Alejandro De La Fuente V. Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

California, 94086, Us

California, 94086, Us

California, 94086, Us

•Developed Paigey, a discreet, Bluetooth connected, wearable device for fewer missed calls with less phone distraction through better notifications. Launched on Kickstarter July 2018•Product Development from early market research, in-person surveys, through focus group studies, early prototype testing, and design surveys•Mechanical design with DFM for plastic injection molding and pressed zirconia ceramics of proprietary latching mechanism to ensure reliable attachment to undergarments and belt loops (patent pending). Designed product enclosure for maximal comfort with minimal footprint.•Low-power embedded system and firmware design using Nordic BLE/ARM Cortex M3 MCU system on chip with Qi based wireless charging•Developed social media marketing campaigns to test user interest and build a user-base pre-Kickstarter campaign, and advertise during the Kickstarter campaign achieving click through rates of 9.7% and lead conversion costs < $1•Designed and specified iOS application to manage Paigey settings and enable smart notification filtering•Formed Delaware C-Corp, brought on a co-founder, and team of 3 consultants while bootstrapping the company

Hudson, New Hampshire, Us

•Invented and Owned a novel thin-film semiconductor manufacturing technology from R&D, pilot production, virtual manufacturing, and large-scale production. This is the key process by which GT's (now Merlin Solar) products are made.•Managed a team of 6 engineers, 12+ vendors, and a multi-million dollar budget•Developed a virtual manufacturing process involving tool vendors, and specialty service companies in over 6 countries to qualify mass production process and bridge production needs during factory construction (25% travel globally for 1 yr). This involved developing wet cleans, wet etch, photolithography, oxidation, PECVD, ALD, laser processing, CMP, and metallurgy.•Built mass production facility in Thailand from cleanroom design, equipment selection, tool qualification and purchase negotiation, to process transfer, staff training, quality assurance, process control, and local supply chain development (40% travel to Thailand for 2.5 yrs)•Encouraged cross-team collaboration and productive conflict resolution through leading by example a sense of ownership and care for the success of the company as a whole, a deep appreciation and recognition of individual’s efforts, and mediation where necessary•Built pilot production line in San Jose enabling a short loop experimental platform and process qualification using a small on-site cleanroom and rented space at a partner facility with minimal investment•Developed, then specified and managed the development of software and IT infrastructure built on SQL, Python, Flask, and C++ to run a global, data driven manufacturing operation.•Managed vendors, partners, and employees through bankruptcy of parent company, GT Advanced Technologies, to successful private equity deal.

Houston, Texas, Us

•Responsible for device physics, design, and electrical performance of a-Si and metal-oxide thin film transistors (TFTs). •Improving SAIL TFT characteristics including bias-temperature stress, mobility, off-current, threshold voltage, etc. by means of semiconductor device and process engineering•Leading technical discussions of this progress with top-tier display manufacturer; developing a process for high-aperture transparent active matrix backplanes using SAIL•Holding ownership of two parametric test labs•Managing graduate-student-intern projects involving new metal-oxide semiconductor materials and device development•Presenting our team’s progress and research results at international conferences.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Electrical Engineering And Computer Sciences

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering

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