Yocam started his business career with management positions at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s and moved into technology in the 1970s.
[4] Yocam was president, chief operating officer (COO), and a board director of Tektronix, Inc.[5] He joined the Beaverton, Oregon, manufacturer of test and measurement equipment, computer graphics products, and television systems in 1992.
Yocam was chairman and CEO of Borland International, Inc., Scotts Valley, California, a provider of software and services from 1996 through 1999.
[7] He resigned after the acquisition of Visigenics Software was completed in 1999 and the company posted a $10.5 million loss for the 3rd quarter.
[8] Yocam served on the board of directors of Adobe Systems Inc. (1991–2009),[9] Oracle Corp. (1992–1997),[10] Xircom, Inc. (1996–2001) (acquired by Intel Corp. in 2001),[11] Raster Graphics, Inc. (1995–1999), Hollywood Park, Inc. (1997–1998), Boomtown, Inc. (1995–1997) (acquired by Hollywood Park, Inc. in 1997), Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. (1995–1997), Sapiens International Corp. (1995–1997), and AST Research, Inc.