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Dr. DeLuca was appointed director in October 2006 and as DayStar’s Chief Executive Officer in November 2006. Dr. DeLuca joined DayStar in April 2006 as its Chief Operating Officer.
From January 2001 to April 2006, Dr. DeLuca was Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development for INFICON Holding AG (INFICON), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative vacuum instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and process control software for the semiconductor and related industries. Dr. DeLuca joined INFICON in January 1991 as Product Manager for Gas Analysis products. In 1994, he assumed responsibility for the start up of INFICON’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) business unit, and from May of 2000 through December 2002 he managed INFICON’s Asia Sales operations, based in Taiwan. Dr. DeLuca holds a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA from Syracuse University, a MS in Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines, and a B.A. in Chemistry from University of California, San Diego. | 