Thomas McWaid, PhD
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Denise Williams
Tom is a dedicated, hard working and innovative engineer who is highly respected and admired by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him. Tom can lead a complex project with both strong business acumen and focus required to achieve the intended goal. I hope to have the opportunity to cross paths with Tom again in the future.
Ted Chun
I worked with Tom for over 7 years, first at Symyx Technologies and then at Freeslate. Tom is an excellent design engineer and manager who leads his team with his depth of knowledge and a personal understanding of situational needs. Tom was an excellent co-worker who is a great team player and worked and lead many very successful cross functional teams. I have seen Tom lead RFP teams and turn low probability of success opportunities into winning proposals. Tom is an excellent engineer with even stronger business skills. Tom would be a great addition to any company looking for a senior level business engineer and business executive.
Denise Williams
Tom is a dedicated, hard working and innovative engineer who is highly respected and admired by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him. Tom can lead a complex project with both strong business acumen and focus required to achieve the intended goal. I hope to have the opportunity to cross paths with Tom again in the future.
Ted Chun
I worked with Tom for over 7 years, first at Symyx Technologies and then at Freeslate. Tom is an excellent design engineer and manager who leads his team with his depth of knowledge and a personal understanding of situational needs. Tom was an excellent co-worker who is a great team player and worked and lead many very successful cross functional teams. I have seen Tom lead RFP teams and turn low probability of success opportunities into winning proposals. Tom is an excellent engineer with even stronger business skills. Tom would be a great addition to any company looking for a senior level business engineer and business executive.
Denise Williams
Tom is a dedicated, hard working and innovative engineer who is highly respected and admired by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him. Tom can lead a complex project with both strong business acumen and focus required to achieve the intended goal. I hope to have the opportunity to cross paths with Tom again in the future.
Ted Chun
I worked with Tom for over 7 years, first at Symyx Technologies and then at Freeslate. Tom is an excellent design engineer and manager who leads his team with his depth of knowledge and a personal understanding of situational needs. Tom was an excellent co-worker who is a great team player and worked and lead many very successful cross functional teams. I have seen Tom lead RFP teams and turn low probability of success opportunities into winning proposals. Tom is an excellent engineer with even stronger business skills. Tom would be a great addition to any company looking for a senior level business engineer and business executive.
Denise Williams
Tom is a dedicated, hard working and innovative engineer who is highly respected and admired by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him. Tom can lead a complex project with both strong business acumen and focus required to achieve the intended goal. I hope to have the opportunity to cross paths with Tom again in the future.
Ted Chun
I worked with Tom for over 7 years, first at Symyx Technologies and then at Freeslate. Tom is an excellent design engineer and manager who leads his team with his depth of knowledge and a personal understanding of situational needs. Tom was an excellent co-worker who is a great team player and worked and lead many very successful cross functional teams. I have seen Tom lead RFP teams and turn low probability of success opportunities into winning proposals. Tom is an excellent engineer with even stronger business skills. Tom would be a great addition to any company looking for a senior level business engineer and business executive.
Experience
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Verdagy
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United States
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Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Mar 2022 - Present
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VP Electrochemistry
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May 2021 - Apr 2022
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Chemetry
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Electrochemistry
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Jul 2017 - Nov 2021
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Principal Engineer / Director of Electrochemistry
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Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
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Principal Engineer / Manager, Electrochemistry
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Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
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Calera Corporation
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United States
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Renewables & Environment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Engineer
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Apr 2014 - Feb 2016
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CooperVision
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
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Freeslate Inc.
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Software Development
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Group Leader
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Mar 2011 - Jul 2013
Led engineers, designers and technicians in support of internal R&D, directed research and product development programs. Responsibilities include project definition and estimation, project execution, staffing, technical guidance, and development and oversight of internal engineering processes.
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Principal Engineer
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Mar 2010 - Mar 2011
Lead engineer on directed research and product development programs. Used Solidworks to create 3D models, PDMWorks to archive assemblies, parts and drawings, and Agile to release product documentation to Manufacturing.
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Symyx Technologies
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United States
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Research Services
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Director, Mechanical Engineering
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Sep 2008 - Jul 2010
Led engineers, designers and technicians in support of internal R&D, directed research and product development programs.
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Group Leader
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1999 - Oct 2008
Led a mechanical engineering Group that supported Polyolefin and Performance Polymer research departments. Responsibilities included planning, project definition and estimation, staffing, technical guidance and development of internal engineering process.
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Sr. Staff Engineer
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1995 - 1999
Responsible for the development of advanced metrology capital equipment, including stylus profilers and thin film stress measurement systems. Responsible for the development of advanced metrology capital equipment, including stylus profilers and thin film stress measurement systems.
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NIST
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Education
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Research Engineer
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1993 - 1995
Completed the design and development of the Calibrated Atomic Force Microscope that is used to calibrate pitch and step height calibration artifacts.
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NRC Postdoc
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1991 - 1993
Defined and performed experimental and theoretical studies to determine and improve the performance of stylus profilers, phase measuring interferometric microscopes and scanned probe microscopes. Began design and construction of an atomic force microscope that utilizes heterodyne interferometers for measurement traceability.
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Education
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1986 - 1990
UC Santa Barbara
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering -
2011 - 2012
UCSC Exension
Certificate, Computer Programming -
1984 - 1986
UC Santa Barbara
M.S., Mechanical Engineering -
1978 - 1982
University of California, Santa Barbara
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
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