Frank Xu

About Frank Xu

A skilled engineer and seasoned senior manager with a proven track record of innovation, technology development, critical milestone delivery, and startup building. Hold 100+ issued patents and published more than 30 papers. Built several teams from the ground up. Managed technology team and emerging market exploration team simultaneously. Guided one startup to a successful exit (acquisition), and made direct and critical contributions to a successful exit of another startup (acquisition). Technology specialties: Augmented reality (AR) optical display brightness, efficiency, and color uniformity improvement via innovative nano- and macro-structure design and process, nanoimprinting resist in-house development ranged from 1.5x to 2.0x refractive index, nanoimprint resist optimization for inkjet performance, resist local volume precision control via drop-on-demand inkjet to achieve constant ultra thin thickness of imprint, nano-precision tooling and process development, high throughput nano-structured augmented reality display manufacturing schemes, nanoimprinting lithography, semiconductor defectivity reduction, display technologies, touch sensor, wire grid polarizer, nano-structures for solar cell and medicine, photo resist, nano-scale release and adhesion, optical and electronic device packaging, optoelectronic materials, epoxy, UV curing materials.

Experience

1. Magic Leap Fellow, VP

   Magic Leap

   Aug 2021 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Restaurants
• Marketing Strategy
• Food & Beverage
• Restaurant Management
• Customer Service
• Strategic Planning
• Hospitality Management
• Public Relations
• Team Building
• Management
• Hospitality
• Menu Development
• Budgets
• Pre-Opening
• Hospitality Industry
• Yield Management
• Event Management
• Revenue Analysis
• Leisure
• Catering
• Tourism
• Banquets
• Resorts
• Business Planning
• Hotels