Joseph B. Sprowls

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Pocatello, ID 83201

Home: 208-***-**** Cell: 208-***-****

e-mail: abm9j6@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

ON Semiconductor, Pocatello, ID (Previously AMI Semiconductor, Inc.)

Job Title: Thin Films, Diffusion Maintenance Manager and Equipment Engineer

Mar 2008 - Present

Job description: The performance management of approximately 14 Line

Maintenance technicians.

Primary duties: Training, coaching, and development of the technicians.

Daily interactions with production management, process engineering, and

equipment engineering to address the needs of the two production lines that

the team supports. Set priorities for the line maintenance team, and

equipment-engineering group. Responsible for the nearly $1.6 Million

budget for the thin films, diffusion maintenance team. Also lead the team

in the development of lean manufacturing practices for preventive

maintenance tasks. Significant experienced with numerous types of thin

films, diffusion, and cleans equipment.

Major Projects:

. Support and manage projects related to the installation and conversion of

various tools needed to support the development of additional production

processes.

. Team leader for major cost reduction project designed to decrease

operating expenses across the Pocatello site.

. Manage the integration of several critical line maintenance systems into

existing ON Semiconductor systems.

AMI Semiconductor, Inc., Pocatello, ID

Job Title: Fab 9 Production Manager

Nov 2006 - Mar 2008

Job description: The performance management of the Fab 9 Production

organization.

Primary duties: Setting the direction and performance management objectives

for the Fab production and control room teams. Monitoring the condition

and performance of the Fab and directing maintenance and process

engineering resources to address both tactical and strategic Fab issues.

Work with the planning and scheduling groups to determine the mix and the

amount of wafers to start based on headcount and equipment capacities. Use

the principles of Lean Manufacturing and TPM to bring increased

efficiencies to the Fab operations. Oversee the approximately $10.8

Million production budget.

Major Projects:

. Develop a dynamic capacity model that would allow the accurate prediction

of overall Fab capacity regardless of the product mix.

. Lead the development of the Fab's Total Production Management (TPM)

program.

. Management of the production organization cost reduction program.

. Organization lead during quality audits (QS, TS, and ISO standards)

Job Title: Fab 9 Line Maintenance Section Manager: Thin Films, Diffusion,

and Hivac July 2004 - Nov 2006

Job description: The performance management of between 15 - 25 Line

Maintenance technicians.

Primary duties: Interviewing and hiring new technicians, and the training,

coaching, and development of the technicians. Other duties include daily

interaction with production management, process engineering, and equipment

engineering to address the needs of the Fab. Also assist in setting

priorities for the line maintenance team, and equipment-engineering group.

Major Projects:

. Manage the group through one major product ramp as well as through

several reductions in force.

. Drive the implementation of a Total Production Management (TPM)

philosophy in the maintenance group.

. Work extensively with the fab management team to develop a system to

predict and control variable costs associated with the production of

wafers. These efforts are saving the Fab over $100,000 per quarter in

consumable, chemical and direct material costs.

. Member of the SAP Plant Maintenance Module Implementation Team.

Job Title: Equipment Engineer: Metal Deposition, Implant, Thin Films,

Diffusion Sept. 2000 - June 2004

Job description: Provide engineering support to the Line Maintenance group

for a wafer fab; with primary responsibilities on a variety CVD thin films,

metal deposition, ion implantation, and diffusion tools.

Primary duties: Work closely with the line maintenance technicians to solve

re-occurring problems, design and implement equipment improvements, and

ensure that production needs are met. Other duties include developing and

presenting justification for project funding, interfacing between

maintenance and production groups for project implementation, routine and

preventative maintenance scheduling. Also work with vendors and the

purchasing department to schedule vendor support and product delivery.

Major Projects:

. Maintenance lead on the implementation team for a new process. The

process was developed, tested, and implemented in a 12-week period.

Primary duties included installing and learning to maintain three new

RTP's, decommissioning and removing two implanters and a thin films tool,

and installing a newer medium current implanter.

. Purchasing and installing dry pump upgrades for several systems.

. Development of a web page for the line maintenance group

. Design and implementation of a chemical delivery system for two IPA

dryers.

Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Idaho Falls,

ID

Job Title: Associate Engineer/Scientist

July 1999 - Aug. 2000

Job description: System, Structure, and Component (SSC) Primary Owner,

provide engineering support for the NWCF Decontamination Facilities at the

INEEL.

Primary duties: Support the implementation of the Integrated Safety

Management System. This included monitoring and tracking systems for

change, and the development of corrective and preventive maintenance work

instructions.

Major Projects:

. Ready the facility to support the treatment of various types of

contaminated debris. This included the development of the maintenance

procedures and understanding the regulations associated with the

treatment of contaminated debris.

EDUCATION:

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

Masters of Business Administration

Expected Graduation: May 2012

Current GPA/Scale: 3.81/4.00

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Overall GPA/Scale: 3.63/4.00, Major GPA: 3.83

Graduation Date: May 1999

Senior Project: Designed and built a human powered vehicle using a

monocoque frame.

Internships: Atmel Corporation (1997), Kaman Instrumentation (1998)

FE Exam: Passed the Colorado FE Exam

Member of Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society).

Member of Pi Tau Sigma (National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society).

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Oracle, Oracle eAM Module, SAP Plant Maintenance and SAP Material Master

Modules, AutoCAD, HTML, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS

Project, MS SharePoint, PROMIS

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