Expert has over 35 years of experience and is a senior semiconductor operations, engineering and facilities safety director. He has hands-on technical and management expertise in the specification, development and operations of clean rooms, microelectronics assembly, chemical, gas, gas safety, and alarm technologies. His manufacturing experience includes automatic testing & control and component electronics from IC/logic design to yield engineering, communications, and major computer systems. His previous positions include Director of Plant Engineering and Risk Management, Vice-President of Manufacturing Engineering, Director of Test and Assembly, and an Endowed Chair of Process Engineering for a new Microelectronics Processing Engineering Program at a Silicon Valley university. Currently he consults and performs audits on technical operations, facilities, safety systems, and personnel selection. He has previous expert witness experience.