Sr. Process Engineer
CurrentProcess improvement for copper electroplating, resist strip and surface finishing. Also, chemical analysis and x-sectioning for thickness measurement and FA.
May 2023 - Present
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Sr. Process Engineer
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Thomas Dinan is listed as Sr. Process Engineer at Altaflex, based in San Jose, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at altaflex.com, phone signal with area code 408, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Thomas Dinan.
Thomas Dinan previously worked as Sr. Chemical Process Engineer at Slac National Accelerator Laboratory and Metal Finishing Shop Supervisor at Slac National Accelerator Laboratory. Thomas Dinan holds Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Gold Electrodeposition, Low-Temperature Electrochemistry from Columbia University.
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I have spent my career pursuing my passion for electrolytic processes. And by electrolytic processes I mean any process that involves the use of current or potential (voltage) to create chemical changes. So I have worked as a process engineer or a development engineer in electrolytic smelting (aluminum), electroplating (Cu, Ni, Au, Ag and ferromagnetic alloys) for electronic packaging, disk drives, solar cells and MEMS probe cards. I even consulted for a battery company (Enervault) at one point. I have also done related things (if they are associated with an electrolytic process) like chemical etching or cleaning for ultra-high vacuum.I have 28 patents and 9 publications (mostly having to do with electrolytic processes, of course).I have served in two management roles. At Read-Rite, I led a department which developed electroplated ferromagnetic alloys and improved alumina chemical etching. At the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory I managed a Metal Finishing Shop which cleaned and electroplated materials for use in ultra-high vacuum.Skills: Electroplating, Electroetching, Chemical Etching. Process Development, Process and Equipment Troubleshooting. Process Control: SPC, DOE. Technical Management: team building, delegation, supervision. Chemical Analysis (XRF, autotitrators, stress measurement, surface tension measurement, gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometry), Metrology (profilometry, XRF, SEM, EDX).Citizenship: U.S.A.Website: https://sites.google.com/view/website-of-thomas-e-dinan-jr/homeCurrent Goals:1. Re-employment as an engineer or a technical manager in an industry involving electrolytic processes and/or renewable energy.2. Learning for technical vitality (I’m currently in the process of learning Python).
Listed skills include Design Of Experiments, Spc, Process Simulation, Mems, and 46 others.
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10 roles · 14 years
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Sr. Chemical Process Engineer
Chemical analysis and bath maintenance of electroplating, cleaning and etching baths in a metal finishing shop for ultra high vacuum (UHV) applications. Support development of new processing procedures as required. Ensure outgoing part quality.
Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
Metal Finishing Shop Supervisor
In this position, I supervised a team of six technicians. We cleaned parts of various materials (stainless steel, copper, aluminum, titanium, tungsten, etc…) for use in ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) environments. We provided this service to the X-ray laser facilities (LCLS and LCLS II) as well as to the synchrotron X-ray facility (SSRL) and various other.
Sep 2016 - Jun 2022
Business Owner
Electrolytics, Inc.
Consulting on electroplating, electroetching, electropolishing and chemical processing.Companies served: Silevo (2015), Invensas (2014), Microfabrica (2013) and Enervault (2012).
2012 - 2016
~4 yrs
Sr. Member Of Technical Staff
Development of electroplating and etching processes for solar cell fabrication. I brought the electroplating process in-house for a savings of $20,000 to $30,000 per month.Wafer debonding and cleaning.Screen Printing of silver paste.
Oct 2010 - Aug 2012
Principal Mems Process Engineer
Touchdown Technologies, Inc.
Process development and process control of chemical etching for seed layer removal and MEMS fabrication. Chemical etching of copper, gold, chromium, nickel and nickel alloys. Cleaning and reclaim of ceramic substrates. Development of low-cost replacements to existing processes. Selection and installation of automated equipment to reduce chemical etching.
Oct 2008 - Oct 2010
Sr. Electroplating Engineer
Supervising the processing of prototype parts through electrolytic processes (electroplating, electroetching, electrophoretic photoresist deposition). Development and implementation of electrolytic processes for manufacturing. Troubleshooting of processing problems. Writing of technical documents (specifications, process instructions, reports, invention.
Jul 2003 - Apr 2008
Manager, Process Development
Managed a department of 8 engineers and technicians for the purpose of developing electroplating and chemical etching processes for producing read/write heads for disk drives.
May 2001 - Jun 2003
Process Engineer
Held five different positions at IBM.1. Development Engineer at the Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA. Responsible for development of ferromagnetic electroplating processes.2. Manufacturing Engineer in the Electroplated Solder Ball Array (C4s) department. Responsible for seed layer electroetching. (Location: East Fishkill, NY)3. Integration Engineer.
Jan 1992 - Apr 2001
Research Scientist
Reynolds Metals Company, Reduction Research Laboratory
Developing improved carbon anodes for electrolytic reduction of alumina to aluminum. Also, finite element modeling of current and potential distribution in reduction cell.
Sep 1981 - Jul 1984
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Thomas Dinan education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Gold Electrodeposition, Low-Temperature Electrochemistry
Columbia University
M.S., Chemical Engineering
University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Thomas Dinan is listed as Sr. Process Engineer at Altaflex.
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Thomas Dinan is based in San Jose, California, United States while working with Altaflex.
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Thomas Dinan has worked for Altaflex, Slac National Accelerator Laboratory, Electrolytics, Inc., Twin Creeks Technologies, Inc., and Touchdown Technologies, Inc..
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Thomas Dinan holds Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Gold Electrodeposition, Low-Temperature Electrochemistry from Columbia University.
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Thomas Dinan is listed with skills including Design Of Experiments, Spc, Process Simulation, Mems, Metrology, Manufacturing, Silicon, and Thin Films.
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