- Manufacturing Process Instructions: Generation of processing parameters & maintenance of database- Yield Improvement: Implement process data collection for process settings utilized, conditions generated & yield characteristics. Utilize derived insight to enhance process control & optimize settings- Process & Product Fault Response: Root Cause Analysis, Corrective & Preventive Actions- Product Development: Project based efforts for both internal business development, and direct customer interface- Analytical Lab Management: Supervisory duties for 6-man team, equipment upkeep, troubleshooting

Technical Manager - Powder Products: Two year multi-disciplined expatriate role in Singapore during consolidation of U.S. based business with an existing Singaporean site.

- Process Engineering for powder metallurgy based sputtering target fabrication - Leadership of shift supervisors, technicians, and operations- Operations Team Restructure: Hire & train for 9 newly created departmental supervision positions. Rebalance direct operations team to generate multi-functional work-force and reduce bottleneck

Technical Responsibility for Powder Metallurgy Based Sputtering Target Fabrication

- Process Engineering: Thin film for printed circuit and sensor application products- Supervisory Duties For Multiple Departments: Batching / Milling, Casting, Singulation, Quality- Process & Product Fault Response: Root Cause Analysis, Corrective & Preventive Actions- Quality Control Plan Refinement: Enhance testing to capture and eliminate contaminant faults & identify their origin- Process Improvement Efforts: Raw material selection, data collection & utilization, cost reduction

Processes Utilized: Milling, spray drying, slip casting, gel casting, tape casting, uniaxial & isostatic pressing, sintering, machining, analytical lab methods & techniques for materials characterizationSkills Utilized: Literature search, material selection, experimental design, milling studies, forming mechanism optimization, consolidation optimization, report generation and interface with product managementSelected Development Efforts: - Proton conductive membrane development for ionic gas isolation - Very low thermal expansion material development for precision measurement applications - Static dissipative component materials for semiconductor handling

Development of new ceramic materials and processes for varied applications.