Kyle Mayer Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Boise, Idaho, United States

Providing data science and data engineering support for the reliability of DRAM devices.- Developed artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support automated test data extraction using large language model (LLM) chains, LLM agents, function calling, tools, APIs, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).- Spearheaded the development of a Python module to track HBM production data across a global network of fabs and test facilities, enabling quick resolution to customer quality concerns.- Created and maintained ETL data pipelines to provide outgoing quality metrics for the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) cube and other DRAM devices.

Boise, Id

Provided data science and physics-based modeling support for the R&D NAND Cell Reliability team.- Translated linear regression JMP code into an ultra-fast SQL query running on Google Cloud Platform BigQuery, dramatically reducing compute time.- Implemented multiple key performance indicators (KPI) based on statistical reliability models and monitored daily in a Streamlit dashboard.- Conducted experiments that thermally accelerated charge loss in 3D NAND MOSFET transistors to model the quantum tunneling effects in silicon nitride films.- Designed and conducted cycling+thermal stress experiments to generate empirical model parameters for trap-assisted tunneling mechanisms in 3D NAND.- Performed read disturb tests in 3D NAND to generate parameters for empirical models.- Developed Python modules to perform Weibull analysis of cycling degradation in 3D NAND.- Generated design of experiment (DOE) analyses to drive toward root cause understanding.- Supported customer escalations with deep-dives into test data and formal customer reports.- Awarded a patent for a novel design enabling 3D semiconductor interconnects.

Supported R&D activities related to advanced packaging and materials characterization.- Oversaw all aspects of the advanced packaging R&D laboratory, including new tool purchasing and installation, development of electrical characterization techniques, and adherence to safety protocols.- Developed fault isolation techniques using a combination of microprobing and infrared image microscopy to locate defects in 3D TSV packaged DRAM chips.- Designed electromigration test structures for DRAM substrates and conducted HAST testing.- Collaborated with data scientists to develop regression models of test failures using volume test data.- Migrated data and PySpark jobs from an on-premise Hadoop cluster to Google Cloud Platform’s (GCP) Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Dataproc.- Setup ETL pipelines using Dataproc and maintained tables in BigQuery.- Created tools in python to automate the analysis of electrical characterization data.- Authored multiple technical articles in internal company journals and presented twice at internal conferences.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

The primary goal of the Physics-Based Modeling and Simulation group was to provide physics expertise in the development of radar tracking and discrimination techniques for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).- Developed radar discrimination algorithms using Matlab to identify and track objects post-intercept, improving target classification by 10%.- Researched advanced target classification techniques, such as neural networks, for the MDA radars.- Created tools in Matlab to generate radar cross-section models for use in x-band radars.- Implemented automated tests for radar discrimination algorithms, which reduced test time by more than 70% per test.- Formed a quality control team to provide technical analysis of missile models and vet the kinematics and radar cross sections against field data.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

The Missile Defense System Exerciser was a hardware-in-the-loop platform that provided threat simulation and hardware integration to provide performance assessments for Missile Defense Agency training events.- Created a tool in Matlab to generate 6DOF missile trajectory models for use in HWIL simulations.- Provided real-time engineering support for government customers at 18 MDA test events.- Investigated anomalies in ICBM trajectory models and provided solutions for the MDA community.- Presented system briefings to government customers in order to obtain approval for foreign release of software.

Master Of Science (Ms), Physics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Engineering Physics