Executive Management

Mark Bernick began his professional career in technical sales and soon after became the product manager of PVD Materials, magnetrons, and research & development systems at a national vacuum supply company. During his tenure as a product manager, Mr. Bernick designed and manufactured a full line of systems including resistive evaporation, electron beam evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and magnetron sputtering systems.

In 1988, Mr. Bernick founded Angstrom Sciences, Inc. The company supplied PVD Materials and specialized in designing circular cluster assemblies with unique geometries for superconductivity research. Since then, the ONYX® -series has developed into a full line of circular, linear, and cylindrical magnetron sputtering cathodes for research and development through full-production industrial applications.

Mr. Bernick holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently employs 37 highly-skilled employees at his 18,000 square-foot facility near Pittsburgh, PA.

Debbie Fine started with Angstrom Sciences in April of 1997. As Office Manager, Mrs. Fine handles all human resources and accounts receivable issues, coordinates procedural manuals and shipping for all Angstrom Sciences’ products.

Prior to joining Angstrom Sciences as a full-time employee in 2006, Richard Newcomb had worked closely with the company in developing a high-performance retrofit for the BOCCT / HRC / HLK magnetron - a product that has helped major glass coating companies around the world maximize their target utilization and process throughput over the past seven years.

As R&D Manager, Mr. Newcomb has helped Angstrom Sciences launch new breakthrough designs, such as an advanced magnet bar retrofit for rotating cylindrical magnetrons that utilizes the same profiled magnet technology as the company’s planar designs, and a complete rotating cylindrical magnetron sputtering cathode optimized for Flat Panel Display, Web Coater, and Solar Cell applications.

Mr. Newcomb boasts nearly 25 years of experience in the thin film industry. His extensive background provides clients with both technical and operational advice. And his expertise in magnetics helps Angstrom Sciences stay on the cutting edge of deposition technology.

Bill Read brings more than 40 years of vacuum system and processing experience to Angstrom Sciences. Mr. Read comes from a long history of upper sales management experience with high-technology companies like Airco Temescal, Edward High Vacuum, Innotec Group, and Veeco Instruments. His direct experience in plasma vapor deposition is a significant asset in providing technical support to our clients and sales direction to our international sales network.

Mr. Read holds a BME from Brighton University. He oversees Angstrom Sciences’ international sales network and key accounts from his office in Worcestershire, UK.

Frank T. Zimone joined Angstrom Sciences in 2009 as VP of Business Development. He is responsible for our global sales network and overseeing the expansion of our business into emerging markets. Mr. Zimone brings a solid track record in product development, project management, process control, industrial scale-up, and multi-party licensing / collaborations from the thin film, capital equipment industry. Prior to joining Angstrom Sciences, Mr. Zimone served as VP of Operations at Reactive Nano Technologies where he was responsible for all NanoFoil® production activities, implementing industrial-scale solutions of NanoBond® technology, and overseeing the expansion of capital equipment to support RNT’s capacity/growth requirements.

Prior to RNT he was President-CEO of Denton Vacuum LLC, an international provider of vacuum deposition equipment. As President-CEO, Mr. Zimone expanded Denton’s international presence (opening offices in Beijing and Europe), oversaw numerous technical/management initiatives in sputtering, ion beam assisted deposition, in-situ process control, vacuum technology, lean manufacturing, international outsourcing, and operational excellence. An acknowledged expert in the field of vacuum deposition and system design, Mr. Zimone was elected in 2008 as VP / President-elect of the Society of Vacuum Coaters.