TERENCE BOES

abqo1a@r.postjobfree.com

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**th St NW Unit T5 Washington, DC 20010 Cell:

919-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To

utilize my MOCVD equipment and process experience, education, and creativity

to obtain a rewarding position, develop and produce innovative semiconductor

products.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical

Engineering

University of South Carolina Columbia, SC

3.4 Engineering G.P.A.

Undergraduate research work in GaN MOCVD

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2006 - Present United States Patent Office

Patent Examiner

Jan 2004-June2005

INTRINSIC Semiconductor

Sterling, VA

Lead Equipment Engineer

• Achieved fastest and least expensive GaN MOCVD startup in the world through

extensive GaN MOCVD experience, capital equipment cost negotiations, and hands

on whatever it takes attitude.

• Facilities layout for multiple MOCVD platforms.

• Installation and modification of previously used Emcore D-180 for AlGaN

structures.

• Operation of GaN D-180 MOCVD.

• Characterization of GaN HEMT structures.

• Trained process scientist in GaN D180 MOCVD platform specifics.

• Process engineering development of HEMT structures.

• Demonstrated and shipped world-class HEMT structures to initial INTRINSIC

customers.

• Startup of SiC CVD department.

• Design review and modification of multiple SiC epitaxy platforms.

• Design, specification, procurement and modification of all supporting

gas cabinet equipment. Aggressive cost negotiations and equipment modifications

resulted in savings of $94,000 (~70% discount) from initial quotes.

• Installation of all SiC epitaxy platform and all support equipment.

• Equipment review and modification of SiC VPT production tools.

• SiC VPT equipment troubleshooting and modification.

• Initial development of maintenance programs.

• Writing of procedures for ISO 9000 certification.

• Trained personnel from multiple departments in vacuum equipment technology.

Jan 2001-Dec 2003

Cree Durham, NC

Equipment Engineer

• Promoted into position from Senior Equipment Technician.

• Rapidly ramped MOCVD production capacity 5X to grow InGaN LED business.

• Equipment owner of multiple MOCVD reactors and support equipment.

• Implementation of total production maintenance (TPM) program by management

directive.

• Significantly increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) though

multi-faceted approach including extensive equipment modification, timely and

successful preventive and corrective equipment troubleshooting and maintenance,

and process yield improvement.

• Successfully integrated with process team to understand and optimize

reactor performance.

• Identification and elimination of root cause yield detractors by understanding

of MOCVD equipment and InGaN MQW LED process interaction through integration

with highly experience process team.

• Process qualification of modified reactor assemblies.

• Troubleshooting of process variance metrics to identify root cause equipment

correlations.

• Coordination and direction of facilities and contract labor to complete

tasks on time and to specification.

• Scheduling of all maintenance activities on reactors and support equipment.

• Review of all completed work orders for reactor set.

• Tracked, understood, and improved equipment metrics such as availability

and cost of ownership.

• Design of hardware modifications.

• Development of preventive maintenance program.

• Development of procedural documentation program for equipment tasks to

obtain ISO9000 and QS9001 certifications.

• Development of equipment technician training program.

June 1999 - Jan 2001 Cree

Senior Equipment Technician

• Promoted into position from Equipment Technician.

• Supervision of equipment techs on shift.

• Responsible for equipment availability on shift.

• Provide training to new scientists, engineers, technicians, and operators

in MOCVD production equipment and InGaN LED process.

• Rapid installation of multiple new MOCVD tools to support ramping of

production capacity to meet business goals.

• Troubleshoot equipment failures and implement repair.

• Modification of tools to increase uptime, throughput, and yield.

• Performed routine MOCVD reactor maintenance.

Nov 1997-

June 1999 U.S.C.

Photonics & Microelectronics Laboratory Columbia, SC

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Start up of cleanroom laboratory for the study of Gallium Nitride semiconductor

devices.

• Construction of a Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system

used to develop wide bandgap semiconductor materials such as Gallium Nitride.

• Orbital tube welding of high grade stainless steel tube and weld fittings.

• Cleanroom Coordinator responsible for the start up of class 1,000 and

10,000 cleanrooms.

Aug 1996 - Dec

1996 Worthington

Custom Plastics St. Matthews, SC

Engineering Intern

• Layout, design and construction of an assembly line.

• Acquiring, compiling and distributing information regarding the processing

techniques and conditions of various thermoplastics used in the injection molding

process.

• Technical drafting (AutoCAD).

• Quality control- Identify cause and implement corrective procedures.

Sept 1995 - March

1996 Doty Scientific

Columbia, SC

Engineering Intern

• Production of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMRI) probes.

• Machining of ceramics to extremely critical tolerances.

• Identification and organization of various engineering materials.

COMPUTER

SKILLS Emcore EpiView, Quickstep, MS Windows, MS Office,

MS Excel, SAS JMP, AutoCAD, Some ProE, Some MS Access

CHARACTERIZATION Filmetrics

thickness mapping, MDC mercury CV Probe, Leheighton resistivity, and

optical reflectance.

HANDS ON SKILLS Electromechanical

troubleshooting, machining, orbital tube welding, electrical, gas manifold

design and construction, and helium leak checking.

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