Alissa M. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Fitzgerald has over 30 years of engineering experience in MEMS design and fabrication. Prior to founding AMFitzgerald, Dr. Fitzgerald worked in engineering and management positions at several high-tech companies. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Aeronautics and Astronautics. She co-authored MEMS Product Development: From Concept to Commercialization. In 2013, she was inducted into the MEMS Industry Group Hall of Fame and in 2024, she was Sensors Converge Executive of the Year. She is a board director for Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq:RGTI) and the IEEE Spectrum Editorial Advisory Board.
Company Profile
A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, LLC
Founded in 2003, AMFitzgerald has been a key development partner to over 200 clients around the world, ranging in size from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Our team of experts develops all types of MEMS sensors and actuators for applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial, aerospace, and scientific markets. MEMS products designed and developed by AMFitzgerald are helping to save lives, improve quality and safety of life, and reduce waste and inefficiency in industrial processes. Our services range from technology strategy to design-prototype-test, and supply chain management. We can accelerate the ramp to volume using integrated design-for-foundry relationships for piezoresistive pressure sensors and PZT piezoelectric MEMS. We also help shape our customers’ business and product strategies by leveraging our deep technical knowledge and unique industry insight. We are well known in the MEMS industry for our technical expertise, practical approach to manufacturing, and forthright assessment of risk. Our customers trust us with their most critical projects and return to us year after year. Want to know more? Ask us at info@amfitzgerald.com.