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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

We build room temperature quantum computers, powered by diamond, which will provide ubiquitous quantum computing.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Baraja builds revolutionary LiDAR to support revolutionary thinkers.We deliver LiDAR to enable the autonomous vehicle revolution.Manager of multifunctional team, engineering technologies to support R&D in LiDAR system components & their integration. Laser sources / Optics & optical systems / Silicon Photonics / Analog & digital electronics / Mechatronics / Firmware & Signal processing / System modelling.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Construction operation responsible for conservation & remediation of state-owned heritage buildings and infrastructure.Manager of: Project management office; project estimation, construction planning, delivery of large, complex heritage conservation & remediation projects.Scaffolding, stoneworks, carpentry, roofing & plumbing construction operations.Contracting process, project financials, IT, project management & trades staff to contribute to business unit… Show more Construction operation responsible for conservation & remediation of state-owned heritage buildings and infrastructure.Manager of: Project management office; project estimation, construction planning, delivery of large, complex heritage conservation & remediation projects.Scaffolding, stoneworks, carpentry, roofing & plumbing construction operations.Contracting process, project financials, IT, project management & trades staff to contribute to business unit performance.• Led the identification of potential operational & delivery risks, development & implementation of mitigation strategies to ensure service levels are maintained.• Led the development of systems, processes, procedures & strategies to implement government initiatives & communicate the outcomes to ensure the adoption of new systems policies, processes & procedures.• Prepared briefings, submissions, presentations and develop business cases to support achievement of business objectives.• Provided routine & ad hoc reports on the operational performance of projects to highlight trends, forecasts or risks that required management intervention &/or strategic solutions for further action.• Facilitated strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support collaboration, the exchange of information & issues management to build on existing relationships & influence outcomes. Show less

County Cork, Ireland

Manager responsible for engineering, infrastructure, & process development of micro-LEDs & optoelectronic assemblies for micro-projection displays used in development of augmented-reality systems.Management of process, test, & back-end engineering.Clean-room & laboratory construction, equipment installation & qualification, management.R&D operations management.Partner & supplier management.

Sydney, Australia

Evaluation, analysis, and assessment of business and technical innovation proposals.Independent-party monitoring and feedback of project performance to contract.Assistance in development of project initiation collaterals: project definition, scope, risk assessment, business case, charter and plans.

Sydney, Australia

Operational and technical manager at Silanna Semiconductor, responsible for device, process, and manufacturing development of compound semiconductor products.

Division operational and technical manager at TDI Inc. TDI is a world leading company in the development of Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxy (HVPE) processes and techniques for the production of novel compound semiconductors such as GaN, AlN, AlGaN, InN, InGaN. These materials are used in a variety of applications, the primary ones being solid state lighting, short wavelength optoelectronics and RF power electronics.

Trubbach, Switzerland

Responsible for the development and implementation of world wide fab reporting and fab yield tracking systems. Development of yield management strategy & implemention of effective yield learning structures and process control systems. Consult and support on-site project teams and customers world wide in production technology related yield, quality and reliability improvement.

Eindhoven Area, Netherlands

Manager of applications development personnel and laboratory facilities in EU, US, and Asia, focused on emerging markets: MEMS, microsystems, photonics, 3D IC, and nanotechnology. Responsible for managing personnel and programs to develop new hardware, software, and process solutions to drive expansion into new markets.

Intellectual property generation, feasibility and market studies, prototype design and manufacture, and generation of disclosure and patenting documentation. Consultant to individual and small groups of inventors to document ideas, perform market studies, targeting of potential licensees, and development of hardware and presentation packages to potential licensees.

Austin, Texas, United States

Semiconductor process and equipment research and development. Program/Project development and management.• Responsible for definition, implementation, and management of multi-site projects to address critical issues limiting development of technology in support of Semiconductor Industry Roadmap at 70nm/50nm/35nm nodes. This included:* Discharge plasma EUV source development - demonstration of high-repetition rate pulsed plasma source. Project in collaboration with Sandia National Labs… Show more Semiconductor process and equipment research and development. Program/Project development and management.• Responsible for definition, implementation, and management of multi-site projects to address critical issues limiting development of technology in support of Semiconductor Industry Roadmap at 70nm/50nm/35nm nodes. This included:* Discharge plasma EUV source development - demonstration of high-repetition rate pulsed plasma source. Project in collaboration with Sandia National Labs and Univ. of S. Florida.* Photomask defect reduction development - demonstration of distributed Bragg reflecting multilayer films for reflective optics and photomasks. Project in collaboration with Lawrence-Livermore National Labs, Univ. CA Berkeley, Veeco Instruments Inc.* High-NA EUV optics development - demonstration of aspheric optics capable of lithographic imaging of 30nm features. Project in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, Univ. CA Berkeley, Sandia National Labs.* Managed and mentored projects with universities (Stanford, MIT, and Univ. of Wisconsin.) emphasizing applied research and modeling. International consortia representative responsible for coordination of activities with European (IMEC, MEDEA, EUCLIDES) and Japanese (ASET) research and development organizations. Show less

Semiconductor process and equipment development; manufacturing line and systems implementation. Direction, training, and support of process development and manufacturing engineers and technicians, ~ $1M/yr budget. Responsible for process development, integration, and set up of manufacturing line for CMOS digital sensors.

Responsible for process transfer from technology development Fab, and for equipment and process installation/qualification for start-up of Pentium production line.

Responsible for technical field support, issue resolution, and on-site process optimization. Technical liaison between customer, and sales, marketing, and manufacturing depts. Developed general processing guidelines and customer specific processes for Bipolar, BiCMOS, CMOS, GaAs, photomask, flip-chip, MEMS, and MCM R&D, and production lines.

Bse, Material Science And Engineering

Mse, Material Science And Engineering