Director of Technology for Orion Metrology : Wafer Crystal quality monitor tool for high volume production lines. Acquired October 2010 by MKS Instruments
R&D- Stanford University, Applied Materials, KLA-Tencor 1997-2006
B.S. in Math & Physics UC Berkeley, MS & Ph.D. EE Stanford University-focus in semiconductor processing and materials crystallization, surface science of GaN, Ph.D. in High-Brightness GaN Photocathode, and charged particle opti

Stanford University Professor, Electrical Engineering and Material Science
Deputy Director of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation lab
World expert in materials discovery and characterization, >200 publications
Ph.D. Applied Physics Stanford University, under the late Prof. William Spicer who developed first models of Photoemission from Solids

Engineering Director, Intermolecular Inc : Novel combinatorial ALD/PVD tools, Technology development with leading foundries
Engineering Manager at KLA-Tencor : Advanced simulation & modeling group, E-beam inspection, FEA Modeling of Materials
B.Tech EE IIT (Kanpur), MS EE Duke University, Ph.D. EE North Carolina State University : semiconductor processing, solid-state physics, device/process TCAD, and MOSFET architectures for sub- 50nm CMOS

President/CEO /Founder of Jetalon Solutions, Inc. High performance LED refractive index sensors and analytical instrumentation company in 2002.
Founded Orion Metrology, Wafer Crystal quality monitor company in 2008. Sold October 2010 to MKS Instruments
Program Director at Stanford University for EBSM Center and the SiWEDS Center from 1996-2002. Published > 50 research articles and 10 patents.
MS & Ph.D. Physics Northeastern University