Consulting projects or contract assignments with a public sector or non-profit organization.

Peter Van Zant's career includes a broad spectrum of professional responsibility and accomplishments as an elected public official, non-profit board member, business consultant, engineer, manager, author, and trainer. Peter is a results-oriented leader with experience in project management, organizational development, strategic planning, land use and CEQA issues, rural development, and sales and marketing. His skills include excellent verbal and written communication, effective problem solving, and a supportive management style.

Consulting and training services for public sector, non-profit and for-profit organizations. Services include project management, organizational development, strategic planning, team building, public relations and communication, and market studies. . Recent clients include SCP Global Technologies, Center for Economic Development-University of California, Chico, Intel Corporation.

Established: One-Stop Permit Center- Community Development Agency

Reorganized: Golden Sierra Job Training Agency (Work force Investment Act)

Appointed by State Senate: California Rural Development Council

Developed: Annual County Fiscal and Social Indicator Report

Chair/Treasurer: Sierra Economic Development District

Board of Directors: California State Association of Counties (CSAC), Golden Sierra Job Training Agency, Northern Sierra Air Quality District, Nevada County Economic Resource Council, Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO)

Promotion of rural development by establishing tools to foster coordination and cooperation between federal, state, and local organizations.

Market studies, training, and consulting for the semiconductor industry. Developed industry video training programs, manuals, and a Train-the-Trainer program. A Peter Van Zant microchip video, "At the Limits," was selected by the Smithsonian Museum for its exhibit "The Information Age." SSI was sold in 1988.

Best selling semiconductor text since 1984, now in 5th edition. Also wrote a number of electronic industry texts and has published articles on technical and training subjects.

Developed national and international sales and marketing force to sell state-of-the-art electronic process chemicals. Increased sales ten fold in first year. Set up and operated the company's first in-house manufacturing line.

Developed curriculum and trained engineers, technicians, and operators in microchip manufacturing processes. Lifetime California Community College Instructor's Credential.

IBM, Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, Monolithic Memories (Purchased by AMD). Designed, built and staffed several microchip manufacturing lines.

Bachelor's in Applied Physics, 1968: Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Nevada County Community Leadership Institute, 1997.

Consulting and/or training projects with semiconductor-related businesses and programs.

Career includes a broad spectrum of professional responsibility and accomplishments as a business consultant, engineer, manager, author, trainer and board member. His experience includes engineering in semiconductor chip manufacturing, small company management and marketing, business and legal consulting, and the design and presentation of training programs. His skills include excellent verbal and written communication, effective problem solving, and a results oriented management style.

      Founder of Peter Van Zant Associates providing Consulting, Writing and Training Services for Business and Industry, including a mail order technical book service. Clients included EKC Technology Inc; SCP Global Technologies; The Ross Company; Bjorne Enterprises; Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati; IRS; Center for Economic Development-University of California, Chico. [1989-Present]

      Co-Founder of rural Community Action Network (Rural-CAN) (2004-Present). Promotion and support of California rural development by establishing tools to foster coordination and cooperation between federal, state, and local organizations.

      Founder of Semiconductor Services Inc. Designed and marketed training materials and training seminars for microchip manufacturers and their suppliers. Conducted market studies for suppliers to the semiconductor industry. Clients included Dow Chemical, Union Carbide, NEC, AMD, IBM, Nikon, SEMI and Dupont. SSI was sold in 1988. A Peter Van Zant semiconductor video, "AT The Limits" is part of the Smithsonian's permanent exhibition; The Information Age; People, Information & Technology. [1981- 1988]

      Author of Microchip Fabrication, 5th Edition. The semiconductor industry's best selling text. Published by McGraw Hill Books. Mr. Van Zant has written a number of other industry manuals and many technical and training articles.

      College Instructor of Semiconductor Technology at Foothill College (Los Altos Hills-Ca.). Also developed special programs to train foreign engineers as well as entry level process technicians. [1975-1978]

      Marketing and New Products Vice President of EKC Technology Inc. of Hayward, Ca. Established a national and international sales force to sell state-of-art semiconductor process chemicals. Increased sales ten-fold in two years. [1978-1981]

      Process Engineering and Management positions with IBM, Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor and Monolithic Memories (now AMD). Designed, set up and staffed several wafer fabrication lines. [1961-1975

      Past Director: Semicon Tools, New Rochelle, NY, a supplier of diamond dicing wheels and general clean room supplies; Bjorne Enterprises, Fremont, CA, a manufacturer of automated wafer cleaning equipment; Nevada County Business Association; EKC Technology Inc. Hayward, CA, a supplier of electronic industry specialty chemicals; California State Association of Counties (CSAC)

      Personal   Peter lives with his wife Mary in Nevada City, CA. He is an active member of local community groups. His hobbies include hiking, canoeing, photography and playing bluegrass bass. Mr. Van Zant was elected as a Nevada County Supervisor and served from 1997-2004.

      Mosher, Pooley, Sullivan and Hutiquist: Designed a courtroom training program and models for their client, National Semiconductor. The case was settled out of court. 1986

      Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati: Expert witness. Case involved an intellectual property issue over wafer fabrication process of a semiconductor start up company. The case was settled out of court. [1988]

      Internal Revenue Service: Expert witness. (Commissioner vs. National Semiconductor). Conducted agent and attorney training sessions, reviewed taxpayer documents, prepared expert witness report, testified in Federal Tax Court. [1990]

      Don't Waste Arizona: Expert witness for non-profit organization challenging the City of Phoenix over the siting of a silicon wafer plant in a business park. Attorney training, manufacturing process review, deposition. [1994]

      Meyers, Brown, Rowe, Maw: Expert witness. Prepared review of industry practices in wafer fabrication and packaging. On-site inspection of client's production facilities. [2002]

Bachelor's in Applied Physics, [1968]: Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Nevada County Community Leadership Institute, [1997].