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Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

United States

• NPI Technical Champion - SCE Edge Process Engineering [May 2021 – Present] Execute core team assignment of New Product Introductions (NPI), representing Probe and final Test development. Collaborate with.
• Perform DOE and time studies on assembly methods, Probe card pad and bump deformation,
• Support floor operations (standard work instructions, area 5S, and operator training),
• Manage probe card and Kit HW (program readiness, design, set-ups, BOM accuracy, supply chain vendor integrity).
• FMEA Champion driving quality standards, process controls, and global ESD compliance.
• Lead quality initiatives to mitigate risk, improve process capabilities, and drive performance.

Austin, Texas Area

• Engineering Technician: CFM & Defect Metrology: ____________________ _ [Aug 2017 – May 2021]Defect and CFM program development driving yield enhancement through inline defectivity improvements.
• Developed equipment and process capabilities to effectively monitor, control/ reduce factory and product level defectivity. Efforts focused on customer-based inspection planning, recipe optimization, defect review.
• Analyze statistical reports to identify quality trends and contain defect excursions.
• Equipment owner: Defect Metrology – all supporting platforms. AMAT ComPlus and KLA SP1 Surfscan tools.
• Establish performance metrics and manage process capabilities of in-line defect support tools.

Austin, Texas Area

• Yield Engineering Technician III: FEOL Defect Elimination/ ControlDefect Layer Owner, accountable for primary automotive, aluminum-based technologies. Focused efforts included identifying & reducing in-line defectivity.
• Managed quality systems to routinely collect and analyze complex defect datasets in line to establish & drive baseline defect density (D0) levels and prevent real-time defect excursions.
• Conducted scrap investigations following 8D/ DMAIC processes to isolate factors and determine root causes, mitigate systemic breakdowns, and minimize future risk.
• YE support rep for device & process teams providing comprehensive defect analysis/ characterization.
• Implemented various line improvements through DOE's and cross-functional team efforts to reduce waste, enhance productivity, and increase yield.
• Led several Kaizen events to resolve defect/ process issues affecting the factory.

Austin, Texas Area

• Senior Process Technician III: Thin Films, CVD: [1993 – 2006]Process and Equipment owner for Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (APCVD) toolset. Responsible for recipe development, variability reduction.
• Managed SPC, FDC, FMEA, and other quality systems for assigned toolsets and associated processes.
• Designed, executed, and analyzed experiments to screen and optimize various aspects of the processes and equipment to meet device, process, and manufacturing needs.
• Implemented and drove Factory Automation (GEM) for the WJ tools for operational ease and risk reduction.
• Facilitated control plan workshops to implement cost initiatives saving over $17k/qtr.Films Metrology Tool Owner: - BIORAD FTIR: [2001 – 2006]Developed, maintained, and updated calibrations for multiple doped.
• Guided sister factory in implementing best practices.