Keynote Speakers
Thomas Sonderman
Vice President of Manufacturing Systems and Technology,
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Thomas Sonderman is GLOBALFOUNDRIES' vice president of Manufacturing Systems and Technology, with global responsibility for development, integration, support and scalability of the company’s 300 mm manufacturing systems, focusing on maximizing collaboration, efficiencies and output.
Sonderman joined GLOBALFOUNDRIES after more than 15 years with AMD, where he held numerous management and engineering positions. Most recently he served as Director of Automated Precision Manufacturing (APM) Technology.
Prior to joining AMD, Sonderman worked as a process control engineer for Monsanto Chemical Inc. He has a broad range of experience in the area of manufacturing automation and its application to high-volume semiconductor fabrication. He is a highly sought after speaker at industry conferences. Sonderman currently serves on the Chemical Engineering and Science and the Technology and Society advisory committees at The University of Texas. Sonderman is the author of over 40 patents/patents pending and has published numerous articles in the area of automated control and manufacturing technology.
Sonderman received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri in 1986 and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Technological University in 1991.
Sonderman will speak at the AEC/APC Symposium on Monday, November 1.
