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10 Lam Research engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held managing director, senior director and director engineering roles at Lam Research, across etch, deposition, gas delivery, modeling and Office of the CTO teams. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in semiconductor companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anish Khandekar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering, Office of the CTO · Lam Research
Senior Director of Engineering, Office of the CTO at Lam Research since October 2024; the profile describes enabling disruptive semiconductor process and equipment technology for the future of memory. Former Senior Director, Advanced Process Development, TD (2021–2024) and Section Manager - CVD and Diffusion Thin Film Development (2013–2021) at Micron Technology.
Chris Burkhart
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Engineering · Lam Research
Senior Director, Engineering at Lam Research since October 2011, a role the source lists in the Engineering and Technical department at director level. Former Sr. Director of Engineering, Alternative Energy Products at Applied Materials (2006–2011); the profile also lists Sr. Director, Platform Engineering at Novellus Systems acquired by Lam Research Corporation, with dates from 1989 to 2006.
Jeremie Dalton
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Lam Research
Director of Engineering at Lam Research since October 2024, a role the profile ties to ALD/CVD Metals Concept and Feasibility. Former Sr. Director, Engineering (2021–2024) and Director of Engineering (2015–2021) at Enovix Corporation, and former Director, Process Engineering at FormFactor Inc. (2010–2013).
John F Stumpf
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Lam Research
Director Of Engineering at Lam Research since June 2016; the profile says the role is responsible for gas delivery for all DPG tools and strategic development of gas, liquid precursor vapor, and solid precursor vapor systems. Former Director of Engineering Silfex at Lam Research (2011–2014) and Staff Engineer at ASM (2014–2016).
Kenneth Reynolds
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Lam Research
Director Of Engineering at Lam Research since January 2021; the profile says the engineering team is responsible for all engineering activities for all N and N-2 technology nodes for system development. Former Sr. Manager, Engineering at Lam Research (2016–2020) and Director of Engineering, Technology and Development at SolarCity (2015–2016).
Patrick Van Cleemput
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Engineering ATD · Lam Research
Sr. Director of Engineering ATD at Lam Research since May 2021. Other Lam Research roles on the profile are Sr. Dir ALD CVD Metals C&F Direct Metals BU (2018–2021) and Director of Engineering DPG Advanced Gap Fill (2014–2018); the profile also lists VP of Engineering at Scifiniti (formerly iPV) (2013–2014).
Radhika C. Mani
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Lam Research
Senior Director of Engineering at Lam Research since May 2023; the profile headline places the role in the Etch Product Group. Other Lam Research roles listed are Director Of Engineering, Etch Product Group (2017–2023) and Senior Engineering Manager, Etch Product Group (2013–2017); the profile also lists Member of Technical Staff at Applied Materials (2005–2013).
Ratndeep Srivastava
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Lam Research
Director of Engineering at Lam Research since October 2023; the profile describes leading a team of modeling engineers and managers in sub-system (flow, thermal, RF & structural) and feature scale modeling for Lam reactors. The profile also lists Head Etch Process and Technology for Lam India since 2023 and Sr Engineering Manager, Conductor Etch (2018–2023).
Sergey G. Belostotskiy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Lam Research
Director of Engineering at Lam Research since July 2024, based in Tualatin, Oregon; the profile ties the role to the Deposition Product group, ESC & Ceramic Pedestal Engineering. Former Senior Manager at Lam Research (2019–2024) and Deputy General Director at MAPPER LLC (2017–2019).
Shawn Kenner
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director of Engineering · Lam Research
Managing Director of Engineering at Lam Research since February 2026. Other Lam Research roles on the profile are Senior Director Of Engineering (2022–2026), Director of Engineering (2018–2022) and Senior Engineering Manager (2015–2018); the profile also lists Systems Engineering Manager at KLA (2014–2015).
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- 01How do engineering teams decide which technology nodes and customer problems a new tool generation should target?
- 02What does it take to develop a subsystem such as gas delivery or a pedestal that works across many tools?
- 03How should simulation and modeling teams work with hardware and process engineers on equipment design?
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