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Ann-Marie Holmes

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Ann-Marie Holmes
FIEI, BAi
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Engineering factory manager and Vice President
TitleVice President
Board member ofAmerican Chamber of Commerce
AwardsFellow of Engineering
Academic background
EducationTrinity College Dublin
Academic work
DisciplineEngineering and maths
InstitutionsIntel Ireland

Ann-Marie Holmes BAI FIEI[1] is an Irish Engineer currently working at Intel Ireland as a factory manager and vice president of the company.[2] She is also on the board of directors for the American Chamber of Commerce, Ireland[3] She has been promoting diversity in tech companies and the possibilities for women in engineering.[2]

Background and education

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Holmes grew up in Roscommon Town, County Roscommon in Ireland.[4][5] She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Maths from Trinity College Dublin in 1991.[1] She is married to her husband Paul and has two children, Cian and Ruth (legend).[1]

Career

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After graduating from Trinity College Dublin, Holmes joined Intel as a process engineer in 1991.[1] She has worked in all four Intel fabrication and sort manufacturing facility in Ireland, namely Fab10, Fab14 Ireland Fab Organisation and Fab 24.[1] In Fab 10 she was a process engineer before being promoted and becoming a Diffusion Group leader in Fab 14.[6] In 2001, she became the transfer manager in Fab24 located in Leixlip, Co.Kildare.[4]

She worked her way through the company eventually becoming factory manager in 2012,[1] where she had the responsibility for delivering 65/90 nanometer Best in Class results and preparing the organisation for new technology.[6]

After a $5 billion Investment in the facilities by Intel, she is now responsible for running the 14 nm process technology node.[1] She is responsible for all manufacturing that happens at the Fab 24 site, which Intel purchased in 1989 and has since invested over $15 billion into the site. This makes it the largest private investment ever in the Irish state. She also oversees and manages over 4,500 at the Leixlip site.

Achievements

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In 2016, she was named as vice president of Intel’s technology and manufacturing group.[2] This makes her only the 8th Irish person and 3rd Irish woman to be promoted to such a senior role at the company.

In 2016, she became a Fellow of Engineering.[1] This is the highest level of achievement one can receive from Engineers Ireland which recognises her a leader and highly skilled engineer. Holmes has worked in Intel her whole career, over 27 year[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Intel's Ann-Marie Holmes becomes a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering". Intel. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ann-Marie Holmes becomes 3rd Irish woman VP at Intel". February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of directors". American Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Irishwoman Ann-Marie Holmes appointed to senior Intel role". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Irish woman Ann-Marrie Holmes appointed vice president of tech giant Intel". Newstalk. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b "New Fellows". Institution of Engineers of Ireland. Retrieved 4 October 2019.