Semiconductor FAB engineering module manager at a US owned pure play foundry manufacturing facility, running the defect & metrology engineering group. - Experience in building an engineering team from start-up to streamline operation. - Managed the Defect & Metrology engineering and production operations, leading a team of 6 engineers & 6 techs in factory defect improvement activities.- Process transfer projects, technology development to high volume manufacturing & yield… Show more Semiconductor FAB engineering module manager at a US owned pure play foundry manufacturing facility, running the defect & metrology engineering group. - Experience in building an engineering team from start-up to streamline operation. - Managed the Defect & Metrology engineering and production operations, leading a team of 6 engineers & 6 techs in factory defect improvement activities.- Process transfer projects, technology development to high volume manufacturing & yield improvement of critical customers.- Implemented novel fab wide systems for optimized defect sampling to reduce risk, ensure maximum equipment coverage, & manage loading capacity of measurement systems- Introduction of new metrology & inspection tools, from tool selection to production release- Introduction and rollout of a new Defect Management Software- Coordinating multi functional tasks forces to drive continuous improvement - Experience in vendor relationships, department costs, and customer engagement- Lead defect reduction initiatives Show less

As a test wafer engineer & supervisor, I focused on optimizing and standardizing our business practices regarding test material used for production quals.- automated quals- automated data collection- standardizing business practices to reduce cycle time & reduce opportunities for error- enabled inventory system tracking, impacting production tool availability- automated tracking of test material consumption to provide framework for CI opportunities- cost reduction by… Show more As a test wafer engineer & supervisor, I focused on optimizing and standardizing our business practices regarding test material used for production quals.- automated quals- automated data collection- standardizing business practices to reduce cycle time & reduce opportunities for error- enabled inventory system tracking, impacting production tool availability- automated tracking of test material consumption to provide framework for CI opportunities- cost reduction by creating internal re-use options- vendor qualification for new starting material- supervised the test wafer production staff. Show less

Process control of the ion implantation module in a high volume / high mix semiconductor manufacturing facility. Primary responsibilities focused on continuous improvement to increase capacity, cycle time improvement, cost reduction, and improve line yield performance.• Group lead for a standing cross-functional continuous improvement team.• Ran a multi-area engineering line yield team.• Responded to process excursions using 3D & 8D process format to identify root cause and… Show more Process control of the ion implantation module in a high volume / high mix semiconductor manufacturing facility. Primary responsibilities focused on continuous improvement to increase capacity, cycle time improvement, cost reduction, and improve line yield performance.• Group lead for a standing cross-functional continuous improvement team.• Ran a multi-area engineering line yield team.• Responded to process excursions using 3D & 8D process format to identify root cause and drive permanent corrective actions. • Provided support to the process development group. Show less

As a materials engineer, I provided support for new and existing products including Actuation & Fuel Controls and Wheels & Brakes. Primary responsibilities included failure analysis and component investigation for fielded and development products and support of lab functions including metallography and SEM operation.

Working within the stationary products division, responsible for the analysis of the mechanical properties of experimental tapes and adhesives including sample preparation, testing, and statistical analysis.

Used scanning electron microscopy to image thin film coatings of nano-engineered biological drug coatings and to analyze the respective coating process.