Michael Fritsch - President & COO

For over two decades, Mike has led large high-technology organizations. Having held a number of management and executive positions within the semiconductor industry, Mike worked over fifteen years at Applied Materials where he most recently served as Managing Director. At Applied Materials, Mike established the Global Field Operations Organization and Global Technical Training. He had strategic responsibility for the global field workforce and the infrastructure for the global service business. Mike led a number of corporate-wide initiatives including those that established field workforce in-fab connectivity, workforce certification, Knowledge Management infrastructure, Synchronized operations, and Reverse Logistics. Mike also served as the Intel Account Manager for Service and Spares, and held a number of positions within manufacturing.

Mike holds a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA in Technology Managment from the University of Phoenix. He is a frequent speaker on field service, operations, and technology and has presented to numerous professional forums including Field Service 2007, Interphex 2006, and AFSMI in Austin.  Mike has appeared in over 20 publications including Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals, Profit Magazine, the Chicago Tirbune, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

michael.fritsch@confoe.com