Bret — Field Service Engineer

2018-Present Nstar Global Services, Contract position, Field Service Engineer - De-installed equipment at the General Motors Kokomo, Indiana semiconductor factory

2017-2017 recommendations as for maintenance practice improvement. Nstar Global Services, Contract position, Field Service Engineer - Audited Polar Semiconductor's maintenance practices for diffusion furnaces. Made

2016-2017 Sun Edison Semiconductor/Global Wafers, Furnace Process Engineer - Working with ASM A400-412 furnaces to make Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) wafers. - Optimizing process recipes for quality improvements. - Improving process recipes for improved slip performance. - Improving process recipes for throughput improvement and uniformity improvement. - Participated in Kaizan event for RFC improvement. - Modified and maintained Process Control Plan

2014-2015 avoid overly aggressive ramping. dampen power and temperature oscillations. Global Foundries, Equipment Engineer-Diffusion - Reducing/Eliminating power spikes on Diffusion Furnaces by modifying process recipes to - Saved $200,000 in capital spending via process recipe improvement. - Minimized temperature oscillations on diffusion furnaces by increasing the derivative gain to - Managing the installation and qualification of quartz cleaners

Atotech, Field Service Engineer - Field Service Engineer supporting a SPEC electroplating tool at Intel in AZ. - Recommended to the customer to re-engineer the electrical connections for the saddle and 2013-2014 the clamp for the substrate to have adiabatic fins to be added for heat dissipation due to an issue concerning a clamp being damaged due to overheating

2013-2013 Powerchip's banker, as Powerchip Semiconductor had defaulted on loans to its banker. Nstar Global Services, Contract position, Field Service Engineer - De-installed tools at Powerchip Semiconductor, Hsinchu, Taiwan. - De-contaminated equipment prior to shipping. - Collaborated with colleagues to complete the tasks. - Worked tactfully in a hostile environment. The tools were removed at the instruction of

2011-2011 Nstar Global Services, Contract position, Field Service Engineer - De-installed a Tel 303i furnace (Spansion fab, Sunnyvale, CA). - Supervised a helper

2009-2011 burnbox)). Oklahoma State University-Tulsa, Lab Manager - Evaluated furnace manufacturers to pick the furnace that best fit the needs of the university. - Coordinated with vendors and contractors for tool deliveries and tool installations. - Performed source inspection of new tools. - Negotiated with tool vendors for the price and configuration of desired tools. - Researched business practices of other academic fabs in order to form a business plan. - Coordinated with purchasing for payment of tools. - Coordinated with building contractor for completion of fab. - Coordinated with gas supplier for safety training for graduate students. - Maintained support equipment (gas cabinets and abatement scrubbers (Edwards Atlas - Performing gas cylinder changes, and handling hazardous gases, liquids, and materials

2008-2008 operation.. strength of the boot adhesive.. the Userform, and the SQL queries for data extraction. EPV Solar, Lawrenceville, NJ, Product Development Engineer - Conducted study on Production Line for Cp/Cpk of cell dimensions post flat-glass beveling - Coordinated with vendor to produce BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaic) Insulated Glass Unit prototype for commercial building code testing.. - Conducted study on the failure strength of PV unit boot adhesive to understand the failure - Conducted study on temperature response of Insulated Glass Unit under solar radiation. - Conducted literature search for the procedure for proper testing of Skylight Unit to conform to building codes to achieve Commercial certification. - Designed, Programmed, and Implemented Department Database. Wrote the VB code for

2006-2007 Teos) and ALDINNA Atomic Layer Deposition furnaces (ALD). Diffusion Furnace. Kokusai, Manassas, VA, Field Service Engineer - Supported Customer Quixace Zestone 3 LPCVD Diffusion furnaces (Nitride, Polysilicon, and - Troubleshot tool issues to assist customer with process/equipment issues. - Working with tool PLC to properly control the Diffusion Furnace. - Experience with vacuum systems, pneumatics, electrical components and diagrams on a

2001-2005 o (Gate Ox, Sacox, Node Reox, Collar Anneal, ASGA, Padox). Infineon Technologies Richmond, VA, Process Engineer Process Owner Front End Oxidation Processes Diffusion Furnaces - Qualified new Tel303i Oxidation furnaces (300 mm) in factory startup. - Used MS Project for project planning for new 300 mm factory startup. - Reviewed and recommended tool purchases for a new 300 mm factory. - Experience creating, modifying, and improving Diffusion process recipes. - Process Engineering experience on AVP 8000 furnaces and Tel303i furnaces. - Troubleshooting equipment issues on Diffusion Furnaces. - Setting up and maintaining SPC control charts on Diffusion Furnaces. - Making process adjustments on Diffusion Furnaces to keep the SPC charts on target. - Protected product from premature furnace failure by implementing Fault Detection Control (FDC) methods to detect changes in tool performance and implemented corrective action as necessary. - Prepared and Presented Process changes/improvements to the Process Change Review Board such as monitor reduction/elimination for cost reduction, recipe speed improvement and cross-qualification of tools for WIP throughput improvement. - Lead a successful 8D process investigation team for yield improvement on an anneal furnace. - Maintained SPC Control Charts for manufacturing processes, and tightened control limits for reduced process variability for Cp/Cpk improvement. - Mentored technicians and gave technicians projects for career development. - Used data analysis software (JMP, Excel, Access) for data analysis. - Generated Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA) on new processes and equipment. - Qualified 2 nd source suppliers. - Wrote and maintained ISO 9000 compliant Process and Operational specifications for Diffusion Furnaces.. - Taught Diffusion Process Overview Class to operators to improve operator knowledge of diffusion. - Experienced using DCN, ECN, TCN, and ICN. - Extensive experience using SPC and QDR for process control and lot dispositioning. - Interfacing with vendors for support, replacement parts, and software upgrades. - Running process experiments for process improvement and cost reduction. - Using Workstream, Promis, Datalog, and Semy in a semiconductor manufacturing environment

1994-2001 Intel Corporation, Aloha, OR, Technician - Performed periodic maintenance on Kokusai Vertron 3 furnaces (Atmospheric and LPCVD) and TMX 10K furnaces (Atmospheric). - Scheduling and performing preventative maintenance on Diffusion Furnaces. - Documenting furnace maintenance procedures and tool history. - Used JGA data capture tool for furnace sensor data capture. - Planned production schedule on manufacturing tools as per Theory of Constraints Manufacturing Strategy. - Training new users/operators. - Performed metrology using Thermowave Optiprobe, Tencor Surfscan 4500 and 6200, Semitest SCA 2500, Rudolph FE3 ellipsometer, CV plots with the HP CV plotter. - Monitored the process with control charts using SPC. - Participated in the Emergency Response Team (ERT). - Performed Safety audits as a member of the Safety Team. - Request components to comply with the production schedule

1991-1993 wetbenches. Hitachi Semiconductor, Irving, TX, Operator - Operated Kokusai Vertron 2 furnaces (Oxidation, POCl3), SCP 8400 wetbenches, and Dexon - Recovering furnaces and wetbenches from robotics errors. - Performed tube changes on furnaces. - Planned production schedule on manufacturing tools. - Multitasked by running multiple tools with multiple processes. - Performed metrology. - Ordered production supplies