Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Modeling, CAD and Statistical Methods Division of SEMATECH. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and spent the last 1.5 years of his doctoral studies as an intern at Advanced Micro Devices. His research interests include modeling, analysis and control of manufacturing (especially semiconductor) systems. John is an avid jogger, a soccer enthusiast, and likes a wide variety of music types from classical to folk.