Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
G. George Chen
Midland, MI 48642
919-***-**** (M)
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CAREER SUMMERY
• Twenty-six (26) years experience designing high vacuum deposition systems and thin film process development,
including physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
• Goal-oriented and responsible scientist with strong leadership and communication skills
• Currently hold sixteen (16) US patents
• Hands-on experience in many areas including:
Managing new product development activities provided technical guidance, specifications and
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scientific support
Coordinated research and development activities in and out of the R & D department
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Design of experiment (DOE)
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Epitaxial thin film deposition using physical vapor deposition (PVD) and plasma enhanced chemical
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vapor deposition (PECVD) methods
Developed coatings for jet engine parts for Pratt Whitney
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Surface analysis using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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(XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS); scanning electron
microscope (SEM/EDX) and x-ray diffraction (XRD)
Grazing angle x-ray diffraction analysis, UV/VIS and FTIR
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Working knowledge of atomic force microscope (AFM)
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Laser cantilever systems for thin film stress measurement
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e-beam thin film deposition
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Ion beam surface modification
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Ultrahigh vacuum technology
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2011 – June 2012 Mersen USA, Midland, MI
Senior R & D Engineer/Process Engineer
• Managed $2M in capital for technology development projects; additionally managing research and development,
technology, manufacturing, product design, equipment design & installation, engineering, technology and manufacturing
aspects
• Developed and performed process improvement of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of SiC coatings on variable grades
of graphite
• Developed a unique and production viable process & apparatus for CVD deposition of tantalum carbide (TaC)
• Developed variable purification processes for production of ultrahigh purity graphite
• Development of next generation of CVD technology of SiC on graphite
• Assisted customers characterize and trouble a broad range of MOCVD processes
Feb 2009 – May 2011 Brush Wellman, Inc., Elmore, OH
Senior Technologist and R&D Engineer
• Developed and implemented a robust production process for coating on Be and AlMeMet alloys that exceeded
the military specifications by more than 50%
• Development of various coatings on Be and AlBeMet alloys
• Electrochemistry and corrosion mechanism study of Be and AlBeMet alloys
• Design and development of next generation smart/intelligence coating systems
Feb 2008 – Jan 2009 MEMSCAP Inc., Durham, NC
Senior Process and System Integration Engineer
• Process development for various MEMS devices
Copper, gold, nickel and platinum plating processes
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Etching and photolithography
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PVD and PECVD
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System integration
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• Performed failure analysis using SEM/FIB, XPS, Auger and XRD
May 2006 – Oct 2007 Moen Inc., Sanford, NC
R&D Manager/Principal Finishing Engineer
• Managed new product research and development activities
• Provided research & scientific support as well as providing direction in exploration of new technologies and
materials, process improvement, quality assurance & cost reduction
• Provided guidance in product development and specification
• Coordinated materials testing activities, conducted material analysis, testing and prepared technical reports
• Developed and prototyped new products
• Interacted with suppliers regarding new product specifications to meet FDA, CSA and ASTM standards.
• Worked with the marketing department in concept development and definition
• Drafted DFMEA and specify production processes
• Development of decorative and functional coatings using physical vapor deposition (PVD), plating and powder
coat
• Performed failure analysis using SEM, XPS, SIMS and AES
Oct 1998 – May 2006 Vapor Technologies Inc., Longmont, CO
Senior R&D Scientist
• Designed & built PVD and CVD systems for large volume industrial production
• Designed and built a plasma source for MOCVD system
• Developed coatings for jet engine parts for Pratt Whitney
• Development of PVD Ti foam process for hip cup implants
• Development of non-sticky PVD coatings for dental surgery tools
• Development of wet chemistry, PVD and CVD coating processes for polymers and composites
• Epitaxial thin film growth
• PE-CVD of organometallic thin films
• Development of wear & corrosion resistant functional and decorative thin films
• Invented several types of nanocrystalline ceramic, intermetallic and amorphous thin films having unique colors, superior
abrasion & chemical resistance
• Invented two-tone antique bronze color PVD nano-structured thin films with life time performance
• Developed unique plasma removal of surface oxide of steels to improve adhesion at a scale of industrial massive
production
• Design of experiment (DOE) in coating development
• Grazing Angle x-ray analysis of thin film structure and stress
• e-beam thin film deposition
• Failure analysis of corroded & delaminated thin films using SEM, Auger and electrochemical techniques
June 1997 – Sept 1998 Constellation Technology Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL
Surface Scientist
• Surface & particulate analysis and electron microscopy, Auger/SIMS (PHI 660), XPS (PHI5000LS) and SEM/EDX
(Amray 1830, 1840 and JEOL 6300 field emission)
• Provided consulting services for major medical implants companies and steel mills in biocorrosion
• Characterization, failure/corrosion analysis of electronic thin films
• Characterization of automobile related materials and devices
• Determination of radioactive isotopic ratios of particles using SIMS
• Characterization of metallic, intermetallic, ceramic thin films and coatings
• Failure analysis of jet engine vanes and weldment coatings
• Characterization of polymeric thin films, coatings and bulk materials
• Ion beam surface modification
• e-beam thin film deposition
• Instrumentation of time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS)
June 1996 – June 1997 University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN
Postdoctoral Research Associate
• Surface analysis using ESCA (PHI 5600 and PHI 660 systems)
Plasma and ion beam surface modification
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Research in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
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Aug 1991 – May 1996 State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Designed and built ultra high vacuum thin film characterization instrument
• XPS and AES characterization of thin polymeric and metal films
Research in corrosion, co-designed and assembled XPS/AES with elemental mapping facility
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Rebuilt VG ESCA 3 Mark I and II systems (CLAM 100 and 200 analyzers with scanning Auger
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mapping (SAM)
• Rebuilt Perkin-Elmer D-1 ion pump, Leybold Turbovac 450 turbo pump and D30A mechanical pump
• Epitaxial thin film growth
• e-beam and RF sputter deposition
• Ion beam surface modification
• e-beam thin film deposition
• Materials characterization using SEM/EDX, x-ray diffraction and electrochemical techniques
Aug 1989 – Aug 1991 Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Research Assistant, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Epitaxial thin film growth using chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
• Characterization of thin films using SEM/EDX and Auger spectroscopy
• Designed laser cantilever system for stress measurement of thin films
• Mechanical property and transformation of composite, magnetic/optical storage thin films and shape memory
intermetallic thin films
Aug 1982 – Aug 1989 Shenyang Heavy Machinery Plant, China
Research Engineer, Division of Metallurgical Process (Jan 1989 – Aug 1989)
• Proposed and supervised metallurgical processes for production sections
• Performed quality assurance and failure analysis
Research Engineer, Division of Materials Research (Sept 1984 – Aug 1986)
• Project and budget management
• Designed wear resistant, heat resistant and die-alloys
• Electrical furnace smelting
• Forged, casting and welding of steel, Al-Si, Cu-Zn and Cu-Ni alloys
• Investment casting of high Ti wear resistance ferrous alloys
Assistant Engineer, Division of Materials Research (Aug 1982 – Aug 1984)
• Designed heat resistant and wear resistant alloys covering a comprehensive process from electrical furnace
smelting, sand mold/investment casting, machining to on-site tests
EDUCATION
• PhD, Materials Science & Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, 1996
• MS, Metallurgy, Northeast University, China, 1989
• BS, Metallurgy, Northeast University, China, Jul 1982
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Mini Tab, JMP
• SAP
• UNIX and Vax systems
• FORTRAN, PASCAL, QuickBasic, Labview and Matlab
• PC programming, MS Project, Design CAD
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
• Member of American Chemical Society, 1996 – Present
• Member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 1993 – Present
• Member of Materials Research Society, 1993 – Present
• Joint member of ASM and TMS International, 1989 – Present
• Member of American Vacuum Society, 1992 – Present
• Member of Electrochemical Society, 1992 – Present
PATENTS
• Guocun Chen, Bryce Anton, “Coated Article,” US7635528, Dec 2009
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article,” US7135220, Nov 2006
• Guocun Chen, “Decorative and Protective Coating,” US7179546, Dec 2004
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article, US6803133,” Oct 2004
• Guocun Chen, “Low Pressure Coated Article with Polymeric Basecoat Having the Appearance of Stainless Steel,”
US6770384, Aug 2004
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article With Polymeric Basecoat,” US6770376, Aug 2004
• Guocun Chen, “Low Pressure Coated Article With Polymeric Basecoat Having The Appearance Of Stainless Steel,”
US6764775
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article, US6743532,” June 2004
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article with Polymeric Basecoat Having the Appearance of Stainless Steel,” US6558816, May
2003
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article Having the Appearance of Stainless Steel,” US6548193, April 2003
• Guocun Chen, “Coated Article Having the Appearance of Stainless Steel,” US 6548192, April 2003
• Patrick B. Jonte, James S. Lipe, Guocun Chen, “Coated Article Having A Stainless Steel Color,” US6551722, April 2003
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