Sr. Director Advanced Technology, Dir. Applications Development
• Managed cross functional teams of ~20 people from product and field marketing, applications development, characterization and field applications. Doubled the revenue and >75% share by implementing winning strategy and execution plan.• Principal provider of the novel “design by simulation” approach based on modeling, optimization and virtual prototyping of dimensional metrology systems. Created product strategies and engineering development roadmaps to secure market leadership. Led cross functional PLC team efforts for successful implementations of new features. • Drove corporate strategic planning initiatives and division goals for the product. Presented strategic plans and division performances during executive review with Sr. management.• Led Innovation activities for the division. Demonstrated dimensional metrology applications to device fab for Lithography related processes by developing metrics and methodologies based on sophisticated finite element and mechanics models. Developed a new market with a growth opportunity of ~100 M. Hosted quarterly innovation forum resulting several new features in both Inspection and Metrology products. Led IP strategy for the division - Patents submissions doubled. • Customer Management and Collaborations: Managed key customers by account ownership. Collaborated with major IC customers, Universities and Consortia worldwide for optimized concepts of process relevance. Division representative at SEMICON technical committees, SPIE and other key customer technical meetings.