| PHILLIP B. ESPINASSE Honolulu, HI [email protected] U.S. & FRENCH CITIZENSHIP |
| PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 05/03-07/04 Product Marketing Engineer, Sales & Marketing Dept., PolarFab, Bloomington, MN - Managed and coordinated technical and business analysis to identify and track market trends and recommend opportunities that are consistent with PolarFab's Sales & Marketing plan 07/02-05/03 Competitive Analysis Engineer, Engineering Dept., PolarFab, Bloomington, MN - Managed and coordinated a broad spectrum of technical intelligence activities to identify semiconductor industry/market trends and track competitor's technological advances in support of PolarFab's engineering plan 10/99-07/02 Process Development Engineer, Engineering Dept., PolarFab, Bloomington, MN (formerly known as VTC, Inc.) - Supported the development, optimization and documentation of the overall process flow and individual sub-processes required to fabricate reliable, manufacturable silicon bipolar, CMOS and BiCMOS IC's which meet parametric and performance goals determined by marketing 04/00-02/01 Editorial Consultant, VerticalNet, Inc., Horsham, PA - Science & Technology columnist for Photonics Online and Fiber Optics Online 1/97-9/99 Research Assistant, Microelectronics Research Center (MRC), Ames, IA - Graduate level research in ECR-MBE growth of III-V compounds 1/97-5/97 Microelectronics Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA - Design, fabrication and characterization of bipolar and MOSFET devices 2/96-6/96 Optics Laboratory, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - Undergraduate research in dispersion optimization of single-mode fibers 7/94-1/95 Center for Quantum Devices, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - Undergraduate research experience in MOCVD growth of III-V and II-VI compounds OTHER EXPERIENCE 01/01-Present Northwestern University Alumni Admissions Council (NU AAC), Minneapolis, MN - Interviewed prospective NU students from the Minneapolis area 12/00 N8Digital, Ames, IA - Provided French translations for an interactive marketing & communications project |
| EDUCATION 8/04-12/05 M.B.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI Concentration in marketing/international business 9/03-12/03 M.B.A. course, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN "Management challenges & purposes" course (received A-) 12/99 M.S., Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Research: "Design and Fabrication of an ECR-MBE Grown Nitride Microwave Thin Film Resonator" 06/96 B.S., Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Specialized in Optoelectronics 07/92 French Baccalaureate, Institution Saint Joseph, Le Havre, Normandy, France 6/91-8/91 Goethe Institut, Oberurff, Germany Study of German language, earned Mittelstuffe II degree 6/90-8/90 Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN Completed military program in aviation and passed the private pilot FAA written exam |
| PATENT P. B. Espinasse, D. J. Fertig, and S. L. Kosier, "Optical read system and method for making the same", submitted to U. S. patent office on Nov. 20th, 2003 PUBLICATIONS White Paper: P. B. Espinasse, "NPN Bipolar Trends in the 90's", Semiconbay, Portal Bay, Inc., June 18, 2001 Magazine: P. B. Espinasse, "New metric measures true linewidth roughness", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8, p. 9, September 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "China and United States streamline visas for visiting scientists", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8, p. 11, September 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Coherent acquires Tuilaser AG", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8, p. 12, September 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8, p. 12, September 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Nanocrystal-based LEDs increase efficiency", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, p. 11, August 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Chip-scale interconnect integration goes optical", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, p. 11, August 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "SPIE promotes U.S. visa reform", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, p. 12, August 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "JDS Uniphase acquires Actena Corporation for $760 million", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, p. 14, August 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, p. 13, August 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Low-power complementary circuits go organic", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 10, June/July 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Nanotube may lead to clean, inexpensive hydrogen fuel", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 10&11, June/July 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Share of women earning physics degrees on the rise", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 12, June/July 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "JDS Uniphase acquires Lightwave Electronics for $65 million in cash", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 13&14, June/July 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 14, June/July 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Nanotechnology makes photovoltaics more attractive", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 8, May 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "New class of Raman lasers offers high gain and compactness", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 9-10, May 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Display, imaging, and telecom acquisitions lead market activity", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 11, May 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Cuts to 2006 federal R&D programs outnumber increases", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 12, May 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 13, May 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Plasma filtration system provides safe, breathable air", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 10-11, April 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Venture capital investments rise to $20.9 billion in 2004", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 12, April 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Government ceases U.S. maskless lithography funding; SEMATECH pushes forward", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 13, April 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 13, April 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Solving Fermi volume conumdrum could lead to improved superconductors, nanomaterials", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 10-11, March 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Acquisitions in imaging, sensing, and communications take center stage", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 12, March 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Consortium to speed commercialization of nanoimprint lithography", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 13, March 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, p.13, March 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Eddie would be proud", Hawaii Magazine, Vol. 22, No.2, p. 68-70, March/April 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "DNA forms carbon nanotubes", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 11, February 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Molecule uses light to generate hydrogen from water", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 11, February 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "JDS Uniphase sells data transceiver manufacturing to Fabrinet", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 12, February 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Congress approves 20,000 additional H1-B technical visas", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 13, February 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 13, February 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Bohr's complementarity principle challenged after 80 years", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 11, January 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Building the perfect lens may not be possible after all", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 11, January 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "NSF eliminates cost-sharing requirement", OE Magazine, Vo. 5, No. 1, p. 12, January 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "NIST puts $2 million behind fiber laser program at OFS", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 13, January 2005 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 13, January 2005 P. B. Espinasse and S. L. Kosier, "Dual-layer coatings target next-generation optical discs", Photonics Spectra, Vol. 38, Issue 12, p. 44&46, December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Network of virtual eyes in the sky and on the ground secure the 2004 Olympics games", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 8, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Robotic mission may save Hubble's powerless imaging spectrograph", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 12&13, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Intelligent window coating reflects heat, not light", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 13, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Improved visa process to benefit students and scientists", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 14, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Rofin-Sinar purchases two Dover-owned U.S. laser companies", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 15, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, p. 15, November/December 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Immersion lithography R&D gets a boost", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, p. 14, October 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, p. 14&15, October 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Corning expands manufacturing capacity and lands $510-million contract", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, p. 13, October 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "The world's most powerful tunable laser achieves 10kW", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, p. 11, October 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Future of lightbulb may be dimming", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 10, p. 11, October 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "GAO report gives anti-missile laser failing marks", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9, p. 15, September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9, p. 15, September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "EU framework: politics out, science in", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9, p. 14, September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Twisted glass fibers control behavior of light with precision", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9, p. 11, September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Diode lasers hit 65% conversion efficiency", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9, p. 10, September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Can publishing serve as an engineering management resource?", IEE Engineering Management Magazine, p. 32-35, August/September 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Bookham continues buying spree with $23.5 Million purchase of Onetta", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 15, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Market trends", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 14, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Carl Zeiss purchases bio-rad's cell science division", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 14, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Halma acquires ocean optics in $50 million deal", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 13, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Microstructured fibers enable supercontinuum generation", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 11, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Entanglement leads to Heisenberg-limited spectroscopy", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 11, August 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "NASA expands search for planets beyond our solar system", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 7, p. 9, July 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Silicon-based microdisk UV laser detects molecules", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 7, p. 10, July 2004 M. C. Dahlke, S. T. Tran, and P. B. Espinasse, "Analog PDK 101", Chip Design, p. 38-42, June/July 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Theoretical calculations predict 50% efficiencies in OLEDs", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, p. 7, June 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Optical sensor monitors glucose levels in real time", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, p. 9, June 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Novel laser cooling technique traps atoms", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 10&11, May 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Silicon-based optical modulator shatters previous speed record", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 11, May 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Blue wavelength holographic media sees light", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 8, April 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Novel laser micromachining technique fabricates 3-D microstructures", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 11, April 2004 P. B. Espinasse and S. L. Kosier, "What's in store for silicon photoreceivers?", IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 23-31, March/April 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Know thy enemy", IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS) Newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 1, p. 7-9, First Quarter 2004 P. B. Espinasse and S. L. Kosier, "Detection reflections", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 24-26, March 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Short pulses just got shorter", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 6&7, March 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Self-similar pulses boost femtosecond lasers", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 7&10, March 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Fast laser processing methods form nanotubes", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 10, February 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Photonic crystals brighten LEDs", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 11, February 2004 V. K. Jayatilaka and P. B. Espinasse, "Lowering magnetic fields in metal dry etch recipes to reduce MOS leakage levels", MICRO Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 39-45, January/February 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Compact source generates water window x-rays", OE Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 8, January 2004 P. B. Espinasse, "Laser writes reversible patterns in self-assembled photonic crystals", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 11, p. 8&11, November 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Nanoparticles enhance OCT imaging", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 11, p. 10, November 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Diamonds are a laser's best friend", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 6, October 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Light directs fluid flow", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 7 & 9, October 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Metallic photonic crystal defies Planck's law", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 9, p. 7, September 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Quantum dots emit white light", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 9, p. 7 & 8, September 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "NIF generates 10.4-kJ pulse from first beam quad", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 8, p. 8, August 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Multiphoton endoscope images biocells", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 8, p. 8, August 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Combined techniques map materials", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 7, p. 7, July 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Long wavelength IR photodetector enables multi-spectral imaging", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 7, p. 8, July 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "AFM pulls micron-sized wires in minutes", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, p. 6, June 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Contact lenses may monitor glucose", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, p. 8, June 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Liquid-crystal imaging goes 3-D", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 5, p. 6, May 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Near-field Raman microscopy images nanostructures", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 5, p. 6&7, May 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "QC laser generates nonlinear light", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 8&9, April 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Atom focusing gets its kicks", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 10, March 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Diode laser source improves Fizeau interferometer", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 12, March 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Wireless optical microsensor measures blood flow", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 6, February 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Custom fiber amplifies in S-band", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 7&8, February 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Laser achieves soft x-ray amplification", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 10, January 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Comparative digital holography enables remote shape control", OE Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2003 P. B. Espinasse, "Single-beam method analyses femtosecond pulses", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 12, p. 9&10, December 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "New approach achieves snapshot imaging spectropolarimetry", Vol. 2, No. 12, p. 9, December 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Single camera enables reconnaissance around the clock", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, p. 11, November 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Bessel beams improve versatility of optical tweezers", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, p. 10&11, November 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Novel process yields 3-D photonic crystal", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, p. 8, November 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "New technique reveals nanoscale atomic structure", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 10, p. 9&11, October 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Planar waveguides make x-ray propagation practical", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 9, p. 12, September 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Thermal processing writes long-period grating in PCF", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 9, p. 11, September 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "2-D mapping system confirms CaF2 birefringence", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, p. 9, August 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Thin-film sensors improve molecular biomarker detection", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, p. 7&10, August 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "OLED technology makes white light shine", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 7, p. 12&13, July 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Infrared imaging with quantum dots becomes reality", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 7, p. 10&11, July 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Erbium doped fiber and Raman conversion yield practical pump source", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 9, June 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Did the molecules leading to life really form on earth?", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 9&10, June 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "X-rays image nanocrystals without lenses", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 5, p. 13, May 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Microspheres yield Raman laser", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 5, p. 10, May 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "III-V nitride materials enable efficient UV emission", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, p. 13, March 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Lithium metal yields x-ray refractive lenses", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, p. 10, March 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Visualization aids bio cleanup", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 8, February 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "How low can you go?", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 8, February 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Hybridization leads to novel near field optical probe", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 14, January 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Programmable OLEDs change color", OE Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 10, January 2002 P. B. Espinasse, "Ultrafast lasers prototype photonic structures", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 12, p. 8, December 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Quantum dots yield novel MIR detector", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 12, p. 10, December 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "wavelength interchange with photonic crystals", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 11, p. 12, November 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Laser-generated x-rays image fusion target compression", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 11, p. 10, November 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Aspherical polishing inflates", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 10, p. 10, October 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Micromirror device optically reconstructs digital hologram", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 9, p. 10, September 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "All-optical method yields Bose-Einstein condensates", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 9, p. 9, September 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Organic transistors yield polymer-based flexible displays", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 8, p. 10, August 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Raman frequency conversion regime generates 3.8 fs pulses", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7, p.8, July 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Photonic crystal forms diode laser cavity", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7, p. 9, July 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "New mirrors enable next generation lithography", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. 10, June 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Single-stage system boasts high power", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. 13, June 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Ultra-fast laser enables speedy 3-D microfabrication", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, p. 13, May 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "LIGO achieves first lock", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, p. 8, May 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Inorganic material improves frequency conversion efficiency", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 8, April 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Non-linear waveguide yields ultrabright photon-pair source", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 12, March 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Shrinking pixels enhance CMOS imagers", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 8, March 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Superconducting micro-bolometer captures radiation", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 9 & 11, February 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Organic salt yields tunable terahertz source", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 8, February 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Sapphire wafer boasts low-defect GaN film", OE Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 8, January 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "HBT Transistors Reach the 100 GHz Barrier", Compound Semiconductor, Vol. 6, No. 9, p. 80 & 82, December 2000/January 2001 Online: P. B. Espinasse, "Si/SiGe devices and the RF communications revolution", Semiconductor Online, VerticalNet, Inc., February 23, 2001 P. B. Espinasse, "Transistor IC's above and beyond 50 GHz", Semiconductor Online, VerticalNet, Inc., October 02, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "CHARA telescope array to study stars", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., December 18, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Optically controlled nanostructures", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., October 24, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Fluorescent materials to revolutionize the flat panel display industry", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., October 10, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Laser spectroscopy technique detects sub-micron airborne particles", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., September 22, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Non-destructive optical method detects metal corrosion beneath paint", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., September 11, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Optical Sensor measures displacement and temperature simultaneously", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., September 05, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Nightglow experiment to help solve cosmic ray mystery", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., August 01, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "New smart material paves way for ultralight deployable space mirrors", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., May31, 2000 P. B. Espinasse, "Ultra-compact in-situ fiber spectrometer monitors wavelength", Photonics Online, VerticalNet, Inc., April 28, 2000 |
| CONFERENCES & SHORT COURSES ATTENDED - 2004 Silicon East Summit, Boston, MA, March 17th, 2004 - 2003 Foundry Service Association (FSA) IP Workshop, San Jose, CA, Oct. 10th, 2003 - 2003 Foundry Service Association (FSA) Suppliers Expo, San Jose, CA, Oct. 9th, 2003 - ISO/TS 16949 quality system training, Applied Quality Systems, Inc., Bloomington, MN, Jan. 2-4, 2003 - 2001 Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM), Minneapolis, MN, September 30 & October 1st, 2001 - 2000 Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM), Minneapolis, MN, September 25&26, 2000 Short Course: "Basic Building Blocks for RF BiCMOS Process Technology: Process Integration, ESD, Reliability, and Passives", September 24, 2000 - Arizona State University CPD (Center for Professional Development) in-house short course, April 9-11, 2001: "Semiconductor Characterization, Reliability and Failure Analysis" |
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| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES - Member of America's 2002-2003 Registry of Outstanding Professionals - Advisory Board member, Semiconductor Online - Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), member - IEEE Photonics, member - Optical Society of America (OSA), member - Astronomical League, member - CHI PHI Fraternity, Alumn |
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| CURRENT EMPLOYMENT 11/00-Present Editor, OE Magazine, MSP Communications, Minneapolis, MN - Covered technology and business news briefs for the international society of optical engineering's (SPIE) monthly magazine issue |
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| SUMMARY Bilingual rofessional with experience in business, project managment, marketing, journalism and engineering - 5+ years of professional journalism experience - 5 years of semiconductor industry experience in R&D, engineering, and sales & marketing - 160+ technical publications and 1 U.S. patent pending - Graduate degrees in business and engineering (M.B.A. & M.S.) |