Patrick Brady brings three decades’ experience and a strong focus on profitability to the role of leading Credence’s worldwide engineering organization. Prior to joining Credence, Pat was Vice President and General Manager of the Array Test Division at Photon Dynamics where he rapidly reset operations to achieve market acceptance and ROI. Previous to that, he held various engineering management positions during his six-year tenure at KLA-Tencor, including serving as VP and GM of the company’s CD-SEM Division, Surface Metrology Division and Viper Division business units. Patrick also held pivotal management positions at Watkins-Johnson culminating in his role as president of its Semiconductor Equipment Group, as well as senior management positions in engineering at Etec Systems, Inc. and Perkin Elmer.
Patrick Brady’s quarter-century tenure in the semiconductor and capital equipment industries has been distinguished by delivering a succession of reliable, profitable products and by building and leading strong, highly effective engineering organizations. Patrick Brady holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from St. Mary's College in California.
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