Experience

Fortune USA
• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Facilities Manager

  • Jun 2023 - Present


Compugraphics USA

• Engineering Section Head

  • Oct 2011 - 2023

  - 9 years of experience in engineering management and leadership; managed groups of up to six engineers. - Conducted installation and qualification of photomask lithography tools, inspection tools, chemical process tools, spin spray cleaning tools, metrology, and inspection equipment. - Developed specialized chemical deposition equipment to apply fluoropolymer coating on photomask surfaces to reduce contamination during contact exposure. - Evaluated, selected, and installed facilities equipment such as HVAC systems, industrial chillers, air compressors, UPS electrical backup systems, and motor generators. - Implemented and finalized facilities-related projects for water saving which saved up to 525,000 gallons of water annually. - Implemented energy conservation projects through the installation of LED lights, VFDs, and light sensors within the facility; built cleanroom from the ground up. - Managed project to develop a softer code to transfer files between Windows 10-based operating system and DOS-based KLA proprietary operating system. - Managed the engineering and manufacturing team for ISO9000 qualification and worked with the QA team on successful subsequent yearly qualifications. Show less


SUSS MicroTec Precision Photomask
• Engineering and Facilities Manager

  • Oct 2011 - 2013


Image Technology

• China
• Biotechnology Research

• Lithography Engineering, Facilities, and Manufacturing Manager

  • 2005 - 2011

  - Managed the manufacturing function (11+ employees) by resolving all lithography, process, and metrology-related issues. - Improved engineering process through the successful implementation of SPC, documentation and training. - Installed and qualified automated chemical processor tools; maintained the operation of photomask repair tools by finding ultranet support resources. - Optimized the operation of the Micronics lithography tools; managed and maintain the operation of KLA-automated inspection tools. - Installed and qualified Laser-Tech automatic inspection tools and improved the minimum resolution and uniformity of all products up to 25%. - Created scripts to measure engineering test monitors automatically eliminating timely operator involvement; designed software to analyze the measurements from the engineering test monitors. - Managed the engineering and manufacturing team for ISO qualification in 2011 to complete ISO preparation, qualification, and certification with zero outstanding issues. Show less


Bay Area Builders, Inc.
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• President

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2005


Photronics

• United Kingdom
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Lithography Engineer

  • Jan 1990 - Aug 2002

  - Supported the manufacturing operation by resolving all process, and metrology-related issues for the largest photomask manufacturer.- Improved the first-pass inspection yield by 14%, and improved the CD uniformity for 5-inch and 6-inch products by 22%.- Interacted with the equipment engineering group to install and qualify new manufacturing equipment.- Prepared work instructions and provided training for the manufacturing team; collected and evaluated production data using statistical process control techniques; monitored the quality of production and system performances.Collaborated with software engineers to create software programs to evaluate machine and production parameters.- Directed field engineers to resolve system-related problems in an optimal amount of time; evaluated non-conforming products on a daily basis. Show less

• Corporate Optimization and Technology Engineer

  • 1995 - 2000

  Evaluated and qualified lithography, process, and metrology equipment • Researched and developed new techniques for wet and dry photomask processes • Integrated the use of most current manufacturing technologies into the photomask production line

• Computer Aided Design Engineer

  • 1990 - 1995

  Utilized Transcription CATS software and created job control files to run on lithography equipment. • Analyzed a wide variety of customer specifications to produce customized integrated. photomasks using bullion functions to modify customer-supplied integrated design data.