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Director of Manufacturing and Equipment Automation for a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company. Experience in design, assembly, automation, and installation of thin film deposition and etching equipment.Senior Thin Film Process Engineer working in optical and semiconductor fabrication with expertise in photolithography, ion beam etch (IBE), ion beam deposition (IBD), biased target deposition (BTD), and thin film metrology. Extensive experience in optical thin film design, ion beam equipment processing, process characterization and metrology.SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS•Led the manufacture and delivery of 90% of the company’s equipment business, $5-10 Million/year. (4Wave)•Expanded manufacturing capacity by 300% over 1.5 years. (4Wave)•Designed a variety of >99.5% transmission AR coatings. (4Wave)•Implemented a process to produce a 60-quarter-wave, 4-filter chip for use in WDM ROSA and TOSA components. (4Wave)•Automated over 20 photolithography and ion beam systems using C++, C#, and PLC ladder logic. (Anvik, 4Wave)•Designed, tested, and patented a 1µm, through the lens (TTL), alignment system for folded projection photolithography equipment. (Anvik)SKILLS & STRENGTHS• Project Management • Mentorship • Hands On • Self-motivated • Work Well Under Pressure • Optical Filter Design • Complex problem solving • Process development • Statistics • Automation• IBD and BTD Tools • IBE Tools • Photolithography Tools • Test and Integration • Installation • Post Process Metrology [Spectroscopy, Ellipsometry, Profilometry, Resistivity, Optical Microscopy, SEM, RBS] • In Process Metrology [SIMS, RGA, OMS, Crystal Rate Monitor] • Customer Interaction• Manufacturing • MS Word • MS EXCEL • MS PowerPoint • MS OneNote • Film Star • Gantt Project • Automation Software [C++, C#, GE iFix, PeerGroup PTO/EIB, PLC Ladder] • SECSII/GEM/HSMS • git
Materion Precision Optics
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Engineering ManagerMaterion Precision Optics Sep 2019 - PresentDesigned and managed the production of mid wave and long wave IR optical filters. Updated customers weekly on progress and worked hand in hand with operations to keep in front of production issues.Designed MWIR and LWIR filters. Designed narrow band, wide band, notch, dark mirror, and AR filters coatings in the 1.6 to 20um wavelength range using FilmStar. Reviewed RFQ customer specifications and provided feedback to sales and the customer.Contributed to the reduction of chronic past due orders to $0 in the first 6 months of joining Materion.
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Director Of Manufacturing And Equipment Automation4Wave Inc Apr 2014 - Sep 2019Sterling, Va, UsResponsible for system engineering, automation, and manufacturing at 4Wave. This includes reporting to the CEO on project plan status for each system being manufactured; interfacing with the mechanical and electrical engineers, managing the purchasing and assembly groups; and leading the automation, test-and-integration, and installation teams.•Report directly to the CEO.•Led the manufacture and delivery of 90% of the company’s equipment business, $5-10 Million/year.•Hired resources, directed mentoring programs, and implemented manufacturing schedules to expand manufacturing by 300% in 1.5 years.•Introduced an SOP structure and wrote over 50 processing, manufacturing and test-and-integration procedures.•Led the installation of over 15 IBD, IBE, and BTD semiconductor manufacturing tools all over the world (North America, Europe, South East Asia, Far East, Australia), interacting with customers and completing each on schedule.•Selected and oversaw the implementation of PeerGroup’s PTO Operator Interface software for the 1st 2-module (IBD/BTD/Z-FLEX) cluster tools delivered by 4Wave.•Managed the design, production, and installation of the 1st 2-module (IBD/BTD/Z-FLEX) cluster tools delivered by 4Wave. Achieved this success in one year and on schedule.•Maintained an on-time delivery success rate of 100%. -
Senior Automation Engineer4Wave Inc Jan 2011 - Mar 2014Sterling, Va, UsResponsible for the automation of all 4Wave manufacturing equipment. This included selecting and developing software and leading the test-and-integration and installation.•Inherited and rewrote the entire automation software project, using iFix, ladder logic, and C#. Introduced a logic structure that improved software stability and accuracy by 30% and reduced debug time by 400%.•Introduced a continual improvement program (CIP). Scheduled review meetings and presented ideas to management. Successfully initiated a number of upgrades and improvements to system equipment, software, and processes.•Introduced a software version control system (git) for all automation software.•Developed the recipe editor used on all 4Wave manufacturing equipment since 2011 (C#).•Developed a wafer scheduler for an in-house research-based cluster tool (C#).•Implemented a SECSII/GEM/HSMS compliant equipment interface using PEERGroup EIB software package.
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Senior Process Engineer4Wave Inc Jan 2007 - Dec 2010Sterling, Va, UsResponsible for executing 4Wave’s coating and etching services business. This includes interacting with customers on specifications, designing optical filters, operating equipment, and post process validation.•Designed a variety of >99.5% transmission AR coatings using FilmStar.•Designed and deposited a Rugate filter based on Si and SiO2 using biased target deposition.•Implemented and refined a process to produce a 4-cavity, 60-quarter-wave, 4-filter chip for use in WDM ROSA and TOSA components.•Worked with a variety of optical films, deposited in a reactive process: Ta2O5, SiO2, Al2O3, HfO2, Ga2O3, Dy2O3, TiO2, SiOxNy, Fe2O3, Bi2O3, SiN.•Deposited a 4-metal oxide (garnet) material (FewGaxDyyBizOa) by sputtering 4 metals simultaneously in an oxygen reactive process.•Worked with Vanadium for use in thermal imaging sensors: VOx and VO2.•Participated in the development of 4Wave’s signature VOx process used in the manufacture of thermal cameras for military, automotive, and cell phone applications.•Researched and implemented a 2-angle etch process to achieve 100% removal of Cu from military grade LTCC substrates.•Developed a low stress (<100MPa) SiN deposition process using a biased target deposition system.
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Electro-Optic EngineerSicpa Jan 2003 - Nov 2006Lausanne, ChResponsible for vision systems used in verifying SICPA generated security features during production and in the field. Selected, tested, and recommended machine vision systems and optical components that were rolled out on hundreds of tax stamp machines all over California.•Operated a spectrofluorometer (Jobin Yvon-SPEX Fluorolog-3) and a spectrometer (Perkin Elmer Lambda 900) to analyze fluorescence spectra of specialty inks and transmission of optical filters.•Developed an invisible, data matrix imaging system. Researched, designed, and tested vision systems, to read data matrix symbologies, for use with specialty track & trace equipment. Reviewed and compared vision equipment from various companies like RVSI (now Siemens), Cognex, DVT.•Managed a 4-person group during the development and implementation of a stamp coding system for the State of California’s new cigarette tax-stamp track-and-trace program. Worked with the stamp coding facility to maximize throughput/reduce costs. Highlighted problems and implemented fixes. Helped bring system on line to meet an extremely tight schedule.•Managed the final integration of the stamp application machine.•Designed and built a virtual stamp application test setup to improve on SICPA component testing prior to shipment to the integrator.•Traveled frequently to customer/collaborator/integrator sites to review system performance, debug pilot production systems, and provide setup expertise to installation technicians.•Helped to develop a novel security feature mainly for use with government documents. -
Optical Design/System AutomationAnvik Corporation Jun 1998 - Jun 2002Responsible for 4Wave’s photolithography tools’ control and alignment systems.Responsibility: Optical Design/Testing•Designed, tested, and patented a 1µm through the lens (TTL) alignment system for folded projection photolithography equipment.•Designed and tested an X, Y, Z curved to curved surface, non-contact alignment technique having a resolution <0.5mm, utilizing a compact confocal sensor for Z, and a laser, optics, and PSD for X and Y.•Designed method to align all optical components used in transferring, homogenizing, and imaging UV light in projection photolithography systems. Performed UV exposure tests to examine projection optics performance, to optimize imaging, and to test new system concepts.•Tested a maskless photolithography development setup.•Designed a stage axis to optical axis alignment technique using a quadrant detector and a small collection of optical components.Responsibility: System Automation•Sole designer and coder of multi-threaded, class based, Visual C++ 6.0 control software to run all of Anvik’s projection photolithography tools, integrating control of excimer lasers, alignment systems, vision systems (frame grabbers, cameras, alignment lasers, etc.), and scanning/positioning systems. ~22000 lines of code per tool.•Collaborated on the design of an algorithm to control an Anvik patented, three-point contact, 0.4mm resolution, X-Y-q alignment stage.•Worked with a wide variety of mechanical systems, mechanisms and structures designed at Anvik.•Designed a synchronized control system to operate a maskless photolithography development setup.
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Reliability/Application EngineerAnvik Corporation Jun 1998 - Jun 2002Responsibility: Reliability•Set up and used an HP interferometric system to measure the yaw of an air-bearing stage to 0.04 microradians. Checked system reliability at various speeds and load conditions.•Designed and utilized a reliability/performance testing procedure to test Anvik’s newly patented, three-point contact, 0.4mm resolution, X-Y-q alignment stage. Performed tests under various environmental and load conditions. Analyzed the results and worked with the mechanical design team to correct problems and enhance performance.•Designed and utilized a reliability/performance testing procedure to test the alignment systems used with Anvik’s projection photolithography tools. Examined alignment results and repeatability versus system temperature, component creep, and alignment mark clarity and separation.•Worked on certifying the Anvik Systems for sale in the European Union (CE compliance).•Helped pioneer Anvik’s move from an aluminum/steel mounting structure for the optical imaging and alignment systems to a granite structure in order to improve performance and reliability.•Pushed for more widespread use of kinematic assemblies to speed up system testing and service.Responsibility: Application•Went to customer sites to install, align, and calibrate projection photolithography tools with one other assistant. Installed 3 projection photolithography tools. Trained customer employees.•Provided technical support to customers and went on 90% of all service visits to correct problems or to upgrade and improve performance. Customer sites were located in the US and Europe.
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Engineering ContractorSpectra Systems 2002 - 2002
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Narragansett High School
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