Dr Joseph Monkowski has experience in the semiconductor industry focused on providing process equipment and metrology solutions for next generation device manufacturing.
Prior to becoming the president and chief technology officer of Pivotal Systems in 2003, Dr Monkowski was the senior vice president of business development for Advanced Energy Industries where he led the company's M&A strategy to expand its product portfolio and position the company as a market leader in the semiconductor subsystems space. He had previously held senior executive positions at Pacific Scientific, Photon Dynamics and Lam Research where he served as executive vice president and chief technology officer.
Dr Monkowski led efforts to design and build a number of leading CVD and plasma etch systems, winning the R&D 100 award and multiple Semiconductor International Best Product awards. He has authored numerous patents and publications.
