Steven Sherman
Managing Director, GM at Applied Materials
Applied Materials•Greater Boston, United States
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Versatile executive with over 20 years of technology commercialization experience at both large and small companies in R&D, Strategic Marketing, Operations and General Management roles in the semiconductor, solar and telecommunications industries. Strong strategic thinker; natural leader; skilled mentor; builds and drives organizations to generate breakthrough innovations. Extensive experience with global customers, suppliers and R&D and manufacturing operations. Quickly develops technical strength in new areas. stevensherman.us@gmail.com Skills: general management, strategic planning; managing/executing complex technology development projects; organizational development; mentoring; business development; technology and product roadmaps; product management, intellectual property; semiconductor process and equipment engineering; technology transfer to high volume manufacturing; cost modeling and cost reduction; market sizing and validation; competitive analysis; project management; budgeting; forecasting; off-shore R&D and contract engineering; export control; semiconductor device physics; plasma and ion-beam processing; solar wafer, cell and module manufacturing technology; thin-film technology.
Career Timeline
- Applied MaterialsCurrentJul 2012–Present· 14 yrs 3 mos
- Managing Director, General Manager, Advanced Products GroupCurrent2020–Present
- Senior Director, Advanced Products Group, Global Product ManagerFeb 2017–2020
- Senior Director, Strategic MarketingNov 2013–2017
- Senior Director, Research & DevelopmentJul 2012–Nov 2013
- Feb 2012–Jun 2012· 4 mos
- Technology ConsultantFeb 2012–Jun 2012
- 2008–Nov 2011· 3 yrs 10 mos
- Vice President, Research and Development2008–Nov 2011
- Apr 2004–Dec 2007· 3 yrs 8 mos
- Program Manager, Back-End-of-Line ApplicationsApr 2004–Dec 2007
- Mar 2001–Apr 2004· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Director, Semiconductor OperationsMar 2001–Apr 2004
- Feb 1997–Feb 2001· 4 yrs
- Senior Process EngineerFeb 1997–Feb 2001
Education
Executive Education Program
MIT Sloan School of ManagementPh.D.
Electrical Engineering
Princeton UniversityBS
Applied Physics
Columbia University