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Whitehall, MT, US

Remote

Butte, MT USA

First Principles brings knowledge and expertise in engineering consultation. This experience was developed from 10 years in consumer goods manufacture and 20 years in semiconductor materials Process & Controls Engineering, Project Engineering Manager, Quality Assurance Manager and R&D Manager roles. Rob has patent applications / publications and trade.

Butte, Montana, United States

Butte, Montana

Yulin, Shaanxi, China

Leadership team with over-all objective to design, construct and startup a $1.2 Billion Semiconductor and Solar Grade facility in Yulin, Shaanxi China. Plant startup began Nov 2017 with full operation achieved March 2018. Project scope included Silane, FBR and Siemens areas. My responsibilities covered Siemens polycrystalline silicon manufacturing.

Butte Montana

Successfully led and architected >$10MM in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) ranging vertically from Control Systems to ERP and horizontally from raw materials receiving to finished goods shipment. All aspects of the process were affected or integrated including SOPs, Quality, Inventory Management, BOM, Consumption / Production, etc. There were several.

Butte, Montana

Semiconductor Materials and 3D Nano Architecture (2011 to 2014)Strategic Project Overhaul: Rob successfully transformed a critically over-budget project, reducing CAPEX to just 30% of the initial estimate by applying First Principles, which streamlined design and expedited construction.Market Leadership and Industry Recognition: Enhanced production.

Butte, Montana

R&D Manager for silanes and Siemens technologies for teams closely integrated with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality Assurance and Safety. Leader of two teams of Scientists, Engineers and Technicians to deliver Process, Mechanical and Product technologies integral to new product development, customer support and existing product advancement.

Lead and performed process, manufacturing and software design projects.

Led ASiMI and REC Silicon Quality systems integration as well as internal and external quality management duties. Travelled extensively with REC's Sales team to various customers in Asia and Europe providing customer / quality interface and capture of customer feedback. Maintained quality systems and managed internal and external ISO audits to maintain ISO.

Butte, MT

The primary purpose of GCSI was to design, develop and deploy Low Power Television and Radio solutions. Physical stations were installed across the western USA from Arizona to Montana and Nevada to California. The solutions featured autonomous operation controlled via satellite or internet from a data center in Montana. Content was determined by local.

Plant Project/Process Engineering group leadership

Led large/complex capital projects in Silane, Silane Loading, Siemens and Product Finishing technologies.

Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States

Educational Foundation and Early Career: Kickstarted his professional journey at 3M after graduating from Montana State University with a Chemical Engineering degree, specializing in Multicomponent Diffusion with Reaction, at their largest global manufacturing center.Transformative Learning and Growth: Underwent extensive training at the 3M Manufacturing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

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