PAUL E. RICHARDS

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Boise, Idaho 83706

208-***-**** (c); 208-***-**** (h)

abg4gv@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Significant experience as a Process Engineer with technical expertise to

identify and solve problems involving process and equipment improvements,

statistical process control, and use of data analysis to understand area

issues.

Technical Knowledge

Problem Solving

Team building

Creativity

Results Oriented

Integrity & Trust

WORK HISTORY

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID 1997-

2010

Transform Solar Wet Process Support Engineer

03/10 - 09/10

Provided Wet Process support in the development of slivered solar cells for

Transform Solar.

1st Shift Process Engineer

12/02 -03/10

Work with Process Integration, Yield Analysis and area process engineers to

identify process and machine improvements that are pertinent to Wet Etch,

as well as other process areas.

Analyze inline RDA & Probe data from Special Work Request's (SWR).

Develop new Wet Etch processes for defect and yield improvement across

multiple tool sets.

Drove cost cutting projects to help FAB-1 lower overall operating costs.

Filter reduction project saved Micron ~$174,000/year after implementation.

Monitor area SPC charts and made critical adjustments to processes to

maintain product quality.

Work with on-shift engineering for machine improvement to increase Wet Etch

efficiency.

Work with Capital Purchasing to report vendor equipment issues in Wet Etch

(Continuous Improvement Plan) to DNS & Axcelis service representative

groups on a monthly basis.

Wet Etch Shift Engineer

12/97- 12/02

Provided support to engineering and production in FAB-1 Wet Etch with an

emphasis on process issues.

Participated on a team of engineers and technicians to provide general

production support to all tools and equipment in FAB-1 Wet Etch.

Primary focus in carrying out all process related activities: Special Work

Requests, Quality Deviation Reports, Statistical Process Control, recipe

creation and validation, and tool maintenance.

Steag Microtech, Inc., Austin, TX 1995 -

1997

Liaison Engineer

Responsible for coordinating the activities and supervising the

installation of Steag AWP process equipment at Micron's FAB-1, FAB-3 and

FAB-C facilities.

Coordinated successful installation of Steag Wet Process equipment at

Micron's FAB-1, FAB-3 and FAB-C production facilities.

Worked closely with Micron Wet Etch Engineers to improve process and

machine utilization.

SCP Global Technology, Boise, ID 1988 -

1995

Design Engineer

Designed automated, semi-automated and manual wet process equipment for the

semiconductor industry.

Worked closely with Sales Representatives providing technical information

to help secure equipment orders.

Designed and installed on site tool modifications.

Key customers: Intel, IBM, Motorola, Hitachi & Digital Electronics.

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EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho

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Skills:

Strong communication, Building Effective Teams, Project Management, Kepner-

Tregoe (KT) Problem Solving and Decision Analysis, Semiconductor

Manufacturing & Processing, JMP Statistical Software, Statistical Process

Control (SPC), Klarity Data Analysis, Microsoft Office, Report Publishing,

Troubleshooting, Process Transfer, EIT Certified (Engineer in Training).

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