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South San Francisco, California, Us

Supporting Research Informatics & Software Engineering, gRED

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SEMICONDUCTOR CONSULTING Technology and business consultant for investors in high-tech industry with focus on next generation semiconductor technologies in the semiconductor industry. Adviser on market status and trends, companies ranking and strategic positioning. Client list includes some of the major investment and consultant firms worldwide. Have developed innovative processes and launched new products which have yielded more than $50 million in incremental revenue to employers and clients. Adviser and trainer in PLC (Product Life Cycle) management for high-tech companies; Created successful custom product development systems adapted to the needs of each company.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

 Managing complex functional growth programs for IT Operations, including data security, self-service enhancement through virtual agent and cost reduction  Responsible for schedules, budget planning, tracking and reporting to executive management, resource allocation and forecasting Utilizing traditional and Agile methodologies Leading large worldwide multi-functional teams

Santa Cruz, California, Us

BirchBark Foundation’s Mission• We help pets and their families through medical crises. • We do this by providing financial support to low income families and offering comfort to pet families in need.• Additionally, BirchBark Foundation offers grief support and education to pet families to be better advocates for their pets. Financial hardship should never cause the loss of any family pet. How you can help: donate, volunteer, select BirchBark as your charity when you shop on Amazon Smile, or simply spread the word.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Managing innovative programs representing the next frontier in cancer treatment. We know it's possible, all we have to do is make it happen.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

 Developing products life cycle models to predict adoption, growth and decline of the products revenue and margins; accurate modelling will improve product and service sales forecast, predict end-of-life and determine the launch the replacement product. Implementing these models will improve resource allocation and avoid potential litigation, and will increase customer satisfaction Developing business management processes: Product Life Cycle, End of Sales and Service, Product Option Architecture to improve business efficiency

Almere, Flevoland, Nl

Replaced outdated, inefficient, expensive Program Management platform within 6 months; saved the company $300,000/yearIntroduced and reinforced PLC fundamentals, including ROI based decisions and rigorous financial control of projects expenses as well as formal Toll GatesPersonally leading the most important project of the BU to establish best practices and to serve as a training platform for my teamInitiated development plan for the PM team and created training materials

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Managed release of new products in multiple fields: CMP, Front End, Metal Deposition, each yielding incremental annual revenues of over $50M Managed family of 20 products, launched 2 new products that increased market share by 5% and initiated the retirement of inefficient versions that saved $1.5M without impacting customer satisfaction Led release of a system that required managing over 20 field retrofits before final release, and improved market share by 4%

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Lead a multi-functional field support team of 10+ individuals consisting of applications support, tech support, and tech pubs for Ebeam Inspection Division Managed customer activities through the beta period, achieving 100% market share in Europe Negotiated and won service contracts for all the systems sold by the Business Unit, yielding $500,000 in incremental revenue

Managed customer demonstrations, commitments and delivery schedules resulting in the launch of a new technology and product sales yielding $3M in the first year Organized the first User Conference for Yield Enhancement Solutions with worldwide participants in volume in one year, while operating within budget restrictions.

Milpitas, California, Us

Managed development, testing, acceptance and release of software product, through all stages of Product Life Cycle from Conception (MRD) to Release, Customer Acceptance and Revenue. Value demonstration resulted in 20 orders even before release and product yielded $10M annually. Managed all demo lab activities for the Optical Overlay Division. Resulted in winning over 40 customer demonstrations and head-to-head vendor evaluations which generated $120M in sales in 2½ years. Created and maintained the first Product Option Architecture marketing tool for the Division that increased Sales efficiency and response time

Pioneered introduction of TEOS Silicon Dioxide, which improved safety and increased yield by 3%Introduced photosensitive Polyimide which reduced processing costs by 2%Diagnosed product design error starting from unrealistic, unattainable process specifications which resulted in product re-design, thus preventing an incalculable yield loss to the company

M.S., Chemical Engineering

Baccalaureat, Mathematics And Physics