associates
> 408-345-9100 x102
> 408-802-4272 cell
> 408-345-9104 fax
> allen@s-aassociates.com
> www.s-aassociates.com
> =20
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/allensa  =20
> =20
> =E2=80=9C15 years servicing the Silicon Valley =E2=80=93embedded software=
 and
> hardware=E2=80=9D
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Sharp [mailto:andy.sharp@lsi.com]=20
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:07 PM
> To: Mel Allen
> Subject: Re: Siva
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> On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:36:21 -0600 Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
> wrote:
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> > Andy,
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> > I had a call from LSI Dennis Cornell today and had a good
> > conversation. He wanted to get the info and update on Siva so I gave
> > him all the details.
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> Cool, I'm glad you had a good conversation.  That's one of the things
> that I've been pleasantly surprised about LSI people, is that when
> I've expected to get attitude or slapped around with corporate policy
> BS, it really never has materialized.  People have been really nice
> and easy to work with.  I keep expecting to get the "Resistance is
> futile" attitude and whatnot, but things have been fairly
> non-Borg-like.  Even when I wanted a fight, like with Dennis or with
> some of the IT guys, they are just too nice and easy to get along
> with, accomodating and like that.  So it's been an easy trasition
> from that perspective.  I still had to beat Dennis about the eyes and
> ears for the sake of tradition.
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> > Siva is available on Monday to talk to you. If we can give him a
> > heads up when you will be calling him he can be available. You can
> > reach him 408-202-0084
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> OK, let's set the time at 2.00PM.  I'll put it in my calendar.
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> Cheers,
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> a
>=20
>=20
> > Mel Allen
> > Principal
> > S&A Associates
> > 408-345-9100 x102
> > 408-802-4272 cell
> > 408-345-9104 fax
> > allen@s-aassociates.com
> > www.s-aassociates.com
> > =20
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/allensa  =20
> > =20
> > =E2=80=9C15 years servicing the Silicon Valley =E2=80=93embedded softwa=
re and
> > hardware=E2=80=9D
> >=20
> >=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Sharp [mailto:andy.sharp@lsi.com]=20
> > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:26 PM
> > To: Mel Allen
> > Subject: Re: Siva
> >=20
> > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:58:31 -0600 Mel Allen
> > <allen@s-aassociates.com> wrote:
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> > > Thanks Andy. I am hoping we can get him in there for you and for
> > > me. By the way I did get your last email but was not sure if your
> > > able to use the contractors or not. They keep calling me an
> > > asking if you are interested.=20
> >=20
> > I'm thinking I want to have one more chat with Siva just to address
> > some of the feedback I received; I can just do it over the phone.
> > Let's set that up for early next week if possible.
> >=20
> > At this point I'm guessing we will be able to swing 2, maybe
> > three, people through an outside recruiter, that's it.  So we're
> > going to have to use those bullets carefully.  For the other two
> > guys, I would sure like to have them here, but we have to finish our
> > schedule/resource paper work that shows that we need them to meet
> > deadlines.  That will probably take more than a week, mainly since
> > my boss is out next week on family matters.
> >=20
> > > You had also mentioned other departments that are ramping up at
> > > Onstor who can I check in with in those groups to see if we can
> > > help. Do you still have the HR person at Onstor?
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> > Nope, our HR person got the axe.
> >=20
> > > Mel Allen
> > > Principal
> > > S&A Associates
> > > 408-345-9100 x102
> > > 408-802-4272 cell
> > > 408-345-9104 fax
> > > allen@s-aassociates.com
> > > www.s-aassociates.com
> > > =20
> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/allensa  =20
> > > =20
> > > =E2=80=9C15 years servicing the Silicon Valley =E2=80=93embedded soft=
ware and
> > > hardware=E2=80=9D
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Andrew Sharp [mailto:andy.sharp@lsi.com]=20
> > > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:35 AM
> > > To: Mel Allen
> > > Subject: Re: Siva
> > >=20
> > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:27:57 -0600 Mel Allen
> > > <allen@s-aassociates.com> wrote:
> > >=20
> > > > How did it go yesterday with Siva? He is very interested.
> > > >=20
> > > > Mel Allen
> > > > Principal
> > > > S&A Associates
> > > > 408-345-9100 x102
> > > > 408-802-4272 cell
> > > > 408-345-9104 fax
> > > > allen@s-aassociates.com<mailto:allen@s-aassociates.com>
> > > > www.s-aassociates.com<http://www.s-aassociates.com>
> > > >=20
> > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/allensa
> > > >=20
> > > > =E2=80=9C15 years servicing the Silicon Valley =E2=80=93embedded so=
ftware and
> > > > hardware=E2=80=9D
> > >=20
> > > Hi Mel,
> > >=20
> > > I'm still working through the feedback.  I know that our former
> > > CTO grilled him technically pretty well and said he came through
> > > with flying colors, so that's a good sign ~:^)
> > >=20
> >=20
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