William T. Silvis

odn6dg@r.postjobfree.com

408-***-****

Summary:

Over 30 years experience in the Electronic Industry. Trained co-workers on repair & preventative maintenance of semiconductor test equipment. Participated in process improvement team for troubleshooting test setups. Recognized by customers, product engineers & test floor, as a go to person for quick components and reliable repairs.

Skills:

• Performed PM’s, electro-mechanical inspection and repair of Semiconductor Test Equipment.

• Knowledge of electro-mechanical and electronic testing techniques and procedures.

• Ability to use a variety of precision tools and diagnostic equipment, read, and interpret operation and maintenance instructions and manuals

• Knowledge of tool inspection practice, procedure, and tool shop practice.

• Knowledge of Lathe, Mill, Drill Press, Surface Grinder Operation.

• Knowledge of Windows 2000/XP, Word, Excel, SAP and Agile.

Experience:

Solyndra, Fremont, CA 5/2011 – 8/2011

Electrical Assembly Technician

• Assembled fab equipment for solar cells including robot assemblies & process modules.

• Ran electrical wiring, fabricated cables &control boxes. Ran pneumatic & chemical tubing and fittings.

• Programmed robot and verified operation of robot & process modules.

• Refurbished process modules.

Bloom Energy, Sunnyvale, CA 2010 – 3/2011

Electrical Technician

• Inspected incoming Fuel Cell boxes for wiring defects.

• Verified that the connectors were good & replaced if necessary.

• Wired up 3 phase blower motors, ran dielectric test on the units & trouble shot the units if they failed.

National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA 1978 - 2009

Equipment Support Technician

• Provide equipment support for engineers & test in a production and R & D environment.

• Repaired & maintained semiconductor test systems final test handlers and wafer sort probers which included PM’s, cleaning, lubrication, adjustments, visual inspections, repairs and calibrations, necessary to maintain equipment, machinery, instruments, testing equipment, wiring, and associated hardware at required specifications.

• Programmed EG probers for wafer sort.

• Created calibration and preventive maintenance documentation and schedules based on factory manual and corporate specifications.

• Performed & troubleshot setups for semiconductor sort & final test.

• Perform inspection on electrical components and assemblies.

Education:

DC/AC Electronics, Semiconductor Fundamentals 1993 - 1994

National Semiconductor University, Santa Clara, CA

Central Counties Occupational Center 1989 - 1990

Certificate, Machining Technology, San Jose, CA

General Education 1978-1979

Evergreen Valley College

Yerba Buena High School 1974-1978

(4 years high school electronics)

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