Business Profile
I have long-standing experience in engineering and manufacturing operations for the semiconductor industry. This industry is truly global, and I have worked in France, my home country, Singapore, and now Malta since 2020.
My passion for the semiconductor industry stems from the positive impact technology brings to people’s lives: it solves problems, including in challenging social and environmental aspects. Think about electric vehicles, smartphones and other communication devices, more energy-efficient industrial systems, all of this is enabled by semiconductors.
The plant (or a 'fab' as referred to within our industry) that I manage here in Malta is focused on the final stage of chip manufacturing: testing and assembly into various packages depending on the application (i.e. the package and constraints for a processor going into an EV and a motion sensor going into a smartphone are different).
It belongs to STMicroelectronics’ global network of 13 manufacturing sites in France, Italy, Morocco, Singapore, China, Malaysia and the Philippines. ST is an integrated device manufacturer which means the vast majority of what we sell is manufactured in our own plants – a key asset for our customers.
My focus at the Kirkop fab is to lead and support the implementation of advanced manufacturing processes, often called 'Industry 4.0', into a high-volume, high-tech, 24/7 manufacturing operation. It’s about engineering, certainly, but also about people working together towards a common goal.
