John Ghekiere is Senior Director of Product and Technology for ClassOne Technology. He is a 23-year veteran of the semiconductor wet processing equipment industry. Mr. Ghekiere has contributed to or led numerous hardware and process development efforts to bring enabling technologies into volume device manufacturing, including plating and surface preparation. In his current role, Mr. Ghekiere is responsible to identify new industry needs and drive rapid development of hardware and process solutions into manufacturing-ready applications. He operates out of ClassOne Technology’s TDC (Technology Development Center) in Kalispell MT USA.