The Team Behind Rogue Valley Microdevices

Jessica Gomez

Founder and CEO

Jessica Gomez is passionate about the microelectronics industry: its products, people, and the countless ways microelectronic devices improve our daily lives. For the first decade of her career, Jessica honed her skills in semiconductor processing and product management. Since founding Rogue Valley Microdevices in 2003, she has helped technologists realize their vision through MEMS device fabrication. As Founder and CEO, she sets strategy and long-term planning and leads the executive team.

Jessica is deeply engaged in the global microelectronics industry. She is a member of the SEMI Board of Industry Leaders and the MSIG Governing Council, and serves on the boards of FlexTech Alliance, Inc. and the Transducer Research Foundation. She is also a sought-after speaker at conferences across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Patrick Kayatta

Co-Founder and CTO

Pat Kayatta brings more than thirty years of experience in microelectronic process design and device fabrication to Rogue Valley Microdevices, which he co-founded with Jessica Gomez in 2003. As CTO, Pat leads our process engineering program, identifying and implementing the technologies that produce excellence in MEMS device fabrication. Because of his vision, we maintain one of the industry’s largest and most diverse thin-film portfolios.

Before Rogue Valley Microdevices, Pat held engineering management positions at Standard Microsystems Corporation and Integrated Micromachines.

Dr. Scott Rauscher

Chief Innovation Officer

Dr. Scott Rauscher brings nearly two decades of MEMS, advanced packaging, and photonics experience spanning U.S. government research and the defense industry, with more than 15 years focused on design and multi-physics modeling from concept through prototype to programs of record. Most recently at L3Harris Technologies, he led process architecture, technology strategy, and a microfabrication and design engineering team, creating a critical device and building it into an $80M+ portfolio.

His background includes service as a MEMS device inventor and microfabrication lead at the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. He holds more than 10 patents issued and pending and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

JoAnn Martin

Director of Finance

JoAnn Martin brings decades of executive leadership to Rogue Valley Microdevices, built over a corporate management career that spans industries across the western United States. As Director of Finance, she oversees the systems a growing company runs on: finance, IT and software infrastructure, human resources, and risk management.

By keeping that foundation strong, JoAnn ensures Rogue Valley can deliver the best possible value to customers and employees alike.

Stuart Hutchinson

VP of Sales and Business Development

Stuart rebuilt and ran his first ion implanter in 1993 and has been involved in wafer processing, semiconductor processes, and equipment ever since. Across 30+ years he has worked as an equipment and process engineer and led engineering teams in both R&D and manufacturing before moving into applications engineering and sales leadership. Today he connects customer requirements directly to our fab capabilities.

Kat Anaya

General Manager

Kat Anaya joined Rogue Valley Microdevices as a process engineer in 2011 and has spent more than 14 years helping guide the company through key phases of growth. Along the way she has built deep expertise in MEMS process development, engineering, resource management, and quality, along with a reputation for exceptional customer service and collaboration.

As General Manager of the Oregon facility, Kat leads day-to-day operations in Medford and holds the team to a best-in-class standard of foundry service.

Kim Miller

Director of Operations

Kim Miller leads manufacturing operations at our Medford fab, where operational efficiency, environmental health and safety, and data-driven continuous improvement set the rhythm of the production floor. She recruits, trains, and develops the front-line teams that run our line every day.

That discipline is what keeps our line running safely, efficiently, and to the quality standard our customers count on.