Experience

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  Applied Materials

  • United States
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Account Specialist

    • Mar 2008 - Present

    Manage Applied Material's on-site consignment inventory and spare part sales, approx $4M. Planning and forecasting usage for critical equipment. Balance weekly invoicing and perform physical inventory audits.Coordinate with internal and external customers to meet performance goals.Key member is process transition team for testing and verification of business processes.

  • Manufacturing Engineer III

    • Jan 1999 - Mar 2008

    •Directed a group of outsourced engineers to release Engineering Change Orders for new products. This entailed setting team priorities and driving to close quality issues.•Operations focal for building engineering modules at outsource vendor. Developed manufacturing sequence of events, closed engineering issues and worked closely with sub-tier vendors to improve quality. •Completed manufacturing administrative tasks required to exit new products from prototype to customer availability.•Coordinated the conversion of a facility warehouse area into a multi-use pilot line manufacturing environment.•Project Manager for Diagnostic operations. This project entailed the installation and maintenance of diagnostic hardware and software at customer site.•Project Coordinator for introducing new processes on several equipment platforms. Projects required extensive interaction with internal and external customers.

  • Manufacturing Engineer II and Manufacturing Team Leader

    • Jan 1996 - Nov 1999

    •Direct a team of engineers and technicians to implement statistical process controls. Gathered data regarding system defects and created engineering solutions for corrective action Leader and key member of a cross functional team that streamlined manufacturing processes and reduced testing cycle time by 75%. •Coordinate design and manufacturing engineers for new product introduction to volume manufacturing. Prioritize projects and create risk management plans for critical milestones. •Create and maintain manufacturing test procedures that were used globally. These procedures ensured products conform to engineering standards and customer quality.•Responsible for supervising a team of Final Test technicians to meet manufacturing and customer commitment goals.•Selected to transition key new products into volume manufacturing. Projects entailed extensive on-site training, creation of accurate documentation and procedures.

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  US Navy

  • Electrical Supervisor

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

    U.S. Navy Schools:Navy Nuclear Prototype and Power SchoolQuality Assurance InspectorAsbestos Removal Supervisor•Supervised a team of operators during nuclear power plant operation and extensive maintenance periods, ensuring personnel safety and on time completion of key events.•Engineering Department Training Supervisor accountable for the continuous training of all department officers and enlisted personnel in nuclear power operations and theory.