Gerard Schmid

Semiconductor Integration | Photonics Fabrication | Process Innovation

San Diego, California, United States

About

Lab to Fab to HVM: Design and optimization of scalable lithography and nanofabrication processes

Experience

  • Engineering R&D at Stealth Mode Biotech
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • 3DI Technical Marketing, Principal Engineer at Tokyo Electron US
    Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Independent technical consultant at Independent technical consultant
    Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Independent technical consultant, accelerating the path from concept to commercialization.

  • Quantum-Si (10 yrs 5 mos)
    • Vice President of Photonics and Chip Integration
      Oct 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      - Commercialization of single molecule fluorescence biosensor for sequencing of biomolecules.

    • Head of Photonics
      Sep 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Technology optimization and supply chain development. - Chip integration with package, optics, fluidics, and surface chemistry.

    • Senior Scientist
      Nov 2013 - Sep 2019 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      - Technology pathfinding, prototyping, and system integration for single molecule fluorescence sensor.

  • Consultant at Butterfly Network, Inc.
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr

    - Prototyping of CMUT MEMS transducers at 200mm wafer scale.