Sean Armstrong
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Gord Wang
Sean was my supervisor when I worked at Plextronics from 2008 to 2010 and he’s one of the best managers and the brightest persons I have ever worked for. As a dedicated manager and later on director of device manufacturing engineering, he’s shown great leadership skills always with big pictures in mind. Sean’s a very motivated, data driven, and well organized leader with high energy. He’s very open to suggestions and discussions and is always ready to help others. Sean played an instrumental role in establishing a world leading OLED/OPV pilot manufacturing line (Dline) at Plextronics including team building, plant construction, equipment selections, line startup, device/process development, new device design & introductions, and all other aspects of management activities related to the device fabrication. With his leadership, Dline had consistently and successfully hit the major milestones within the company’s expected timelines which further solidified Plextronics’ world leading role in organic electronics industries and also significantly boosted the customer satisfactions. I believe that Sean is highly qualified for any leadership roles and will make significant contributions to the organizations.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Sean at GE Plastics where he owned process development of new materials for the manufacture of next generation optical media formats. In this role, Sean successfully led a cross functional / cross business team including research, technology, marketing, and external OEM partners. In addition, he worked alongside a number of global customers. His leadership, attention to detail, and technical expertise while managing multiple business and customer requirements are some of his many strengths. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Sean in the future.
Gord Wang
Sean was my supervisor when I worked at Plextronics from 2008 to 2010 and he’s one of the best managers and the brightest persons I have ever worked for. As a dedicated manager and later on director of device manufacturing engineering, he’s shown great leadership skills always with big pictures in mind. Sean’s a very motivated, data driven, and well organized leader with high energy. He’s very open to suggestions and discussions and is always ready to help others. Sean played an instrumental role in establishing a world leading OLED/OPV pilot manufacturing line (Dline) at Plextronics including team building, plant construction, equipment selections, line startup, device/process development, new device design & introductions, and all other aspects of management activities related to the device fabrication. With his leadership, Dline had consistently and successfully hit the major milestones within the company’s expected timelines which further solidified Plextronics’ world leading role in organic electronics industries and also significantly boosted the customer satisfactions. I believe that Sean is highly qualified for any leadership roles and will make significant contributions to the organizations.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Sean at GE Plastics where he owned process development of new materials for the manufacture of next generation optical media formats. In this role, Sean successfully led a cross functional / cross business team including research, technology, marketing, and external OEM partners. In addition, he worked alongside a number of global customers. His leadership, attention to detail, and technical expertise while managing multiple business and customer requirements are some of his many strengths. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Sean in the future.
Gord Wang
Sean was my supervisor when I worked at Plextronics from 2008 to 2010 and he’s one of the best managers and the brightest persons I have ever worked for. As a dedicated manager and later on director of device manufacturing engineering, he’s shown great leadership skills always with big pictures in mind. Sean’s a very motivated, data driven, and well organized leader with high energy. He’s very open to suggestions and discussions and is always ready to help others. Sean played an instrumental role in establishing a world leading OLED/OPV pilot manufacturing line (Dline) at Plextronics including team building, plant construction, equipment selections, line startup, device/process development, new device design & introductions, and all other aspects of management activities related to the device fabrication. With his leadership, Dline had consistently and successfully hit the major milestones within the company’s expected timelines which further solidified Plextronics’ world leading role in organic electronics industries and also significantly boosted the customer satisfactions. I believe that Sean is highly qualified for any leadership roles and will make significant contributions to the organizations.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Sean at GE Plastics where he owned process development of new materials for the manufacture of next generation optical media formats. In this role, Sean successfully led a cross functional / cross business team including research, technology, marketing, and external OEM partners. In addition, he worked alongside a number of global customers. His leadership, attention to detail, and technical expertise while managing multiple business and customer requirements are some of his many strengths. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Sean in the future.
Gord Wang
Sean was my supervisor when I worked at Plextronics from 2008 to 2010 and he’s one of the best managers and the brightest persons I have ever worked for. As a dedicated manager and later on director of device manufacturing engineering, he’s shown great leadership skills always with big pictures in mind. Sean’s a very motivated, data driven, and well organized leader with high energy. He’s very open to suggestions and discussions and is always ready to help others. Sean played an instrumental role in establishing a world leading OLED/OPV pilot manufacturing line (Dline) at Plextronics including team building, plant construction, equipment selections, line startup, device/process development, new device design & introductions, and all other aspects of management activities related to the device fabrication. With his leadership, Dline had consistently and successfully hit the major milestones within the company’s expected timelines which further solidified Plextronics’ world leading role in organic electronics industries and also significantly boosted the customer satisfactions. I believe that Sean is highly qualified for any leadership roles and will make significant contributions to the organizations.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Sean at GE Plastics where he owned process development of new materials for the manufacture of next generation optical media formats. In this role, Sean successfully led a cross functional / cross business team including research, technology, marketing, and external OEM partners. In addition, he worked alongside a number of global customers. His leadership, attention to detail, and technical expertise while managing multiple business and customer requirements are some of his many strengths. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Sean in the future.
Experience
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KDF Technologies, LLC
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Global Business Development Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Kurt J. Lesker Company
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Technical Sales Manager
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Feb 2017 - Present
Proactively support the sale of Thin Film Deposition products within the Eastern US. Engage with customers to define their challenges and provide solutions. Particularly in the areas of sputtering, evaporation, electron beam, and ALD thin film deposition systems.
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Global Product Realization Manager
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May 2011 - Feb 2017
Manage New Product and Process Development of thin film vacuum deposition systems for the Process Equipment Division (PED) of Kurt Lesker. Systems include PVD (sputter, ebeam, thermal) and ALD processes. Oversee PED's Global Applications Technology laboratories.
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Plextronics
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United States
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Nanotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Device Manufacturing Engineering
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Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
Provided manufacturing and engineering leadership in the design and commercialization of thin film Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) modules. Managed OPV module manufacturing operations at two facilities with responsibility for budgets, scheduling, quality, and improvement projects.
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Manager Device Fabrication
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Sep 2007 - Feb 2010
Project Manager responsible for the construction and start-up of a multi-million dollar Printed Electronics pilot manufacturing line to meet growing business demand for Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) and Organic LED (OLED) devices. Responsible for managing operations of pilot line including leading team of 7 direct reports. Key member of team working on a Department Of Energy Solar America Initiative (SAI) project.
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GE Plastics
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Plastics Manufacturing
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Process Engineer
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Oct 2003 - Aug 2007
- Invented one-step UV cure acrylic optical coating with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint properties for use as the optical cover layer on a Blu-ray disc. - Developed novel thermoplastic polymers for next generation optical media formats including Blu-ray and HD-DVD. - Managed the installation of a $200,000 Class-1000 clean-room. - Participated in global vendor trials successfully translating GE materials technology into production lines of leading Blu-ray equipment suppliers at cycles times of less than 5sec per disc. Show less
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GE Global Research
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Materials Scientist
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Jul 1999 - Oct 2003
Worked on innovative polymer materials and processes for various GE business units including Transportation, Plastics, Healthcare, and Energy. Worked on innovative polymer materials and processes for various GE business units including Transportation, Plastics, Healthcare, and Energy.
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Education
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2005 - 2007
Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General -
1995 - 1999
Lehigh University
Bachelor of Science, Materials Science Engineering
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