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San Diego, California, United States

 Create and maintain prototype construction timelines and provide updates and feedback to project leadership. Lead equipment/process qualifications including Operating protocol development and execution. Responsible for improvement, optimization, and high level planning of product upgrade sequences. Use technical product knowledge and prior product experience to identify potential process risks and impacts. Lead, train, and delegate tasks to junior team members with low level sequence creation and deliverables. Utilize significant stakeholder management skills to manage conflicts and motivate deliverable owners.

San Diego, California, United States

 Responsible for delivering sub-module technical and engineering test reports for product efficacy and quality.  Allocate work and appoint owners to logical buckets of deliverables for completion of SOP Checklists Interface within projects/department, using expertise to advise appropriate qualification rollout methodology  Confident in stakeholder management, proactively escalating when deliverables cannot be met Manage technical uncertainties and dependencies at sub module level.

Greater San Diego Area

 Develop and implement materials testing methods to improve qualification techniques for EUV sources.  Work closely with Failure Analysis group to understand the current issues and develop effective solutions.  Create automatic data gathering programs via Excel and FT-IR macros for intensive data analysis. Perform materials qualification for different parts of the EUV source exposed to the extreme environment.  Demonstrate the test equipment and process meets the requirements through validation testing.

San Diego, Ca

 Responsible for process improvement of multi-layer semiconductor packaging by implementation of process controls and work instructions Communicate directly with floor operators on a daily basis for training and production issues Utilize travelers and SAP to monitor products’ progress, maintaining feedback with production managers Develop and evaluate methods, operation sequences, and processes in the manufacture of final product Conduct studies on yield issues and improvements, and network resulting analysis with other department personnel to tackle quality issues related to the delivery of a good quality product

Berkeley, Ca

Received Masters of Science in Chemical EngineeringGPA: 3.788

San Diego, Ca

- Coordinated with manufacturing and research teams for continued improvement of hohlraum production- Executed characterization and quality validation of individual pieces via x-ray fluorescence and interferometry- Organized documentation detailing new software applications and equipment error minimization- Oversaw team with Health and Safety Department to revamp nuclear material waste inventory management - Developed automation software program for expediting shipping documentation using MS-DOS/Batch for directory manipulation and Visual Basic Application for MS Office macros, cutting task to 10% of original time

Irvine, Ca

- Managed over 30 different projects from customers, each requiring a unique series of material property testing- Performed material characterization of metals, ceramics, and polymers via extensive surface analysis techniques, and provided technical results which were delivered directly to customers on a rigorous schedule - Used state-of-the-art 3D surface analysis software, reports compliant to ISO 25178 and ASME B46.1 standards

Irvine, Ca

Received B.S. Chemical Engineering,Received B.S. Material Science and EngineeringGPA: 3.577

Santa Ana, Ca

- Contributed to 3 cross-functional teams focused on process/product development and polymer formulation- Responsible for batch polymer synthesis, fabrication, characterization, quality analysis, and documentation- Improved ability for multi-tasking complex projects, spanning from development to production and validation

Irvine, Ca

- Designed experiments for in-house vendor quality comparison tests and presented results earlier than required- Completed SOP for the quality tests and created BOM for improved model of aortic valve conduit testing- Taught technical staff about new quality comparison tests and documentation procedures Project: Effect of controlled conduit graft degradation on fluid leakage rates- Individually wrote protocol and standard data sheet, performed experiment and subsequent analysis

Irvine, Ca

- Utilized LabView and MS Office macros to automate flame speed calculations and rush data acquisition - Manufactured and machined laboratory equipment pieces, including a camera stand and test-tube holder

Irvine, Ca

- Assisted with production, collection, and strength testing of experimental nano-crystalline aluminum composite Project: Construction of Novel Lid Design for Main reactor/Pulverization Unit- Created and assembled an innovative cover that facilitated set-up/removal of the reactor using SolidWorks- Assembled new lid using the University’s lathe, mill and other power tools in the machine shop

Master’S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.788

Product Development Program, GPA: 3.788 - Courses taken: Technology Commercialization, Intro to MEMS, Microfabrication Technology.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering And Material Science Engineering

Activities and Societies: Omega Chi Epsilon (National Chemical Engineering Honors Society) Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honors.