Bio

Leads Intel’s worldwide manufacturing, supply chain, operations, including Fab Sort Manufacturing, Assembly Test Manufacturing, Strategic capacity planning and Global Supply Chain. Also responsible for Corporate Quality Assurance, Corporate Services, and Corporate Construction. Previously led the company’s non-volatile memory worldwide manufacturing, responsible for leading the strategy and operation for Intel memory fabs, component assembly/test, and 3D NAND and Optane SSD manufacturing. In this capacity, oversaw internal fab operations, supply agreements and sub-contractor engagements. Began at Intel in 1996 as an industrial engineer, after working in the automotive industry for four years. Since that time, he has held various leadership roles in process engineering, yield and manufacturing, to enabling 16 technology startups, with expertise spanning across logic, memory and chipset technologies. He was the Intel D2 plant manager in California for process development and manufacturing. In 2010, he became the co-CEO of the IM Flash Technologies joint venture with Micron. In 2016, set the vision and strategy for Intel’s internal memory manufacturing. Led the Dalian fab conversion from chipset to memory in seven months and then construction of a fab expansion in 11 months achieving world class costs. Recently led the strategy for independent memory Technology Development operation and startup for Optane in the Intel Fab11x in Rio Rancho, NM. Earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and operations research from Purdue University.