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Jessup, MD

Rancocas New Jersey

• Developed processes for electromagnetic cold crucible casting of silicon ingots.
• Demonstrated vacuum induction melting for customers.
• Lead technologist on successful technology transfer from outside company.

• Managed department of 60 operators, engineers, and technicians in the manufacturing of cast and sized multicrystalline silicon ingots with $70M P&L.
• Reduced material defects in department by 73% through technical improvements, employing 6 Sigma methodology and operator training saving $400 K annually.
• Delivered on production targets while supporting expansion and technology efforts.
• Developed methods to recycle silicon scrap; methods increased output and reduced costs, resulting in a $10 million savings.
• Staffed department with supervisors and team leads.
• Developed safety culture that resulted in no recordable accidents in department over a 4- year period.

• Responsible for yield improvements, process control, cost reduction, process documentation and trouble shooting in the areas of slip cast fused silica ceramics, silicon casting, and wafer cleaning.
• Developed alternative silicon sources, including internal recycling.
• Identified, purchased, and installed new process equipment including: ICP spectrophotometer, ultrasonic cleaning stations, Semilab Brick Lifetime machine, and electric kilns.
• Contributed to the design and start-up of silicon casting facility.
• Participated in design and installation of wet chemical stations for cleaning silicon raw material and cleaning and etching silicon wafers.
• Led support efforts for outside sales of wafers and ingots to companies in Japan and China.

Ph.D., Ceramic Science

Ph.D. Thesis "The Effects of Point Defects and Carbon on the Precipitation of Oxygen in Silicon"

Mba, Finance

Research Paper “The Implementation of Lean Manufacturing in Wafer Manufacturing at BP Solarex”

Project Management Certificate

M.S., Ceramic Science

M.S. Thesis "The Effects of Processing Conditions on the Out-Diffusion of Oxygen from Czochralski Silicon"

B.S., Ceramic Science And Engineering

Thesis "Impregnation of Porous Skeletal Wafers for N-Type Planar Diffusion Sources"