Ron Hawkins

Director of Industry Relations
rhawkins@sdsc.edu
(858)534-5045

Ron Hawkins is the director of industry relations at UC San Diego’s San Diego Supercomputer Center, where he is responsible for developing industry partnerships and research collaborations in high-performance computing. Hawkins is a technology industry veteran, having held VP-level management, engineering, and product development positions at companies such as SONY, SAIC, and Titan. His technology background and interests include high-performance and cloud computing, data-intensive systems, microelectronics, embedded and real-time systems, and systems engineering/integration.

Susan Rathbun

Project Manager, Industry Relations
susan@sdsc.edu
(858)534-8321

As SDSC’s Programs Manager and a member of the Center’s External Relations group, Susan Rathbun is responsible for standardizing a wide range of training and education programs at both the industry relations level and in collaboration with academia and government. Rathbun, who joined SDSC in 2000, also manages a large number of conferences and related events each year at SDSC and other locations. She is involved from the concept and planning stages of a program all the way through to completion and follow-up. Her roles include fiscal management, marketing and content distribution, data base management, and customer relations.