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Management
Michael Ciesinski - President & CEO
Michael Ciesinski was appointed CEO of the FlexTech/USDC in April 1995. From 1991-1995, Ciesinski was Vice-President and Director of North American Operations for Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), a worldwide trade association representing capital equipment and materials companies. At SEMI, he managed the Information and Communications Group, which includes market data, on-line market reports, electronic communications, education and training, and public relations. He also directed SEMI's North American Operations, which included regional offices, a variety of industry programs, and all flat panel display activity.
From mid-1998 through mid-1990, Ciesinski directed worldwide marketing and communications activities for SEMI. In 1984, he opened SEMI's Washington, D.C. office and managed its government relations program until May 1998. Michael Ciesinski joined SEMI in 1982 in the standards and technology department.
Michael Ciesinski is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the U.S. Display Consortium.
Robert Tulis - Director of Technology and Business Development
Dr. Robert Tulis was appointed Director of Technology and Business Development of the FlexTech Alliance in September 2009. From 2005-2009, Bob was CTO of a division of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a defense contractor. Prior to SAIC, he was a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),managing several programs involving novel imaging concepts and applications, flexible displays and electronics, and thin film photovoltaic technologies from 2000 - 2005 .
Bob spent most of his career at Polaroid Corporation where, after 25 years developing thin film technologies for instant photographic film and non-silver halide imaging applications, he retired as a Senior Corporate Program Manger and Division Research Director .
Dr. Tulis is a graduate of Boston College; he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973.
Staff Members
Heidi Hoffman - Director of Marketing, Communications & Events
Heidi has been involved with FlexTech/USDC since its inception in 1993. Her current role includes management of the FlexTech/USDC industry events, communicating the organization's activities to partners and members, and managing the activities of the 3D@Home Consortium.
Heidi has experience managing the User Groups, the Sustaining Division, organizing multiple industry trade shows,. Heidi has also been a member of FlexTech/USDC, while she was directing corporate communications for Novalux, Inc. a start-up that developed lasers for telecom and displays.
Prior to joining FlexTech/IUSDC and SEMI as their Washington Representative, Heidi was a Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she built industry ties between the government and the private-sector, and analyzed the competitiveness of the U.S. electronics industry. Heidi received her formal education in International Relations at Mankato State University in Minnesota.
Soya Clapp - Operations Manager |
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