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Dr. Matt Kim, Chairman
Dr. Matt Kim is the Founder and President of QuantTera. QuantTera specializes in developing nano-engineered quantum based devices for photonic applications. Our company focus is to develop manufacturable lasers, detectors, driver amplifiers and photonic integrated circuits. Dr. Kim is the chairman of board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster a non-profit organization for advancing nanotechnology issues in Arizona. In 2000 Dr. Kim co-founded MicroLink Devices, Inc., a leading manufacturer of transistors for cellular communications in Niles, IL. At MicroLink he was Vice President of Operations and supervised the transistor manufacturing program which ultimately resulted vendor qualification at major telecommunications companies. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Kim served as Principal staff scientist at Motorola’s corporate research laboratory, demonstrating transistors with very high gain, which were used in Motorola cell phone technology. At the 2006 Governor’s Celebration of
Innovation he received the Chairman's Award for contributions to Arizona’s High Tech
Industry. Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University
Company Link: www.quanttera.com
Other links:
Article in Arizona Business Gazette
Photos of Governor's Celebration of Innovation (Dec 2006)
Dr. Matt Kim is the Founder and President of QuantTera. QuantTera specializes in developing nano-engineered quantum based devices for photonic applications. Our company focus is to develop manufacturable lasers, detectors, driver amplifiers and photonic integrated circuits. Dr. Kim is the chairman of board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster a non-profit organization for advancing nanotechnology issues in Arizona. In 2000 Dr. Kim co-founded MicroLink Devices, Inc., a leading manufacturer of transistors for cellular communications in Niles, IL. At MicroLink he was Vice President of Operations and supervised the transistor manufacturing program which ultimately resulted vendor qualification at major telecommunications companies. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Kim served as Principal staff scientist at Motorola’s corporate research laboratory, demonstrating transistors with very high gain, which were used in Motorola cell phone technology. At the 2006 Governor’s Celebration of
Innovation he received the Chairman's Award for contributions to Arizona’s High Tech
Industry. Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell UniversityCompany Link: www.quanttera.com
Other links:
Article in Arizona Business Gazette
Photos of Governor's Celebration of Innovation (Dec 2006)
Douglas L. Goodman
Doug Goodman is the President and CEO of Ridgetop Group, Inc, a well-established electronic prognostics and fault-tolerant semiconductor design firm in Tucson, and has an extensive background in Electronic Design, Metrology, and Test. He is a co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. Doug has helped start several companies over the years serving the Semiconductor Industry, including Opmaxx (now part of Credence Systems), Environmental Metrology Corporation and Ridgetop in Tucson. He has also served as VP of Engineering at Analogy, Inc, (now part of Synopsys) and held various managerial and engineering roles at Tektronix and Honeywell. Doug holds a BSEE from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and an MBA from the University of Portland. He has served as an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Arizona in Tucson and was named an Entrepreneurial Fellow by the University of Arizona, Eller College of Business in 2002. He received the Chairman’s Award at the 2006 Governor’s Celebration of
Innovation in Phoenix for his contributions to Arizona’s High Tech
Industry.
Company Link: www.Ridgetop-Group.com
Doug Goodman is the President and CEO of Ridgetop Group, Inc, a well-established electronic prognostics and fault-tolerant semiconductor design firm in Tucson, and has an extensive background in Electronic Design, Metrology, and Test. He is a co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. Doug has helped start several companies over the years serving the Semiconductor Industry, including Opmaxx (now part of Credence Systems), Environmental Metrology Corporation and Ridgetop in Tucson. He has also served as VP of Engineering at Analogy, Inc, (now part of Synopsys) and held various managerial and engineering roles at Tektronix and Honeywell. Doug holds a BSEE from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and an MBA from the University of Portland. He has served as an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Arizona in Tucson and was named an Entrepreneurial Fellow by the University of Arizona, Eller College of Business in 2002. He received the Chairman’s Award at the 2006 Governor’s Celebration of
Innovation in Phoenix for his contributions to Arizona’s High Tech
Industry. Company Link: www.Ridgetop-Group.com
Thomas McGlew
Thomas McGlew has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of semiconductor manufacturing and employee development. Tom has served as one of the founding Committee Members of the Northwest Semiconductor Workforce Development Consortium, as a Steering Member for the Arizona SEMI Committee, as a Board Member of the AZ Nanothenology Cluster, and as a Member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He is the Instructional Programs Development Specialist at the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center, with Project Management responsibilities for the Work-Ready Electronics program. Mr. McGlew is a certified instructor for numerous Management and Leadership Development Workshops and has spoken at two ASTD Technical Education Conferences on Mentoring in the Workplace.
Company Website: www.matec.org
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www.matecnetworks.org
www.work-readyelectonics.org
Thomas McGlew has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of semiconductor manufacturing and employee development. Tom has served as one of the founding Committee Members of the Northwest Semiconductor Workforce Development Consortium, as a Steering Member for the Arizona SEMI Committee, as a Board Member of the AZ Nanothenology Cluster, and as a Member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He is the Instructional Programs Development Specialist at the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center, with Project Management responsibilities for the Work-Ready Electronics program. Mr. McGlew is a certified instructor for numerous Management and Leadership Development Workshops and has spoken at two ASTD Technical Education Conferences on Mentoring in the Workplace. Company Website: www.matec.org
Other Links:
www.matecnetworks.org
www.work-readyelectonics.org
Michael J. Berman
Laboratory Manager of the Micro/Nano Fabrication Center (MFC) at the UA. During more than 25 years in the semiconductor industry, Michael has published 12 papers, been issued over 40 patents with 20 patents pending. Before coming to the UA, Michael was a both a manager and staff engineer for LSI Logic. At LSI, Michael was “Inventor of the Year” for 2002 and “Outstanding Patent Liaison of the Year” for 2003.
Laboratory Website: http://mfc.engr.arizona.edu/
Laboratory Manager of the Micro/Nano Fabrication Center (MFC) at the UA. During more than 25 years in the semiconductor industry, Michael has published 12 papers, been issued over 40 patents with 20 patents pending. Before coming to the UA, Michael was a both a manager and staff engineer for LSI Logic. At LSI, Michael was “Inventor of the Year” for 2002 and “Outstanding Patent Liaison of the Year” for 2003.Laboratory Website: http://mfc.engr.arizona.edu/
Cindy Pillote
Cindy Pillote is an attorney with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer. Her legal practice includes intellectual property counseling; patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution; related technology transfer; and licensing. Technical experience in, among other areas, nanotechnology, medical devices and products, life sciences, nutraceuticals, cosmeticeuticals, semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing, electronic commerce, mechanical devices, chemical processes and compounds, mining technology, and electronic communication. In addition to the various Bar Associations, Cindy also is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, International Trademark Association, and the Licensing Executive Society. She is also a board member of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, the Center for Applied Nanoiononics at ASU, and Community Health Charities, and chairs this year’s Arizona Nanotechnology Symposium Committee. Prior to earning her law degree from Arizona State University in 1997, she had a professional career in engineering at Motorola and Digital Equipment Corporation and earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science Engineering from ASU.
Cindy Pillote is an attorney with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer. Her legal practice includes intellectual property counseling; patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution; related technology transfer; and licensing. Technical experience in, among other areas, nanotechnology, medical devices and products, life sciences, nutraceuticals, cosmeticeuticals, semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing, electronic commerce, mechanical devices, chemical processes and compounds, mining technology, and electronic communication. In addition to the various Bar Associations, Cindy also is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, International Trademark Association, and the Licensing Executive Society. She is also a board member of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, the Center for Applied Nanoiononics at ASU, and Community Health Charities, and chairs this year’s Arizona Nanotechnology Symposium Committee. Prior to earning her law degree from Arizona State University in 1997, she had a professional career in engineering at Motorola and Digital Equipment Corporation and earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science Engineering from ASU.Dr. Kannan Raj
Kannan Raj has over 20 years versatile experience in executive and general management, marketing and development of mixed signal ICs and photonics. Most recently he served as Product Line Manager for Zarlink Semiconductor and held responsibility for the P&L for the I/O Products Group, managing mixed signal integrated circuit product lines in Phoenix, Arizona and the photonics product lines in Jarfalla, Sweden and. Prior to that, he held diverse management roles at Primarion, a leading mixed signal semiconductor company focused on digital control of power and optical I/O, as R&D head and product development leader, product line and program manager, operations head and reliability manager. He was responsible for the marketing and business strategy of the mixed signal integrated circuit product lines and enabled it's growth from a startup company into a market leader, gaining over 70% market share in arrayed I/O products. Prior to that, he served for nearly 4 years at Intel Corp. and managed several product development teams, industry programs and university collaborative research programs on design and test, R&D and, IP development in semiconductors and photonics. Prior to Intel, he was assistant professor and project coordinator at George Mason University where he facilitated industry/university collaboration on adoption of emerging technologies. He has over thirty five issued US and international patents and over forty publications. He was elected Sr. Member IEEE in 2004 and serves on the board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. He served as the Organizing Chair for the First AZ Nanotech Symposium in 2006. He holds a PhD from George Mason University, MSEE from Virginia Tech and an ME in ECE from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Kannan Raj has over 20 years versatile experience in executive and general management, marketing and development of mixed signal ICs and photonics. Most recently he served as Product Line Manager for Zarlink Semiconductor and held responsibility for the P&L for the I/O Products Group, managing mixed signal integrated circuit product lines in Phoenix, Arizona and the photonics product lines in Jarfalla, Sweden and. Prior to that, he held diverse management roles at Primarion, a leading mixed signal semiconductor company focused on digital control of power and optical I/O, as R&D head and product development leader, product line and program manager, operations head and reliability manager. He was responsible for the marketing and business strategy of the mixed signal integrated circuit product lines and enabled it's growth from a startup company into a market leader, gaining over 70% market share in arrayed I/O products. Prior to that, he served for nearly 4 years at Intel Corp. and managed several product development teams, industry programs and university collaborative research programs on design and test, R&D and, IP development in semiconductors and photonics. Prior to Intel, he was assistant professor and project coordinator at George Mason University where he facilitated industry/university collaboration on adoption of emerging technologies. He has over thirty five issued US and international patents and over forty publications. He was elected Sr. Member IEEE in 2004 and serves on the board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. He served as the Organizing Chair for the First AZ Nanotech Symposium in 2006. He holds a PhD from George Mason University, MSEE from Virginia Tech and an ME in ECE from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.Dr. Sudhama Shastri
Sudhama Shastri has spent almost 20 years in the semiconductor industry and is currently responsible for design and product development in the Consumer Products Division at ON Semiconductor. His previous roles included Director of High-Frequency Technology Development at ON Semiconductor and Senior Principal Engineer at Digital DNA Labs in Motorola. He received a BTech degree at the Indian Institute of Technology and MS and PhD degrees at the University of Texas. He serves on the board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, on the Technical Program Committee for NSTI’s annual Nanotech Symposium, on the Industrial Advisory Board for ASU-Poly and on the Departmental Advisory Committee for NAU’s EE Department. He is a reviewer for IEEE journals, and has over 50 publications and 5 issued patents.
Sudhama Shastri has spent almost 20 years in the semiconductor industry and is currently responsible for design and product development in the Consumer Products Division at ON Semiconductor. His previous roles included Director of High-Frequency Technology Development at ON Semiconductor and Senior Principal Engineer at Digital DNA Labs in Motorola. He received a BTech degree at the Indian Institute of Technology and MS and PhD degrees at the University of Texas. He serves on the board of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, on the Technical Program Committee for NSTI’s annual Nanotech Symposium, on the Industrial Advisory Board for ASU-Poly and on the Departmental Advisory Committee for NAU’s EE Department. He is a reviewer for IEEE journals, and has over 50 publications and 5 issued patents.Dr. Jack Hughes
John (Jack) Hughes is an Adjunct Professor in the Department Of Family and Community Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor Of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University Of Health Sciences in Bethesda. Following graduation from Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University, he received his medical degree from Cornell Medical College in New York City followed by training in surgery at the St. Luke's Hospital in New York City with faculty appointments at Columbia University and Columbia Teachers College. As an "obligatory volunteer" Dr. Hughes served as Chief Of Surgery for the Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison before service as a combat surgeon in Vietnam. On return to civilian status he practiced general surgery in Kenton, Ohio, where he also became Health Commissioner for Hardin County. He returned academic practice as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, and Director Of Surgery at the Mental Health State Hospital in Toledo, Ohio during the early development of the Medical College Of Ohio. He joined the faculty of the University of Arizona as Associate Professor Of Surgery and Associate Professor Of Family And Community Medicine, as well as, serving as Director of Emergency Services of University Hospital from 1977 until 1981. Dr. Hughes returned to military service as Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy Reserve and served on active duty until 1985. He remained with the Naval Reserve with multiple episodes of return for special service and was called to active duty during Desert Shield/Storm. He was based at the Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California, teaching surgery but also serving as a tri-services educator teaching the Advanced Life-Support Course of The American College Surgeons. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1996. Dr. Hughes served as a medical practitioner in Casa Grande, Arizona, until 2000. Subsequently he covered emergency care at the Indian Hospital in Sells, Arizona, and the Yuma Regional Health Center in Yuma, Arizona. As he withdrew from active clinical patient care practice he took interest in distance learning, nanotechnology, and the development of brain/mind in the human with special focus on the impact of music on capacity for learning. Dr. Hughes was one of the founding members of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. He became active with the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, becoming a Director of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain States divisions. In that capacity, he was co-host to regional meetings held at the University of Arizona in April 2005. His wide and interdisciplinary interests and have led to linkages with academic, industrial, and governmental organizations in the Southwest. His work with the care of victims and interest in brain/mind have carried over to the study of crime and violence, as well as, the potential for behavioral change. He is listed in Who's Who in America 2007; Who's Who in American Education 2004-2005; Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2006-2007; Who's Who in the West 1994-1995. He continues to seek opportunities for learning and service locally, globally -- based on past experiences and skills -- and for opportunities for personal growth.
John (Jack) Hughes is an Adjunct Professor in the Department Of Family and Community Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor Of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University Of Health Sciences in Bethesda. Following graduation from Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University, he received his medical degree from Cornell Medical College in New York City followed by training in surgery at the St. Luke's Hospital in New York City with faculty appointments at Columbia University and Columbia Teachers College. As an "obligatory volunteer" Dr. Hughes served as Chief Of Surgery for the Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison before service as a combat surgeon in Vietnam. On return to civilian status he practiced general surgery in Kenton, Ohio, where he also became Health Commissioner for Hardin County. He returned academic practice as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, and Director Of Surgery at the Mental Health State Hospital in Toledo, Ohio during the early development of the Medical College Of Ohio. He joined the faculty of the University of Arizona as Associate Professor Of Surgery and Associate Professor Of Family And Community Medicine, as well as, serving as Director of Emergency Services of University Hospital from 1977 until 1981. Dr. Hughes returned to military service as Captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy Reserve and served on active duty until 1985. He remained with the Naval Reserve with multiple episodes of return for special service and was called to active duty during Desert Shield/Storm. He was based at the Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California, teaching surgery but also serving as a tri-services educator teaching the Advanced Life-Support Course of The American College Surgeons. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1996. Dr. Hughes served as a medical practitioner in Casa Grande, Arizona, until 2000. Subsequently he covered emergency care at the Indian Hospital in Sells, Arizona, and the Yuma Regional Health Center in Yuma, Arizona. As he withdrew from active clinical patient care practice he took interest in distance learning, nanotechnology, and the development of brain/mind in the human with special focus on the impact of music on capacity for learning. Dr. Hughes was one of the founding members of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster. He became active with the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, becoming a Director of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain States divisions. In that capacity, he was co-host to regional meetings held at the University of Arizona in April 2005. His wide and interdisciplinary interests and have led to linkages with academic, industrial, and governmental organizations in the Southwest. His work with the care of victims and interest in brain/mind have carried over to the study of crime and violence, as well as, the potential for behavioral change. He is listed in Who's Who in America 2007; Who's Who in American Education 2004-2005; Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2006-2007; Who's Who in the West 1994-1995. He continues to seek opportunities for learning and service locally, globally -- based on past experiences and skills -- and for opportunities for personal growth.Herb Finkelstein
Herb Finkelstein joined ASU in 1997 as a research liaison officer. His responsibilities include working with industrial sponsors and partnerships to support the research mission of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. He helps promote and facilitate faculty/industry research partnerships and works to create a resource network in the university, community and the international arena to identify and cultivate industrial partners. Mr. Finkelstein is very involved in the Valley’s high tech industry; he is the engineering school’s representative to the executive boards of the AeA, the Arizona Nano-technology Cluster, the Arizona Aerospace and Defense Industry Association, and is a representative member of the Arizona Technology Council and its Workforce Development Committee, the Arizona Bio-industry Association, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and its D.A.T.A. Committee and Manufacturers' Council, and the Arizona Manufacturing Network, and is also a member of the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) and it’s Science, Engineering and Technology committee. He is also a board member of the Cognitive Engineering Research Institute (CERI). Mr. Finkelstein's professional experiences include a position with the U.S. Army Night Vision Lab as a contracting officer technical representative. His research experience here involved working in the R&D sector on Army specific technologies, such as image intensifiers, night vision goggles and solid state transformers, as well as initiating the Army Night Vision Lab’s hybrid microelectronics lab. He was the acquisition manager for Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) radar warning receivers’ ALR/67 and ALR/45. From 1982 to 1997, Mr. Finkelstein worked with and was a co-owner of FAI/Nanotechnologies, a logistics consulting company, where he was instrumental in winning a $40 Million contract with the Naval Supply System Command for a new program called the Rapid Acquisition of Manufacturing Parts (RAMP) program and took over the company and transformed it to a manufacturing firm fabricating high voltage focused ion beams. As part of his duties as CEO of FAI he became a lobbyist and was able to bring into the company $5 million in orders.
Herb Finkelstein joined ASU in 1997 as a research liaison officer. His responsibilities include working with industrial sponsors and partnerships to support the research mission of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. He helps promote and facilitate faculty/industry research partnerships and works to create a resource network in the university, community and the international arena to identify and cultivate industrial partners. Mr. Finkelstein is very involved in the Valley’s high tech industry; he is the engineering school’s representative to the executive boards of the AeA, the Arizona Nano-technology Cluster, the Arizona Aerospace and Defense Industry Association, and is a representative member of the Arizona Technology Council and its Workforce Development Committee, the Arizona Bio-industry Association, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and its D.A.T.A. Committee and Manufacturers' Council, and the Arizona Manufacturing Network, and is also a member of the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) and it’s Science, Engineering and Technology committee. He is also a board member of the Cognitive Engineering Research Institute (CERI). Mr. Finkelstein's professional experiences include a position with the U.S. Army Night Vision Lab as a contracting officer technical representative. His research experience here involved working in the R&D sector on Army specific technologies, such as image intensifiers, night vision goggles and solid state transformers, as well as initiating the Army Night Vision Lab’s hybrid microelectronics lab. He was the acquisition manager for Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) radar warning receivers’ ALR/67 and ALR/45. From 1982 to 1997, Mr. Finkelstein worked with and was a co-owner of FAI/Nanotechnologies, a logistics consulting company, where he was instrumental in winning a $40 Million contract with the Naval Supply System Command for a new program called the Rapid Acquisition of Manufacturing Parts (RAMP) program and took over the company and transformed it to a manufacturing firm fabricating high voltage focused ion beams. As part of his duties as CEO of FAI he became a lobbyist and was able to bring into the company $5 million in orders.