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Newburyport Ma

Current Lead for 3 Groups:∙ Data Analytics Group - Data driven actions to grow Mfg. Revenue – Maintained Inventory on Strategic Products. Investigated options and identified potential new Mfg. Parts. Heavy use of Excel, and other Databases to analyze and act on information ∙ Analytical Services Group - Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Materials Science, Incoming Quality and Quality Assurance – Driving Cycle Time of the Lab, Customer Communications, while improving capabilities∙ Archival Services Group – Storage of controlled document and Information - Archival Operations

Newburyport Ma

∙ Project Manager - Led several short-term and long-term projects using Project management tools. Facilitated weekly, sometimes daily meetings to work through constraints and manage the critical path. Communicated to the end Customer to update progress, issues, and to answer questions. ∙ Product Engineering Leader - Product Configuration, Problem Solving, Engineering Decision Making∙ Planning Leader - Customer Communication, Strategic Product Inventory, Increased capacity, and drove the manufacturing portion that implemented a new ERP/MRP system for Manufacturing. ∙ Production Control Leader - Moving Production, Constraint Management, Customer Communication, and on time Delivery

Newburyport Ma

∙ Established a new Production Control Organization through managing and hiring new employees ∙ Implemented Continuous Improvement Processes to find root causes and improve efficiencies ∙ Increased Operator Accuracy by redefining procedures, developing checklists, and improved training∙ Decreased Statement of Work Cycle time by creating the Conversion of Customer Requirements team. Brought down Document prep from 8 weeks down to 2 weeks which improved OTD.

South Portland Me

Defect Yield and ET Group Section Manager (2009-2010)Etch Process and Equipment, DDP Group Manager (2010-2013)Diffusion, EPI, and DDP Group Manager (2013-Present)- Facilitated the Electrical Test Group to develop FSME's 1st ET CPK program that drove our ET CPKs from 75% at 1.0 to >85% at 1.33.- Managed the Process and Equipment Engineering staff for Etch and DDP to move the team to focus on common goals.- Led the Metal Etch improvement effort that increased our MTBC by 4X - 70rf hrs to 350rf hours.- Managed the tool selection, purchase, and acceptance in the Etch area to increase our capacity by 2x from 1500wpw to 3000wpw. Met both ramp schedule and budget expectations.- Improved the percentage of Diffusion and EPI area Critical to Quality Charts thate meet 1.33 cpk from ~75% to 90%.- Facilitated several KT problem solving sessions to help solve complicated technical issues.- Developed and Implemented a state of the art Defect Detection Program that includes Mean Time to Detect based Zone Control and Baseline Reduction activities.- Developed and implemented a PID characterization program aimed at characterizing tool defect performance and controlling them.- Set up a strategic Zone Ownership plan that included branching out to include Process Engineering Ownership. This put the emphasis of driving our defect baseline down across the factory in a shorter period of time

Managed several different functional groups at once. Administered supervisory tasks for engineers, set goals, mentored, gained commitment of employees, and wrote end of the year performance reviews. • Completed TPM Instructor Training - Guided a Small Group Organization and met Key Performance Indices. Defined and ensured quality standards were generated and adhered to.• Collaborated with the R&D Organization on the Industrialization process. Liaison between Process and R&D, transferred new product technologies from a low volume development flow to high volume manufacturing flow• Increased work center tool capacity by 10% and increased the group's efficiency.• Reduced Cost by 30% - Directed a focused improvement team who implemented external reclaimed test wafers across the factory.• Facilitated several problem solving sessions to solve lines down situations while minimizing the impact to Manufacturing.

Mentored a group of Engineers in Defect Detection and Prevention. Set up Mean time to Detect and Respond systems that helped protect productions from yield excursions. Earned my Six Sigma Green Belt by leading a muti-site team to maximize gross die per wafer.

Responsible for building the Defect Integration Organization. Purchased Capital Inspection Tools; Hired Engineers; Implemented SPC and Control systems to detect and prevent defect excursions. Drove focused improvement teams using KT problem solving techniques.

DRAT Group - Sr. Defect Engineer (1994-1996)DRAT (Defect Reduction Action Team) Reduced Defect Density and improved yields. Defect Inspection and Review Tool Integration in Digital Semiconductor's new 8'' Factory. Thin Films Group, Process Engineer (1988-1994) Sustained Genus Tungsten Silicide Deposition tools. The Tungsten Silicide process required tight controls in order to maintain good cpks and yield. Updated Preventative Maintenance programs to reduce it's defect density impact. Diffusion Group, Operator (1984-1988) Operated several Diffusion Furnaces and Sinks for a 5” Fab. Maintained furnaces which included cleaning furnace quartz ware, tube changes, and troubleshooting process control issues, while running manufacturing.

Bachelor, Electrical Engineering

Associates, Electrical Engineering