Roopak Mitra Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, CA, US

Livermore, California, United States

Pine Brook, New Jersey

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Senior member of engineering process staff with specialization in SiC grind process development
• Primary expertise in SiC grind processing, its relationship to SiC material type, SiC boule slicing (wire-sawn and laser split), and preparation of wafers for post processes after grind (polish, seed crystal, and.
• Worked with 10+ external process teams and processed 15+ demos to establish manufacturing processes that focused on improving cycling time, throughput, yield and cost reduction
• Conducted internal and external research and development that allowed companies to develop new, better consumables to reduce costs and improve desired qualities for wafer grinding
• Strong understanding in tooling capabilities, quality testing and documentation of engineering workflows and machine problems to ensure tool success (Jira)
• Utilized statistical methods (DoE) and a wide suite of metrology equipment to ensure process plans were vetted and proved

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Prototyped new materials and chemical compounds for use in the polymers industry, with a primary focus on alternative flame retardant technologies
• Served as primary lead and on-site engineer for R&D collaboration projects with several large multinational chemicals and materials corporations in the US, Germany, France and the Netherlandso Worked with different R&D.
• Contracted and brought on senior engineers and scientists with domain specific expertise to advise and assist in polymers integration and scientific development
• Improved the rate of chemical development/testing cycles by implementing statistical methods such as Design of Experiments (DOE) and contour plotting analysis using JMP and Minitab
• Designed and manufactured testing apparatuses to ASTM/UL/ISO standards with data acquisition systems to provide metrics for flame retardant efficacy and capabilities
• Assisted scientific team in chemicals and materials development through either direct utilization or subcontracting of materials and chemicals analysis equipment o Direct experience with 3-D Optical Microscopy, FT-IR.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Studied the reliability and material properties of lead-free solders used in integrated circuit packaging
• Prepared samples for microscopic analysis and utilized statistical modeling to look at trends in failure mechanisms at joints
• Used SEM and EDS to characterize phases and compounds

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Assisted in analyzing failure conditions in computer hardware with a focus on circuit boards
• Operated electron and optical microscopes along with nano-indentation to analyze through various methods such as polishing, sputtering
• Worked in hazardous materials and clean-room environments to prepare and study samples

• Increased the mixing rate of a microfluidic control chip used in virus testing by 10%, increasing its efficiency and allowing for substantial time savings
• Created experiments to evaluate microfluidic control devices using labview
• Executed basic ordering and inventory of laboratory equipment as well as construction of testing equipment
• Created live imaging videos by utilizing video imaging programs for optical microscopes

• Worked as a team to sell GPS tracking devices to commercial trucking agencies
• Handled account management, quoting, and developing leads

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Integrated Technology Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Engineering

Education record