Board of Directors

Shannon Carney, Representing Business Oregon 

Shannon Carney serves as the Advanced Manufacturing Program Coordinator at Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency. She administers the Oregon CHIPS Fund, helped launch the Research & Development Tax Credit for Semiconductors, and ensures efforts to support the semiconductor industry are informed by critical external partnerships. Previously, Shannon spent a decade championing evidence-based governance as a policy advisor to a City of Portland Commissioner and as head of organizational performance management. Shannon holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford and an MPA from the University of Washington.

Dan Dias, Representing City of Hillsboro

Dan is the Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of Hillsboro. In his role, Dan leads efforts regarding economic development, land use and transportation planning, housing, permitting and public policy. Dan also plays a primary role in business recruitment and industrial site readiness along with downtown vitalization. Dan Dias has nearly 20 years’ experience in economic development, community development, real estate development, and public policy. 

Lucian Shifren, Representing Intel, Corporation 

Lucian Shifren is the Senior Director of External R&D Engagements at Intel Foundry, where he spearheads collaborations with the US government, universities, industry partners, and other funding sources. Based in Oregon, he is committed to bolstering the semiconductor ecosystem in the Silicon Forest and maintaining Oregon's status as the leading state for semiconductor development in the USA.

Lucian holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, where he authored the first Quantum Ensemble Monte Carlo and was the inaugural recipient of the Palais Award for outstanding graduating PhD. He also earned an MBA from Portland State University. Throughout his career, Lucian has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and holds more than 110 issued US patents.

Tom Weller, Representing Oregon State University

Dr. Tom Weller serves as the School Head in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. He is also the Executive Director of Semiconductor Programs for the university and the Principal Investigator on the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub program with the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the NSF Engine: Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology. Dr. Weller is a fellow of IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors with over 3 decades of experience in semiconductor and applied electromagnetics research.

J. Andres Torres, Representing Siemens 

J. Andres Torres He has been investigating the interactions between manufacturing process and electronic design flows for over 20 years and explore areas of design and process co-optimization for more predictable and manufacturable electronic products. He has been with Siemens EDA since 2001 working in the areas of Resolution Enhancement Technologies, Design for Manufacturing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Analytics. He is currently a distinguished Engineer and Key Expert for Siemens EDA focusing on applying machine learning techniques in semiconductor manufacturing processes to improve yield, quality and profitability.

Joseph Janda, Representing Portland State University

Joseph Janda has been at the forefront of technology evaluation, intellectual property development, and university start-ups since 2004. From 2011 to 2018, he served as Director of Innovation & Intellectual Property at Portland State University (PSU), and since 2018, he has been Assistant Vice President of Innovation with PSU’s Research and Graduate Studies. In this role he oversees Innovation & Intellectual Property, PSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship, the PSU Business Accelerator, and the Metro Region Innovation Hub. He has helped drive industry-sponsored research and facilitated the transfer of technologies from academia to industry across a diverse range of fields and played an instrumental role in several university start-ups, providing strategic guidance and mentorship as a board observer for early-stage companies.