Management Skills• Sound understanding of technology and innovation management• Strategic thinking and planning (innovation roadmaps & budget, patent strategy)• Broad team leader and project management skills• Marketing experience (product management, market & technology trend analysis)• Familiar with fostering international co-operation networks with industry and academia• Proven track record in acquisition and managing public funding projects• 15+ years business expertise and in-depth knowledge of flat panel display industry (LCD, OLED)Thin Film Technology and Engineering• Over 10 years experience in development and application of PVD processes and sputtering targets• Sound understanding of thin film applications and devices:- thin film transistors (a-Si, LTPS, oxide-TFT),- electrochromic glass,- solid-state thin film batteries,- thin film solar cells (CIGS, CdTe), - microelectronics• In-depth knowledge of thin film analysis and characterization methodsPowder Metallurgy (PM) and Material Science• Ability to translate customer requirements into fabricable products• Broad experience in development and launch of new PM materials and products• Emphasis on devising and implementing new value chains of powder metallurgical processes• Familiar with common unit processes, e.g.- powder preparation/processing/mixing,- compaction (hot isostatic pressing, hot pressing, SPS, sintering)- deformation processes,- plasma spraying, and others