RONALD GAGNE
* ******** **** ? Scarborough, ME **074 ? *******@*****.**.*** ?
Experienced Process/Quality Engineer with extensive materials
analysis experience in a failure analysis laboratory environment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive experience in the semiconductor industry, including 15
years as a Materials Analyst in an analytical services lab
environment.
- Performed materials analysis on customer requests. This involved
among other things cross- sectioning, deprocessing with various acids and
reagents, Scanning Electron Microscope inspection and analysis. This
was followed up with a complete report documenting procedures used,
observations, annotated and labeled pertinent images, and findings. All
analysis steps and reports were completed online in Word format.
- Developed and maintained semiconductor processes in a Class 100 clean
room manufacturing environment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TOOLS
- SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)
- EDX (Electron-dispersive X-ray Spectroscope)
- SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer)
- Real-time X-ray system
- SRP (Spreading Resistance Probe system)
- Proficient with WORD and EXCEL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUALITY ENGINEER 1997-2009
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR So. Portland, ME
Fairchild Semiconductor is the leading global supplier of high
performance products that optimize system power to multiple end markets.
- Performed materials analysis in a failure analysis lab on
semiconductor wafers and packages submitted by the wafer fabrication
lines.
- Performed quality control analysis of products to ensure that product
met specification.
- Performed construction analysis on competitor products.
- Assisted process and quality engineering by performing materials
analysis of defective or returned semiconductor parts to determine root
cause of failure.
- Was responsible for the care and maintenance of precision equipment
such as a Scanning Electron Microscope, Secondary Ion Mass
Spectrometer, etc.
PROCESS ENGINEER 1987-1997
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR So. Portland, ME
National Semiconductor is a semiconductor manufacturer, specializing in
analog devices and subsystems.
- Sustained various semiconductor diffusion, implant and thin film
processes in a Class 100
clean room manufacturing environment.
- Developed and integrated new processes to increase yield and lower
cost and cycle time.
- Was responsible for keeping process measurements within statistical
limits.
- Worked with equipment and chemical manufacturers to introduce new
processes into the manufacturing line.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BIOCHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Orono, ME
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
- Electrochemical Society sessions
- Process Quality Control
- Theory of Constraint
- Design of Experiment
- Total Productive Manufacturing
- Multilevel Interconnect Conference
- Wafer Level Reliability Workshop
- Surface Photovoltaic Workshop