Heyes is co-founder of USBid, Inc. and has served as its President and CEO since 1999. He has an EE degree with extensive experience in the semiconductor and electronic component industries. Prior to USBid, he was the President and CEO of American Silicon Products. He was also the VP of Stationary Power for Yuasa Exide (now Enersys) and previously held positions at AT&T Microelectronics (now LSI Logic) and VTC, Inc. (now Cypress Semiconductor). These positions involved providing both standard and custom (ASIC) semiconductor solutions to major electronic systems providers.
He holds an MBA from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, MN, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. Heyes is also co-founder and Board Member of WBParts, Inc. a global provider of aircraft parts and ground support equipment for commercial and military aerospace applications. In addition he serves on the Board of AAA Components Test Lab, a semiconductor testing and analytical lab.
He writes a blog (http://avoidcounterfeits.blogspot.com/) about component testing and counterfeit detection services.