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San Jose, California, United States

Veldhoven, Nl

Product management and marketing for HMI e-beam inspection, advanced automatic defect classification software, and AI/ML solutions

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

● General manager for X-ray imaging business unit, leading global cross-functional team of 20 employees including 10 direct reports from software, algorithms, hardware, and applications ● Responsible for P&L, sales bookings forecast, revenue recognition, and updates to executives at quarterly business review meetings ● Developed multi-year business strategy to accelerate product adoption, grow market share, and maintain leadership through key engineering programs and product roadmap ● Successfully integrated Silicon Valley X-ray (SVXR) technology into product portfolio post-acquisition and retained key talent through effective change management leadership ● Converted new product introduction to tool-of-record status in high-volume manufacturing at tier 1 foundry and memory customers ● Increased efficiency of engineering development by 120% over two-year period through product life cycle management, focus on key selling propositions, and excellent adaptability to changing business landscapes ● Created product marketing collateral including brochures, posters, website, technical videos, and over 25 engineering article interviews ● Speaker and exhibitor at key semiconductor conferences including Semicon and IMAPS ● Trained global sales team and executed new go-to-market campaigns resulting in 238% increase in sales leads and technical demos over a one-year period ● Agile product owner for software and algorithm development for defect inspection and metrology

San Jose, California, Us

● Provided leadership and management for the growth of the applications team, hiring and mentoring over 10 applications scientists and engineers● Led industrialization and deployment of automatic defect classification in high-volume production● Managed cross-functional teams to drive tool characterization and matching program● Owned technical roadmaps to maintain competitive technology and serve industry needs● Led technical due diligence and executive-facing presentations during M&A process and final acquisition of SVXR by Bruker Nano

San Jose, California, Us

● Developed computer vision and machine learning algorithms for high-speed automated X-ray inspection● Engaged in critical business evaluations to enable key applications in semiconductor advanced packaging

Milpitas, Us

● Lead algorithm developer for SpectraProbe, a machine-learning metrology software suite● Enabled key applications in 3D-NAND and DRAM, traveling on-site to support customer demos in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan● Managed cross-functional teams and engaged in critical business evaluations to penetrate new markets for lithography and etch overlay● Owned technical product roadmaps to develop and expand machine-learning solutions portfolio

Stanford, Ca, Us

● Applied novel optical and X-ray techniques to manipulate and probe thin-film ferroelectrics for next generation memory storage and optical modulator applications● Designed and executed experiments at X-ray beamlines at SLAC and Argonne National Lab● Simulated metamaterial field enhancement structures using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and fabricated terahertz antenna devices at Stanford Nanofabrication Facility cleanroom

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering