Christopher Budnik

Christopher Budnik currently holds the position of Senior Director of Business Operations at MaxLinear since June 2021. Previous experience includes roles such as Senior Manager of Program Management at Macom Technology Solutions, where responsibility encompassed managing strategic NRE programs and optimizing processes for product development across cross-functional teams. Budnik also served as Sr. Director of Program Management at International Rectifier, focusing on creating a new Project Management Office, and as Sr. Principal Program Manager at Broadcom Corporation, leading cross-functional teams in developing network controllers and chipsets. Additional roles include Executive Director positions at Mindspeed Technologies, managing semiconductor programs, and a progression from Program Manager to Executive Director at Conexant, overseeing Tier 1 customer programs. Early career experience includes engineering roles at Rockwell International and General Motors, contributing to various projects including the NASA Space Station Program. Budnik holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.