Keith Evans, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Keith R. Evans has held a number of key executive positions in the compound semiconductor industry which span the supply chain including substrates, epitaxial growth, epitaxial growth equipment, and diode lasers.
Most recently he was Senior VP Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer for Crystal IS Inc. where he launched a Quality Management initiative, initiated multiple collaborative development partnerships, and won key government R&D support, including a recent NIST ATP award.
As VP Advanced Technology for Veeco-St. Paul, he developed and won funding for their new Epitaxial Growth Process Integration Center (PIC). As VP Operations and Advanced Technology for QED he drove record production efficiencies, revenues, and profits and proposed the successful merger between QED and Epitaxial Products International, which resulted in the formation of IQE, the worlds largest compound semiconductor wafer manufacturer.
As a Manager of Crystal Growth at Semiconductor Laser International, he successfully transitioned Air Force patented crystal growth control technology to a commercially viable crystal growth system.
He began his career at US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) where he built a world-class research group and co-authored over 200 publications on compound semiconductor materials and devices. |
