TVEF - John Frank


John Frank
Senior Vice President, Electronics and Advanced Technology
CH2M Hill
 

John joined CH2M HILL in 2007 with 25 years experience of business management, design, construction, major Semiconductor operations and engineering management.   He has been involved globally in many challenging and leading edge technology projects including multiple site selection programs, financial analysis, site and community developments, incentive package creation, client executive sponsorship, photovoltaic, renewable energy, flat panel, 300mm and 450mm semiconductor and nanotechnology projects.  

Prior to becoming part of the CH2M HILL team, John was responsible for Electronics Business Unit of M+W Zander, Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc.  (Irving, TX) and Zilog Corporation's (Nampa, ID) Construction, Facilities and Semiconductor Operations as the Vice President of Operations.  

John also worked for 5 years with SEMATECH where his team was recognized for achieving the first 200mm 250 nanometer devices.  His other roles included 250 to 130 nanometer lithography strategy for manufacturing implementation, Patent Review Board Committee Member, Chairman for SPIE Micro Lithography Conference and Technical Advisory Board Member for Wisconsin, Stanford and Berkeley Universities.   

John graduated with BS, Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo.   Currently John has co-authored multiple patents and has been published SPIE, Solid State Technology, Semiconductor Technology, Electronic Business News, Cleanrooms Magazine, Constructioneer and Micro Contamination in addition to multiple news agencies.


About CH2M Hill    

Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, USA, employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build, operations, and program management for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With US$6.3 billion in revenue and 23,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2010). The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of water, transportation, environmental, energy, facilities and resources. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer. Learn more at www.ch2mhill.com.