Electronics Engineer 03895va

02-06-2002 Resides in Virginia

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Industry: Semiconductor



03895va Electronics Engineer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Electronics Engineer graduate with seventeen years of engineering, manufacturing, and wafer fabrication production experience in equipment assembly, installation, facilities, qualification, and plant start up. Combined with materials management experience, and focus on strategic planning and implementing programs, projects, processes, and systems to enhance and optimize products and services.  A persuasive communicator with well-developed presentation and negotiation skills who knows how to cultivate lasting relationships with colleagues, customers, and staff at all levels.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

"Confidential" Virginia (Sep 97 to Oct 01)

Manager, Production Materials (Oct 99 - Oct 01)
Directed and managed the Production Materials Group consisting of four teams; Warehouse, Facilities Stockroom, Parts Clean, and Cleanroom Garments for a new 1.5 billion-dollar semiconductor production facility.  Forecasted, created, planned, and managed 3.5 million-dollar multi-departmental expense budget consecutively below plan for 2 years. Prepared and successfully presented request for 1.5 million capital dollars.  Developed and established material forecast and logistics plans to ensure uninterrupted spares, materials, clean room supplies and garments, and facilities maintenance supplies availability utilizing SAP/R3 (MRP, MM, IM, & WM modules) and various planning models/metrics.  Responsibilities included supplier negotiations, procurement, storage facilities, proper handling, issuing, and inventory control of Infineon valued inventory of 20 million-dollars, and non-valued supplier owned materials (consignment) of 9 million-dollars in compliance with ISO 9000 standard!
s in a clean room environment.
 
*Achieved inventory 'shrinkage' of less than 0.003% of total inventory while maintaining a 99.7% in-stock availability upon materials and spares request in compliance with ISO 9000.
*Developed company 'Supplier Consignment Inventory' strategy to increase consignment inventory for critical materials which resulted in cost savings of 4.7million-dollars and increased spares and materials availability for manufacturing/production areas.
*Cultivated business partnerships and jointly developed 'Cost of Ownership Programs' (CoO) to enhance contracts, services, and materials management resulting in cost savings of 1.2 million-dollars.
*Successfully led team in creating requirements and documentation necessary to achieve QS 9000 certification for 'Supplier Evaluation and Supplier Tier Leveling' program including on-site inspections for Tier One Suppliers. 
*Led Infineon 'Business Process Team' and suppliers in streamlining and optimizing many interdepartmental logistics process flows and systems, resulting in increasing productivity.
*Decisive team leader that recruited, hired, trained, and developed direct reports and managed a large team consisting of 30 departmental employees and 12 on-site contractors with an excellent retention rate well below the industry standard.
*Developed and successfully implemented numerous shift models, on call schedules, and escalation plans/procedures to provide coverage while ramping the plant up to full production.

Section Manager, Films Equipment (Aug 97 to Sep 99)
Led, directed, and coordinated the Films equipment engineering team, technicians, equipment suppliers, and general contractors in plant start up, equipment placement, installation, facilitization, start up, and qualification of Films 200mm equipment tool set to timeline.  Planned and forecasted equipment availability, spares, and material consumption.  Forecasted, created, and managed 9.1 million-dollar expense budget below plan.  Successfully presented request for 12.6 million Capital dollars budget.

*Recognized as '1999 FAB of the Year' from Semiconductor International Magazine. Achieved benchmark plant start up and production of 1st Silicon ahead of schedule.
*Led and directed department in the ISO 9000 qualification project resulting in ISO certification.  Created written, traceable, and scheduled Preventive Maintenance specifications, procedures, and training program for Engineers and Technicians.
*Led and directed cross-functional Teams to establish 'Continuous Improvement Program' (CIP) resulting in 7.0 to 9.0% increases in equipment availability, robust processes, and wafer throughput increases ranging from 2 - 7 wafers/hour.
*Selected as "Scrap Captain" to lead company-wide program to increase yield by reducing wafer scrap including: monitoring departmental scrap performance, analyzing root cause, and implementing corrective measures.  This resulted in consistently achieving the factory scrap goal of 4.9 wafers/10k and the goal being lowered to 2.2 wafers/10k.
*Jointly established 'Cost of Ownership Programs' (CoO) with strategic Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) resulting in operating cost reductions ranging between 10 - 25% for consumables and spares.
*Developed a company-wide 'Manpower Model' template to provide a common effective data driven method to forecast manpower needs throughout factory ramp up. 


Applied Materials, Inc. - Phoenix, Arizona  (Dec 84 - Jul 97)

Supervisor, Customer Service Engineering (Mar 93 to Jul 97)
Directed and led Service Engineers in support of Motorola Inc. manufacturing equipment operations above targeted service guarantee levels.  Provided technical expertise by accompanying Motorola customers in factory source inspections and ensured Service Engineering support for equipment facility, start up, and process qualification of the equipment.  Acted as primary liaison for Sales, Marketing, and Spares in account negotiation of contracts and service agreements which resulted in broadening the customer contract and service base by 25%.   Responsibilities included recruitment, hiring, training plans, disciplinary action, performance goals and appraisals for Customer Service Engineers.  Forecasted contracts, paid service, and managed a 2.5 million-dollar operating expense budget to plan.

*Developed and documented innovative manpower models, custom shift schedules, escalation procedures, and after hour support plans resulting recognition and awards in 'Total Customer Satisfaction'.
*Established 'Cost of Ownership and Continuous Improvement' programs to increase the customer and our own competitive advantage on competitors, optimize equipment performance, and reduce equipment-operating cost.  Consumable consumption cost of 12 - 26% was targeted, achieved, and high-dollar spare parts were refurbished resulting in an additional 11% cost reduction in equipment operational cost.
*Met monthly with customer management to review equipment performance and rate Customer Engineering serviceability.  Consistent written 'Exceeds' and 'Far Exceeds' ratings were achieved by the Team.

Field Service Engineer IV/Specialist/Site Lead (Dec 84 to Feb 93)
Led international support to provide Applied Materials customers engineering expertise and support in assembly, facility planning, gas and chemical delivery systems, installation, start up, process qualifications, repair and maintenance in support of wafer manufacturing equipment. Maintained solid equipment performance and achieved consistent high customer satisfaction ratings.  Selected as Lead Engineer for ten million-dollar corporate effort in improving the reliability of the newly release CVD5000 which resulted in the tool being awarded the 'Most Innovative Semiconductor Tool' in the World'. Our number 3 system was placed in the Smithsonian Institute, in Washington, DC.   

*Provided technical expertise and training for Junior Service, Sales, and Marketing Engineers.
*Created and introduced the first 'Customer Report Card' to obtain measurable service performance support ratings metrics.
*Developed and created the first 'Cost of Ownership' model which was adopted by the company to use for all Key Customer Business Unit Accounts.


Kerr McGee Nuclear Corporation - Grants, New Mexico (Dec 73 to Sep 80)

Miner, Stope Development Underground
Mined uranium ore and provided training for Associate Miners. Expert in dynamite placement and detonation to extract ore.  Safety representative for OSHA inspections.


United States Army (Aug 70 to Mar 72)  

Specialist 4 Infantry
Duty Stations - Ft. Ord, CA, Republic of South Vietnam, & Ft. Hood, TX
National Defense Service Medal; Expert (rifle), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnam Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars;             
                       

EDUCATION

DeVry Institute of Technology - Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering Technology 1984
Deans list (1)  Presidents list (5)

International Baptist College (IBC) - Mesa, Arizona
Certificate:  Biblical Studies 1987


AFFLIATIONS/PERSONAL

American Management Association (AMA)
American Production Inventory Control Services (APICS)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Hanover Grove Homeowner Association (VP)
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
Hanover Youth Basketball Association (HYBA)




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