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Rolla, Mo, Us

Rolla, Mo

Research on physical vapor deposition of thin film capacitors. Sputter deposition, LCR measurements, I-V characterization, Quasi-static C-V measurements, FIB, bandgap analysis & simulation, proposal writing, analysis, reporting, and publicationResearch on corrosion: underground pipelines detection & modeling; vehicle structures; characterization & analysis--EIS, CPDS, ZRA (zero resistance ammetry), FIB, ASTM B117

Research on anti-corrosion technologies: cerium conversion coatings; praseodymium containing formulations. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Cyclic Potentiodynamic Spectroscopy, FIB, SEM, XRD

Responsible for managing multiple product development products related to materials for the semiconductor industry. Project responsibilities include: project planning and monitoring; budgeting; reporting on project status and progress; project return on investment; represent company at customer sites; travel to customer sites worldwide; hiring and evaluation of employees; analysis and evaluation of technical and marketing information; and act as liaison to other divisions of the company; and other duties as assigned.

Responsible for start to finish development of several projects developing chemicals for the semiconductor industry. Multilayer hardmasks Dual layer BARCs ArF Immersion BARCs ArF Developable BARCs Wet Gapfill materials Review and analyze market data to determine if new projects are needed. Review and analyze procedures for effectiveness. Develop new measurement systems for project evaluation. Led the Technology Steering team which defined overall goals for product/market development.

Conducted market research for various R&D projects. New product opportunities Emerging markets Applications support to product development projects

Manager of the Lithographic unit of R&D division. Hiring and evaluation of employees; budgeting; evaluation of procedures; unit organization; project delegation; distribution of work; informing employees about procedural changes.Principal investigator for a $4million government funded research project on bottom anti-reflective coatings (BARC). Led the teams that developed six new BARC products.

Responsible for applications testing and characterization of a wide array of products for the semiconductor industry. Analysis and evaluation of current test procedures and development/recommendation of more effective alternatives. Analyze data and organize into reports/presentations. Part of a team that enabled Brewer Science to be certified to the ISO9001 standard. Internal auditor: responsible for interviewing personnel and evaluating work procedures for compliance and effectiveness of procedures; recommending corrective and preventive actions.Led the team that developed the products DUV52 and DUV54. Principal investigator in SBIR Phase 1 research project on CVD organic BARC coatings.

Responsible for QA on color filter materials. Applications testing of organic conductive polymers. Development of pilot plant manufacturing processes for R&D BARC products. Developed the KrF organic BARC CD11. Led the team that developed the I-line organic BARC XHRi.