Rick Adams – MBA
Technical Staff
Automotive and Assembly Subcontractor Management
Rick Adams is a member of NeoKinetics’ technical staff and the President of Adams Preferred Consulting LLC, a Detroit based consulting firm assisting semiconductor companies’ advance their automotive capability and enhancing their quality systems.
Mr. Adams has over 28 years of experience in the Semiconductor industry sector. His career encompassed Mil Std and auto focusing devices with Honeywell Solid State Division, Gallium Arsenide devices, and automotive applications for Silicon based devices with Ford Microelectronics.
At Visteon (Ford) as their Principle Technical Specialist, Rick interfaced between most US, European and Japanese Semiconductor Companies and the major Assembly Subcontractors. Mr. Adams was the primary force behind the formation of SAC (Semiconductor Assembly Council), which advanced automotive requirements for both the Semiconductor Manufactures and Assembly Subcontractors.
Rick Adams received his BS and MBA degrees from Arizona State University . He has served two terms as President of SAC and participated in CALCE at the University of Maryland . Mr. Adams was also a member of the Technical Specialist Group at Ford Motor Company and Visteon.