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Manage the New Product Introductions at Cree Inc. for various new solid state lighting products. Transition Proces/Products from R&D through development and eventually into our Chinese production facilities.

Responsible for implementing cost saving programs through quality in China, Australia, and India.Global coordinator of structural core foam kits manufacturing.Asia Pacific representative for equipment development and standardization

Process improvements of wafering process for both single and polycrystalline silicon ingots. Expansion of wafering capacity while building strong Wafering R&D team

Process Development and NPI engineering for solid state lighting LEDs. Develop Back thinning and eutectic bonding process for LED Wafers. R&D Process Development for Wafering / Polish / Surface Prep of SiC Wafers. Develop CMP Process for SiC.

Black Belt Six Sigma for process improvements. Quality and validation of new processes and materials. Responsible for qualifying PS materials through BD manufacturing sites.

R&D of new methods of expanding polyolefin materials and product development. Built testing and characterization lab for company. Holds several patents for foam technology of polyolefinic foams. Interface with vendors on developing better polyolefins for foaming with hydrocarbon and CO2 physical blowing agents.

Developed novel poymer blend systems for auto and electronics industry.Developed metallized composites for aerospace propulsion tanks and communication arrays