Steve Harris
Position:Vice President of Research, Development & Engineering
Company:Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
About
Mr. Harris was elected Vice President of Research, Development and Engineering in 2004. Mr. Harris joined ESI in 1997, and first led the Central Engineering group and later served as General Manager of the Semiconductor Link Processing business unit before being promoted to his current post. Mr. Harris also currently serves as a Director of Axsun Technologies – a leader in developing miniaturized optical micro-instruments for a variety of industries. He brings 23 years of experience in product development roles serving the capital equipment and test industries. Mr. Harris began his career at Tektronix and spent 13 years in a variety of product development and engineering management positions while there. Mr. Harris earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho.
