Experience

Pragmatic

• United Kingdom
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Equipment Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Present



Middlesbrough College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Technical Trainer

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

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Nanometrics

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Product Support Engineer

  • Nov 1999 - Jun 2015

  UK based supporting worldwide customers:• Support system installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, repairs and customer qualification – Supporting on-site engineers and customers.• Provide customer and engineer maintenance training • Provide regular contact with customers’ world-wide providing feedback and liaising with manufacturing engineering.• Involved with vendors / suppliers to provide remote and on-site support.• Involved with new design implementations and 1st off installs providing innovative solution for on-site customer satisfaction. Show less

• Technical Product Support Engineer

  • Nov 1999 - Jun 2015

  Technical Trainer



EDS Corporation

• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • 1997 - 1999

  A key project team member, implementing an Imaging Solution for Lloyds TSB Bank plc, PLSC. Initially a Central Services Supervisor (Imaging Solution), before advancing to an Application Support role in February 2000 for the complete call centre process. A key project team member, implementing an Imaging Solution for Lloyds TSB Bank plc, PLSC. Initially a Central Services Supervisor (Imaging Solution), before advancing to an Application Support role in February 2000 for the complete call centre process.



Siemens

• North Tyneside

• Shift Leader

  • 1995 - 1997

  Head-hunted as a technician, for the start-up of the NTS project, I completed a six month placement at the reference site in Dresden, Germany, prior to contributing to the integration the Final Test department of the North Tyneside plant. I progressed to a Shift Leaders position on completion of the start-up and technical training of staff, and supervised the production ramp-up in the Test and Metrology areas. A business decision meant the closure of the plant in 1999. • Staff supervision and training ensuring safety, quality, housekeeping and discipline. • Ensure effective communication of department issues to manage production roadblocks and excursions and optimizing shift resources. • Emergency Response Team member and First Aid Trained. Show less



Fujitsu

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test Technician

  • 1991 - 1996

  After the completion of a three month training period in Japan I was in the start-up team of the Final Test area before merging with the Wafer Test and extending my role. • Equipment installation, acceptance testing and correlation work. • Equipment Repairs and Preventative Maintenance. • Maintenance Procedures, Technical Training. After the completion of a three month training period in Japan I was in the start-up team of the Final Test area before merging with the Wafer Test and extending my role. • Equipment installation, acceptance testing and correlation work. • Equipment Repairs and Preventative Maintenance. • Maintenance Procedures, Technical Training.



Hybrid Memory Products

• North Tyneside

• Technical Supervisor

  • 1989 - 1991

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ISOCOM Limited

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Test Technician

  • 1987 - 1989

  • Maintenance of test equipment including test fixture prototyping. • New product development and pilot lot evaluation for customer requirements. • Supervision of operatives and production flow through the department. • Maintenance of test equipment including test fixture prototyping. • New product development and pilot lot evaluation for customer requirements. • Supervision of operatives and production flow through the department.