Amir Mirza
Amir is an experienced professional in technology, marketing and programme management. He has held engineering and management positions with Fortune 500 companies including Motorola, GE and Honeywell. His international business experience includes U.S., Europe and Far East Asia. He has published widely in the field of microsystems technology including journals, trade magazines and has also authored several patents. Amir has been an invited speaker at industry events and has served on the Editorial Board of Advanced Packaging Magazine.
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| 2008 |
Technology Commercialisation Specialist,
Qi3 |
| 2005-2007 |
International Product Manager,
SUSS MicroTec, Vermont
Amir was responsible for worldwide product marketing and product management for one of the Divisions of this $200M public, German capital equipment company. Amir launched two new, world-class systems as well as a new brand for the company during his time at SUSS. Technical marketing initiatives included a live Internet webinar with Solid State magazine and a successful 5-city U.S. technology road show.
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| 2003-2005 |
Project Manager,
Innovative Micro Technology, Santa Barbara, California
IMT is the largest independent, commercial microsystems foundry in the world. At IMT, Amir was a technical manager responsible for taking customer silicon device concepts from design through to final manufacturing. He had technical and financial responsibility for a large, successful programme that utilized infrared photonic crystal technology for defense and gas sensing applications. |
| 2001-2002 |
Director, Advanced Technologies,
GE NovaSensor, Fremont, California
Amir led the R&D team at GE’s silicon microsystems division in Silicon Valley. Product development work at GE NovaSensor included a collaboration with Corning on a fibre optic switch as well an automotive sensors for remote tyre pressure sensing. Amir was also responsible for I.P. management within the division. |
| 2000-2001 |
MEMS Technology Director,
Nanovation Technologies, Northville, Michigan
At Nanovation, a telecom start up, Amir managed the microsystems R&D group to develop optical components that combined planar waveguide integrated optics with micromirror technology. Amir was responsible for both microsystems design at microfabrication. |
| 1997-2000 |
MEMS Technology Manager,
EV Group, Phoenix, Arizona
As Technology Manager at EV Group, a semiconductor capital equipment supplier, Amir managed the Applications Group and clean room operations. The role also involved a significant amount of technical marketing including numerous publications and speaking engagements at conferences, trade shows and other industry events. |
| 1992-1997 |
Engineering Section Manager/Principal Engineer,
Motorola, Phoenix, Arizona
At Motorola’s Sensor Products Divisions, Amir was involved in automotive airbag accelerometer and engine control pressure sensor programmes. International collaborations included a CMOS smart sensor technology development with Nippon Motorola Ltd. (Japan). Served as an industrial mentor to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their silicon micromachining programmes. |
| 1989-1992 |
Process Development Group Leader,
Honeywell Solid-State Electronics Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Served as Process Development Group Leader at Honeywell’s R&D centre in the development of advanced silicon sensors for industrial controls and avionics applications. Worked on silicon micromachining processes now used in volume production. Developed and taught intra-company course on Quality and Statistics. |
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Education |
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PhD, Electrical Engineering
Sheffield University
Thin Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells |
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BSc, Electrical Engineering
King's College, University of London |
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