Team

The Alithia team is an experienced group of experts in commercializing compound semiconductors, powerfully suited to bring Alithia’s technology to market. Poised with over 40 years of combined experience, the management team of Alithia is uniquely suited to tackle the complex operations, technology, and market challneges associated with a burgeoning startup. Their expertise allows them to tackle complex challenges and drive groundbreaking advancements.

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CRIS UGOLINI

CEO & FOUNDER

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CRIS UGOLINI

CEO & FOUNDER

Since grad school, Cris has been developing and commercializing III-N materials and devices. From all levels of business, he is an experienced and proven expert in innovating products for both large and small enterprises. Starting with the LED revolution at CREE, UVC LEDS and substrates at Nitride Solutions, and GaN-based power electronics at Kyma, Cris is a proven expert in developing and innovating most applications that III-N materials have to offer. He has two undergraduate degrees in math and physics from Bethany college, and a Ph.D in materials science at Kansas State University.

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JEREMY JONES

CCO & FOUNDER

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JEREMY JONES

CCO & FOUNDER

Jeremy has spent his entire career building businesses to bring advanced materials to the electronics marketplace. He has had senior executive roles in Fortune 500 corporations like Motorola and Cabot Microelectronics, but his passion is in start-ups. Most recently he founded, built, and successfully exited Nitride Solutions, a manufacturer of proprietary aluminum nitride materials. He is expert in business development and building markets and partnerships in the US, Asia and the EU

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ALLEN HANSON

VP/GM of Power Devices

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ALLEN HANSON

VP/GM of Power Devices

Allen brings over three decades of expertise to Alithia having dedicated his career to the development and commercialization of compound semiconductor technologies. He is a recognized innovator in the field with more than 25 US patents and numerous publications to his name. Through his time at M/A-COM, Nitronex and II-VI (Coherent), Allen has a proven track record of product and process development and integration.  Allen holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he pioneered the development of InGaP/GaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors – a technology that to this day remains a mainstream enabler for modern mobile communications.   

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WAYNE JOHNSON

CONSULTANT

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WAYNE JOHNSON

CONSULTANT

Wayne Johnson is a strategic advisor to the semiconductor industry. He has executive-level experience leading global sales, business development, marketing, R&D, & product development teams for publicly-listed international companies. He received his BChE degree from Georgia Tech and PhD from the University of Florida, both in Chemical Engineering. He has co-authored 2 book chapters, >200 journal articles and conference presentations, and he holds 20 U.S. patents in the area of compound semiconductor materials and devices.

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STEPHEN OLIVER

DIRECTOR

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STEPHEN OLIVER

DIRECTOR

With 30 years in power electronics, Stephen brings a wealth of engineering, sales, and marketing experience in silicon, GaN and SiC, across mobile, data center, automotive and industrial markets worldwide, creating over $250M blue-chip company revenues. He holds a B.Eng. Electronics from Manchester University (UK) and an MBA from UCLA. Stephen is VP Corp. Marketing & IR at Navitas Semiconductor, and on the Advisory Board of the Power Source Manufacturers’ Association (PSMA), after having been VP, President and Chairman.

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DAVE BOUR

ADVISOR

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DAVE BOUR

ADVISOR

David Bour has worked in compound semiconductor materials and devices for 40 years. As an expert in MOCVD and several other growth methods, Dave is a leading expert in commercializing new opportunities at both the R&D and manufacturing stages. He is currently Director of Hardware Engineering at Google, and formerly was senior VP at Avogy. David is a Fellow of IEEE, holds 150+ US patents, has a BS in Physics from MIT, and PhD EE from Cornell University.

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CHRIS RAUH

ADVISOR

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CHRIS RAUH

ADVISOR

Chris has over 30 years experience in Silicon-based and GaN-based power electronics. He has extensive experience in the device side of power electronics from working at Texas Instruments and Nitronex, as well as the system developer experience at Nujira and NewEdge Signal Solutions. He has a broad understanding of the market as well as hands on experience in pioneering early semiconductor materials. Chris has a bachelors degree in chemical engineering from the university of Notre Dame.

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