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Paul A. Farrar, Jr.


General Manager of Global 450mm Consortium (G450C); CNSE Vice President for Manufacturing Innovation; Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC)

Professional Background:

  • IBM
    • Vice President, Albany Expansion and Strategic Initiatives
    • Vice President, Semiconductor Process Development
  • M.S. (Materials Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  • B.S. (Materials Engineering), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Accomplishments:

  • Managed 700 IBM and partner research and development engineers and scientists
  • Negotiated numerous strategic alliances with semiconductor equipment manufacturers and IDM’s
  • Held numerous positions in manufacturing and development at IBM
  • Led IBM’s semiconductor fab in Burlington, Vermont
  • Managed IBM’s SRAM and DRAM businesses
  • Served on governing board of CCNI, a super-computer partnership between New York State, IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute