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Bill Kimball

Bill Kimball came to Vacuum Process Engineering in 1998 after being the CEO and Technical Director of an independent testing laboratory for 20 years. His customers included other testing laboratories and high tech companies where Bill applied his materials science experience in materials testing failure analysis.

Bill's first duties at Vacuum Process Engineering included, direction and project management of products and projects encompassing diffusion bonding, brazing and advanced thermal processing services where he was successful in significantly increasing product yields. His testing background made him the natural choice as our Quality Assurance Manager. He was one of the key influences in Vacuum Process Engineering obtaining ISO 2001:9000 quality certification.

Bill's duties today include Business Development which allows him to use his valuable past experience in assisting customers in pre-project development. His experience places him in a unique position to provide the best technical solution while remaining within economic parameters for our customers. He also remains as the technical advisor for the quality department.

• BSME: California State University, San Jose
• MSMS: California State University, San Jose
• D. Engineering: University of California, Davis
• Registered Professional Engineer in Metallurgical Engineering, California

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