Mission Statement To assist high-technology companies in achieving strong penetration of International markets while also assisting International distributors in successfully building their product portfolio and distribution business. Company Management Ben S. Franklin is the founder and Principal Consultant for CAD Connections. Mr. Franklin has 25 years experience in International software sales and business development.  Mr. Franklin was formerly the European General Manager for Sigrity, Inc. Franklin was Managing Director of Cooper & Chyan Technology's European operations.  Mr. Franklin was the Vice-President for European Sales for the distribution and EDA vendor company CAD Solutions. Mr. Franklin was the Director of European Marketing at Intel Corporation based out of Intel's Brussels, Belgium European headquarters. Franklin earned a BSEE and MSEE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Franklin holds 12 patents in the computer design area. Franklin has successfully established European and Asian sales operations for more than 20 companies. Corporate Information CAD Connections is a German registered company with Georgia limited liability sister company.