Atiqur Chowdhury, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Milpitas, California, Us

• Earned a patent for devising unique defect detection algo for semiconductor process control.• Drove cross-functional teams on resolving costliest issue during development and alpha/beta testing of KLA’s application features.• Led successful head-to-head and live demonstration of KLA’s product features leading sale of billion dollar tools.• Reduced tool downtime by 10% by generating 2+ Best-Known-Method (BKM) documents for features and algo currently adopted by KLA’s application engineering.• Collaborated with software, systems engineering, quality control and marketing teams across the global units to define and develop KLA’s next generation products through KLA’s Product Life cycle process (PLCs).• Collaborated with R&D customers to reduce ramp-to-production time by 1/3rd for advanced nodes by detecting critical Defects of Interest (DOI) and improved process parameters.

Daytona Beach, Florida, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills by instructing undergraduates classes (150+ students) in Mechanical Engineering Design, controls and dynamics, PLCs (SPC, DOE).• Supervised experiments, collaborated with company people and sponsors, optimized and analyzed data, prepared quizzes, graded lab reports and provided feedback on the performance of the experiments.• Solid understanding of mechanical assemblies and industry test standards reflected through instructing Mechanical Engineering design (Senior design) projects and industry collaboration (Bob Parker Industries).• Innovated and utilized technology to address the problems/issues of students under supervision remotely, in an unattended manner during COVID 19.* Mechanical Engineering Design I (Fall 2020)* Dynamics and Control Laboratory MAE 405 (Spring 2019-Fall 2019)* Strength of Mechanical Components MAE 316 (Fall 2018)

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

• 6+ coordination with cross-functional and multi-cultural scientists and engineers; resulted in 8 scientific publications, presented 10+ orals/posters. • Managed, maintained 10+ laboratory equipment, obtained quote, procured, custom-designed, and developed 3+ equipment to perform experiments and troubleshoot issues.• Generated internal and external documentation of experiments, data collection/analysis, lab/equipment manual, simultaneously worked in projects funded by NASA/ARO/AFOSR/ONR and ensured timely completion.• Improved the electrical conductivity of CNT/C and Polymer derived ceramic SiC (PDC) by 3 orders of magnitude by free carbon graphitization.• Reviewed processing technique and successfully developed a novel ceramic composite (SiOC/ZrB2) with an absorption bandwidth of 13.5GHz covering the whole Ka-band.• Designed a novel prototype for electrical conductivity measurement capable of operating at high temperatures.• Consulted with the manufacturer and stakeholders, prepared guidelines, ensured sustaining daily operations and safety of the equipment.

• Led the quality assurance laboratory of 22 team members for regular testing to ensure standard product quality (Leadership)• Operated manufacturing line by applying lean six sigma tools, i.e. VSM, JIT, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban etc. to reduce billet defects by 27% and TMT bar defects by 31%.• Conducted regular quality inspection and analysis for product development by eliminating manufacturing irregularities such as Casting Defects, De-colorization, Strength Variation and Cracks. • Worked with customer and engineers cross functionally to understand roadmaps, process flow, inflection points, requirements and business issues/ challenges. (Customer

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials & Metallurgical Engineering

High School, Science