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Board of Directors
Greg Baker, Chief Operating Officer, brings over 20 years of management and engineering experience in the semiconductor equipment industry to his position as Chief Operating Officer of Olympus Integrated Technologies America. Prior to assuming the role of COO, Greg was Vice President of Engineering and Applications at Olympus where his responsibilities included the technical application and marketing support for wafer inspection and defect review systems. Prior to joining the company, Greg held the position of Partner and Vice President of Engineering at Kinetek Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor inspection equipment. For over 11 years, Greg directed development and marketing of the company's major product lines that included wafer inspection and defect review systems as well as software products. During his tenure at Kinetek he established critical alliances with customers and suppliers to define, develop and improve products in both production and R&D environments. Prior to Kinetek, Greg was involved in the design and development of processing equipment for SMIF wafer fabrication facilities. He is credited with the development of the first SMIF wafer inspection system for semiconductor fabrication and has received key patents for non-contact pre-alignment and cassette wafer mapping systems. Mary ellen Warjas, Chief Financial Officer, brings a wealth of knowledge of international accounting issues to the position of Chief Financial Officer. She has over ten years experience in financial management concentrated within the semiconductor-related industries of Silicon Valley. After obtaining her CPA certificate with Deloitte & Touche, where Mary ellen specialized in the semiconductor and banking fields, she worked as the Controller of a privately-held semiconductor equipment manufacturer, and assisted in its sale to BOC Edwards. Prior to joining Olympus, she was the Accounting Controller at The Kinetics Group, a worldwide conglomerate of semiconductor construction, manufacturing and distribution companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Integrated Technologies America, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Integrated Technologies America, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering and Applications |
Former |
| Kinetek, Inc. |
Partner and Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| Kinetics Group Inc. |
Controller |
Former |
Jim joined Olympus as a Vice President in 1990 and has been a Partner of Olympus since 1991. Jim joined Olympus from Bain & Company, where he was employed as a management consultant. Previously, he worked in General Electric Investment Corporation's Private Placements Division.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Vice President |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Olympus Partners |
Partner |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Partner |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
management consultant |
Former |
| Symmetry Medical Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Club Staffing, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
B.A. |
Former |
Mr. Van De Voorde founded Aquetong with Mr. Natan in 2005. He is currently Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Planning at Olympus. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Altamar Capital. He has 17 years of experience in the capital markets focusing on finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure advisory, and tax-efficient structured finance transactions. Mr. Van De Voorde was co-founder and Managing Director of Bordeaux Capital, a corporate finance and capital advisory boutique that later became Altamar Capital. Mr. Van De Voorde's prior experience includes Barclays Capital in London where he served as the Managing Director of the Global Corporate Finance Advisory team. While at Barclays Capital, he focused on the execution of M&A mandates, designing optimal capital structures, balance sheet restructurings, and equity-linked products. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Van De Voorde was a Senior Manager at Deloitte focusing on identification, valuation, structuring and integrating acquisitions, and divestitures across a number of sectors and geographies. Mr. Van De Voorde also worked as an M&A and corporate finance attorney where he focused on public company advisory, including workouts and restructurings, tax efficient deal structures, proxy contests, takeover defenses, LBOs, and structured acquisition financing. Mr. Van De Voorde holds an MBA with Dean's Honors in Finance from the University Of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a JD with High Honors from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa. He speaks conversational Dutch and Spanish.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Planning |
Current |
| Aquetong Capital Advisors |
Vice President, Olympus |
Current |
| Aquetong Capital Advisors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aquetong Capital Advisors |
Advisor, Co-Founder |
Former |
| Barclays Capital |
|
Former |
As Vice President, Mike is responsible for managing all sales efforts for Olympus Media. Prior to joining Olympus Media, Mike held the position of real estate manager for Prime Outdoor. He was directly responsible for all new development and leasing activity throughout Kentucky, southern Indiana and Illinois. Earlier he worked as a sales consultant for Orr Safety, one of the nation's largest privately owned safety distributors. Mike graduated from the Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Safety Management. He resides just outside of Atlanta with his wife Stephanie and their son Tyler.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Olympus Media, LLC |
Vice President |
Current |
| Prime Outdoor |
Real Estate Manager |
Former |
| Orr Safety Company |
Sales Consultant |
Former |
| Indiana State University |
Bachelor of Science In Safety Management |
Former |
| Indiana State University |
Bachelor of Science In Safety Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Director, Corporate Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Founder |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
| Olympus Partners |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Waterside School |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Homax Products, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Hamilton College |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Club Staffing, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Shemin Nurseries, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| General Electric Company |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
Faculty |
Former |
| Olympus Partners |
Managing Partner of Olympus Partners |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Faculty |
Former |
| Symmetry Medical Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Symmetry Medical Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Hamilton College |
A.B. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ebrigade |
Board President |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
| Better Boys Foundation |
President |
Former |
| Harpo, Inc. |
Senior Manager |
Former |
| Retirement Fund, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Olympus General Partner |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Partner |
Current |
| Meridian Rail Services Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Nebraska Book Company |
Director |
Current |
| Homax Products, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Clipper Group |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Clipper Group |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| The First Boston Corporation |
|
Former |
| Client Distribution Services, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The Princeton Review, Inc. |
Advisory Board |
Former |
| Woodcraft Industries, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| National Technological University |
Director |
Former |
| Yale University |
A.B. |
Former |
Mr. Bettegowda joined Olympus in 1998 as an Analyst. He was promoted to Partner in 2005. He is responsible for new investment solicitation, due diligence, and monitoring several Olympus portfolio companies, which have included Shemin Nurseries and Pennant Foods. Mr. Bettegowda has served on the Boards of Professional Service Industries, Homax Products and Symmetry Medical. Previously, Mr. Bettegowda worked at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancings of middle market companies. He received his A.B. from Duke University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Partner |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Partner |
Current |
| Homax Products, Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| Symmetry Medical Inc. |
Partner |
Current |
| Bowles Hollowell Conner |
Team Member |
Current |
| Pennant Foods |
Board Member |
Current |
| Shemin Nurseries, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Olympus Partners |
Associate |
Current |
| Duke University |
A.B. |
Former |
Doug Putnam-Pite, Director of Software Development, has over a decade of software management experience, leading software engineering teams working on leading edge semiconductor equipment control systems. Throughout his career, Doug's managed software development teams, including hiring, training and coordinating programming efforts through the complete software life cycle, frequently involving multiple projects simultaneously. Before joining Olympus Integrated Technologies America, Doug was Director of Engineering at Sage Instruments where he was responsible for all aspects of product development and support. He was Manager of Advanced Products Software Engineering at Silicon Valley Group's Thermal Systems Division and Watkins-Johnson Semiconductor Equipment Group. Doug brings us needed experience in providing technical and architectural vision for next generation software and control systems projects. As Olympus Integrated Technologies America grows, these executives will be drawing from the unmatched talent pool found in the Silicon Valley, adding new members to a growing team of professionals. The experienced staff at Olympus Integrated Technologies America is well positioned to advance semiconductor inspection and measurement systems, utilizing their knowledge of the industry, the power of Olympus and your ideas or requirements.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Director of Software Development |
Current |
| Silicon Valley Group |
Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Associate Director of The Optical Imaging Facility for The Department of Cellular |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Public Relations Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Public Relations & Brand Marketing Manager |
Current |
Neil is a highly experienced gas turbine production manager with over 15 years' OEM experience, specialising in Avon, Avon 200, Olympus and RB211 engines. His experience was gained with global operators, where he started his career as a gas turbine fitter before moving up to gas turbine engineer, charge-hand and then supervisor. Neil joined Alba Power in late 2006 as production manager before taking up his current post early in 2009.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Production Manager |
Current |
| Alba Power Ltd |
Operations Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Dive Center |
First Mate |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Captain |
Current |
| East Carolina University |
alumnus |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Dive Center |
Instructor |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| The University of North Carolina |
Researcher |
Former |
Dmitri Don, together with Katrin Lilleoks, founded Fotki in 1998 in their spare time. Katrin and Dmitri were interested in a means to communicate with friends around the world and relatives staying abroad via sharing photos. Being a hobby, Fotki's first headquarters was in its founders' New York City apartment. Before Fotki, Dmitri was VP of Software Development at Epsylon Technologies, and also Lead Developer for SenseNet and Citipost.com. Dmitri has a wealth of web-development experience; he conducted development work on About.com, New York Public Library, several Warner Brothers movie sites, Olympus, Lucent, Smithsonian, RCN.com, and worked as a consultant for MasterCard, CitiPost and other companies. He also served as a Lead Developer of one of the leading PR portals of the Dotcom Era, Courtney Pulitzer's Cocktails with Courtney. Dmitri is an expert in areas such as back-end, front-end, usability and complex application development. He taught several software development courses, including courses on Java and other technologies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fotki, Inc. |
Co-Founder & President |
Current |
| Epsylon Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President, Software Development |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| RCN Corporation |
|
Current |
| Citipost Corp |
Lead Developer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Vice President |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| American Capital Strategies, Ltd. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Montgomery Securities |
Investment Banker |
Former |
| Banc of America Securities LLC |
Associate |
Former |
| FdG Associates |
Associate |
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Harvard University |
A.B. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Scientist In The Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch at The National Institutes of Health In Bethesda |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Manager of Financial Reporting |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| BB&T Capital Markets |
Investment Banking Analyst |
Former |
| Olympus Partners |
Associate |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Standing Auditor |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Assistant Prof In The Translational Neuroscience Program In The Department of Psychiatry |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Guava Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| Guava Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Guava Technologies, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| The Capital Group Companies Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Applied Biosystems Group |
vice president |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
Masters of Management Degree |
Former |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Bachelors of Science Degree |
Former |
| Harvard University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Auditor |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Senior Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Managing Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Partners |
Associate |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
|
Current |
| University of Virginia |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Standing Auditor |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Auditor |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Construction, Inc. |
Receptionist, Secretary for Olympus Construction |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Olympus Construction, Inc. |
Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olympus Medical Engineering Co., Ltd. |
President |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Olympus Corporation |
President |
Former |
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