Securing The Talent Pipeline – Attracting and Retaining the Workforce for Semiconductor Facilities

Webinar

Wednesday, February 26th 2025

08:00 - 09:30 PT

Online

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As the semiconductor industry continues to expand, facilities have struggled to ensure recruitment efforts match pace with industry growth. The talent shortage could pose an existential threat to the booming semiconductor industry, and facility operations face particular challenges in raising their profile to draw in fresh talent compared to more attractive roles within the fab.

This webinar will bring together multiple perspectives, from education to the supply chain to semiconductor facilities, to discuss different pathways to recruitment and potential ways to overcome the challenges of attracting young talent to the industry.

Speakers

Mike Knapp

Nalco

Mike Knapp is from Oregon and attended Oregon State University where he graduated with a Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration. Since moving to Austin in 2014 he has worked at Samsung Austin Semiconductor with a short stop in automotive manufacturing during that time as well. Water nerd by heart that 'fell into' the industry and enjoy all that water offers. Primary focus is industrial wastewater treatment, and always looking for way to collaborate on application of existing and emerging technologies. Hobbies include continuously learning within the water industry, music, comedy, mentoring, running and hiking the hill country, and spoiling his two dogs.

Greg Newbloom

Membrion

Greg Newbloom PhD is the founder and CEO of Membrion. Greg invented Membrion's novel ceramic membranes while receiving his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington. Greg's passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship drove him to found Membrion with one goal in mind ' to go where no other membrane can go and to be the industry leader in the treatment of 'untreatable' wastewaters.
John Rydzewski is Vice President and Private Sector Group Sustainability Lead at Carollo Engineers. He has over 30 years of design, construction, and operations experience primarily in the semiconductor industry where he has been involved with fab greenfield projects in the US, Ireland, Israel, and China where he was instrumental in the design and construction of ultrapure water, wastewater treatment, and wastewater recycling systems. Prior to joining Carollo, John was at Intel Corporation where he led the team that operated and maintained a 9 million gallon per day end of pipe, zero liquid discharge wastewater treatment and recovery system, the first of its kind in the semiconductor industry. In addition to the semiconductor industry, John spent seven years at Nike World Headquarters as the director of Nike's global water sustainability program.