Experience

Kirkhill, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Engineer III

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  • Actively work with Production departments and Engineering teams to reduce non-conformances and improve throughput for polymer based sealing products. • Coordinate with customers (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Safran, etc.) to develop corrective and continuous improvement programs. • Conduct internal audit on key processes identified by customers and coordinate with customers to review and clarify the customer requirements. • Mentors and assists with quality engineering development requirements. Develop and update Quality system procedures and work instructions.



Cherry Aerospace, a SPS Technologies Company

• Santa Ana, CA

• Quality Engineer/ Process Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2020

  • Core team member for process qualification projects for customers including Boeing, Safran, GE, etc. • Technical management of special processes including Chemical Processing, Materials Testing Lab and Heat Treat. • Familiar with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management System. • Internal and external auditing experiences of AS9100 and NADCAP (Chemical Processing, Materials Testing Lab and Heat treat). • Assessment and monitoring of supplier qualification /certification. • Quality control and improvement of multiple product lines for fastener products



Optoelectronics Integration and Packaging Lab

• UCIrvine

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2016

  • Development of high performance polymer-based cooling coatings with high thermal emission. • Development of high performance broadband diffuse coatings for LEDs and solar cells. • Coating formulation optimization of polymer-based diffuse reflectors by controlling filler size and thickness to achieve a 50% improvement in reflectance. • Development and optimization of formulae of novel die attach adhesives (DAAs) and silicone-based encapsulants for optoelectroncis. • Reliability test for epoxy and silicone molding compounds for electronic devices. • Optelectronics packaging assembly, including die attaching, wire bonding, encapsulant and soldering.



The Laboratory for Electron and X-ray Instrumentation (LEXI)

• UCIrvine

• Laboratory assistant

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Technical support on materials characterization instruments such as SEM • Trained user on sample preparation and instruments operation on SEM • Conducted projects for companies on characterization on SEM • Ensured lab safety under the supervision of Department of Environment, Health and Safety, UCI • Technical support on materials characterization instruments such as SEM • Trained user on sample preparation and instruments operation on SEM • Conducted projects for companies on characterization on SEM • Ensured lab safety under the supervision of Department of Environment, Health and Safety, UCI



Calscience Environmental Laboratories, Inc.

• garden grove

• chemist

  • Dec 2010 - Sep 2012

  • Carried out responsibilities in accordence with EPA regulations • Performed routine analysis and maintained / calibrated analytical equipment (GC-MS) • Processed data, generated reports and evaluated data (using LIMS) • Carried out responsibilities in accordence with EPA regulations • Performed routine analysis and maintained / calibrated analytical equipment (GC-MS) • Processed data, generated reports and evaluated data (using LIMS)