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California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead the development and execution of R&D program to scale metal additive manufacturing solutions in aerospace, defense, and aviation sectors.
• Directly involved in the execution of high-priority programs crucial for company success, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Spearheaded the introduction of phase-gate product development process, enhancing ROI and product quality while making the transition into production and field smoother.
• Established project reporting structure, financial forecasting and tracking system and KPIs for on time and within budget project delivery.

Fremont, California, United States

• Managed the EFA division PMO office responsible for 11 product lines at 3 different sites across North America.
• Prepared R&D annual operating plans with various funding scenarios for senior executive approval.
• Proposed new programs or changes to the portfolio based on input from BU, other departments, or customers (including joint development programs).
• Oversaw program execution by TPMs reporting to me, ensuring alignment with product and technology roadmaps.

Fremont, California, United States

• Managed the cross-functional engineering group, developing of individual plans, mentoring, performance reviews, competency planning, and hiring of talent.
• Collected all stakeholders’ inputs and developed R&D roadmap for Circuit Edit program.
• Proposed, developed, and successfully introduced Centrios product line to help reclaim the mid-range market.
• Managed a successful joint development program with a leading edge customer to enhance 2nd generation Centrios to meet high-end requirements for sub 5nm node technology.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

• Defined and executed product roadmap for FIB/SEM dual beam Helios PFIB in collaboration with semiconductor, materials, and life science BUs.
• Led the development of second generation of Helios PFIB, integrating of a novel plasma FIB column capable of delivering multiple ion species.

Brno, South Moravia, Czechia

• Managed Helios program through 4th generation of the product, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Led product developments, communication, and phase-gate approval reviews, achieving significant revenue increases.
• Helios Gen 4 was a ground-up renovation, integrating a novel booster tube FIB and atomic resolution STEM, becoming the most commercially successful product in the history of the MSD division.

Brno, Czech Republic

• Joined Helios Gen 1 product development team.
• After a year in the role, became the technical lead for the Helios program, leading a team of 5 system engineers.
• Developed, implemented, and tested new system components, driving the product's successful launch.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Physics

Studied at Institute of Physical Engineering at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with three main areas forming the curriculum.

Executive Mba

Innovative curriculum with proven results on par with Wharton, Harvard, and Stanford. Highly selective program with 7% acceptance rate.

Physics

Activities and Societies: Research staySpent seven months in STM laboratories of Institute of Physics in a team of prof. Varga doing.