Raul joined SSOE in 2013 as a Senior Project Manager as part of SSOE’s merger with Evergreen EDC and quickly became a Department Manager within the Advanced Technology SBU. In 2016, he was promoted to Division Manager of the Advanced Technology SBU’s Tool Install group. Raul became a Principal in 2019 and a Vice President in 2021. He has over 27 years of global tool install experience specific to the semiconductor industry. In addition to providing technical supervision and direction of project team members, he is responsible for coordination and completion of all U.S. and international tool install projects. Raul has developed innovative methods for schedule reduction and process improvements, some of which have become new standards on tool install projects. Raul’s efforts have resulted in him being named an SSOE Leadership Award winner.

Raul studied mechanical engineering at New Mexico State University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).