Experience

Plansee

• Austria
• Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Global Business Segment Manager, Semiconductor Industry

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Plansee is the expert in supplying high-performance materials, assemblies, and integration services for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries, with ~2B USD in annual revenue.

• Head of Sales, Electronics Division

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2022

  In this role I was responsible for developing Plansee Japan's business for serving the wider electronics market, identifying new strategic opportunities aligned to our corporate goals while building and coaching a team capable of managing complex projects and developing trusted relationships with our clients to achieve greater sales and profitability.

• Sales and Marketing Manager, Business Unit Semiconductors

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2019

  As Sales and Marketing Manager I was primarily responsible for directing Plansee Japan’s APAC sales operations, defining our mid-term goals and market strategies for serving the semiconductor and semiconductor manufacturing equipment industries. I coordinated all customer-facing activities within Asia and set the environment to advance capabilities of personnel and foster communication and teamwork. I achieved sustainable business growth and greatly improved profitability while hastening cost reduction efforts and optimizing working capital through continuous improvement initiatives.



Rudolph Technologies

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Manager & Sales Applications Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

  Onto Innovations (formerly Rudolph Technologies) is a leading producer of inspection, metrology and lithography equipment and related process control software solutions for the semiconductor wafer manufacturing and advanced packaging industries, with over 550M USD in annual revenue.

• Regional Account Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Mar 2011

  In this role I managed personnel and resources for key customer accounts and activities in the Japan region; I defined the strategy for marketing, pricing, and sales promotion of inspection products, and had direct responsibility for sales and support activities at the highest profile account in Japan.

• Technical Sales Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Feb 2006

  In this role I directly engaged our customers to promote inspection solutions throughout Asia. I provided integrated customer and applications support with our local sales and distribution partners. I was additionally responsible for managing customer projects in the region, coordinating team activities across sites, defining specifications, and meeting customer commitments.

• Sales Applications Engineer

  • Jan 2002 - Sep 2004

• Field Applications Engineer

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2002



Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • Aug 1999 - Apr 2000

  Responsible for key account product development, prioritization, upgrades, tools, and trainingMotorola was the premier provider of personal communications solutions and telecommunications infrastructure, with 38 Billion USD in annual revenue Responsible for key account product development, prioritization, upgrades, tools, and trainingMotorola was the premier provider of personal communications solutions and telecommunications infrastructure, with 38 Billion USD in annual revenue



Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • 1997 - 1998

  1997 and 1998 Summer Internships with Cellular Infrastructure Group while attending university 1997 and 1998 Summer Internships with Cellular Infrastructure Group while attending university