Robert ("Bob") L. Email & Phone Number

Hillsboro, Or

Senior Process Engineer in chemical-mechanical polish (CMP)• Lead chemical-mechanical polish (CMP) research teams, with focus on development of next-generation polish processes for high-volume manufacturing (HVM).• Received 2017 Divisional Award and 2019 Departmental Award for outstanding contributions to new process development and implementation.• Drive materials development for new CMP consumables (e.g., slurries and polishing pads) through aggressive performance… Show more Senior Process Engineer in chemical-mechanical polish (CMP)• Lead chemical-mechanical polish (CMP) research teams, with focus on development of next-generation polish processes for high-volume manufacturing (HVM).• Received 2017 Divisional Award and 2019 Departmental Award for outstanding contributions to new process development and implementation.• Drive materials development for new CMP consumables (e.g., slurries and polishing pads) through aggressive performance screening and hands-on vendor coordination.• Devise data-driven troubleshooting procedures for CMP equipment to enable tool-to-tool matching and maximize quality and efficiency for 24/7 manufacturing environment.• Utilize statistical process control (SPC) and analytical software (JMP Pro) to monitor and reduce process variation.• Support team-oriented work environment by leading training for new engineers and technicians. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Thesis title: Flow and Drying Dynamics in Gravity- and Capillary-Driven Coating Processes• Characterized liquid coatings under stress to elucidate relationships between drying behavior, coating formulation, rheology, and thin film defects.• Analyzed high-speed fluid and drying dynamics of polymer-based systems, both when coated as a thin film as well as when flowed via capillary action over complex micro-structured surfaces.• Skills: photolithography, rheology and fluid… Show more Thesis title: Flow and Drying Dynamics in Gravity- and Capillary-Driven Coating Processes• Characterized liquid coatings under stress to elucidate relationships between drying behavior, coating formulation, rheology, and thin film defects.• Analyzed high-speed fluid and drying dynamics of polymer-based systems, both when coated as a thin film as well as when flowed via capillary action over complex micro-structured surfaces.• Skills: photolithography, rheology and fluid dynamics, 3D printing, micromolding, high-speed imaging and optical microscopy, SEM, polymer processing, MATLAB, Mathcad, ImageJ Show less

Billerica, Ma

• Accelerated development of next-generation “stress-tests” for liquid filters through evaluation of filter retention performance as a function of flow velocity, particle size, and other key factors.• Independently operated and troubleshot advanced filtration metrology tools and complex plumbing setups.

Phd, Chemical Engineering

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

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Peer Tutoring (Tufts Academic Resource Center), Order of the Engineer

High School Diploma