Javier Banos is currently a Director of Marketing at Veeco Instruments, responsible for introducing and developing Veeco’s newly acquired Silicon Carbide chemical vapor deposition (CVD) products, as well as leading Strategic Marketing initiatives across Veeco product lines in order to better understand market and customer needs. Prior to his current roles, he was responsible for introducing Veeco’s Ion Beam Etch technology into the semiconductor space. Prior to joining Veeco, Javier held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and strategy in the industrial automation industry and in the chemical industry. Javier received B.S. and M.S degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.