Richard Crowson

Richard D. Crowson (1953 - ) was born in Clanton, Alabama. He is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer and Certified Manufacturing Technologist. He has worked in the field of manufacturing for over thirty years especially in the area of lasers and development of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

He is the past Chapter Chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, local Chapter 336. He presented and published technical papers at Display Works and SemiCon in San Jose, California. He has served on numerous SEMI task forces and committees as a voting member.

His achievements include participation in the writing of SEMI S2 specification; consulting for the 9th Circuit Court as an Expert in Laser Welding and sitting on the ANSI Z136 Main Committee that regulates Laser safety in the United States.