Sally chu
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Objective
Looking for a position where I can contribute and maximize my leadership,
interpersonal, organizational management skills, quality assurance, program
development, and high-tech experience can be utilized to improve customer
satisfaction.
Focus area of expertise:
Multi-language, dynamic personality who utilizes creativity, leadership and
teamwork to design and execute solutions that create customer value.
Summary of Qualifications
Professional with four (4) years+ experience in high tech engineering in
the semiconductor industry focusing on Business Process Re-engineering
(BPR, identifying and scoping customer's requirements, identifying and
recommending solutions, project management implementation and execution.
This includes dealing with extremely tight time-line, highly stressed
environment, and difficult customers.
Professional Experience
Applied Materials / Santa Clara, California (2007 - 2010)
Applied Materials is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology
solutions for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel
displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy
efficient glass with recorded revenues of approximately U.S. $5.0
billion.
Customer Applications Technologist (FEP Gate Stack Division)
Responsible for Tier 2/3 level tool installations for DPN3/DPNplus
chambers.
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. Supported key 300mm startups for the Asia region covering
decouple plasma nitridation and rapid thermal processing
systems.
. Achieved tool sign-off for DPN3 chamber.
. Achieved sign-off for 11 DPN chambers.
. Led and established new SiO2/SiON/HiK gate dielectric processes.
. Developed ultra-thin interface layer for High-k dielectric films
and optimized EOT scaling capabilities which led to product
sales.
. Resolved Radiance deposition rate chamber matching issues to
closure, resulting in collecting quarterly account receivable.
. Identified business risks and cost savings of gas panels by
reducing cost by $5k which resulted in cost reduction.
. Developed slit valve insert to achieve better film thickness
uniformity.
. Implemented customer engineering notices, best known methods,
and delivered easy to read troubleshooting guides for customers.
Shocking Technologies / San Jose, California (2007)
Shocking Technologies, Inc. a privately held, company developing Voltage
Switchable Dielectric (VSD) materials.
Chemist
Responsible for preparing chemical samples, mixing formulas and setting
up processes.
Intel corporation / Santa Clara, California (2004 - 2005)
FMO Chemical Characterization Laboratory Intern
. Electrolessplating: Performed particle-monitoring experiments
using filtration devices and particle counters. Measured UV/Vis
for different samples as part of precision and linearity
studies.
. CMP Slurry Characterization: Measured LPC and Zeta potential of
abrasive particles in slurries using an Accusizer and PSS-
Nicomp. Used Rheometer to compare viscosities of slurry samples
to evaluate CMP performance.
. Post CMP Clean Metrology Development: Prepared various
complexing reagents and reduction solutions. Performed sample
oxidation experiments using Autotitrator and manual titraion.
Measured UV/Vis of different samples as part of precision and
linearity studies.
San Jose State university / San Jose, California (2002 - 2004)
Research and Teaching Assistant
. Development of peptide display to study the binding interaction
of BIV TAR-Tat.
. DNA sequencing: Sequenced DNA enzymatically using DNA
polymerase.
. Enzyme kinetics: Determined trypsin enzyme kinetic constants,
Km, VMAX, Kcat.
. Bioprocess Engineering and Chemical Reactor Design in Chemical
Engineering courses.
. Assisted Chemical Engineering Department (SJSU) with
introduction of chemical engineering program to prospective
graduate students, organized and implemented experiments for
the Discover Science Camp sponsored by the SJSU Biochemical
Engineering Department.
Education
M.S. Chemical Engineering, San Jose State University, CA, 2005
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tam Kang University, Taiwan, 2000
Skills
Instrumentation and Techniques:
General chemistry and microbiology laboratory techniques, Scanning
Electron Microscope (SEM), Particle Counter, Accusizer, Mean Particle
Sizing, Autotitrator, Thermogravimetric Analyzer, UV-Visible System,
Contact Angle Goniometer, Shear Force Tester, Surface Profiler, Optical
microscope, Plasma Etching System, HPLC, Autoclave.
Proficient in software and operation systems:
MS project professional, MS Visio Professional, MS Office. WinZip,
Adobe Acrobat, MatLab, PolyMath, LabView, JMP data analysis, Windows
XP and Vista.
Certification and others
. References and recommendation at linked-in
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sally-chu/2/214/855
. Applied Materials Centura 300mm DPN/DPNplus Chamber Theory and
Maintenance.
. Applied Materials XGEN Chamber (SINGEN and POLYGEN) LPCVD
Process.
. Fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese.
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