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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• Responsible for foundry business development including developing new layer architectures, process flows, project timelines, and quotation creation.• Responsible for executing and managing business development projects in fabrication plant, ensuring documentation and inventory is entered in software system.• Responsible for shipping business development projects on time.• Developed polyimide-based strain sensor for customer to measure stress characterize bending stress on various flexible substrates.• Project lead for polyimide tool module purchase, installation, and process development.o Project completed on time and on budget.• Developed prototype photosensor arrays using improved organic photodiode (OPD) process for potential products.o Integrated moisture barrier process with OPD photodetectors to improve reliability.PATENTS• US 9269737 “Flat panel sensor and method of manufacturing thereof”• US 9786856 “Method of Manufacturing an Image Sensor Device”• US 9929215 “Method of Optimizing an Interface for Processing of an Organic Semiconductor”• US 10872928B2 “Method of Manufacturing an Enhanced High Performance Image Sensor Device”

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• Developed new organic photodiode (OPD) process to implement in new potential products.o Worked with chemical manufacturer to develop OPD chemicals for our process.o Worked with several tool manufacturers to design toolsets for new process.o Setup new lab in 6 months to make prototype OPD sensor array.o Demonstrated first in-house prototype in seven months from conception of project.• Increased throughput of product in the fab by eliminating ILD anneal step.• Worked with design team to improve stepper’s capacity by reducing the number of exposure shots required per layer.• Led installation team of lithographic extrusion system to apply protective barrier on sensor arrays.o Developed process on new toolset.• Developed organic passivation layer process on sensor arrays to improve reliability of products.

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Lead engineer of Lithography and Metrology.• Developed protective layer process for all products using lithographic extrusion process.

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

• Developing lithographic extrusion system to apply protective barrier on sensor arrays.o Worked with chemical company to use a non-commercial version of current material for new photo-exposable process.o Led team of coater vendors to make proof-of-concept arrays in Japan.o Negotiated prices with vendors for module equipment.o Worked with equipment engineering to setup equipment layout. • Worked with CTO in developing extrusion interlayer dielectric process.• Led defect reduction program in fab to improve yield by reducing litho rework from 25% to 10% in nine months.o Rework further reduced below 10% as a result of continuing improvement program.• Qualified all lithography layers for TFT X-ray sensor array products.o Developed extrusion-coat resist process for all layers using I-line resist.o Developed alignment marks to be measured by metrology tool to ensure alignment between each layer of the process.o Developed CD and registration recipes on AOI Orbotech metrology tool.o Co-developed defect recipes for lithography layers.• Responsible for tool installation of coater, developer, stepper, edge-expose and backside-expose tool.• Wrote programs to download photo resist thickness, metrology CD data, organize it in data tables, and perform analysis.• Co-developed automation and SPC system in lithography module.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Qualified implant and metal layers for 0.150um process on Micrascan MSII and MSIII scanners and Tel Tracks. Work enabled qualification and setup of tools in time for test lot certification.• Improved manufacturability of implant layers by 50% by performing resist swing curve experiments and scanner alignment strategy optimization.• Partnered with Implant and Etch groups to characterize impact of resist rework at LDD layers on device characteristics and yield.• Responsible for maintaining reticles for fab. Helped increase fab output by extending reticle inspections for multiple layers. • Responsible for maintaining reticle tool including KLA SL3, Nikon NAR and Brooks Automation Zaris tool.• Created multiple scripts streamlining the process of collecting data from different databases, presenting it in graphical form and enhancing data analysis capability.• Participated in kaizen event to improve cycle time by 25% in implant module.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Joined Nanotechnology and Thin Films Technology lab.• Operated and repaired sputtering machine, RIE machine, lithography station and evaporator.• Improved throughput of current mask technology using polyimide films.• Learned how to use machining tools, such as lathe and milling/drilling machine in order to make alignment system.• Programmed CNC machine in order to automate the manufacture of the alignment tool.• Improved initial design of metallization pattern and alignment marks and implemented design improvements using L-Edit version 8.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Constructed and co-operated Distance Learning Program for the College of Engineering.• Learned data, video and sound protocols via internet and video conferencing protocols via ISDN lines.• Implemented data sharing, video and voice communications primarily through NetMeeting and Polycom video conferencing system.

Master Of Science, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts, Music; Music Composition