Tim Walker Email Address

Director of Manufacturing, Facilities and EHS

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect inspection, lithography, process control metrology, and process control software used by semiconductor and advanced packaging device manufacturers worldwide. Rudolph delivers comprehensive solutions throughout the fab with its families of proprietary products that provide critical yield-enhancing information, enabling microelectronic device manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market of their devices. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Rudolph supports its customers with a worldwide sales and service organization.

Tim is a results-oriented professional with strong technical and leadership skills; he has operational experience in semiconductor, medical, aerospace and automotive industries with expertise in start-up and established medical / high-tech companies, including merger/acquisition integrations from both sides. As a business-oriented engineer with additional graduate degrees in operations and business, he brings positive energy and a proven ability to lead teams and organizations in technical manufacturing and service operations. • Demonstrates ability to foster productive relationships across multiple levels, divisions and functions, with internal and external stakeholders. • Endorses “Common Sense Manufacturing” (CSM) which delivers quality products on time, with an acute awareness and priority towards revenue recognition, margins and customer commitments. • A keen sense for process and metrics to drive operational efficiency and bottom-line effectiveness. • Leadership of operational consolidation, including manufacturing integration, for mergers and acquisitions and transfers. • Extensive Manufacturing Engineering experience and technical leadership, bridging product development, materials sourcing, manufacturing and customer service. • Experience in implementing lean manufacturing, utilizing mass customization for order-configured products and pull systems. • Multiple implementations of Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and QS 9000, as well as an ISO 17799 Information Security System. • Strong project management skills and experience, including short and long-run product commercializations for high-tech / medical products and services.