People
10/01/1997
ENI, Rochester, NY, a division of Astec America Inc., has promoted two executives. Robert J. Lelio has been named to the position of senior VP of finance and administration. He joined ENI as VP of finance in 1990. Also, Timothy K. Wilson has been appointed VP of manufacturing and quality. Wilson has served ENI as director of manufacturing and quality since 1996.
William Hightower has been named president and COO of Silicon Valley Group, San Jose, CA. He was chairman and CEO of Cadnet Corp.
Ibis Technology Corp., Danvers, MA, has appointed Robert L. Gable to its board of directors. He is chairman and CEO of Unitrode Corp.
Cognex Corp., Natick, MA, has appointed Glenn R. Wienkoop executive VP of subsidiary operations. Prior to joining Cognex, he served Measurex Corp. for more than 20 years, most recently .as executive VP and division president. Also, Henk Schalke has been named senior VP of engineering. Since joining Cognex in 1991 as VP of engineering, he has managed the company's Hardware Engineering Group, the software team that developed an SMD package, and the engineering and manufacturing operations of Isys Controls, a recent acquisition.
Tegal Corp., Petaluma, CA, has appointed George B. Landreth VP of new product development. Landreth joined Tegal in 1991, where he held positions as mechanical engineering manager, engineering program manager, and program director.
Dexter Electronic Materials, a division of Dexter Corp., Windsor Locks, CT, has named George Collin senior VP of finance and administration. Collin has served Dexter for 18 years, most recently as corporate controller.
Alliance Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA, has appointed Laurence Jordan, Jr. VP of operations. He was director of operations at Tseng Labs.
Candescent Technologies Corp., San Jose, CA, has named Robert J. Ganter VP of product engineering. He was most recently director of program management at Read-Rite Corp.
 Curtis S. Wozniak |
Electroglas Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has elected Curtis S. Wozniak chairman of its board of directors. Before joining the company in 1996 as CEO, he was president and COO of Xilinx Inc. Wozniak replaces former board chairman Neil Bonke, who will continue to serve as a director.
Lam Research Corp., Fremont, CA, has appointed James Bagley CEO. He was chairman and CEO of OnTrak Systems Inc., which Lam recently acquired. Stephen G. Newberry has been named executive VP and COO. Prior to joining Lam, he was group VP of global operations and planning for Applied Materials Inc. In addition, Terrence W. Plette has been named VP of business finance. He was most recently CFO and VP of finance and administration at Elantec Semiconductor Inc.
Cybeq Systems, Sunnyvale, CA, a unit of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., has appointed several new executives. Hank Beliveau is VP of marketing and sales; Ali Darvish is VP of engineering; Joyce Lopez is VP of finance and administration; and Sam Milgrom is VP of manufacturing.
Comdisco Electronics Group, San Francisco, CA, has appointed Richard C. Towner regulatory compliance manager. He has held management positions with Technology International and Inchcape Testing Services.
Ausimont USA Inc., Thorofare, NJ, has named Philip Schild technical service engineer in the Tecnoflon Fluoroelastomer Group. Before joining Ausimont, he held various positions in production, research, and sales and marketing at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Also, Gregg Lytle has been appointed Midwest sales manager for Tecnoflon Fluoroelastomers. He previously held a position in marketing and technical service at Parker Seals.
 John Goodman |
Fluoroware Inc., Chaska, MN, has promoted Charlie Peterson to the position of corporate scientist. Prior to joining Fluoroware in 1993 as technology research manager, he was engineering manager and cleaning manager at Empak. In addition, John Goodman has been elected president of the Institute of Environmental Sciences for the 1997-98 term. He is VP of engineering and technology at the company.
Linfinity Microelectronics Inc., Garden Grove, CA, a subsidiary of SymmetriCom Inc., has appointed Gary Hancock director of quality assurance. For the past 18 years, he has been quality assurance manager at the company.
Kyocera America Inc., San Diego, CA, has named three GMs to its production divisions. Roy Webb has been appointed GM of the Multilayer Division. He was formerly special assistant to the president of the division. Kevin Gaughan has been named GM of the Subcontract Assembly Division. He was manager of headquarters operations. Also, Nick Huntalas has been appointed GM of the Metallize Division. He was previously Metallize Division manager.
Digital Instruments, has named Steve Ziegler, Santa Barbara, CA, to its sales team as representative for the Rocky Mountain states, Louisiana, Texas, and Southern California. Ziegler has several years of experience in the scientific instruments industry.
 Kurt Christian |
Aeronex Inc., San Diego, CA, has appointed Kurt Christian director of operations. Prior to joining Aeronex, Christian spent 12 years at Tylan General in electrical/mechanical engineering and production and manufacturing management.
ASIC International, Knoxville, TN, has appointed Marian Geohegan business development manager. She has more than 13 years of management experience with technical businesses and organizations, including positions as marketing specialist at PTRL Environmental Services and product manager at Technology For Energy Corp.
 Tony Minei |
CVC, Rochester, NY, has appointed Tony Minei project management director. Before joining the company, he held a number of positions in project and program management during his 23 years at Harris Corp. and Grumman Aerospace.
Watkins-Johnson Co., Scotts Valley, CA, has named Dean W. Freeman director of WJ-2000 business development for the firm's Semiconductor Equipment Group (SEG). Prior to his new assignment, Freeman served as GM of technology in Japan. Debra Vogler has been promoted to quality systems director for the SEG. She has 18 years of reliability engineering experience, and joined Watkins-Johnson in 1994 as product reliability manager.
 Gary Shushnar |
Gary Shushnar has been named GM at the Upland, CA, operations of Osmonics Inc., Minnetonka, MN. He was director of Pacific Intertech Inc., and held numerous management positions at Siemens Solar Industries during his 15-year tenure there.
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, has appointed Victor A. Wells research engineer and manager of its Microelectronics Laboratory. He was most recently manager of intellectual properties at Burr-Brown Corp.
 Steven R. Vann (left), John Domin (right) |
Ion Systems, Berkeley, CA, has appointed Steven R. Vann ESD applications manager. He comes to Ion Systems after nearly 20 years with Hewlett Packard, where he established and implemented the company's specs for the handling of MR heads and disk drives regarding ESD and contamination controls in both the Boise, ID, and Penang, Malaysia, operations. Also, John Domin has been named central regional sales manager. He was senior product marketing engineer of the Conductor Etch Group of Applied Materials Inc. in Europe. Martin Heerschop has been appointed European sales manager. He was most recently European marketing manager for the Comdisco Electronics Group.
Voltaix Inc., North Branch, NJ, has named Betty A. Sattler to head its new sales office in Burke, VA. Sattler joined the company in 1994 as an independent manufacturer's representative.
Datacon Schweitzer + Zeindl GmbH, Radfeld, Austria, has named Johann Weinhändler area sales manager for Europe. He joins Datacon from the front-end technology sector, where he gained experience in the field of semiconductor production plants.
Sierra Technology Group Inc. (STG), Livermore, CA, has appointed Angela Ling district sales manager based in its Livermore, CA, office. She is a recent graduate of Penn State University, where she received a PhD degree in biochemistry. STG represents a number of high-technology companies engaged in vacuum deposition.
Ashland Chemical Co., Dublin, OH, has named R. Jefferson Pratt technical sales representative for its Electronic Chemicals Division, where he will provide technical sales support to customers in Colorado and Arizona. He has 16 years of sales experience in water treatment chemicals, previously serving as a senior sales representative for Ashland Chemical's Drew Industrial Division, a position he held since joining the company in 1995.
Alphasem AG, Berg, Switzerland, has named two sales account managers. Felixberto Dolot will be responsible for the Philippines territory. He has more than nine years of experience in production, process, maintenance, sales, and marketing in the consumer electronics and semiconductor equipment industries. Terence Teo will be responsible for selected customers in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. He has more than 13 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, and will be based at the Singapore office. Also, Daniel Lin has been named production manager. He has many years of experience in die attach automation. Katherina Kavak has been appointed sales administrator. Previously, she worked in the export department. She replaces Manuela Themann, who has left the company to pursue other interests.
MCA Inc., Mountain View, CA, has appointed Dori Jones senior account executive. She has more than 10 years of public relations experience in the semiconductor and other high-tech fields, most recently with Mathews & Clark Communications.
Dryden Engineering Co. Inc., Fremont, CA, has named Joseph T. Lonsdale director of marketing. Lonsdale is a 17-year veteran of Raychem Corp., where he served as strategic marketing manager for the company's Chemlex Division. Also, Donald G. Lutz has been appointed to the firm's board of directors. He is currently VP of technolgy.
Advantest America R&D Center Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has appointed Michael B. Diamond strategic marketing manager for next-generation products. Diamond has worked at Teradyne's Semiconductor and VLSI Test Divisions for the last eight years.
CFM Technologies Inc., West Chester, PA, has created three new management positions in customer support. James Gilmartin has been appointed US field operations manager. He previously worked at FSI International and Digital Equipment Corp. John Gailey has been named European field operations manager. He was with ADE International Corp. and Intertrade Scientific Ltd. Kurt Ponting has been appointed customer support logistics manager. He is retired from the US Army.
Bruce Hokanson has been named account manager/associate director of public relations at The Loomis Group, San Francisco, CA. He was with Mathews & Clark for more than nine years.
 Allen Duck |
Camelot Systems Inc., Haverhill, MA, has promoted Allen Duck to VP of worldwide sales. Duck was previously European sales manager.
Defect and Yield Management Inc., has named Doug Greenfield national sales manager. He was in sales at Schlumberger Technologies.
Ultrex Inc., Cranberry Township, PA, has named Brian J. Sullivan sales and marketing manager for its Western region. He was most recently Western region sales manager for Advanced Delivery and Chemical Systems.
Technology Modeling Associates, Sunnyvale, CA, has appointed John Ennis VP of North American sales. He joined the company in 1996 after working for Cadence Design Systems.
Chemtronics, Kennesaw, GA, has named Christopher E. Thomas regional sales manager for the Houston/New Orleans territory. Thomas has sales and service experience in this region.
The International Microelectronics and Packaging Society, Reston, VA, has presented a number of awards. The Daniel C. Hughes Memorial award was given to R. Wayne Johnson of Auburn University; the William D. Ashman Award was given to Michael Pecht of the University of Maryland; the John A. Wagnon Technical Achievement Award was given to Kash Mittal; and the Fellow of Society Award was given to Robert Bibby of Delco Electronics, Fumio Miyashiro of Toshiba Chemical Corp., and Delip Bokil of TCI.
The American Vacuum Society, New York, NY, has presented awards to several scientists. The Peter Mark Memorial Award was given to Brian S. Swartzenruber, Sandial National Laboratory; the Medard W. Welch Award was given to Phaedon Avouris, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; The John Thornton Award was given to James M.E. Harper, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; the Albert Nerken Award was given to John C. Helmer, retired from Varian Associates; and the George Hanyo Award was given to Mark H. Engelhard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
 Edgard E. Matrak (left), Amrik Malhi (right) |
Harper International Corp., Lancaster, NY, has named Edgard E. Matrak senior mechanical design engineer. He has experience in designing and developing automated feeder equipment, redesigning systems to increase production, and providing technical support. Amrik Malhi has also been named senior mechanical design engineer. His experience includes the design of belt, roller, and chain conveying equipment, and automated materials handling and other custom-designed equipment. Sean P. Corcoran has been named electrical designer. Corcoran's experience includes electrical control system layout and design, AutoCAD workstation installation, setup, programming and training, network administration, and PC hardware and software installation and maintenance.