Management Team

C. Mark Melliar-Smith, CEO	Mark has over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining MII, he was a Venture Partner with Austin Ventures, and prior to that, President and CEO of SEMATECH (1997 to 2001) and Chief Technical Officer for Lucent Technologies Microelectronics, the forerunner of Agere Systems (1990 - 1996). Mark has held a wide variety of technical and management positions in R&D, manufacturing, and business management, including Executive Director of the Bell Laboratories Photonics and Integrated Circuit Division, and also as the VP and General Manager of the AT&T Lightwave Business Unit. He serves on the Board of Directors for Power-One, Technitrol, Metrosol, and Molecular Imprints. Dr. Melliar-Smith holds BS, PhD and MBA degrees.
David Gino, CFO and COO	Dave has over 25 years of experience in financial and operational management. Prior to joining MII, Dave was the COO & CFO of Active Power where he lead the company through its initial public offering (IPO) in 2000 and transition from an early stage development company to a commercial operation (2000-2005).  Prior to Active Power, Dave was the CFO of DuPont Photomasks where he lead the company through its IPO and through a period of rapid growth, both acquisitive and organic (1995-1999).  Dave also held several positions in finance and business management for the DuPont Company (1989-1995). He holds BA and MBA degrees, and is a CPA.
S. V. Sreenivasan, CTO	S.V. is one of the founders of MII and one of the inventors of S-FIL® technology. S.V. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in developing analytical and experimental tools for understanding kinematics and dynamics of complex mechanical systems. His specific research interests include the study of nano-resolution lithography, flexure-based micro- and nano-precision machines, precision optical systems, and real-time nano-resolution optical sensor architectures. He also has ongoing research in the areas of robotic devices for unstructured environments and biomechanical modeling. S.V. holds BA and PhD degrees.
Paul Hellebrekers, VP of Engineering and Manufacturing	Paul is a 20+ year industry veteran, having worked at such companies as KLA-Tencor, ETEC, Ultratech and GCA. He has directed multiple programs and technologies including optical imaging systems: steppers and DUV; laser direct imaging; and electron beam inspection systems. Paul has managed many products through their entire life cycle, delivering tools to specification including regulatory requirements. Paul holds BS and PhD degrees.
Paul Hofemann, VP of Marketing and Business Development	Paul has 18 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development within the semiconductor, hard disk drive, and compound semiconductor industries. He started his professional career as a captain in the Air Force in the mid-1980s. After leaving the military, he spent 10 years in the SIlicon Valley where he held senior marketing positions at Applied Materials, Semi-Gas Systems and KLA-Tencor. He relocated to the East Coast in late 2000 to manage corporate marketing and business development for Veeco Instruments and most recently was VP of Sales for Photronics. Paul joined MII in November 2007 to focus on high growth emerging market opportunities. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Doug Resnick, VP of Template Technology	Doug comes to MII from Motorola Research Labs (1990- 2004), where he was responsible for developing their S-FIL research program. Prior to that he was with AT&T Labs (1981-1990), where his development programs included x-ray lithography, GaAs direct write, and plasma etching of photomasks. He has authored or coauthored over 100 technical publications and is an inventor of over a dozen U.S. patents. He has served as the conference chair for both the EIPBN and SPIE Microlithography Symposiums. Doug received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in the field of Solid State Physics.