Significant leadership experience as CEO and manufacturing operations executive in highly complex global environments where technology, organizational leadership and alliance activities are critical. Track record of setting strategy and driving execution to achieve high impact results in challenging circumstances. Skill set oriented towards leading executive teams and organizations to improve performance, build partnerships across the supply chain and accomplish culture change to align with market realities.

CEO and co-founder @ Silicon Catalyst is the industry’s first incubator for semiconductor solution start-ups. While there are many incubators and accelerators for software and even some for hardware, this is the world’s first focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions. Silicon Catalyst will address the challenges faced by start-ups when going from idea to company formation to prototype, along with the industry-wide concern about the lack of fund-worthy start-ups to drive novel innovation, growth and profits. Silicon Catalyst is proud to have Synopsys, TSMC and Keysight as its founding partners. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaPresident and CEO @ SEMATECH is a consortium of semiconductor companies that leads R&D and manufacturing collaboration programs to address gaps in the industry’s technology roadmap. Members include leading edge chip manufacturers (Intel, IBM, Globalfoundries, Samsung and TSMC), supply chain companies and a partnership with Univ. of Albany’s CNSE which includes NY government funding. Responsibilities included growing revenue and securing funding, improving member satisfaction, and executing programs across a diverse network of stakeholders. From September 2009 to March 2014 (4 years 7 months) CEO, promoted to Chairman in Sept 12 @ PVMC is a new industry consortium funded by DOE and NY/FL governments lead by a partnership between SEMATECH and CNSE to improve manufacturing costs for the Solar Photovoltaic industry. Key initiatives included recruiting member companies, establishing a technology roadmap, building and ramping a manufacturing scale user facility, and conducting programs prioritized by the member companies. From September 2011 to September 2012 (1 year 1 month) VP, 300mm Semiconductor Manufacturing @ IBM develops semiconductor technology with alliance partners and manufacturers chips for internal systems and a diverse customer set. Position is responsible for the operations of IBM's premier semiconductor facility. From 2006 to 2009 (3 years) Various positions in semiconductor management and engineering @ Started in semiconductor manufacturing and progressed from process engineering to management of fab operations and engineering. Significant experience in technology transfer, partnership and alliance activities and client engagement with both IBM Systems and OEM customers. From 1983 to 2006 (23 years)

Master of Science (MS), Manufacturing Systems @ Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (BS), Ceramic Sciences and Engineering @ Penn State University Daniel Armbrust is skilled in: Semiconductors, Technology Development, Solar PV, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Strategy, Integration, Program Management, Engineering, Management, Product Management, Start-ups, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Process Improvement