SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Analog and digital circuits, electro mechanical, create preventive maintenance schedules, pneumatics, high vacuum systems, lasers, optics, trouble shooting to component level, multimeters, oscilloscope, PLC, amp probe, reading schematics, stepper motors, robotics, SPC, preventative maintenance, lock out tag out, Windows, DOS, Q-Edit, Promise and Basic. Cyro pumps, turbo pumps and diffusion pumps, Chemical and gas safety.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Phoenix, AZ

Equipment Maintenance Technician, 2001 - 2002

Working in a Semiconductor clean room wafer fab maintaining and repairing PVD thin films equipment, wet etch hoods, Photolithography and optical test equipment. Such as Semicore 1800 E-beam evaporator deposition systems, Balzers BAK 760 E-beam, Matrix RF plasma etcher, Solitec spin coaters, Karl Suss Mask Aligner 150, Karl Suss MA 6, Bettcher wet etch hoods, Verteq spin rinse dryers, Blue M ovens, Reynolds Plating hood, Irvin optical wafer sorters, Lappers, Nanometrics UV spectroscopic reflectometer and tencor. Duties included trouble-shooting electronics to component level, preventative maintenance, repairing electro mechanical components, pneumatics and optics. Also, repairing high vacuum systems with helium leak detection devices and residual gas analyzers.

Dornier MedTech         Phoenix, AZ

Laser Technician and Equipment repair, 1999 - 2001

Duties included repairing and testing Wavelight and Dornier Medical laser systems such as Holmium Yag, Erbium Yag, Ruby Yag, and Diode Yag. Responsibilities were to perform mechanical repairs, electronic calibration, troubleshoot to component level, optical repair, alignments, and provide training to customers and field engineers on installations. Also assist in failure analysis, customer technical support, and making recommendations for laser improvements. Knowledgeable of analog, digital circuitry, laser technology, optics and ability to read technical schematics. Assisted on testing fiber optics and medical transducers. Plus repairing Ultrasound equipment, CRT, video equipment and film developers.

Motorola Semiconductors        Phoenix, AZ

Equipment Maintenance Technician, 1996 - 1999       

Maintaining and repairing PVD thin films equipment, wet etch hoods, grinders, wet etch spinners, Implanter, Lasers, wafer sorters and optical test equipment. Such as CHA Mark 50 E-beams evaporator deposition systems, Balzers LLS Magnetron sputters, Strasbaugh 7AA grinder, Disco 840 grinder, SEZ RST spin wet etchers, plating hoods, Solavolt Ion implanter, Verteq spin rinse dryers, Cybeq Nitto tapers, detapers, Florod laser, Quantronix laser, Ultra fab wet etch hood, Irvin optical inspection stations and Tencor profilometer. Duties included trouble-shooting electronics to component level, preventative maintenance, repairing electro mechanical components and optics. Also, repairing high vacuum systems with helium leak detection devices and residual gas analyzers.

W.L. Gore and Associates Electronics  Phoenix, AZ

Test Technician and QC, 1989 - 1995

Duties included inspecting, testing and reworking complex wiring harnesses, cable assemblies and RF coax assemblies. Knowledgeable use of soldering, calipers, micrometers, multimeters, programming high speed continuity testers (Omni and Cirrus), high pot test equipment, building test fixtures, dielectric breakdown leak testers and TDR (Time domain reflectometer). Also, conducting failure analysis of RMA's and hosting government customer source inspector.

K&L Quartztek Microwave        Phoenix, AZ

Test Technician and QC, 1987 - 1989

Duties included inspecting and testing RF crystal filters and oscillators using various automated Network Analyzers, electrical and frequency temperature test chambers, and various frequencies testing equipment. Testing for frequency bandwidth, impedance, Insertion loss and VSWR.

U.S.  Army 101st Airborne

Land Combat Electronic Missile System Technician 27E, 1984 - 1987

Duties included maintaining and repairing missile guidance systems (TOW and Dragon), infrared night vision sights (AN/TAS) and optical sights such as trouble shooting to board level, using optical alignment tools, infrared alignment tools and conducting onsite weapons inspection and repair prior to firing. Knowledgeable Multimeter, Oscilloscopes and power supplies. Honorable Discharge and 2 Army Achievement medals for technical maintenance.

EDUCATION

DeVry Institute Phoenix, AZ 1988 - 1989, Electronics.

REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL 1984, Land Combat Electronics Missile Systems.

Also have attained various vendor classes. Such as, Vacuum Technology, RF plasma Etch, wet etch and laser equipment.