Kenneth E. James Jr. PhD

Kenneth E. James Jr. PhD has an extensive work experience spanning over several years. Kenneth E. is currently serving as the V.P. of Applications at FemtoMetrix, Inc. since May 2023. Prior to that, they worked at KLA as a Senior Systems Design Manager from February 2021 to March 2023. Before joining KLA, Kenneth held the position of Systems Engineering Manager at Onto Innovation from October 2019 to February 2021.

In their role at Onto Innovation, Kenneth was responsible for translating strategic business objectives, market, and customer requirements into systems design requirements. Kenneth E. led a cross-functional team through all development and product life cycle phases and oversaw investigation, simulation, and design of experiment activities.

Prior to Onto Innovation, Kenneth worked at Nanometrics as a Systems Engineering Manager from February 2019 to October 2019 and as a Senior Staff Systems Engineer from April 2018 to October 2019. Kenneth E. also has experience working at KLA-Tencor, where they served as a Lead Systems Engineer from June 2016 to March 2018, and as a Senior Product Development Engineer from June 2010 to June 2016.

Kenneth's early career includes positions at the University of California, Riverside as a Post-Doctorate Research Associate from June 2009 to June 2010, at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Junior Research Scientist from September 2002 to September 2003, and at Security Communications Network as a Service and Installations Manager from June 1995 to September 2000. In their role at Security Communications Network, Kenneth was responsible for operational and facilities security evaluation and consultation, project scope and planning, and installations scheduling and resource management. Overall, Kenneth E. James Jr. PhD has gained significant expertise and leadership skills throughout their diverse work experience.

Kenneth E. James Jr. completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton from 2000 to 2002. Kenneth E. then pursued their Master of Science degree in Physics at the University of California, Riverside from 2003 to 2004. Afterward, they furthered their education at the University of California, Riverside, where they earned their Ph.D. in Physics from 2004 to 2009.