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Manage Deposition Materials R&D Molecular Design and Applications groups developing novel ALD and CVD precursor and process technologyhttp://www.emdgroup.com

• Technical lead for next generation ALD technology development

• Managed the Cell R&D lab operations, engineering, and support staff, which resulted in an improvement in baseline performance of 5% and lab output of 35% within one quarter.• Responsible for the research and development of novel materials based technologies and processes to reduce the cost of high-efficiency silicon solar cell manufacturing.• Performed integration evaluation and managed materials vendors for novel doping processes resulting in ~2x increased turn rate on development cycles to meet initial technical milestones.• Supported the build out of a backend metallization lab including thin film sputtering and electroplating tools and processes.

• Responsible for materials and process research for next generation products including precursor ink development, thermal processing, CIGS thin film absorber engineering, and transparent conducting electrodes.• Led team of scientists and engineers in a fast paced start-up environment with tight deadlines to achieve roadmap performance goals ahead of schedule through a portfolio of research projects.• Achieved a world record efficiency for a non-vacuum deposited CIGS solar cell certified by NREL at 16.4% active area through novel ink and absorber processes.• Drove novel process improvements from the lab through pilot experimentation and manufacturing trials to become the baseline process for the current product, an improvement of 15% relative efficiency.• Managed a project related to novel absorber materials which improved efficiency by 9% relative and Voc by 8% to exceed roadmap goals by one quarter. Achieved company record submodule efficiency certified by NREL to be 13.9% aperture area.• Interfaced with engineering, reliability, and executive teams to perform a successful project stage gate review one quarter ahead of schedule.• Led a project to replace all vacuum deposited layers with solution coated layers and quickly developed proof-of-concept novel alternatives for every layer within one quarter, achieving a highest efficiency all solution processed solar cell.• Developed long term research roadmap to achieve product performance goals.

• Researched group IV semiconductor nanowire growth and methods to control the position, diameter and orientation of nanowires during synthesis for applications in nanostructured solar cells, 3D chip architectures, and molecular electronics.• Led the formation of the Nanowire Growth Facility in the Center for Integrated Systems at Stanford University for collaborative research between members of the chemistry, materials science, and electrical engineering departments.• Developed CVD nanowire growth capabilities previously unavailable including germanium nanowire hetero-epitaxy on silicon substrates.• Developed metal nano-catalyst deposition techniques using electrochemical deposition on silicon