MicroChem's Leadership

Jeremiah J. Cole Jr., President and CEO

Mr. Cole has over twenty-five years of diversified experience in financial, general, operations and systems management. He joined MicroChem in 1997 in the role of Chief Financial Officer, advancing to Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer in 2000 with responsibility for all operating activities of the Company. After directing the successful sale of the Company to Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd in January 2008, Mr. Cole assumed the role of President and CEO of MicroChem Corp.

Previously, Mr. Cole was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at Focus Enhancements, a publicly traded company. His background also includes ten year’s management experience with Eastman Kodak’s Billerica, MA based subsidiaries as well as financial and operational roles at Wang Laboratories, Midland Ross and Voltek, Inc.

Mr. Cole received his BS degree in Business Administration, his MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, and a Masters Degrees in Taxation and Finance from Bentley College.

P. Scott Heidemann, Executive Vice President

Mr. Heidemann has more than thirty years of global sales and marketing experience serving the semiconductor and other microelectronic markets. He joined MicroChem in 1996 to establish and manage the Shipley (now Dow Electronic Materials) distribution business. In 1999, to direct the continuing expansion of MicroChem’s global reach, Mr.Heidemann took on sales management responsibilities for international business, and in 2000 he assumed his current role as Executive Vice President with responsibility for market development, sales and distribution, and the MicroChem brand and marketing efforts worldwide.

Previously, Mr. Heidemann was Sales and Marketing Manager for Oriel Instruments’ Advanced Exposure Group, a capital equipment manufacturer of UV photoresist exposure equipment. Mr. Heidemann holds a BA in English Literature from Alfred University.

George J. Cernigliaro, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Cernigliaro has over 35 years of experience in photopatterning film chemistry and lithographic technology. He currently leads MicroChem’s applied research effort to design and develop next generation materials, processes and IP. From 2005 to 2008, he held the position of R&D Director for MicroChem Corp, where he re-focused R&D efforts toward streamlining the Company’s product development process.

Previously, Dr. Cernigliaro was with Shipley Company in Research and Development in a variety of managerial and technical leadership roles. His primary focus was the design and development of advanced photopatterning systems used in IC fabrication. Previous to his tenure at Shipley, Dr. Cernigliaro was with GAF Corporation where he developed process improvements for the company’s photoresist product line and devised a high temperature photoresist prototype.

Dr. Cernigliaro received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences from Long Island University.

Daniel J. Nawrocki, Director of Development & Engineering

Mr. Nawrocki has sixteen years of experience in the development of methods, products, and processes for various applications in microelectronics as well as in roll-to-roll coated conductive and engineered films. He joined MicroChem in 1997 serving various roles in production quality testing, applications development, and most recently as the lead engineer in the product/process scale–up group.

Previously, Mr. Nawrocki held analytical, engineering and principle scientist positions at Shipley – Rohm & Haas, Intelicoat Technologies , Con-Test Labs, and Ceimic Corporation. He received a BS in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

William D. Weber, Ph. D., Director of Technical and Market Development

Dr. Weber has twenty-nine years of experience in research and development of polymers and polymer formulations for diverse applications in the global microelectronics market. He joined MicroChem in 2010 to develop new business opportunities, manage relationships with academic and industrial partners, and strengthen the company’s technical and market development capabilities.

Previously, Dr. Weber held a variety of R&D, technical marketing and management positions at IBM Corporation, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Olin Microelectronic Materials, Arch Chemicals and Fujifilm Electronic Materials. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

Satoshi Mori, Manager of Technology Department Coordination & Planning Office

Mr. Mori has fifteen years experience in the research and development of specialty polymer chemicals with particular emphasis in functional polymer particles and UV curable resins. Additionally, Mr. Mori had five years of global sales and marketing experience in the semiconductor and MEMS markets. With the acquisition of MicroChem by Nippon Kayaku in 2009, Mr. Mori joined the executive team in Newton, MA to fulfill a management role of coordination and planning between the two organizations.

Previously, Mr. Mori held the position of research scientist at Nippon Kayaku as well as director & general marketing manager for Kayaku MicroChem. He received an MS in Chemistry from Ibaraki University in Japan.