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astron electronics,
inc., partners with nemco:
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San Mateo, CA - July 1st, 2008 --
Astron to add Nemco to its product offering as of July 1st,
2008. "When Phil Kansky came looking for a new
representative, I was excited to add another well known, long
time industry leader to our already strong line card. Nemco is
very synergistic with our current product offering, making
them a perfect fit. Astron looks forward to growing their
business in Southern CA and we are very honored to have been
selected as their new representative." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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pro
boxing and electronics?:
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| Irvine, CA -
June 19, 2008 --
I was invited to see my first ever live pro boxing
match. What a fun time. Surface Mount Distribution
(SMD) asked me to join them at the Marriot for this months
fight night. The SMD group must have numbered almost 30
people. A great time was had by all, thanks Rich!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured: Fights from
fight night at the Irvine Marriot |

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neuman
golf tournament:
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| San Diego, CA -
June 6, 2008 --
"I was invited to the annual Neuman Golf tournament by
Doug Bodenstein owner of the Del Mar Electronic Trade
Show. It is a great industry tournament, long lived and
very popular with all of the local manufacturer's,
distributors, and representative's. Beyond the fun of
golf, it also benefit's a great charity the Veterans Village
of San Diego. All of the money raised goes to help all
or out military veterans from all wars." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured: Craig Simpson
of Tamura, Doug Bedenstein of DMES, Art Ramariz of
Verimar Sales, & Steve Tennessen |
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imaps
table top show and mixer:
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| Torrance, CA -
June 4, 2008 -- Astron
displayed their wares at the IMAP's show held at the Proud
Bird in Torrance. IMAP's is a show put on by Northrop Grumman
and targeted for the military industry. It's an opportunity
for engineers to attend from the many firms around the LA
region. Astron donated raffle items and manned two tables.
Micropac had their own tabletop display and Astron and API
Delevan on a separate table. API Delevan also hosted a
reception afterwards where many of the engineers came for
appetizers and drinks. "It wasn't one of the larger
tradeshows being a tabletop show, but was very informative
with the seminars and speakers. We were able to meet a few key
contacts which we hope to grow into future customers,"
commented, Mindy Cadiz, General Manager, Astron Electronics,
Inc.
Pictured: Invitation to Delevan's social event put together
by Astron, depicting all of our lines represented! |
 
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with oupiin:
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Valencia, CA - June 1st, 2008
--
Astron adds Oupiin to its product offering. "With
Methode closing it's connector products division, Astron
looked around for a new connector line. Oupiin offered a
very broad range of connectors and could easily cross
Methode's connector products, to keep our customers
happy. Welcome aboard!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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steven
label golf outing:
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| Walnut, CA - May
31st, 2008 --
Astron sent a foursome to compete in the annual Steven Label
golf tournament. They did not win anything but a good
time was had by all. "For all of you readers out
there that think that all reps do is golf. IT WAS A
SATURDAY! 6:30 tee time even. I call that
dedication to your principals. Seriously, we had a blast
and look forward to competing in it for many years to come.
That was the first time Mike golfed in 18 years, yea he
sucked, but had a good drive once. hehe" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Mike Stinger, Paul Galletta, Steve Tennessen, & Enrique
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goodyear
blimp pictures
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Carson, CA - May 17th, 2008 --
"Codi and I went up in the Goodyear Blimp. What a
rush." To
see the pictures click
here
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astron electronics, exceeding expectations again:
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Las
Vegas, NV - May 7th, 2008 --
Astron Electronics, Inc. is presented with the plaque for
exceeding sales expectations - year over year
sales growth. "We have earned this award 6 out of the
7 years we have represented API Delevan. Last year was
our best sales year ever. Astron is already on pace in
2008 to break last years sales numbers, just with the samples
and quotes on that we are currently waiting on. Delevan
held a very good training session at EDS again this year.
I also want to welcome Kevin Heffler, the newest
member of API's management team, to the Delevan family.
I look forward to watching him grow API Delevan to the next
level. Good luck Kevin!!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
On the left is Chuck Wild, Regional Sales Manager.
Pictured in the center, holding Keith Kowasz's Fantasy
Football trophy is Jim Bingle, General Manager, and on the
right, holding the 2007 sales plaque is Steve Tennessen.
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rich unruh shoots 71 to
help his team win the eds open:
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Las
Vegas, NV - May 4th, 2008 --
Semi-pro golfer Rich Unruh shoots a 71, leading his team to a
convincing victory over the rest of the field.
Throughout the storied history of the EDS tournament, his 71
is the best score ever recorded. "I set up a
foursome that I thought would be competitive, had I known he
was going to shoot under par, I would have put him in my
group. However, Superman is not infallible, if you click
on the scorecard to the right you will see that mister Unruh,
did lose to mister Tennessen on the back 9 holes at
Meadowlark. I can give the game up now knowing I beat the EDS
Champ. By the way later that night Rich lost $400.00
playing blackjack." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc. Pictured:
the scorecard showing Tennessen beating Unruh on the back 9 at
Meadowlark
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eds golf tourny:
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Las
Vegas, NV - May 4th, 2008 --
Astron is the annual EDS Golf
tournament sponsor. The tournament was held on Sunday May 4th.
"This is always a great way to kick
off the EDS show. Astron is very happy to say that they
have been the major sponsor of the tournament going on seven
years now." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
Top left: The First Place Team; Rich Unruh of SMD, Ron
Nelson, Tony Myers, and Michael Stein of E-switch.
Pictured
Top Right: Longest Drive, won by Todd McAtee, of Projections
Unlimited.
Pictured
Bottom Right: Closest to the Pin, won by Chuck Tanzola, of
Fusion Source
Pictured
Bottom Right: Second Place: Gary and Joan Richterkessing of
Heartland Electronics, Ray Grabowski of Isotec, and Tim
Boschert of Heartland Electroncis.
Pictured
All: Steve Tennessen handing out the trophies.
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del mar trade show:
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Del
Mar, CA - May 1st, 2008 --
Astron
display's at the Del Mar Electronics Show at the famous Del
Mar racetrack.
"The show was a huge success again this year and I look
forward to being there every year, as I have for the past 12
years. We actually
received received two requirements at the show that we should
turn into immediate business. Doug and Julie always do a
first class job! Don't forget to sign up for the Orange
County Electronics Show at www.oceshow.com, as soon as
possible." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
: Steve Tennessen, Ron Nelson, President of E-switch, and Mike
Singer, Astron field sales, San Diego - busy working Astron's booth.
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ipod anyone?:
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Sorrento
Valley, CA - May 1st, 2008 --
Derek Hunsaker, of Novatel Wireless won the iPhone give-away
that E-switch was promoting the last few months.
"E-switch always comes up with great promotions and it is
nice when your customers win." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., helps era host it's summer social at tia juana's in
irvine:
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Irvine,
CA - April 24th, 2008 --
Astron help's set up the a spring social for all local
members. Fifty or so industry
reps, distributors, and customers were drawn to the Tia
Juana's for drinks, appetizers, and to socialize. "This is
a great way to meet with business piers outside the office in
a casual atmosphere. Too many people get caught up in
the day to day routine and relationships are put on
hold. It was good to see the industry come together for
a fun event. " commented
Steven Tennessen, president of Astron.
Pictured:
ERA's banner
Click
here to see more pictures.
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camarillo and goleta
trade shows:
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Goleta,
CA - April 16th & 17th, 2008 --
Astron displays its wares at the Southern CA ERA table top
shows in Camarillo and Goleta this week. "These
shows are a great way for us to go out to our customers in
these smaller cities to display our principals products.
We received many leads and look to turn them into orders."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Astron's table top display
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with ys tech:
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Garden Grove, CA - April 1st, 2008
--
Astron welcomed YS Tech to its family of lines
represented. "YS tech brings Astron a broad range
of fans to sell. YS Tech, offers small standard fans to
large custom assemblies. YS Tech is noted for their
great customer support, flexibility, and fast turn around on
samples and quotes. Astron looks forward to growing with
YS Tech for years to come." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., again display at the md&m show:
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Anaheim, CA - February 13-15th,
2008 --
Astron along
with Alden and Steven Label, displayed their
wares at the MD&M show. "The show as usual was a huge success
with lots of sales leads. Some of the leads have
already become orders and others we are still working
on. We alwalys have good luck at the show, come visit us
next year at Booth #982. I also, would like to thank the
principals who helped us monetarily with the sow cost." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
: Mindy Cadiz, Beth Baker, Steve Tennessen, and Steve Zuniga,
Distribution sales for Elpac, pictured in Astron's booth.
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astron electronics,
inc., wins bet with api delevan:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 25th, 2008 -- After
growing the API Delevan business for 6 years in a row, 2006
was Astron's first non growth year, Chuck Wild, Regional Sales
manager for API Delevan, asked if Astron could grow the
territories sales to not only cover the short fall but grow
the line to over a million dollars - a thirty percent
increase. "I said sure, but when we do, I want you
to wear a Green Bay Packer jersey to work and if we don't I
will wear a Buffalo Bills jersey to work all day. You
can decide on who won that bet and no that is not A J Hawk
pictured." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., has record year:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 5th, 2008 -- 2007
was Astron's best year ever. "Astron grew 20% over the
previous years numbers and 2006 was our previous best year
ever. "I could not do it without my great staff of
hard working salesmen and the full support from all of our principals. 2008 looks be
an even
better year, with the addition of a few new lines and
employees." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with hasco relay:
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Del Mar, CA - January 2nd, 2008
--
Hasco the best name in relays, signs on Astron Electronics, Inc. as their new representative
for Southern California and Baja Mexico. "Astron is
extremely excited about adding another quality name to our
linecard. The Hasco name is recognized world-wide as
a leader in the relay industry. Hasco is a perfect
compliment to our linecard of power type passive and
electromechanical products. It is extremely hard to find
a good relay company and I am very satisfied that we were able
to work out this deal." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., grow its force to 11:
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Santa
Ana, CA - December 12th, 2007 -- With
the addition of Tess Hibbard, Astron's head
count reaches eleven. "We currently have an offer out
to another field
salesman, which would make us an even 12. If all works
out he should start sometime in early February." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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tti
costume party:
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Tustin, CA - October 31th, 2007 --
TTI, put on a potluck costume party for
Halloween. The Astron crew dressed up like the Munsters:
"Mindy and I came up with the idea and my staff did an excellent
job of replicating their actor. All in all a fun day
with a good group of people". Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
What we should
have looked like:

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How we really looked:
Pictured from Left to Right: Beth Baker,
Steve Klass, Steve Donohoo, Mindy Cadiz, (won Third Place)
Steve Tennessen (won First Place)
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tti
costume party:
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Tustin, CA - October 31th, 2007 --
Halloween lunch party at TTI. Vendors and TTI employee's
all dressed up for this pot-luck party at their office in
Tustin. The winners for best costume for TTI employees
were: First Place: Dean Seymour, Outside Sales,
pictured on the right as an Army Captain. Second place
sent to Marc Tousignant, Outside Sales, pictured on the left
as a Catholic Bishop. Third place went to Mike Lynch,
product manager for Delevan, he was dressed as a ship Captain,
pictured on the right.
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personal
note: picture's of the smoke from all of the fires:
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Santa Ana, CA - October
22th, 2007 --
The fires in Southern CA have touched everyone
here in some way. "Bud had to evacuate
his house, so he jumped into his motorhome and parked
somewhere. Mike is on
voluntary evacuation after evacuating the first time to his
boat. They are not supposed to use their cell phones so
we try not to call them but let them call/email us. As
far as the rest of us we are fine but the air here is getting
worse as of this morning on the drive into work..."
commented Mindy Cadiz General Manager, Astron Electronics,
Inc.
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Pacific
Ocean - October 22th, 2007 "We all know of someone who lost a house in
this tragedy. I offer a few pictures, from my trip on my
friends Destroyer, the USS Howard, sailing from San Diego to
Seal Beach (LA County). Some pictures of the smoke were
from 17 miles out to sea, the rest are from one of the
ports. The smoke at sea was so thick that it looked as
if it was snowing. For some reason all of the ash was
coming down where we were sailing."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc. click
here to see pictures of the smoke
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astron electronics,
inc., trophy presentation to the golf winners tti:
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Tustin , CA - October
17th, 2007 --
After engraving the name of the winners on the trophy of the
2nd Annual Astron Distribution Golf Tournament, Steve
Tennessen presented it to Keenan Jeworski and Mark Stander at
the TTI Orange County Branch. "Well I guarantee TTI
will be back for next year's tournament to defend their crown
(or should I say trophy), congratulations TTI on a well
deserved victory."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Mark Stander, Steve Tennessen, and Keenan Jeworski
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astron electronics,
inc., first texas hold 'em tournament a success:
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Huntington
Beach , CA - October 5th, 2007 --
The 2007 Distribution Texas Hold 'em tournament closed with a
bang on Friday. We had a two way tie for first place and
a two way tie for fourth place. "The promotion
netted well over a million dollars in sales, the results were
so positive, that we are having a second tournament that started immediately
after the golf tournament and will conclude just in time for Christmas. The rules
and payouts have changed a little bit to accommodate a faster
tournament."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
on the Top Left: Mindy Cadiz, Astron and Don Comer, PUI - 1st
place.
Pictured
on the Top right: Mindy Cadiz, Astron and Paul Scheel, ACI - 3rd
place.
Pictured
on the Top right: Carlos Rodriguez, Force, Mindy Cadiz, Astron, and
Anton Weltin, Force.
Click here to see the results of
this tournament.
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astron electronics,
inc., 2nd annual distribution golf tournament:
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Huntington
Beach , CA - October 5th, 2007 --
"The 2007 Distribution Golf Tournament was a huge
success. Our principals came in with sponsorships and
prizes that really helped attract more golfers. Next
year I expect to double this years attendance of 44, so that
we are close to 100 golfers."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Click here to see over 100 different pictures from the golf
tournament.
Pictured
on the left: The golf trophy
Pictured
on the right: The scoreboard
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astron electronics,
inc., socalee 2007:
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Costa
Mesa , CA - September 19th, 2007 --
Astron
Electronics, Inc. had a front row booth at the SOCALEE trade
show. Astron also sponsored the show program by paying
for Astron's entire linecard to be printed on the back
cover. "This was a tremendous show for Astron, we
received over 30 quality leads with a solid 10 leads that
will become orders. The quality of people at the show
this year was great". Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
On the left: Beth Baker, Inside Sales Astron Electronics,
Inc. On the right
Steve Tennessen, President of Astron Electronics Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., r-theta tour:
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Toronto, Canada - September 13th, 2007 --
After
the R-theta sales meeting in Mississauga, Chuck and his lovely
wife Laura took us to a Toronto / Yankee's game.
"You can see who the Wild's were rooting for, by the way
they were dressed. Unfortunately a base hit in the
bottom of the ninth spoiled the Yankees day and gave victory
to the home team Toronto. With the CN tower as a
backdrop, Toronto Stadium is one of the best places that I
have been to to watch a baseball game." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Laura & Chuck Wild, API Delevan
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astron electronics,
inc., r-theta tour:
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Mississauga,
Ontario Canada - September 13th, 2007 --
After
the E-switch sales meeting in Minnesota, and meetings at
Delevan in Buffalo, Steve
visited R-theta's headquarters, just Northwest of
Toronto. "As you can see from the little picture
viewer to the right, R-theta's plant is HUGE! A ton of
machines and robots work in perfect harmony making the
precision heatsinks our industry requires. I was really
impressed." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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Click below to take a virtual tour of
R-Theta
R-Theta - Profile
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astron electronics,
inc., golf anyone?:
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Minneapolis
, MN - September 11th, 2007 --
The
day after E-switch's rep training and new product
introduction, we were all taken out golfing. "The
golf course was in tip top shape and fun to play. The 30
mile an hour winds and the 50 degree temperatures made this
Californian very cold, but that did not stop our competitive spirit
to challenge for he first place trophy!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
on the left:
The first place trophy in the best ball scramble golf
tournament at the Annual E-switch Representative meeting.
Pictured
on the right: John
Habert : AKI Enterprises, Denver, Colorado, Tom Meyers, CEO,
Stein Industries, Steve Tennessen, Astron Electronics, and
Jeff Fisher, The Hofstetter Company, Cleveland Ohio
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astron electronics,
inc., is a multi-millionaire once again:
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Santa
Ana, CA - August 27th, 2007 -- Methode
Electronics, Inc. presented Astron Electronics, Inc. with a
trophy for the Million Dollar Sales Club, once again. "This
is an easy award to win, when you have the ability to sell
products from a great company like Methode Electronics,
Inc. Their broad product offering and their skill in
quality manufacturing, allows Astron's salesmen to call on and
close large deals with tier one accounts." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
on the Left: Steve Tennessen, President of Astron Electronics and
on the Right: Louis
Davies, West Coast Sales Manger Methode Electronics.
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astron electronics,
inc., attends the era sagebrush social:
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Calabasas, CA,
– August 9th, 2007 – The weather was so nice that a hundred industry
reps, distributors, and customers were drawn to the Sagebrush
Cantina to socialize. Astron's Steve Tennessen and Keith
Kowasz, were among the many that attended. "This is
a great way to conduct business outside of the office.
It is also a great time to socialize with many of your peers
who you don't often get a chance to see." commented
Steven Tennessen, president of Astron. Pictured
Middle: Jim Dick, Buyer Alcatel
Pictured
Far Right: Keith Kowasz, Field Sales Valley, Astron
Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., is named 2007 sales rep for the year by methode - for
the second year in a row:
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Santa
Ana, CA,
– July 23rd, 2007 – Methode, a
leading supplier of interconnect products for the OEM
market, today announced Astron Electronics Inc, as the
Company’s 2007 top representative firm for it's CPD and Duel
Systems divisions. “It
is an honor to be recognized as the top representative firm
for a company as large as Methode.
This is the second year in a row that we received this
award and am honored that we are able to distinguish ourselves
from the world-wide network of Methode representatives.
Astron is proud to be associated with Methode and looks
forward to many years of continued growth," commented
Steven Tennessen, president of Astron.
Click
here to see the whole press release. Pictured
Bottom Right: Steve Tennessen and Lou Davies, Regional
Sales Manager, Methode Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., sponsors the eds golf tourney for the 7th year:
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Las
Vegas,
- May 13th, 2007 -- This
years turnout wasn't as big as passed years, but all had fun
in the sun. "With EDS moving up a weekend next
year, so the golf tournament is NOT on Mothers Day, the
turnout should be alot better." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
Top Left: Gary Richterkessing
with
Steve Tennessen
- Awarded - Closest to the pin
Pictured
Top Right: Joe Mancini, Ron Bond, Dave Stanley, Bob Bellemare,
with Steve Tennessen
- Awarded - FIRST PLACE
Pictured
Bottom Left: Joan Richterkessing
with
Steve Tennessen
- Awarded -
Longest
Drive
Pictured
Bottom Right: Joan
Richterkessing,
Gary Richterkessing, Andy Coyle, Andrew Schwarz with Steve
Tennessen - Awarded Second Place.
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astron electronics,
inc., golf anyone:
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Las
Vegas,
- May 13th, 2007 -- The
infamous threesome at the EDS golf tournament, still have not
won an Astron sponsored trophy. "We had a blast and
that is all that matters. Every
year for seven years, I have handed Astron's trophies to other
teams, you would think that by now we would have won
something." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Dave Burgener, PUI; David Ciembronowicz, Methode Electronics,
Inc. & Steve Tennessen, Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with e-switch:
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Del Mar, CA - May 2nd, 2007 --
E-Switch the best name in switches, appointed Astron Electronics, Inc. as their new representative
for Southern California and Baja Mexico. "Astron is
extremely excited about adding another quality name to our
linecard. The E-Switch name is recognized world-wide as
a leader in the Switch industry. Astron will work to
keep it a well know name in Southern CA for many years to
come." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., best recommendation I have ever seen - thanks chuck:
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East Aurora, NY - transcript
of actual email, Sent:
Friday, April 27, 2007 2:22 PM
From:
Wild, Chuck To:
'Najla Azeredo' Subject:
Astron
Najla,
Just a bit of
information for you about Astron. Astron has serviced us in
Southern California since 1999-2000 timeframe. During that
time, Astron has more than tripled the amount of business in
the area, and every year has met or exceeded their plan. I am
also excited to report that they are bringing the correct
opportunities to us, and penetrate the type of account that we
recommend to them. Any and all direction given by myself and
the factory is followed up quickly and responded to
appropriately. Astron also is pro-active about visiting the
factory and attending training sessions and seminars.
Steve Tennessen
has also done a great job in keeping his staff together and
organizing it into a top notch sales organization. Mindy Cadiz
is a wonderful manager of accounts and is always ready with
the answers to whatever questions may occur. The outside staff
is always available by phone or e-mail to answer specific
questions on accounts and design opportunities. A recent
improvement was adding Stephen Klass as an inside sales
contact to follow up on existing business and grow new
business. Overall the direction the company has taken since I
have been on board with them has been extremely positive.
To wrap up, I
certainly recommend Astron as the best possible choice for
representation in Southern California.
Chuck
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astron electronics,
inc., displays at the camarillo and goleta table top shows:
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Camarillo,
- April 17th, 2007 -- This
was the first time that an ERA sponsored trade show was held
in Camarillo. The turn out was a little light but will
grow as we continue to get the word out over the next few
years. The Goleta show more then made up for Camarillo
by the huge turnout of customers. All in all these shows
are a great way to see our customers and meet new ones." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Keith Kowasz and Steve Tennessen
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astron electronics,
inc., works with methode and r-theta at the apec show:
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Disneyland,
- March 5-7th, 2007 -- The
best power trade show that we constantly display at every year
is without a doubt is APEC. We received many good leads
from both of our booths, that we are very happy about.
Plus, they give away free food and drink - now that is a trade
show :)" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
Top Left: Setting up, Ahmed Zaghlol (R-Theta), Stephen Klass
(Astron), and Sara Maas (R-Theta). Pictured
Top Right: Steve Donohoo, Steve Tennessen of Astron, and Sara
Maas (R-Theta). Pictured
Bottom Left: Steve Tennessen (Astron), Ahmed Zaghlol
(R-Theta), Sara Maas (R-Theta). Pictured
Bottom Right: Steve Tennessen (Astron), Sara Maas (R-Theta),
and Jim Butler (R-Theta).
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astron electronics,
inc., deals up texas hold-um for it's distributors:
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Santa
Ana, CA - February 15th, 2007 -- Astron
kicks off a Texas Hold-em promotion for all of our
distributors. Click here
to read the rules. Click here
to follow along with the cards that have been dealt.
"This
is a fun way to work with and get more
mind share with our distributors. So far our disty programs have been very
fun and successful, I would expect this one to be our best promotion
yet." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., spends valentines day at hooters?:
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Santa
Ana, CA - February 14th, 2007 -- Well
where do you go on Valentines day when you are all alone
thousand's of miles from home and at a
trade show in Southern CA? You go to hooters of course.
"Thanks to Mindy's great idea, we did not have to wait
for crowds of couples to get a table on one of the busiest
days for eating out. We went back to the place
where last year my staff had a blast without me. See last
years post below." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured
Top Left: Riley and Jack Donohoo win at WINGO!! Pictured
Top Right: Jen Droney, Astron. Gordon Udall, Alden. Stephen
Klass, Astron Pictured
Bottom Left: Dean Miller, Alden. Chris Finch, Trace Labs. Pictured
Bottom Right: John Moradd & Dean Miller, Alden
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astron electronics,
inc., alden, age, and astron dispays at the md&m show:
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Santa
Ana, CA - February 13-15th, 2007 --
Astron along
with Alden, displayed their
wares at the MD&M show. Astron had a crew of at
least 5 people working the show every day to cover the
booths effectively. "The show as usual was a huge success
with lots of sales leads. We will be back, our deposit
and booth location are already picked out for next years show! Click here
or go to get the information on next years show and our booth
number or go to the show tab located on the header
above." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured Left: John Mooradd in Alden's booth.
Pictured
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Steve Tennessen in Astron's booth.
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with Isocom:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 5th, 2007 -- Isocom
is one of the industry's major suppliers of: Optocouplers,
Optoisolators, optoswitches, optosensors, and mosfet
relays. Isocom has
appointed Astron Electronics, Inc. as their new representative
for Southern California.
"Isocom, is a natural for us, as their products blend in
very well with our linecard. Astron looks forward to
getting Isocom back to the major player that they were a few
years ago." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., on top of the world with methode:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 16th, 2007 -- Methode
Electronics, Inc. presented Astron Electronics, Inc. with the
award for Representative of the year.
"We are proud to receive this award from Methode
Electronics. My team has worked hard over the past few
years and to be recognized in this way by Methode is a real
milestone for Astron." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Steve Tennessen, President of Astron Electronics and Louis
Davies, West Coast Regional Manger Methode Electronics.
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astron electronics,
inc., is a multi-millionaire once again:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 16th, 2007 -- Methode
Electronics, Inc. presented Astron Electronics, Inc. with a
trophy for the Million Dollar Sales Club, once again..
"They need to come up with a five million dollar trophy
for last year sales and a ten million dollar trophy for next
years! A
lot of effort and work went into achieving these sales goals,
all starting back in January of 2002, when David Ciembronowicz
hired us. We joined the million dollar club in our
second year representing Methode." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Steve Tennessen, President of Astron Electronics and Rick
Degour, West Coast Sales Manger Methode Electronics.
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astron electronics,
inc., grow its force to 10:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 1 5th, 2007 -- With
the addition of Stephen Klass and Mike Singer, Astron's head
count reaches ten. "After our best sales year ever,
I need to add more bodies so that we can continue this
explosive growth that we have experience over the past few
years." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with r-theta:
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Santa
Ana, CA - January 5th, 2007 -- R-theta
the leader in high performance heatsink solutions, has
appointed Astron Electronics, Inc. as their new representative
for Southern California and Southern Nevada.
"R-theta is a perfect fit for our linecard. The
synergy is amazing with our other lines. We look forward
to a long prosperous relationship." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., Delevan Promo Winners for December:
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Southern, CA -
December 22th, 2006 --.Jackie Morris from Surface Mount Distribution (SMD),
crossed 15 different inductors over to the API Delevan
brand! She won the most crosses award for the month of
December.
Dave
Bell from Passive Components won second place for the most
inductor crossed over to API Delevan. He crossed 8
different brands.
Scott
Handke of ACI won a hundred dollars for booking a $7,386.50
order with a new customer for API Delevan! Way to go
Scott.
Pictured
Top Left: Dave Bell, Passive Components Pictured
Top Right: Jackie Morris, SMD, Inc. Pictured
Bottom: Scott Handke, ACI
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astron electronics,
inc., partners with JPC:
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Santa
Ana, CA- November 30th, 2006 -- Astron takes a chance on a new product line, by
signing up JPC (also know as Japanese Products, or Japan
Servo) to its linecard. "I look forward to working
with a fan and motor line. The average selling price for
these types of products are a higher than some of our other
lines. Plus the demand for these products is growing." Commented Steve Tennessen,
President Astron Electronics, Inc. |
astron electronics,
inc., Delevan Promo Winners for November:
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Anaheim, CA -
November 20th, 2006 --
Paul
Katinos of ACI, won the Astron/Delevan promotion for the largest new
customer quote. He quoted over $9,000.00, if he
books the order, it will get him a leg up on next month
Booking award! - Go Paul."
Kim Jones of Projections Unlimited, booked a
$6,700.00 order with a new customer to win the Astron/Delevan booking award for November. Nice work Kim!
Thanks
to all of the distributors who participated in November.
More awards to be passed our next month!
Pictured
Top:
Mindy Cadiz and Paul Katinos, ACI
Pictured
Bottom:
Mindy Cadiz and Kim Jones, PUI
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astron electronics,
inc., fishing expedition in San Diego:
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Somewhere
off the coast of San Diego, CA - October 8th, 2006 --
"We needed a break from the IMAPS show in
San Diego. So DB Coop Dave Burgener, Dennis Granger, and
myself went fishing! Did not catch many fish, just a
cold :(" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
Pictured:
Dave Burgener, PUI, Steve Tennessen, Dennis Granger, Micropac.
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astron electronics,
inc., first annual distributor golf tournament:
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Huntington
Beach, CA - September 29th, 2006 -- "The first annual Astron Distribution Golf
tournament was a resounding success. The tournament will
continue to grow for years to come." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
CLICK ON THE CAPTION TO VIEW THE PICTURE:
Bob Lara, Mike Capo, (Plasma Systems) - Don
Sallidan, Robert Branco (Ellsworth)
Dave Bell - Passive, Steve
Tennessen & Paul Galletta - Astron, and Keenan Jeworski - TTI
The Astron group
Keith Kowasz - Astron
Ellsworth eyeing up their putt
KR Anderson making a putt!
PUI on the
Seventh green Rich Unruh
Scott - Astron & Lou - Methode
Scott Housman - Astron
SMD on
the 7th Green Steve
& Paul - Astron, Keenan - TTI on 7
Steve Donohoo - Astron
Steve Donohoo - Astron & Louis Davies - Methode
The Astron Group walking up to the 7th green
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Tournament
Winners:
First
Place: 67 shot by the The SMD
Group of Rich Unruh, Clancy Barham, Dave Boroff, and Cary
Whitacker
Second Place: 70 shot by the KR Anderson
Group: Raul Romero, Carlo Caoile, Jeff Wagner, and Chad Douglass
Third Place: 70 shot by the PUI Group of - Mike Lung (Carlsberg), Travis
Griffin and Dave Burgener (PUI), Rodney Magsanide (Bivar)
Closest to the Pin: Hole
# 13 Sponsored by API Delevan, won by Dave Burgener
Closest to the Pin: Hole # 7 Sponsored by Methode,
won by Cary Whitacker
(This is the picture of the swing that won the prize.)
Longest Drive: Mike Lung - Prize Sponsored by Micropac.
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astron electronics,
inc., hires bud hill as sales rep, for southern san diego and mexico:
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San
Diego, CA - June 9th, 2006 -- Astron
signed on Bud Hill to cover South San Diego and the
Baja Mexico territory. "After having a Mexican
National working the Mexico territory for us for about a year,
we felt that a seasoned salesperson was the way to go. Bud a long time
representative with many companies in the San Diego/Mexico
territory. He is the perfect choice and Astron looks forward to a
great working relationship." Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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astron electronics,
inc., tops a million dollars:
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Las
Vegas, NV - May 4th, 2006 -- "We
did it!!! Astron became the newest member of the million
dollar club!! Well we were challenged at the beginning
of the year to grow our territory by over 25% and make the
million dollar club - thanks to the hard work of my staff we
were able to make our goal and become Delevan's newest million
dollar representative!!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
"Its about time."Commented Chuck Wild, Bookie for the Delevan baseball league
and partners in crime with the football syndicate, better known for
stealing trophy's.
Pictured
from left to right: Chuck
Wild, Delevan & Steve Tennessen.
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astron electronics,
inc., meets with sunLED at the eds show:
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Las
Vegas, NV - May 3rd, 2006 -- "We had a good year with SunLED and look
forward to continued growth in Southern CA."
Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc. Pictured
from left to right: From Astron - Mindy
Cadiz, Steve Donohoo, Steve Tennessen, and from SunLED - Jimmy
Htoy, Tony Tu
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astron electronics,
inc., sponsors the eds golf tournament:
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Las
Vegas, NV - April 30, 2006 -- Astron sponsors the trophy's for the EDS golf
outing for the 5th year in a row.
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astron electronics,
inc., front hall, corner booth at the del mar show:
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Del
Mar, CA - April 26, 2006 -- Astron displays it wares at the Del Mar
Electronics Show and have been displaying at the show since
its inception. "This
has to be one of the best shows, if not the best show, that we
have left in Southern CA. Year in and year out it lives
up to all of the expectations. Astron will be displaying
at the Del Mar Electronics Show for a long time coming.
Also, because of my long history with this show we have a
great booth location, which of course helps bring customers by
the booth!" Commented Steve Tennessen, President Astron Electronics, Inc.
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