ausra

Dr. Thomas Caulfield
President and Chief Operating Officer

With more than 15 years of executive leadership experience and a strong technical and OEM background, Dr. Caulfield is focused on accelerating the deployment of Ausra's concentrated solar thermal steam systems, lowering costs and supporting Ausra's global business development pipeline. Prior to joining Ausra, he was Executive Vice President of Sales for Novellus Systems, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company and a leading supplier of semiconductor equipment. At Novellus he was responsible for all aspects of worldwide field enterprise operations, successfully increasing the company's market share and customer satisfaction as measured by VLSI Research. He previously served in numerous executive management positions at IBM for more than 10 years. His accomplishments included significantly increasing profitability and strengthening operations of IBM's 300mm Semiconductor business. Dr. Caulfield also held a senior position at Phillips Laboratory and Post Doctorate position at Columbia University. He has a Doctorate of Engineering, a Master's of Science, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Science-Materials Science/Metallurgy from Columbia University, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from St. Lawrence University.