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June 25, 2009
July 23, 2009


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Date: June 25, 2009
Time: 6:00-7:30pm - Seminar
Location: Sematech (view map)
Room F-C
Topic: TSV Stress Characterization
Description: Thuy Dao will present an overview of TSV manufacturing, methods to measure TSV stress, and present TSV stress data based on different sizes and layouts.
Speaker: Thuy Dao
Speaker Bio:

Date: July 23, 2009
Time: 6:00-7:30pm - Seminar
Location: Sematech (view map)
Room F-C
Topic: Panel Discussion on "Career Transitions"
Description: Helps you to identify your strengths and competitive advantages, to identify where you s hould focus your efforts, and to understand what to expect during a career transition.
Speakers: Leslie Martinich
Sylvia A. Stern
Doug Russell
Speaker Bios: Leslie Martinich is the founder of Competitive Focus and the Vice President Publications of the IEEE Technology Management Council. She has motivated successful technology teams for over 20 years at IBM, Compaq, Novell, and several startup companies. She led successful joint technology development efforts with Sun and Intel, and consulted with numerous small and large companies, including 3M, H-P, and Lek Pharmaceuticals on projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia. She lectures at international conferences and executive education programs on topics in technology and technology management such as "Driving Technological Innovation" and "Commercializing and Managing Innovation. She is co-founder and lead faculty for the Engineering Leadership Institute (University of Texas Center for Lifelong Engineering Education).

Sylvia Stern is an image and communication strategist. She is skilled in assessing a situation and then laying out a creative, effective and practical plan to help her clients achieve success. She spent the greater part of her business career at IBM where she held executive positions in equal opportunity, management development, corporate recruiting and manufacturing. Sylvia has spent the last eighteen years putting her years of experience in management, communication and human resources to work. She has worked with powerhouse corporations such as Dell, Radio Shack and Lockheed, multiple universities including the University of Texas, highly recognized non-profit organizations such as the United Way, as well as a vast array of private clients.
Sylvia has a B.A. in Communications and a Masters degree in Psychology. She is a native Texan.

Doug Russell has 25 years of hands-on experience inside complex engineering project development and manufacturing teams for Intel Corporation, Motorola, Inc, Freescale Semiconductor, Crane Corporation’s Signal Technology Division and the US Department of Defense. Through painful experience, he developed significant team building and leadership expertise, ranging from project engineer to senior program manager to Director of Programs, for technical teams within semiconductor microprocessor design teams in baseband wireless, Power PC and ultra mobile PC areas; complex development projects in C4I, Warrior Systems and wireless tactical communications systems; encryption development and production projects; and a communications project for the US Space Shuttle program. He holds an MBA from Duke University's prestigious Fuqua School of Business and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He is also a member of Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical Engineering Honor Society, and has his PMP certification. Mr. Russell has taught at Motorola and Intel Universities, has published articles inside Motorola and Intel, including co-authoring an article for the prestigious Intel Technology Journal. He also has presented at the Program Management Institute’s Risk Management Symposium, the American Society of Engineering Manager’s conference, and various PMI, IEEE, and VISTAGE chapters.
Doug started Executive Team Leadership, LLC , an executive and individual coaching firm in February 2008.

   
           

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