Dirk Neizel

Dirk Neizel's work experience includes holding the position of Director of Operations at LPKF Laser & Electronics SE, specifically in their Vitrion Foundry division. In this role, they were responsible for establishing, leading, and developing the operations of a foundry that offers production services for microstructuring glass substrates using semiconductor industry methods. Their responsibilities included overseeing various departments such as Development & Integration, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Facility Management, Supply Chain Management, and Quality. Prior to this role, Dirk served as the Manager of Operations for the Group Vitrion at LPKF.

Before joining LPKF, Dirk worked at X-FAB, where they held the position of Team Leader in Process Engineering. Dirk also worked as a Senior Process Engineer and a Process Engineer in the field of electroplating.

In addition to their experience at LPKF and X-FAB, Dirk has worked at DESY as a Bachelorand, and at the Institute for Microproduction Technology at the University of Hanover as a scientific assistant and technical employee.

Dirk Neizel obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technische Hochschule Lübeck, where they studied from 2009 to 2015. Prior to that, they pursued Mikrotechnologe studies in Mikrosystemtechnik at the Institut für Mikroproduktionstechnik der Universität Hannover from 2004 to 2007.