Axus Technology delivers leading-edge CMP, wafer thinning/grinding, and precision wafer polishing solutions for advanced semiconductor, MEMS, TSV, and substrate applications. Based in Chandler, Arizona, Axus Technology’s operations include a fully-equipped development and foundry processing facility, as well as design, manufacture, and service operations.

Global responsibilites for the company's products and services related to advanced chemical-mechanical polishing tools and processes in the integrated circuit and mass digital storage industries plus precision grinding for LEDs, and MEMS, etc. Director of business opportunities in the Pacific Rim countries of Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, Singapore.

KUKA is a world leader in the design and manufacture of six-axis, articulated, industrial robots and robotics systems for industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace, solar, and entertainment applications. Responsibilities included: Territorial Sales Manager for articulated robots; Key Technology Manager for KUKA Motion Control Systems; Established KUKA Education Initiative; Established and Developed KUKA After-Sales Support Programs.

This Manufacturer's Representative company was formulated to provide sales and marketing support for high technology companies in need of sales expertise and relationship building with the client base. The clientele included eight high tech companies involved in the precision surface preparation and metrology of hard brittle materials such as semiconductor substrates, MEMS, OMEMS, and precision optical materials.

EADG is a marketing and training organization focused on the Automobile Aftermarket. EADG is well known in the industry for its responsive and versatile members who are professionals in public speaking, human relationship building, and also at presenting motivational talks and small group discussions for owners and managers of automobile aftermarket stores and retail outlets. Primary sectors include: Marketing, Sales, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Customer Relations, and Inventory Control, etc.

Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) for the planaration of Thin Films on the surface of micro-electronics is the enabling technology for modern high speed logic chips and mass capacity memory chips. This company was a leader in the techology and was sold to Novellus Systems in December of 2002. Responsiblities included directing and coordinating account management activities for traditional, special, and non-traditional applications in the Western Hemisphere.

In the CMP process of semiconductors and other precision surfaces, both polishing machines and polishing consumables are necessary. Rodel manufactured the polishing abrasives and polishing pads. Rodel purchased Solution Technology (see next) and then itself became a subsidiary of the Rohm & Haas Company which is now a part of the Dow Chemcial Company. Responsiblities included: Worldwide sales of colloidally suspended abrasive chemicals for advanced semiconductor wafer fabrication; member of Transition Team; Organized the Technology Transfer and Sales Training for the worldwide offices; Managed Customer Service and Process Engineering Departments (colloidal suspensions) at the Monroe, NC, facility.

Solution Technology (STI) was established to invent, develop, and manufacture abrasive slurry chemistries for precision surface preparation of hard, brittle materials, such as silicon, GaAs, InP, and others. The company grew very fast and was sold to Rodel Inc., a major competitor at the time. Responsibilities included: Global sales responsibilities (US, Europe, UK, & Asia). Transitioned the sales department from start-up mode through an accelerated growth period. Recruited, trained, and managed the International Distributors and Domestic Sales Representitives. Pioneered product training for company personnel, sales representatives (global), and the customer base. Author of the Corporate Sales and Customer Service manuals, and all product literature. Established the CMP process development laboratory; coordinated and staffed the corporate display booths at industry trade shows (global) and technical symposiums worldwide; administered and managed all Non-Disclosure Agreements.

Strasbaugh is globally recognized as one of the first companies to design and build polishers for the CMP process and is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of extremely precise machines and tools for precision surface preparation of hard, brittle materials used in the semiconductor and precision optics markets. Responsibilities included: territorial manager for the Southwestern US; territorial manager for the Northeastern US, mid-Atlantic states, plus Florida, and Eastern Canada. When CMP became an enabling technology, the territory was expanded to include Europe, the UK, Japan, and the Middle East. Administered territorial annual sales growth from annual revenues of $600K up to $27M.

Davidson Optronics designs and manufactures high precision optics and extremely precise optical metrology instruments such as autocollimators and interferometers. The company claims that every major space vehicle system has had a Davidson Optronics instrument involved somewhere, some how, in its production and/or testing phases. Responsibilities included: Administered all sales activity for Precision Optical components and Instrumentation used in systems such as Missile Guidance Alignment Systems; Night Observation Devices (a.k.a. "Fire Control Systems") for M1A1 tanks, helicopter mounting, and military rifles such as the M-16 and others. Managed the company's network of domestic and international sales representative companies.

Responsible for the initial set-up and operation of this ophthalmic optics fabrication laboratory. Specified all initial capital equipment purchases, managed personnel related issues, and ran all of the Day-to-Day management responsiblities for this company.

Optical Fabrication Specialist, manufacturing protective and corrective eyewear for military and civilian personnel.

Industrial Technology, Speech, Art, Theater Arts teacher; Ski Club Advisor.