Engineer Manager

MICHAEL SAPIENZA 408-***-****

***** ****** ******

cell phone 408-***-****

San Martin, CA 95046

OBJECTIVE

Equipment Engineer position involving coordinating/scheduling and

installing new equipment and robotics in wafer fab manufacturing,

diagnosing and solving problems, organizing and managing personnel,

materials and engineering process procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

28 years of experience as a manager of wafer fab line maintenance and

equipment engineer with expertise in vacuum, thin film (sputtering) and dry

etch; extensive experience in the installation, modification and

maintenance of process equipment and in the effective management and

training of personnel.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Upgraded and reorganized a complete wafer fab class 10 clean room. Analyzed

existing conditions; redesigned layout and process flow of manufacturing

equipment without a major decrease in production: cross-trained and

repositioned staff; met and exceeded critical time lines for installation

and operation of new equipment and processes. Results: Reduced wafer

production costs by 15%; increased production rate by 10%.

Handled all administrative functions for wafer fab line maintenance and

equipment engineering department. Interviewed, hired, handled delicate

employee issues, conducted reviews for disciplinary actions, raises and

promotions; trained staff on troubleshooting techniques, quality management

procedures and computer programs; created and controlled departmental

budgets; rewrote preventive maintenance manual; coordinated/supervised

emergency response team for chemical spills, gas leaks, fires and medical

emergencies.

Coordinated and organized installation of Novellus Passivation System.

Assessed site for location and utility requirements; obtained cost

estimates for ancillary equipment and contractors; liaison with field

service rep to move, facilitized and turn on new system; learned how to

operate equipment; trained engineers on a two-system operation. Results:

Increased production by 20%; reduced wafer scraps by 15%.

Improved critical process of manufactured wafers. Evaluated existing

process steps; tested new methods and upgrades for sputtering system;

coordinated upgrades on the equipment; supervised training of operators.

Results: Increased quality of wafers which resulted in a 15% increase in

yields; reduced production costs by 10%.

Upgraded inefficient and out-of-date gas delivery system without

interruption in fab operations. Evaluated the old gas delivery system;

researched and received quotes for new equipment; coordinated and arranged

installation; trained line maintenance techs; supervised operation of the

system. Results: Increased production time by 15%.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supertex

5/8/2010 to 6/11/2010

My responsibilities were to maintain the diffusion area on swing shift. I

did troubleshooting down to pc board level and programmed the thermco's.

Solexant solar 4/13/09 to 6/22/09

My responsibilities were to organize the parts for a vacuum sputtering

machine build. I worked on building the sputter from ground up and did some

of the design work. I worked on electrical and mechanical parts of the

equipment. I am also a qualified fork lift operator with a license.

Kelly Engineering 9/26/2008 to

12/31/2008

My responsibilities were to schedule PM's on fab equipment and to schedule

training for the tech's that work on the equipment. This job was located at

Western Digital.

Ch2mHill 3/26/2008 to

6/25/2008

My responsibility was to design and make CAD drawings for the location of

Fab equipment. This included all the facilitizing and positioning of the

equipment in the fab.

Supertex 1/26/2008 to

3/26/2008

Equipment Engineer

My responsibility was to find equipment and processing problems. I would

write a report to upper management to implement certain changes they needed

to address. I helped improve their equipment maintenance group and to help

the wafer yields.

Fairchild Imaging 2001 to 2008

Process Engineering

My responsibility was to maintain and improve the processing in the

production of making wafers for CCD's. I maintained and improved the

processing in the diffusion, Thin Films, Sputtering and Ion Implantation.

The equipment I maintained the process for was (Diffusion= Bruce and TMX

10000's)(Thin Films= LPCVD and PECVD)(Sputtering=Varian 3180,3117,3118 and

the MRC Eclipse Mark IV) and (ion implanter= 350de).

I maintained the process by using SPC charts to make sure it stays within

the upper and lower control limits.

I was also assigned to maintain quality of the wafers coming from our

foundry company. This was to keep wafers coming into our company after our

fab was shut down.

Linear Technology 2000

to 2001

Engineer, Equipment

Engineered upgrades and maintained equipment in the production of wafers.

My area of responsibility was Diffusion, Thin Films, Sputtering and Ion

Implanters. My main job function was to make sure the equipment functioned

correctly and to make sure if needed, to upgrade for better process

control.

The equipment that I worked on was Tegal, ASM, lmplanter, LAM's, Novellus,

EPl, Varian 3290's and 3180's

Raytheon Company (Fairchild semiconductor) 1972-2000

Manager, Wafer Fab Line Maintenance

Managed wafer fab line maintenance department of 30 technicians; worked

hands-on with manufacturing equipment to operate and repair; sourced

vendors for spare parts to reduce costs; trained technicians on

troubleshooting techniques; created and controlled $10 million budget;

reduced departmental expenses; built a strong, cohesive team and improved

morale.

Thin Film Engineer

Set up new metallization application processes for Gold, Aluminum, TlW, and

PT; wrote specifications for new metallization processes; maintained

Statistical Process Control.

Beam Lead Process Engineer

Performed masking, metallization, etching and testing of beam lead wafers;

manufactured wafers for specialized beam lead die.

QA/QC Test Supervisor

Supervised 20 employees in Quality Control of finished packaged units;

organized sampling of electrical testing, leak testing and bum-in.

Fab Manager

Managed wafer fab operation with 67 employees; coordinated equipment

repair; ensured correct product mix; managed all personnel functions.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Equipment: MRC, Tegal, ASM, lmplanter, LAM, Novellus, EPl, Photo Tracks,

Perkin-Elmer Aligners

Computer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPC, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Promise,

Lotus 1-2-3, CAD

EDUCATION

AA Degree - Electronics - Decree Institute of Technology

Profession Development

Statistical Process Control I

Statistical Process Control Il

T.Q.M. (Raytheon) - Total Quality Management

San Diego State - Organize and Manage a Preventive Maintenance Program

Preventive Maintenance of Wafer Fab Equipment

Project Management (Cadence Management) - Manage projects

ERT Training - Mission College

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