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Our USA Laboratories
We have two laboratory facilities located in the United States.
Our Primary R&D lab is located at corporate headquarters in Concord, California and our primary Printed Circuit Board lab and contract services facility located in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
Concord California Main Lab Facility:
2470-A Bates Avenue Concord, CA 94520-1122
Toll Free: +1 800 326 1151 USA
Tel: +1 925 827 1240
Fax: +1 925 827 1189
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St. Petersburg Florida Lab & Contract Service Facility:
1000 112th Circle North
Suite 1200
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Toll Free: +1 800 315 0055 USA
Tel: +1 727 573 4567
Fax: +1 727 573 0333
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Local Applications Team
James D. Getty, Global Director Laboratory Operations
Getty leads March’s Applications Engineering and Business Development activities, including the Marketing activities supporting the business’ Semiconductor, Printed Circuit Board, and Life Sciences market segments. Getty joined March in 2000. Prior to March Getty has held positions in the semiconductor industry. Getty has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of California at Davis.
Jack Zhao, Senior Applications Scientist: CA
Dr. Zhao joined March in 2001. He is responsible for application process development, R&D and key account support. Prior to March Dr. Zhao has held positions in the university system and semiconductor industry. Zhao holds a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has been working in the plasma application field for more than 10 years.
Jocelyn Germinal, Senior Applications Engineer: CA
Mr. Germinal joined March Plasma Systems in 2006. Prior to his tenure with March, he has held various positions at Applied Materials and ASM. He earned a BS in Chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.
David Foote, Sr. Staff Applications Engineer: CA
Mr. Foote has an extensive background in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with a focus on plasma enhanced CVD. Prior to working with March he developed processes in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment industries. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Foote has been granted over 35 patents.
Peter Huang, Semiconductor Applications Engineer: CA
Mr. Huang joined March Plasma Systems in 2006. Prior to his appointment at March he has held a variety of positions in L3 Communications, Raytheon and Texas Instruments. Huang has a BS from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan and a MS from the University of Houston.
Lou Fierro, Senior PCB Applications Engineer: FL
Lou Fierro joined March Plasma Systems in 1997. Prior to coming to March he spent more than 23 years in engineering, building rigid, flex and exotic printed circuit boards. He now manages applications and contract service at March Plasma Systems Florida facility. Lou is also responsible for process development and technical support.
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