Josh Broussard Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for planning and production schedules, assessing project and resources requirements, determining quality control standards, overseeing production processes, re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary, selecting, ordering and purchasing materials, organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment, supervising the work of Production Engineers, Production Operators, and Material Handlers.

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for all Quality Systems, including ISO and RCMS. Responsible for implementing an SPC system, Safety computer-based training, and a Behavior Based Safety Process. Facilitate all RCCAs. Administer the Management of Change system. Waste elimination using Lean and 6Sigma principles.

Responsible for the management of the operating units’ profit and loss, budgeting, day-to-day operations, oversight and direct management of personnel, third party sourcing, pricing and business development.

Process Control Owner – Maintained CpK levels above 1.67 for 90% of critical steps and drove actions to improve other 10%Tool owner of photo resist strip and clean tools (SUGAI, SEZ, KDNS)Managed 12 tools to optimize product movementSuccessfully qualified new single wafer processing tool that used dilute chemical instead of high priced proprietary chemical to clean wafers ($60k/year savings)Extensive data analysis using JMP, MiniTab, and Excel to qualify new tools and stepsHands on experience with product recovery and disposition on SUGAI, SEZ, and KDNS wet hoods and scrubbersPerformed analysis using CD SEM, Thickness, and defect inspection toolsMentored Jr Engineers on CD SEM usage

Gate Layer Owner – Monitored critical Gate Layer CDs and responded to any deviation from targetWorked with Metrology Team to optimize CD SEM recipe for Gate LayerResponsible for “Accept” or “Reject” determination on PSM reticles for Gate LayerImplemented new Reticle analysis method that streamlined setup while offering more insight into reticle-tool interactionsExtensive data analysis using JMP and Excel to qualify new tools and steps.Setup new and optimized existing processes using Focus Exposure Matrices and Design of Experiments (DOE)Hands on experience with product recovery and disposition on ASML Steppers and Scanners and TEL/KDNS TracksPerformed analysis using CD SEM, Overlay metrology tools d defect inspection tools

Directed activities of 1NCG, 1 Staff Engr, and 2 Maintenance personnelGuided defect reduction efforts on tools to enable production of next generation technologiesCoordinated activities with R&DMaintained and reported all CIP to Fab Director and R&D DirectorMaintained and reported on all First Pass Yield metrics for BEOL ModuleModified Objective Specifications and Electrical Design Rules

Directed activities of 2NCGs, 2 Sr, 1 Staff, 1 Sr Staff, and 1 Principle EngrCoordinated projects with Line Yield and Die Yield GroupsMaintained and reported operational metrics to Fab DirectorPhoto SPC Team Engineering support

Decreased resist consumption by 40% on DNS 200W Tracks ($200k/qtr savings)Qualified new reticle manufacturing toolset (ALTA) which enabled vendor cost savings to be passed down to customerQualified new dyed resist across multiple technologies to enhance process qualityQualified new Anti-Reflective-Coating in expedited manor due to vendor supply issuesMember of Equipment Council for DNS Tracks and Resists

Installed and qualified new Overlay Metrology ToolResolved Overlay Metrology capacity issues by reducing sample size and enabling batch loadingCompleted Capital Package for XP upgrades on all Overlay Metrology toolsEnhanced I-Line reticle alignment strategy which increased lot to lot overlay repeatabilityMaintained and reported on Problem Lot and Rework MetricsHands on experience with product recovery and disposition on ASML Steppers and Scanners and DNS Tracks

Managed team of 3 EngineersEvaluated contingencies for all PRVs at customer sitesAssisted with development of analysis softwareRepresentative for firm at customer sites: Hunstman, ARCO, Lyondell, Western Zirconium