Alex C. Pavel

**** **** ***** **. ******, Texas *8726 acqydo@r.postjobfree.com and acqydo@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 512-***-****

OBJECTIVE :

Seeking Technical position in an industry-based entity with Process R&D or Manufacturing role, where I can contribute with powerful creative approach and strong scientific and technical backgrounds.

EXPERIENCE:

Ars Materialis LLC Austin, TX October 2014 - Present

Consulting and R&D on the Chemistry of Materials Science and Engineering.

Founder and Principal Investigator in client projects in the R&D of new Advanced Materials with specific Functional roles. Specifics: www.arsmaterialis.com

South University Austin, Texas September 2014 - Present

Adjunct Faculty for Chemistry

Adjunct Faculty teaching Chemistry lectures for Nursing majors.

University of Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas August 2012 - August 2014 and San Antonio Community College San Antonio, Texas January 2013 - August 2014

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty teaching Chemistry lectures and labs (General Chemistry 1 and 2, Organic Chemistry 1 and 2). Also teaching Chemistry lectures and labs for Nursing majors and Thanatochemistry. Developed effective teaching strategies and Problem Solving Techniques for Lectures and hands on Experimental and Safety Procedures for Labs.

INTEL Hillsboro, Oregon November 2006 - April 2011

Process Engineer in the Atomic Layer Deposition of High-k Materials for Gate Oxide Fabrication Group (1st Technology that employed ALD in the Semiconductor Industry)

Research and development of new, non-SiO high-k materials for Gate Oxide fabrication that are strategically important in the continuous downsizing of the microprocessor.

In charge of the Atomic Layer Deposition equipment used in the process, worked with vendor Field Service Engineers to schedule and execute PM’s, keep equipment functional by minimizing down time due to faults, optimized check up procedures and worked towards technical improvement of machine’s components; trained at vendor’s site in equipment expertise.

Responsible for process stability within <=6-sigma control limits, authored response flow charts for multiple key and control monitors for process recovery in case of out of control events, FMEA role.

Created multiple queries to pull parametric data from several different SQL-based databases, authored various experiments and performed statistical analysis on the data.

Owner of operational and process specifications, made regular contributions for updates and improvements of process and operations.

Group owner of defect related issues and contact person in the relation to defect metrology group, identified new defect modes, proposed theoretical growth model and practical solution for defect elimination.

Group owner for precursor sources and contact person in relationship to vendor.

Managed and mentored technicians working on the production platform, in charge of creating training packages on different levels towards technician operational proficiency and improvement.

Vacuum technology expertise

INTEL Hillsboro, Oregon January 2006 - November 2006

Process Engineer in the Copper Electroplating for Metal Interconnects Group

Owner of operational and process specifications, made regular contributions for updates and improvements of process and operations.

Group owner of defect related issues and contact person in the relation to defect metrology group, identified new defect modes, proposed theoretical growth model and practical solution for defect elimination.

EDUCATION:

The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas December 2005

Ph.D in Chemistry, GPA 4.00/4.00

Honors:

Dissertation Title: “Novel Composite Materials Synthesized by the High Temperature Interaction of Pyrrole with Layered Oxide Matrices“

2nd Place Award for the Poster: “Two-Dimensional Crystalline Lattice Templating: A New Method for the Preparation of Polymer-Covered Metal and Alloyed Metal Nanorods by a Simple Redox Reaction”at the Nano Night 2005, U.T. Austin, Apr. 2005.

The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas August 2000

Master of Science in Chemistry, GPA 3.83/4.00

Honors:

Dissertation Title: “New Synthetic Routes in the Chemistry of Molybdenum Oxide Bronzes”

Award for Two Years of Outstanding Service in Chemistry Tutoring, U.T. El Paso, 1999

“Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj- Napoca, Cluj, Romania July 1996

Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry, GPA 9.07/10

Honors:

Dissertation Title: “Monolacunary Keggin and Dawson-Wells Molybdotungstophosphates with Organometallic Fragments"

SKILLS:

Electron Microscopy: SEM/EDX, TEM, EDS.

Other: Powder XRD, FTIR, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Ion Sputtering, Atomic Layer Deposition, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Metal Electroplating, Four Point Conductivity Measurements, etc.

Software: Microsoft Office Suite, JMP, Statistica, MATLAB, LabView, Cerius 2, Spartan, ChemDraw, TEX, XTML, Dreamweaver, SQL Databases, Fortran ’77, Turbo Pascal, C, C++.

PUBLICATIONS:

“Two-Dimensional Crystalline Lattice Templating: A New Method for the Preparation of Polymer-Covered Metal and Alloyed Metal Nanorods by a Redox Process”, Alexandru C. Pavel, Dwight K. Romanovicz, Miguel Jose Yacaman, John T. McDevitt; published in MRS Symposia Proceedings, vol. 847, EE 13.45.

“Molybdenum Dioxide and Vanadium-Doped Molybdenum Dioxide Microcrystals in a Polymer Container”, Alexandru C. Pavel, Dwight K. Romanovicz, John T. McDevitt; published in MRS Symposia Proceedings, vol. 847, EE 13.46.

“Preparation of Polymer-Covered Metal Nanorods and Metal Microcrystals by Intrinsic Two-Dimensional Crystalline Lattice Templating”, Alexandru C. Pavel, Dwight K. Romanovicz, Miguel Jose Yacaman, John T. McDevitt; published in the Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 20, No 11, Nov. 2005.

"The Role of Structural Carbon in Transition Metal Sulfides Hydrotreating Catalysts", Gilles Berhault, Apurva Mehta, Alexandru C. Pavel, Jianzhong Yang, Luis Randon, Miguel José Yácaman, Leonel Cota Araiza, Alberto Duarte Moller, and Russell R. Chianelli; Journal of Catalysis, (2001) 198, 9-19.

“Monolacunary Keggin and Dawson-Wells Molybdotungstophosphates with Organometallic Fragments", Mariana Rusu, Luminita Silaghi-Dumitrescu, Alexandru Cezar Pavel, Adrian-Raul Tomsa; Studia Univ. Babes Bolyai, ser. Chem., 1997, 42 (1-2), 147-151.

OTHER EDUC.: “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Dentistry, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania. Fall 1994 – Summer 1997

Degree Awarded: Diploma of Studies in Dentistry, specialization in Dental Techniques.

Microinformatica S.R.L., Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania. 10 week course, Fall 1991

Degree Awarded: Assistant Programmer in Computer Science.

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in Romanian and English, proficient in French and German.

INTERESTS:

Object Oriented Programming, Foreign Languages, Fashion, Power Work Out, Punk Music, Gardening.

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