FMT's Customer Advisory Board

Michael Jones
Consulting CIO

Michael Jones is an Information Technology and Operations executive with over 25 years of high-technology industry experience. He brings a well-rounded background of Information Technology, Materials, and Manufacturing Operations to his clients, with experience in large, mid-sized, and small companies he has developed a "hands-on" approach to managing complex projects and teams.

Having held CIO and director level positions in Information Technology and Materials, Michael's energetic approach to enhancing enterprise business processes and related systems has made him a recognized leader throughout his career. The companies that Michael has worked for include Brocade Communications Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Etec Systems, Quantum Corporation, Acer America, and Hewlett-Packard Company.

Michael holds two bachelors degrees from San Jose State University including a BS in Business Management. He earned his MBA at Santa Clara University and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society).

Glenn David Matthews
Principal
Architectural Resources Group Conservation Services

William Sawyer
Director of Core Infrastructure Applications
Applied Materials

Bill is currently the Director of Core Infrastructure Applications at Applied Materials. Prior to moving to the Applied Corporate EBIS team, Bill was the Director of Information Technology at Etec Systems, an Applied Materials Company. He served Etec as Director of Applications systems prior to that. Before joining Etec Systems, Bill was the Director of Revenue Systems for Management Information Technologies at Cadence Design Systems and Director of Operations for Gateway Design Systems, a Cadence acquisition.

Before entering the high tech arena in 1979, Bill was a Registered Respiratory Therapist and held corporate Director positions at two proprietary Hospital Management companies after serving as Technical Director of Respiratory Therapy for a large community hospital in the Boston area.

He received his clinical training at Tuft's New England Medical Center, and Harvard's Peter Bent Brigham hospitals. He was chief therapist at Peter Bent Brigham before assuming the Technical Directorship at St. John's Hospital in Lowell Massachusetts.

Bill is a retired soccer referee and currently serves as a National Referee Assessor for the United States Soccer Federation and Director of Referee Development for the California North chapter of the West Cost Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association.