Our Team

Who We Are

Two principals. Combined, more than 140 years in electronics manufacturing, advanced packaging, and global technology strategy.

Charles E. Bauer, Ph.D.

Senior Managing Director & Co-Founder

Chuck Bauer has spent more than 30 years at the intersection of electronics manufacturing technology and global market development. With a doctorate from Stanford, he has led business development initiatives across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific — establishing relationships that cross organizational and cultural boundaries with equal ease.

Chuck co-founded the Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium, one of the premier forums connecting the Asia-Pacific electronics supply chain with the global industry. He is a Fellow of IMAPS, the international microelectronics society, and a recognized leader across the professional associations that shape the field.

  • IMAPS Fellow, elected 1994
  • IMAPS President, 2001–2002
  • SMTA Luminary Award, 2009
  • Co-founder, Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium
  • Stanford University, Ph.D.

Herbert J. Neuhaus, Ph.D.

VP & Director of Operations & Co-Founder

Herb Neuhaus is a physicist and technologist with a Ph.D. from MIT and a career built at the boundary of rigorous technical analysis and practical application. He has co-authored dozens of conference papers covering advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration, nanomaterials, and IP landscape analysis — presented at IMAPS, SMTA, ICEP, IEEE ESTC, and Pan Pacific Microelectronics conferences worldwide.

A prolific inventor and recognized expert witness, Herb has provided technical analysis and testimony in high-stakes semiconductor patent litigation before the ITC and in federal proceedings. His combination of deep scientific training and manufacturing breadth makes him a trusted independent voice when the technical stakes are highest.

  • IMAPS Fellow, elected 2002
  • Expert witness, ITC and federal patent litigation
  • Prolific inventor, multiple granted patents
  • MIT, Ph.D. Physics