Patrick J. Neyman, Ph.D. http://professional.patrickneyman.com
*******@*************.*** 2218 Cherrystone Drive
408-***-**** San Jose, CA 95128
Summary: Multi-discipline self-starter with proven success in global,
cross-functional Change Management & Project Management for R&D,
Materials Engineering, Product Engineering and Quality Systems
Experience:
2009 - Present: Consulting; Tutoring; Outreach; Web Design; Studying
business, device physics, Mandarin
2006 - 2009: Staff Product Development Engineer, Tyco Electronics,
Menlo Park, California
Global Project Manager & Team Leader for: Surface Mount, Automotive,
Battery, Bimetal
. NPI, APQP, DFMEA, FMEA, DFM, DFX, LDFSS, DMAIC, DOE, AC/DC Stress,
HAST, OM, SEM
. PCB & IC Fracture and Thermal Analysis, SMD Assembly, Micro-X-
Section, UL, ROHS, JEDEC
. Field Applications Engineering, Applications Engineering, QC, QA &
Customer Engineering support
. Managed global Engineering team for highly time-sensitive
introduction of Bimetal technology
$12M Revenue second year; $4M first year; Record New Family Launch
Time (<6 month)
. Managed and Invented global, multifunctional, Strategic Execution
Acceleration Program
20% Reduction in Project Completion Time; 800% Increase in On-Time
Delivery of Projects
. Managed and Created New Product Introduction (NPI) program for
discrete electronics
45% Reduction in NPI Transfer Time from Development to Production
. Managed corporate-level JEDEC Tin Whisker certification program for
RoHS
$70M+ Revenue loss prevention for 3 Product Families by averting 6-
month down-time
. Championed and Created Quality Improvement Initiative (QA)
throughout the focus factory
20% Reduction in Quality Events
. Designed conductive composite Polymer Positive Temperature
Coefficient (PPTC) devices
$25M+ Revenue from miniSMD, microSMD, nanoSMD Surface Mount product
launches
2004 - 2005: Senior Process Development Engineer, Intel Corporation,
Hillsboro, Oregon
Polysilicon Transistor Gate Layer Owner, Process Development Fab
. Increased tool Lithography Scanner productivity by redesigning
statistical analysis techniques
. Increased production and reduced material cost by redesigning cross-
functional communication
. Maintained dimensional control of sub-40 nm polysilicon transistor
gates using alternate phase shift mask (APSM) 193-nm lithography in
a 300-mm ramp and development fab using SPC
. Performed root cause analysis and 6-sigma statistical analysis,
Green Belt trained, using JMP 5.1
1997 - 2004: Research Scientist, Virginia Tech Physics Dept,
Blacksburg, VA
. Fabrication and Characterization of LEDs, Photo Diodes,
Electrochromics and Optical Modulators
. Designed and Programmed Automated Measurement and Control Systems
50x Increase in organic photonic device output
. Programmed and Designed Automated Data Extraction and Analysis
Algorithms
30x Increase in research productivity
. Designed and wet-chemistry production system
10x Increase in production, 30x Increase in quality by eliminating
outsourcing
. Invented methodologies to determine internal structure of self-
assembled multilayer polymer and hybrid-polymer films with nanometer-
scale structure factors
. Solved complex thin-film physics via 2-D and 3-D mathematical
modeling and C++ programming
. Presented research findings via 25 professional publications and 8
refereed presentations
1993 - 1996: Service Manager at Electrolux & Customer Service at J-
Crew, while at CVCC Junior College
1990 - 1993: Framatome Nuclear Services, Lynchburg, Virginia
Non-Destructive Evaluation / Quality Assurance
. Quality Control of nuclear power plant steam generator tubing via
Eddy-Current Testing
1986 - 1990, Military: 82nd Airborne Division, U. S. Army, Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
1991: Squad Leader, Airborne Infantry - Airfield Seizure and Hostage
Rescue
. Managed, trained and directed work assignments for nine personnel
Education: Ph. D. Macromolecular Science & Engineering (Physics), July
2004
Nonlinear Optics, Adhesion, Device Physics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
M. S. Materials Science & Engineering, May 2002
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
B. S. Physics, May 1999, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
University
Minor in Mathematics, Emphasis in Computer Science
Publications & Presentations, refereed:
http://professional.patrickneyman.com
Management Courses, certified:
Leading Global and Virtual Teams, Leading Change, Situational Leadership
II, Essentials of Business Leadership, Project Management Fundamentals,
Primary Leadership Development
Technical Courses, certified, accredited:
Six-Sigma Green Belt, Lean Design for Six Sigma, Statistical Mechanics,
DOE,
Adhesion Science, Polymer Viscoelasticity, Polymer Fracture and
Deformation, Macromolecular Synthesis and Characterization, Solid State
Physics, X-Ray Diffraction, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Advanced
Materials Thermodynamics, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Electronics, Quantum
Mechanics, Electrodynamics
University Instructing Experience:
. Optics Laboratory, Senior Physics
. Electronics Laboratory, Junior Physics
. Quantum and Solid State Physics, Junior Physics
. Astrophysics, Junior Physics
. Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory, Sophomore Physics
. Mechanics Laboratory, Sophomore Physics
Equipment Proficiency:
. Hitachi S-9300 & S-9380 CD Measurement SEMs, Applied Materials
SEMVision cX, Opti-Probe Therma-Wave 5341 Optical CD Measurement Tool,
Nikon Optistation-7 Microscopic Inspection Tool, KLA Tencor Archer 10 &
10XT Overlay Inspection Tools
. Nikon NSR S306C & S307E Lithography Scanners, ASML AT1200 Twinscan
Lithography Scanner, TEL CleanTrack ACT12 & Lithius Lithography Tracks
. Nd:YAG laser systems, Spectrometers, Spectrophotometers, Pyrometers,
Electrometers, Lock-in amplifiers, Ellipsometers, DMA, DTMA, Instron
Machines, Vacuum deposition systems, Spin coating systems
Software, Database, and Programming Language Proficiency:
. JMP 5, Minitab 15, Discovery Business Objects 5, Crystal Ball 3, YAS
Klarity 2, SciFinder 2006, SAP, MIS
. SPC, Mathematica 4, Origin 5, Psi Plot 4, Table Curve2D, Jasco Spectra
Manager, CS ChemDraw 4
. MS Office 2007: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Sharepoint;
Acrobat 8, CorelDraw X3
. C, C++, Visual C++, UNIX, HTML, BASIC, PHP, CSS, mySQL
Academic Honors:
. Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society of the American Institute of Physics
(1999)
. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (1996)
. Lubna Ijaz Scholarship for Commitment and Service to Physics (1998)
Memberships:
. Automotive Electronics Council, Associate Member, since 2007
. Materials Research Society, since 1999
. American Chemical Society, 2000-2004
. Society of Physics Students, 1987-2000
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