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Placerville, Ca

Freelance photographer/video creating exciting portraits and video of local musicians and events.

Palo Alto, Ca

Responsibilities:• Responsible Engineer (RE) for ASICs, microcircuits, hybrid microcircuits, accelerometers and pressure transducers• Resolved part level non-conformances via: Definition, Containment, Root Cause and Corrective Action• Vetted subcontractor Parts Lists, and reviewed PAD and NSPAR submissions.• Supported Failure Review Boards (FRB), Material Review Boards (MRB) and cross-functional teams to resolve urgent part level failures.• Traveled to perform on site… Show more Responsibilities:• Responsible Engineer (RE) for ASICs, microcircuits, hybrid microcircuits, accelerometers and pressure transducers• Resolved part level non-conformances via: Definition, Containment, Root Cause and Corrective Action• Vetted subcontractor Parts Lists, and reviewed PAD and NSPAR submissions.• Supported Failure Review Boards (FRB), Material Review Boards (MRB) and cross-functional teams to resolve urgent part level failures.• Traveled to perform on site facility audits at vendors and subcontractors.• Authored detailed Source Control Drawings (SCD) to ensure the components met MIL-PRF-38535 Class V and MIL-PRF-38534 Class K (space grade) Quality and Reliability standards. • Parts Engineering lead for new microcircuit/hybrid product development with outside vendors in second source and new custom ASICs.• Parts Engineering resource for internal Failure Analysis Lab.• Reviewed GIDEP Alerts and determined component level impact.• Resolved exceptions with vendorsSkills and Accomplishments:• Leveraged knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tenets to improve internal information processes.• Extensively familiar with MIL-STD-883, MIL-PRF-38535 and MIL-PRF-38534.• Modified/customized the 8D report process to work within our Parts Engineering environment.• Established position as Corporate expert on Counterfeit Part prevention• Extensively well read in Lean Manufacturing and Toyota Production System (TPS)• Authored customer presentable reports• Authored NSPARs (non-standard parts approval reports)Tools:• Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Snagit• Seven Wastes, Kaizen, DMAIC, 8D reporting, Fishbone diagrams Show less

Santa Clara, Ca

Responsibilities:• PE for new product development of COP8(8 bit) and CP3000(16 bit) microcontrollers.• Sustained products (EPROM and Flash memory) and verified/resolved customer returns (RMAs)• Drove yield enhancement and cost reduction projects.• Designed matrix lots using Design of Experiments (DOE) to define fabrication parameters.• Characterized new silicon products over temperature, voltage and frequency• Interfaced with design, test, application engineers, QA and… Show more Responsibilities:• PE for new product development of COP8(8 bit) and CP3000(16 bit) microcontrollers.• Sustained products (EPROM and Flash memory) and verified/resolved customer returns (RMAs)• Drove yield enhancement and cost reduction projects.• Designed matrix lots using Design of Experiments (DOE) to define fabrication parameters.• Characterized new silicon products over temperature, voltage and frequency• Interfaced with design, test, application engineers, QA and cross-functional teams• Ensured timely assembly, test and delivery of customer samples in quantity• Verified new products met corporate reliability standards• POC for off shore assembly and test functions• Led team to reduce cost of (and then eliminate) silicon characterization.Tools:• Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Lotus Notes• 8D Problem Solving, Kepner and Tregoe (KT) Problem Analysis• DOEKISS97 Design of Experiments software Show less

Saratoga, Ca

• Administered NT, Netscape Mail, Enterprise, FTP and Real Audio servers• Programmed CGI using Perl script for website forms created websites via HTML.

Fremont, Ca

• Performed detailed root cause failure analysis on submicron CMOS devices• Led building Emergency Response Team as Incident Commander• Microprobed submicron multi-layer metal devices• Completed UC Berkley Extension classes: Disk Controller Technology, CMOS design, Fabrication• Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), High power optical microscopes, photo emission• Tektronix DAS9100, IMS ATE system

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Setup company FA capability and conducted qualification/reliability studies on new products and performed detailed failure analysis on integrated circuits. Audited suppliers and vendors.

Santa Clara, Ca

• Qualified and tested ASIC’s and VCO’s and programmed qualification database

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Performed detailed failure analysis of linear integrated circuits

Bloomington, In

• Performed detailed failure analysis on integrated circuits and discrete devices

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Majored in Communication Systems

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Engineering

Majored in Pre-Engineering