Alan Wu

Cupertino, CA ***** 408-***-**** actemf@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Profile

SUMMARY

Effective collaborator within cross functional groups, rapid learner, clear and influential communicator who thrives to utilize and expand knowledge and skill set in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering. EDUCATION

University of California, Davis Davis, CA

Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering (Electrical Engineering Emphasis) Class of 2015

Relevant Coursework: Mechanical Behaviors of Materials, Thermodynamics of Materials, Structure and Characterization of Engineering Materials, Principles of Device Physics, Microchip Fabrication, Materials Processing, Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials. Engineering materials include: metals, semiconductors, polymers, amorphous materials, thin films, composites and powder metallurgy. GPA:3.0/4.0 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cambrios Technologies Corporation – Silver Nanowire Research and Development Sunnyvale, CA R&D Lab Technician (Contract) August 2015 – January, 2016

Collaborated closely with senior scientists to research and design silver nanowire thin film deposition parameters

Created mixed nanowire solutions and perform thin film deposition and characterization via spin coating, optical microscopy, non-contact resistance measurement, transmittance and haze measurement, and surface energy measurement

Designed and optimized thin film curing process after deposition by experimenting various annealing temperature, light exposure, pressure and gas injection

Performed failure analysis and reliability tests on silver nanowire thin films

Collected and analyzed experimental data, and presented research result to scientists Lanner Inc. USA – Network Security Appliance and Industrial Computers Fremont, CA Hardware/RMA Engineer Summer Intern June 2011 – Sept 2013

Installed PCB parts including CPU, memory, fans, outlet ports, and heat sinks onto PCB designs

Performed hardware and software diagnostic testing on returned units for domestic operation. Systems include network appliance, embedded computing systems, and industrial communication systems

Installed various software and execute quality and functional tests on specific industrial computers for global operation

Collaborate with finance department to reconcile RMA orders by streamlining current process

Developed weekly metrics to manage rework material shipment LEADERSHIP & PROJECTS

Senior Design Project: Thin Film Resistor Process Design & Fabrication Davis, CA Process Designer January 2015 – June 2015

Collaborated in a team of nine materials science and engineering students to investigate and develop an RF magnetron reactive sputtering process for fabricating WSi3N4 thin film resistor that will be included in high frequency MMICs

Presented project proposal to Keysight Technologies, which led to a partnership and awarded funding for future research endeavors

Successfully managed and enforced a project timeline that included tasks and milestones to ensure the project will be completed in the desired timeframe

Designed and tested the parameters of reactive magnetron sputtering such as gas flow rates, sputtering rates, power, substrate bias, and gas partial pressure in order to control the resistivity, uniformity, and quality of thin film

Successfully fabricated and characterized thin film resistors using SEM, XRD, optical microscopy, surface profilometer, and stress measurement

Project: IC Fabrication Lab Davis, CA

Engineer October 2014 – December 2014

Successfully constructed metal-gate NMOS test chips from pure silicon wafer including processing steps of oxidation, photoresist spin coating, photolithography, phosphorus implantation, aluminum deposition via E-Beam Evaporation, wet chemical etching, and characterization inside a class 100 cleanroom

Performed microchip characterizations with optical microscopy, probe-station analyzer, and stylus-based profilometer, and analyzed the resulting data

Applied and synthesize MSE coursework while gaining knowledge on microchip bonding, packaging and yield calculations

Dr. Takamura Research Group: Thin Film Growth and Characterization Davis, CA Undergraduate Researcher January 2014 – June 2015

Researched magnetic properties of LSMO and LSCO perovskite structured thin film oxides, Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

Simulate thin film parameters i.e. thickness, roughness and density via LEPTOS software to improve growing accuracy

Effectively assist graduate students with thin film deposition and characterization using PLD and X-Ray Reflectometer

Material Advantage Student Chapter (MASC) Davis, CA Recruitment Chair March 2013 – June 2015

Participate in managing the Decision Day events for incoming materials science and engineering freshmen as a tour guide at the MSE laboratories to help them gain interest

Organize major engineering events such as Picnic Day and Engineering Week

Performed in the 2nd Annual Material Science Magic Show on the 100th Annual Picnic Day at UC Davis

Actively participated and helped the club fundraise for Relay For Life: American Cancer Society SKILLS

Technical Devices: Tensile Test, SEM, XRD, AFM, Four-Point Probe, Optical Microscopy Programming/Software: MATLAB, AutoCad, LEPTOS Thin Film Stimulator, Google SketchUp Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Photoshop Languages: Fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese, elementary Cantonese and Spanish INTERESTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Hobbies: Basketball, hiking, bowling, movies, slacklining, snowboarding Intramural Basketball League: Played as a Forward-Center for the Bainer Hall Hermits at UC Davis Volunteer: American Buddhism Cultural Society (ABCS) 2005-present, Fremont CA Diamond Sutra App Design: Collaborate with a Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Venerable and two professional mobile app designers to create a mobile Diamond Sutra App and presented app to other Buddhist venerable in Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan, and was approved to be launched in Apple App Store. Link to app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fu-guang-shan-jin-gang- jing/id838212317?mt=8

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