Barry Dirks Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Supervise and mentor ten Epi Growth technicians Support the manufacture of epitaxial wafers, including characterization and metrology. Perform calibrations, PM's and corrective maintenance on growth reactors. Troubleshoot growth equipment to determine corrective maintenance actions. Perform experiments submitted by Engineering. Maintain data in JMP database.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Oversaw day-to-day operations of 3rd shift outer layer circuitizing team. Responsible for prepping reports and data to be presented at daily operations meetings and setting manufacturing and engineering priorities

Chandler, Az

Set up and operate various metrology tools to ensure quality and healthy output of product. Perform preventative maintenance on metrology tools to ensure continuous uptime.

Mesa, Az

Supervised 25 non-exempt manufacturing associates in the diffusion/thin films and implant areas. Created self-directed team, ensuring focus on several key projects, including product flow. Established and led cleans coordinator team resulting in 20% increase in furnace utilization. Trained associates on theory of constraints. Documented process excursions and performed root cause analysis using 7-step problem solving, implementing fail safe methods to eliminate problems from reoccurring. Represented manufacturing in excursion meetings and aided in disposition of product.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Supervised 30 non-exempt manufacturing associates in the sensor products wafer fab. Recognized by engineering as the technical content expert, for the wet etch module. Benchmarked operational and preventative maintenance procedures, improving cross-shift efforts, increased tool utilization, provided consistency across shifts, increased yield and allowed for better preparation of QS9000 audits. Shift had highest output and lowest excursion rate across four shifts. Established and managed proper min/max levels for fab chemical stocks ensuring continuous production and eliminating unanticipated downtime. Enhanced/improved specifications as team leader for etch area scrap team resulting in 10% scrap reduction. Established and managed development of a certification program for photo/etch which included, writing, validation and certification of over 75 area process specs. Analyzed and revised multiple process specification criteria eliminating unnecessary or redundant process steps resulting in savings in labor and resources of more than $50,000 annually. Trained and mentored new supervisors

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Coordinated daily activities for the photo/etch team by defining and delegating inventory priorities based on factory on-time delivery needs. Formed teams and executed cycle time reduction action plans, which resulted in improved productivity and reduced cycle time. Assisted supervisor by performing pass downs and preparing daily reports.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Used statistical process control and six sigma methodologies to set up and operate various processes and tools in the photo/etch modules. Consulted by engineering for expertise in die high power and outgoing final visual inspections. Led team, which rewrote, two post probe inspection specs, reducing customer returns by over 50%. Received "Hero of the Month" award for solving contamination issue in photo module.

Non-Degreed, Chemistry

Hazardous Material Technician Certification-1998