Dr. Kewal K. Verma, President, has twenty-eight years of broad based experience in technology,
manufacturing, sales/marketing, project management, benchmarking and competitive
analysis in the electronics industry,
including five years at SEMATECH.
He has held both
technical and administrative management positions in the defense and private
sectors, BCA International (since 1994), General Ceramics, Ceramics Systems
Division (1986-88), Hughes Aircraft Company, Missiles Systems Group (1982-86),
Engelhard Industries, Electronic Materials Division (1976-82) and Sel-Rex
Company, Electro Materials Division (1974-76).
As faculty member
at the University of Phoenix, Arizona, he teaches graduate courses, Strategic
Management of Research and Development, and Information Technology Projects
Management. His experience further includes:
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Benchmarking software industry in India, including organizing and coordinating a strategic technology tour for outsourcing software development, business alliance development and understanding its political environment and Government support to the software industry. |
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Benchmarking
thin film measurement tools and technologies in the US, and flat panel
display industry in the US |
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Development
of cost resource model for factory cost analysis using both cost-of
-ownership and cost resource models |
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Competitive
analysis to assist SEMATECH in its strategic planning and roadmap
development |
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Methodology
and infrastructure development for foreign data gathering and competitive
analysis |
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Benchmarking
world-wide leading edge semiconductor Fabs to identify best practices in
manufacturing, organization, technology transfer, supplier selection and
supplier relations |
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Total
management responsibility of a DOD program to develop VHSIC chip carrier
manufacturing technology |
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Sales
and marketing responsibility of a division, overseeing design, manufacturing
and QC activities |
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Design
and manufacture of multi-layer co-fired ceramic substrates, hybrid circuits,
IC chips carrier and hybrid carrier ceramic packages |
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Design
support and prototype fabrication of analog and digital hybrid circuits |
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Conversion
of metal packages for analog hybrids to multi-layer co-fired ceramic
packages |
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Principal
representative of the company in JEDEC JC-13 committee on Govt. liaison |
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Manufacturing
and procurement specifications development and customer evaluation |
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Product
management from lab development to customer acceptance, supporting sales
& marketing, coordinating manufacturing, test and QC |
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Development
and manufacture of precious metals and alloy powders, electronic inks,
capacitors, multi-layer co-fired ceramic substrates and hybrid circuits |
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Senior member - IEEE and IMAPS, member - SMTA, Austin Technology Council and Two-term President - Central Texas Electronics Association (CTEA), Greater Austin International Coalition (GAIC), International Partnership of Greater Austin |
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