Richard J. Faubert
President and CEO
AmberWave Systems

As President and CEO of AmberWave Systems, Richard (Richie) J. Faubert is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day corporate and strategic business operations, as AmberWave Systems transitions from R&D to full commercialization of its strained silicon and advanced material technology. Faubert is also a member of the company’s board of directors.

Prior to joining AmberWave Systems, Faubert was president and CEO for Speedfam-Ipec, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) systems used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices and other high-throughput precision surface processing systems. At Speedfam-Ipec, he successfully led the company through an acquisition by Novellus Systems, who hired Faubert as executive vice president as part of the merger.

Before his tenure with Speedfam-Ipec and Novellus, Faubert was employed by Tektronix, a test, measurement and monitoring technology company, first as general manager of its Instruments Business Unit and then as vice president and general manager of the Television and Communications Business Unit, Measurement Business Division. Prior to joining Tektronix, Faubert served as vice president of product development of GenRad Inc.

Faubert is currently a member of SEMI's North American Advisory Board and is a director of two public companies: RadiSys Corporation (Nasdaq: RSYS), a leading global provider of embedded systems for computing, data processing and network-intensive applications to the commercial systems, enterprise systems, and service provider systems markets; and Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI; Nasdaq: ESIO), one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative production laser systems for micro-engineering applications.

Faubert earned his bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University.

Michael M. Barry
Vice President, Intellectual Property, General Patent Counsel
AmberWave Systems

Mike Barry joined AmberWave Systems in January 2007 as Vice President of Intellectual Property (IP) and general IP/patent counsel. As a member of AmberWave’s executive team, he manages AmberWave’s patent portfolio and provides IP/patent counsel on strategic issues.

Prior to joining AmberWave, Barry served as general counsel for TARGUS Information Corporation, patent counsel for Samsung Electronics, an associate in the IP department of the Barnes & Thornburg law firm, and as an electronics engineer with the military aircraft division of McDonnell Douglas. His professional focus as an attorney has been in IP, primarily in the areas of patent licensing, litigation and prosecution.

Barry earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Washington University in Saint Louis. He earned his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the Saint Louis University School of Law.

Anthony Lochtefeld, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research
AmberWave Systems

Anthony Lochtefeld directs the AmberWave Systems research team in development of materials science technology solutions for the semiconductor industry. He joined the company after receiving his doctorate in electrical engineering from MIT. At MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratory his work focused on understanding carrier transport in deeply-scaled MOSFETs, and on scaling and process integration of multi-gate and ultra-thin-body MOSFETs.

Lochtefeld earned his master’s of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, investigating the potential of non-stoichiometric gallium arsenide for optoelectronic applications. He earned his bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. Lochtefeld is the author or co-author of more than 40 technical articles in the field of semiconductor materials and devices.

Bryan Lord
Vice President of Finance & Licensing, General Counsel
AmberWave Systems

Bryan Lord serves as the vice president of Finance and Licensing, as well as General Counsel for AmberWave Systems. He is responsible for managing the company’s financial, general legal and public policy matters, in addition to overseeing the company’s venture capital fundraising, and managing the company's in-licensing, out-licensing and litigation.

Prior to joining AmberWave Systems, Lord was a corporate attorney at one of the nation's leading high-technology law firms, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP in Boston. During his tenure, he represented venture capital funds, investment banks and public and private technology corporations on a variety of technology licensing and financial transactions, including $250 million in M&A transactions, $1 billion in public and private financings, and $2 billion in venture capital fund formations.

Lord earned his bachelor’s of arts degree, magna cum laude, in business administration and political science from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He earned his Juris doctorate from Notre Dame Law School in South Bend, Indiana, where he was Propter Honoris Repectum Editor of The Notre Dame Law Review.

C. Wade Sheen, Ph.D.
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
AmberWave Systems

Wade Sheen brings more than 15 years of experience to his role as vice president of business development for AmberWave Systems. In addition to business development, Sheen is also responsible for the company’s sales and marketing activities.

Prior to joining AmberWave Systems, Sheen was director of strategic marketing, Asia Region, for Novellus Systems. Sheen’s extensive experience in semiconductor capital equipment business includes working in customer-focused roles such as field applications engineer, product marketing manager, and other strategic marketing and sales positions at the director and vice president level.

Sheen earned his bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and his doctorate in materials science from Pennsylvania State University. He is author of numerous scientific articles and holds four patents in LCD panel processing and design.