Management Team

Nick Konidaris
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Konidaris was elected to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in January of 2004 and brings more than 25 years of experience in technology companies, primarily from Advantest America and Teradyne, to his role. At Advantest America, he was responsible for leading all U.S. operations, including sales and marketing, research and development, and supply chain management. He joined Advantest America in 1993, and became president and chief executive officer of the company in 1997. Prior to Advantest America, while at Teradyne, he held senior marketing management positions in several divisions. Currently, Mr. Konidaris serves on the board of directors for Ultratech, Inc., and on the advisory board for the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI). He is also on the board of directors for the Oregon Business Council. Mr. Konidaris holds a degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from National Technical University in Athens, Greece, and an MBA from MIT.

Paul Oldham
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Administration, Corporate Secretary

Mr. Oldham joined ESI in January of 2008, bringing nearly twenty years of financial management experience from Tektronix Inc.—recently acquired by Danaher Corporation—where he held several senior leadership positions including vice president finance and corporate controller, European operations controller, and most recently vice president treasurer and investor relations. Mr. Oldham earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting and Masters of Business Administration from Brigham Young University in Utah.

Steve Harris
Vice President of Research, Development & Engineering

Mr. Harris was elected Vice President of Research, Development and Engineering in 2005. 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.

Kerry Mustoe
Vice President, Corporate Controller, & Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Mustoe joined ESI in September of 2003 as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and was later named Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in January of 2007. Her seventeen years of industry experience have been concentrated in the high-technology arena working for companies that included Sequent Computer Systems, RadiSys, and FEI, where she was Director of Finance and Treasury. Prior to her career in high-technology, Ms. Mustoe was an Audit Manager and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Portland, Oregon.

Ian Corr
Vice President of Service

Mr. Corr was named Vice President of Service in August of 2004. Prior to joining ESI, he held various management roles at National Semiconductor and Advantest while based in Europe. Mr. Corr’s wealth of experience with Advantest in Europe and Asia brought him to the U.S.A., where his roles varied from technical support management to global accounts. During his tenure at Advantest, Mr. Corr was responsible for all U.S. field operations and, under his leadership, achieved significantly higher levels of customer satisfaction including development and implementation of various marketing and e-business programs. Mr. Corr holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Robert M. DeBakker
Vice President of Operations

In September 2004, Mr. DeBakker was named Vice President of Operations at ESI. He is a 25-year veteran of the high-technology industry. His experience ranges from early growth start-ups to large, multi-national organizations where he has been at the forefront of many of the industry's most significant technology innovations and transitions. Prior to joining ESI, Mr. DeBakker was an executive at IBM Corporation for six years. While there, he was Vice President of WW xSeries Supply Chain Operations and managed an end-to-end global supply chain in five countries. Prior positions within IBM included Vice President of i/p series and Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Strategy. From 1988 to 1999, Mr. DeBakker worked for Sequent Computer Systems where he spearheaded the growth of the company from a small niche player to a global $1B company, with a focus on the deployment of world-class supply chain processes. His earlier experience includes Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain positions with Intel Corporation, Mentor Graphics Corporation, and NASA. Mr. DeBakker earned his bachelor’s degree (with honors) in Supply Chain/Logistics from the University of Tennessee.

Dr. R.A. Srinivas
Vice President of Marketing

Dr. R. A. Srinivas was named Vice President of Marketing at ESI in March of 2007. Dr. Srinivas came to ESI from Applied Materials, where he spent nearly 15 years in a succession of posts with increasing responsibilities. Most recently, Dr. Srinivas served as Chief Marketing Officer of multiple product groups, including Applied Material's Etec Systems Division, whose products include e-beam and laser pattern-generation systems. He began his career in R&D, and has managed several product development teams. Dr. Srinivas has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin. He also earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and a master's degree in Chemistry from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India.

Pei Hsien Fang
Vice President, New Wave Research Division

Pei Hsien Fang was named Vice President of New Wave Research Division in July 2007, when his company was acquired by ESI. Mr. Fang had been Chairman and CEO of New Wave Research since 2002, in addition to being one of its original founders. Prior to New Wave Research, Mr. Fang cultivated 12 years of engineering, field sales and marketing experience by working for high-technology companies. He began his career in 1978, when he joined National Semiconductor for two years as a Design Engineer. From 1978 to 1986, he held field sales and marketing positions at Hewlett Packard, where he evolved from being a Design Engineer to a Field Engineer and later became a Field Marketing Manager. Thereafter, he joined Metrotech in 1986 as an International Sales Manager and eventually was hired by Fora Incorporated in 1989 as their Director of Sales. Mr. Fang is a graduate of San Jose State University where he received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1978. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

Sidney Wong
Senior Director of Sales

Sidney Wong was appointed Senior Director of Sales at ESI in April 2008. He joined the company in May 1998 from Giga-tronics. During his tenure at ESI, Mr. Wong has held a variety of positions including director of sales and service and, most recently, senior director of marketing. He has propelled ESI to achieve record revenues, all the while traveling extensively in order to maintain ESI’s high standard of customer relations. Mr. Wong previously worked for Hewlett-Packard, and began his career at Philips HK Ltd. Mr. Wong holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Communication Engineering from the University of Kent in England.