Mr. Rick Sigliano
Vice President of North American Products
Kyocera America, Inc.
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Rick earned his Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and chemistry from California State University at Fullerton, after which he spent five years as an R&D engineer and associate chemist. Rick joined Kyocera in 1979 as a sales engineer. He then served as a technical representative for Kyocera’s advanced packaging solutions for many years.
Rick’s technical knowledge and experience were invaluable when he served on the JEDEC and other prominent package standardization committees. Through hard work and determination, he has become Kyocera’s Vice President of North American Products.
Rick has been a member of IMAPS since 1975. He has participated in the Society’s planning committees, served on several boards, and helped lead IMAPS when he was on the national Technical Committee. Rick has probably participated in almost every aspect of the IMAPS during his ongoing volunteer commitments. In 2011, he was called back for a “second term” in this longstanding commitment when he served as the Technical Program Chair for IMAPS 2011in Long Beach. He is helping to lead IMAPS 2012 in San Diego as he serves as the General Chair.
Rick notes, “We value IMAPS as an ideal industry group to help us stay close to industry trends, network with our customers, explore new relationships, and introduce technological breakthroughs to a technical audience. Kyocera’s relationship with IMAPS is very strong, and I am proud to serve as General Chair for IMAPS 2012 to strengthen that bond even further.”
Kyocera, which provides advanced ceramic and organic packaging for a variety of markets and applications, has the highest count of IMAPS individual members. Kyocera staff are active by providing leadership and making presentations for IMAPS events, such as technical workshops, conference exhibitions, the Global Business Council, regional conferences, IMAPS chapters, and international symposiums.
“As a world-leading supplier of ceramic packaging, Kyocera encourages its employees to not only join IMAPS, but also to serve on its councils and committees,” Rick explained. “Kyocera’s company philosophy states that we must all ‘do the right thing as a human being.’ Volunteering for IMAPS is the right thing to do. IMAPS is the premier professional society focused on packaging, so it’s imperative that we contribute, participate, and even lead.”
San Diego Chapter leaders Bill Ishii and Mark Tomei provide Rick Sigliano for his support for chapter events.
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