• 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 epi-growth)• 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

• 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 teams to implement MegaMatter’s chemical solutions and reported findings to senior technical staff during processing trialso Utilized industrial engineering techniques such as materials requirements and planning (MRP) to ensure that projects were completed on time o First-hand experience with polymer manufacturing equipment such as compounders, extruders, injection molders, and batch reactors• 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, SEM/EDS, TGA, and DSC o Subcontracted and analyzed data from Mass Spectroscopy methods such as MALDI-MS, LC-MS and TGA-MS through university labs located at UCLA, UC Davis, and UCSB MRL• Hands on experience with lab scale chemistry (titrations, substitutions/eliminations, polymer synthesis, etc)

• 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

• 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