Nikki Shaffer

Nikki Shaffer possesses extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as an ACE Alumni Board Member at the Minnesota Technology Association since January 2021. Prior to this role, Nikki has held multiple positions at Seagate Technology from March 2015 to the present, including Sr. Staff Patent Agent, Sr. BSO/PMO IT Manager, and Sr. Staff Business Analyst. Additionally, Nikki was a Board Member at the Minnesota Academy of Science from October 2019 to October 2022. Nikki's earlier career at Seagate Technology involved roles such as Technical Lead Wafer Metrology, Sr. Staff Engineer - Reader Metrology Integration Lead, and Staff Engineer from 2004 to 2015. Nikki also worked as an Applications Engineer at Leica Microsystems and a Project Engineer at Oxford Instruments. Academically, Nikki holds a Postdoc in Chemical Engineering - Surface Science from Stanford University, a Postdoc in Physical Chemistry from the University of Reading, a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Liverpool, and a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Liverpool.