John Armstrong

John Armstrong is currently the Director of VSE Business Unit Sourcing at Applied Materials, a position they have held since 2021. Prior to this role, John served as the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain at MKS Instruments from 2005 to 2021, and held various positions including VP of Manufacturing at Kinetic Computer Corp from 1996 to 2001, and Strategic Sourcing Manager at MedSource Technologies from 2001 to 2003. They also worked as a Supply Chain Consultant at ThreeCore from 2003 to 2005. John’s extensive experience reflects a strong background in supply chain management and manufacturing.