Come see what Garmin has to offer!

2. History
Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Dr. Min
Kao with a handful of engineers
• Gary and Min worked together at Honeywell
• Gar(y) + Min = Garmin
Company went public December 8, 2000
• NASDAQ 500
• Trade Symbol: GRMN
Hundreds of different products in multiple markets
• Aviation
• Marine
• Outdoor
• Wireless
• Original Equipment
Manufacturing (OEM)

3. The Global Leader in PND
• #1 in PND market share worldwide*
• 4 million units sold worldwide in Q2
2010
• Gross profit increased 11.4%
*Canalys Research

4. Vertical Integration
Garmin
• In-house design and
manufacturing, distribution,
marketing, sales, customer
support
• Control the entire process
• Create jobs
• Maintain comfortable inventory
Results
• High levels of innovation,
flexibility, and responsiveness
• Manage risk
• Reduce cost
• Higher growth and stability

5. Global Presence
5
Olathe, KS (Headquarters)
•Primary R&D Center
•Aviation Mfg. and Certification
•Sales, Distribution, and Support for
the Americas
•2,566 associates
Shijr, Jhongli & LinKou,
Taiwan
•Consumer Mfg.
•R&D
•Sales, Distribution, and Support
for the Pacific Rim
•5,248 associates
Salem, OR
•Aviation R&D
•Aviation Mfg.
•222 associates
Chicago, IL Retail Store
•19 associates
UK Headquarters
•Sales and Support for
Europe, Africa and Middle
East
•215 associates
European Distribution
Barcelona, Spain
•62 associates
Billdal, Sweden
27 associates
Brussels, Belgium
•24 associates
Copenhagen, Denmark
•40 associates
Graz, Austria
•29 associates
Lisbon, Portugal
•14 associates
Lohja, Finland
•5 associates
Milan, Italy
•60 associates
Munich, Germany
•97 associates
Paris, France
•71 associates
8,919 total associates
Research & Development
Calgary, Alberta
•76 associates
Los Angeles, CA
•7 associates
Minneapolis, MN
•42 associates
Newport, OR
•6 associates
San Francisco, CA
•21 associates
Tempe, AZ
•17 associates
Grand Cayman
(Parent Company)
•2 associates
Sydney, Australia
•Distribution
•44 associates
Beijing, China
•Sales & Support
•5 associates

6. Headquarters – Olathe, KS
Approximately 1M square feet of
space supporting
• Administration
• Primary R&D
• Aviation manufacturing
• Marketing
• America’s customer
support
• America’s product repair
• Warehouse

7. Retail Stores
Chicago
• Located on the “magnificent
Mile” at the corner of Erie
and Michigan Avenue
• World’s first and only retail
outlet dedicated to GPS
navigation
• Enhance brand awareness
and support existing retail
partners
Taiwan
• Second Garmin retail store
– opened in November
2007
• Located in Tainan, a city in
southern Taiwan
• The parking place has
become a gathering place
for bikers

8. Markets We Serve
 Aviation
• General aviation GPS products
• Communication, radar and autopilots
• Revolutionary glass cockpits
 Automotive / Mobile
• PNDs
• Mobile on and off board applications
• OEM aftermarket and factory
 Marine
• Handhelds & chartplotters
• Radar, sounders, autopilots, networks
• OEM aftermarket and factory
 Outdoor / Fitness
• Personal GPS and fitness
• Communication devices
• Wireless tracking

9. Automotive / On the Road
Fastest growing market
#1 in North America and #2 in
Europe
PND – Personal Navigation
Device
Attributes
• Bluetooth Hands free
• MP3 Player
• Text to speech
• Real time traffic
• Gas Prices
• Weather
• Movie Listings
Units
• Nuvi
• Zumo

10. Outdoor / On the Trail
Strong Market Share
Applications
• Hiking
• Hunting
• Camping
• Geocaching
• Dog Tracking
Attributes
• Portable
• Mapping
• Tracking
• Weather Wear resistant
• Radio Communication
Units
• eTrex
• Oregon
• Colorado
• Rino
• Astro
http://www8.garmin.com/astro/

11. Fitness / Onto Fitness
Strong Market Share
Applications
• Running
• Cycling
• Training
Attributes
• Durable
• Small
• Share wirelessly
• Cross-Train
• Training Software
• Fitness Community
• Measure all types of data
• Cadence
• Heart Rate
• Foot Pod
Units
• Forerunner & Edge
http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/fr50/

12. Marine / On the Water
Applications
• Open water or inland lakes
• Navigation
• Fish finding
• Weather
• Autopilot
Attributes
• Large Screens
• Touch screens
• Water resistant
• Fixed or portable
• 3D Mapping
• Satellite imagery
• Real-Time Weather
• Radar
• Sonar

13. Aviation / In the Air
Garmin’s oldest line
Partnerships with industry leading aircraft
Applications
• Autopilot
• Navigation
• Weather
• Communication
Attributes
• Fixed or portable
• Weather
• Terrain Avoidance
• Synthetic Vision
Units
• Integrated Systems
• G1000
• Panel Mounts
• 430/530
• Portables
• GPSMAP 496

14. Is this where I will be working?

15. Why such a perception?
•Boolen Algebra
•Digital Gates
•Flip-flops
•FPGAs/CPLDs
•Registers
•Truth Tables
•Karnaugh map
•0s and 1s
My story of two friends

16. My work experience
Software Engineer at Stoecker and Associates
Medical Devices industry
June 1999 – December 2002
Worked on development of various image processing algorithms and neural
networks for automated detection and diagnosis of skin cancer.
Worked on medical software applications for Palm OS devices.
Hardware Engineering Design Intern at Adtran
Telecommunications industry
June 2002 – August 2002
Designed switching power supplies for DSL cards
Software Engineering Intern at Adtran
June 2001 – August 2001
Wrote embedded firmware for DSL cards
Wrote Windows based remote DSL card management software
Software/Hardware Engineering Intern at Anheuser-Busch
Food & Beverages industry
January 2000 – August 2000
Wrote brewery automation software
Prorgammed/Set up PLCs
Why did I join Garmin?

17. What is a Garmin Design Engineer, Anyway?
LOTS OF RESPONSIBILITIES!
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
•Design, debug, and test digital, analog and/or Radio Frequency (RF)
Circuits
•Prepare or direct preparation of product layouts, detailed drawings and
schematics
•Direct and coordinate manufacture of prototypes
•Plan and develop experimental test programs to verify compliance to all
applicable regulations and quality guidelines
•Analyze test data and reports to determine if the proposed design meets
functional and performance specifications

18. What is a Garmin Design Engineer, Anyway?
•Coordinate with other functional teams during the life cycle of the
product and be responsible for and require design modifications
•Evaluate engineering test results for possible application to
developments of other systems
•Use of software tools and test equipment to formulate and test
electronic designs
•Support production facilities in the manufacture of products
•Interface with the Test Engineers and factory personnel on the testing
and production of the products
•Perform cost/performance tradeoff analysis of different circuit options
•Investigate the usage of the latest components and technologies
•Complete documentation of the design in the required formats
NO PROBLEM!

19. What is a Garmin Design Engineer, Anyway?
•Design, debug, and test digital, analog and/or Radio Frequency (RF)
Circuits
This sounds like an Analog/RF/Digital Engineer
•Direct and coordinate manufacture of prototypes
This sounds like a Manufacturing Engineer
•Investigate the usage of the latest components and technologies
This sounds like a Research Position

20. What is a Garmin Design Engineer, Anyway?
Life of a typical
Garmin engineer

21. So what do I design?
Somewhere in SOP-004, we have a lot of meetings
to decide what the next, best, awesome, super-
cool, mega-fun GPS will be.

22. So what do I design?
OK – So we’ve met with management, marketing,
sales, tech support, and some guy from our
UK distributor.
We’ve been empowered, pow-wowed, synergized,
and otherwise thunk outside the box.
We know what we’re going to build*!
Let’s get started…

23. Emails and the 12-hour advantage
Some things are always the same8:01a

24. BOMs, ECOs, and other TLAs
Paperwork? I didn’t agree to this!8:25a

25. I love new engineers!
Schematic CaptureAnytime:Anyday

26. Mumbling something about “Power consumption too high?!”
Bench WorkAnytime:Anyday

27. I have a fever, and the only cure is more copper
PCB LayoutAnytime:Anyday

28. Dan fixing the results of my “Bench Work”
Tech WorkAnytime:Anyday

29. Customers expect these things to work in a car?
Performance TestingEarly:Often

30. Traffic reception and FCC testing
Performance TestingEarly:Often

31. “Arh – do you have any fashion sense at all?”
Industrial DesignAnytime:Anyday

32. I can only draw orthogonal surfaces in isometric projections.
These guys can do circles and stuff…
Industrial DesignAnytime:Anyday

33. “Solidworks says this PCB should fit!”
Mechanical DesignAnytime:Anyday

34. “Is this chip supposed to be rebooting constantly?”
Software: low levelYesterday:Lastweek

35. “What do you mean I’ve only got 32 MB of RAM? I
designed this thing to use a 512 MB Cache!”
Software: high
levelYesterday:Lastweek

36. Options Abound
Another great place for variety
11:29a - LUNCH!

37. When all else fails, seek out your ‘elders’
Expert Witness HelpCrisis:30

38. If a boat from Taiwan carrying your displays is traveling at 13 MPH and a jet from Israel
has your processors in its belly, when will you be able to commence your rev2
prototype builds?
Project PlanningTooLittle:TooLate

39. “I am thrilled that your CPU runs at 2GHZ, but why does it jam
the satellite reception in my house?
Compliance PlanningNeverThe:RightTime

40. “So when the unit gets to -5 Celsius, run a full multi-axis
calibration”
TestingAlways:NonStop

41. Cookout in the lab…
BreakTime12:00p

42. A little distraction really helps concentration…
BreakTime3:15p

43. “Yeah – about that feature…. Can you change the manual to
just not mention it? It’s not going so well…
Technical Publications2 days before MP

44. Best to be there, just in case the unforeseen happens to be
seen.
Mass ProductionT-Minus:30Seconds

45. Whew – We’re done! Or are we?
Making MoneyDone:Finished?

46. “People still buy these things? And they’re trying to do what
with it?!”
Tech SupportFeb 15th
, 2015

47. Thank you!Thank you!