John Ciraldo is a Chief Technology Officer at WD Advanced Materials at WD Advanced Materials. He possess expertise in thin films, characterization, physics, materials science, semiconductors and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have known and worked with John for 4 years. John has proven himself as an excellent engineer and manager. He has learned how to mentor people to get the best results from them and become more productive. As the Manager of Applications Technology at Rubicon he has developed many processes 3 of which he shares patents with Rubicon which has given Rubicon other opportunities beyond bulk sapphire production and wafer processing. John is always willing to listen to ideas, no matter how ‘out of the box’ they may be, recognizing that sometimes good ideas come from improbable places. John is also excellent at sorting through the minutia of a problem and determining the root cause quickly. He is focused and driven for success and I would gladly work with him again if the opportunity presented itself." and "I have worked with John for over two years as his supervisor and colleague. During that time, I have witnessed John take on ever increasing responsibilities, continually demonstrating his capacity for novel solutions to existing problems. I have come to rely on his expertise and execution of specific technical tasks and implementation of larger long term project plans. He is a valuable asset and I have no doubt that he will excel in any environment given the opportunity."