John Walker was named vice president of strategic initiatives in September 2004, to lead efforts associated with new product and service development that address current and future FSI customer needs. In addition, he retains his role as general manager of FSI Allen, TX operations and POLARIS® Systems and Services. Walker began his FSI career in 1994 as manager of manufacturing operations and served FSI in a variety of capacities, including director of product management for the Microlithography Division and sales and account management functions. Before joining FSI, Walker had an eleven year manufacturing engineering and management career with Honeywell in their Military Avionics Division designing and developing processes for technologically advanced optical and electronics programs. Mr. Walker has a MS in Manufacturing Systems from the University of St.Thomas and a BS in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. |