Jeffrey Whitaker

Jeffrey Whitaker has been with Ushio America, Inc. since November 1999, currently serving as General Manager of Lamp Manufacturing, where responsibilities include managing production and development activities at factories in Irvine, CA, and Newberg, OR. Prior roles at Ushio America include System Development Manager, Senior Manager of Process Engineering, and Development Manager for Incandescent Lamps. Jeffrey began a career in the field as a Mechanical Engineer and later held internships at Applied Materials in 1997 and 1998. Jeffrey earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, completing the degree in 1999, and graduated from Silver Creek High School in 1994.