Jun Tokuda

Experience

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  Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., (Currently, Panasonic)

  Apr 1984 - Mar 1985

  Research Fellow, Semiconductor Relays, Semiconductor Research Laboratory

  Selected Silicon Epitaxial Growth on SOI wafers

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  Eastman Kodak

  Apr 1988 - Dec 1991

  Leader, Materials & Devices, Research & Development Center

  Semiconductor Research - New Research Center Establishment• Led 7-person research group conducting process research. Planned equipment installation established new research centerKey Project Achievements - Process Equipment Installation – Successfully managed installation of “Mask Aligner”, “Coater & Developer”, “Asher”, “RIE” process equipments for new research center. Developed safety procedures and clean-room operation methodology - Process Development - Developed GaAs process and characterization method for “LED reliability” Show less

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  Mtatsushita Electric Works, Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)

  Jan 1992 - Nov 2006

  Manager

  Manager, Product Planning Team for Information Wiring Infrastructure, Wiring Device Division, 2003 - 2006New High Tech Business Development - Product Planning - Subsidiary Management• Directed 9-person product planning team for optical fiber wiring systems• Negotiated and closed joint development deals with outside partners, such as NTT. Drafted and signed legal agreements• Participated in the management of Matsushita’s network equipment subsidiary, Matsushita Network OperationsKey Project Achievements - Turnover – Contributed to the generation of 60 million dollar annual revenues through developing LAN products lineup - New Business - Successfully closed and completed new FTTH (Fiber To The Home) projects with NTT and Optical Connector project with Sumitomo Electric. Prepared and signed legal agreements and completed joint patent applicationsManager/Specialist, Research Planning, Advanced Technology Laboratory, 2002Advanced Technology Research• Conducted research on advanced technologies, such as Photonic Crystals and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)Manager/Specialist, Research Planning, Corporate R&D Planning Office, 1995 - 2001Strategic Research and Technology Roadmap Planning• Planned mid-term strategic technology roadmap• Designed and executed numerous inter-company and intra-company research projectsKey Project Achievements - Inter-Company - “Development of Wall Outlet for Plastic Optical Fiber Information Wiring” with Asahi Glass Co. - Intra-Company - ”Research Planning on Components for Optical Communication”, “Development of Infrared Motion Sensor”, and “Planning of New Style Architecture” Group Leader, Compound Semiconductor Research Group, Central Research Laboratory, 1992 - 1994Semiconductor Research• Led 4-person research group conducting process researchKey Project Achievements - Process Equipment Installation – Successfully completed process equipment installation Show less

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  ATMI

  Nov 2006 - Apr 2008

  Manager, Technology Group/Research, Development, and Engineering

  New Research Laboratory Establishment - International Research Process Improvement - Technical Liaison• Led 4-person technology and research team (2 research scientists and 2 field service engineers)• Analyzed existing research facilities and processes. Planned, proposed and executed improvement projects• Analyzed Japanese clients’ needs and requirements and solved issues through collaboration with international locationsKey Project Achievements - New Laboratory – Established ATMI’s 1st research laboratory in Japan (Toyohashi, 50 million yen project budget) - Research Process Improvement - Improved global research process efficiency, installing new Inter-molecular tool (300 million yen project budget). Effectively collaborated with research groups in US and Taiwan - Client Services and International Coordination - Investigated Tokyo Electron’s research issues and reported to US Show less

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  IDEC Corp.

  May 2008 - Mar 2012

  Manager of Advanced Research Group, Strategic Technology Dept.

  Strategic Management (Advanced Research and Technology) - Technical Marketing – Government & Academy Collaboration• Directed 10-person team conducting research projects with academic and government institutions, as well as 3rd party corporations• Organized and led government study groups. Attended international conferences• Analyzed IDEC’s existing technologies and licenses and identified new product opportunities matching current market needsKey Project Achievements - Joint Research Management - Successfully led nanotechnology and new optical elements research projects jointly conducted with Osaka University Photonics Advanced Research Center - Study Group - Structured and led METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) study group on anti-counterfeiting using nanotechnology, with members from National Institute of Advanced Industrial and Science Technology, Central Customs Laboratory, Osaka and Nagoya Universities, and Nitto Denko. Attended international ISO meetings - Technical Marketing Innovation - Innovated and launched new solar wafer cleaning equipment product leveraging IDEC’s existing micro-buble technology Show less

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  Solvay Special Chem Japan

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2019

  R&I General Manager

  R&D projects management on Automotive Catalyst and CMP materials for semiconductors.- Invited speaker at CSTIC2014 (China Semiconductor Technology International Conference) "Zenus®, A new generation of colloidal ceria abrasive"

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  RIKEN

  Jan 2020 - now

  Partnership-Promotion Coordinator, Office of TRIP Director, TRIP Headquarters