JOHN J MURACH

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27607

Cell 919-***-**** / acc5qg@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

. 15 years experience building, repairing, and maintaining electro-

mechanical systems

. 15 years experience building, trouble-shooting and repairing

electronic equipment

. 15 Years experience with a wide variety of electronic trouble-shooting

equipment including oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, and curve

tracers.

. 15 years experience training engineers, technicians, and operators in

the use of sophisticated electronic assembly and testing equipment

. 10 years experience building R&D prototypes

. 10 years experience in a fast-paced, high tech assembly environment

. 10 years experience programming robotic equipment

. 10 years experience with wire-bonding equipment

. 5 years Programming experience including VB and PLC

. Experience with AutoCAD R13

. Experience with clean-room procedures

. Experience with surface mount equipment including ASM and K&S wire

bonders

. Experience with pick and place machinery

. Experience with ISO9001

. Experience with PC data acquisition

. Experience working independently and in team environments

. Talent for quickly learning and applying technical knowledge

. Excellent communication skills

Professional Experience:

LAIRD

Durham, N.C.

Engineering Technician II

11/13 - Present

. Building Thermal Electrical Controllers and Thermal Electrical

Generators. ( TEC'S & TEG'S )

. Helping start line with Engineer to move into full automation to

produce TEC'S & TEG'S.

. Improving process steps to make product more feasible to move to full

production.

. Building by hand from raw materials to testing and to QA finished

product.

CREE RESEARCH INC.

Durham, N.C.

Equipment Engineer Technician / Process Development Team leader

1/98 - 9/13

. Oversaw process control for new product startup and automated line

development for packaged parts

. Participated in team that started our Solid State lighting line and

then moved to start backlighting of LCD panels line

. Trained process technicians and engineers in quality assurance,

process control, procedures and equipment.

. Designed process for wafer breaking

. Participated in sustaining engineering work for die separation process

. Oversaw modifications of new equipment

. Maintained production process and equipment

. Supervised purchasing related tasks for production floor

. Lead technician in charge of supervising and training other

technicians in the use semiconductor equipment

. Worked with engineering to improve process and equipment.

MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR

Durham, N.C.

Electromechanical Engineering Technician 1/96 - 9/98

. Interfaced with senior engineers to help design and construct a

controller for memory module fixtures as well as calibration units

. Built, tested, and qualified multi-layered interface boards for

Avantest and Hitachi Test Equiment

. Refurbished wiring for multi-unit servo-driven machines

. Programmed E-Proms using ladder logic

AXON CORPORATION

Garner, N.C.

Mechanical Technician 11/93 - 11/95

. Designed and built automated packing machines

. Programmed PLC's using Ladder Logic Controls

. Integrated third-party systems to create complete production systems

CAMP/NIST

Cleveland, OHIO

Consultant 3/92 - 9/92

. Programmed CNC Mills and Lathes using Smart Cam

. Set up SIMM's cells using networked robots and machines

CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Cleveland, OHIO

Mechanical Lab Technician / Substitute Teacher 2/90 - 6/92

. Substitute Teacher for Mechanical Systems including hydraulics,

metallurgy, machine shop, fabrication and CNC programming

. Internship at NASA designing and building research lab fixtures

related to lasers, jet engines, thrusters and high vacuum tanks

EDUCATION:

Cuyahoga Community College

Cleveland, Ohio

Mechanical Engineering A.A.S. Degree

Subjects Studied: Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Robotics,

Engineering, and Electronics

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