Richard Sevcik, senior vice president of software and support, is responsible for all aspects of software tools and cores at Xilinx, including product development, marketing and the company's relationships with third–party software developers.  In addition, he oversees the company's support organization, which provides application and design services as well as training for customers worldwide.  He joined Xilinx in 1997 from Hewlett-Packard, where he had served as group general manager of HP’s Systems Technology Group.  Sevcik received his bachelors degree in engineering physics from the University of Illinois and his masters in solid state physics from Northwestern University.