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San Jose Ca

• Managing MEMS programs to support a wavelength selective switch.• Developed mirror designs for a factor of 5 lower cost (higher density and improved yield) as well as better performance.• Management of external foundries from initial screening of potential vendors through transfer to production as well as on-site management during development.• Developed custom test systems. • Responsible for reliability and Telecordia testing.

Hayward Ca

• Responsible for production of MEMS (Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems) devices for the telecommunication and automobile markets using wafer bonding and DRIE; mirrors, switches, variable optical attenuators and rate sensors. • Project management and customer interface for custom MEMS devices.• Supervise engineers and technicians and responsible for cleanroom operation (6” Fab). Responsible for cleanroom budget, tool qualification and for selection of new fab tools• Improved process yield from 10% to 80% for a switch and successfully met delivery schedules to major customer (Northrop Grumman) • Process development of silicon rate sensors to supplement parent companies quartz sensors as well as testing and characterization of rate sensors.

Hayward Ca

• Research and Development of MEMS devices for robotic applications.• Project leader for optical scanners for machine vision applications.• Fabricated prototypes for R&D group• Responsible for device design, processing, packaging and testing. Developed devices using micro-molding as well as standard bulk and surface micromachining techniques.• Responsible for qualification of fab (6” Fab) and process tools• Responsible for Class 10 Cleanroom operation including equipment (procurement, qualification and use), safety and training of all users.

Valencia Ca

• Developed inertial navigation systems with bulk and surface micromachined silicon rate sensors and accelerometers.• Responsible for process development, electronics, packaging and testing.• Supervised technicians in processing, electronics and packaging.

Riverside Ca

• Research and development of X-ray imaging systems. • Developed novel electronics for charge collection and data acquisition.

Boulder Co

• Post-doctoral appointment at the NIST lab at the University of Colorado.• Performed research in the area of nanotechnology using a scanning tunneling microscope in ultra high vacuum.• Managed all phases of microscope design (UHV head, electronics and source code).• Developed novel in-situ techniques for the creation of STM probes with radii of curvature <15 angstroms. Used probes to create structures of comparable size.

Phd, Solid State Electronics

Ms, Materials Science

Bs, Electrical Engineer