Engineer Design

Vrej Barkhordarian

Glendale, CA 818-***-****, *****@*******.***

SUMMARY

A well rounded and seasoned electronic engineer with substantial expertise

in the semiconductor industry and finance. Critical thinker with strong

analytical and quantitative skills. Highly motivated, resourceful, multi-

faceted, results oriented and entrepreneurial professional with excellent

communication and interpersonal skills. Sound knowledge of accounting,

finance, statistics, marketing and project management concepts.

Electronic Engineering, Si, GaAs, InP, MBE, MOCVD, Microwave,

Optoelectronics & Power Semiconductors, Transient Voltage Suppressors, EMI

Filters, Integrated Passives, BiCMOS, Analog IC's, PCB, Surface Mount

Technology, HALT, Failure Analysis, Reliability Analysis, SEM, TEM, X-ray,

SIMS, Weibull, DOE, FMEA, SPC, Flip Chip, CSP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,

Visio, Access, Project, Minitab, Financial Analysis & Modeling, NPV, IRR.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Investment Consultant, Self-Employed, Glendale, CA, 2006 - 2009

Made investing and trading decisions based on the analysis of financial

statements and performance metrics. Performed company valuations based on

discounted cash flow, CAPM & WACC methods.

Key Accomplishments:

. Managed a multi-million dollar portfolio of stocks and options.

. Applied leverage and applied risk management techniques.

. Performed portfolio analysis and due diligence of investments.

New Product Development Director, EMI Filters and TVS Products, 2001 - 2006

Microsemi Corporation, Irvine, CA

Designed and developed EMI filters with ESD protection for audio, video and

data ports of portable electronics. Created and presented business plans

for new product development. Developed strategic technology roadmaps and

presented them to management & customers. Performed analytical, numerical

and statistical modeling of devices including sensitivity analysis and

Monte Carlo. Performed temperature cycling and analyzed failure modes

using SEM & X-Ray diffraction.

Key Accomplishments:

. Awarded 3 U.S. patents for design and manufacturing of III-V

Integrated Circuits compatible ESD protection.

. Introduced six new products to the market which generated over $2M in

the first year.

. Developed and integrated new BiCMOS processes.

. Created, qualified and transferred to manufacturing a new family of

flip chip devices and surface mount processes, including long term

lifetesting, reliability and failure analysis.

Vrej Barkhordarian

Glendale, CA 818-***-****, *****@*******.***

Product Development Manager, Transient Voltage Suppression Products, 1998 -

2001

Semtech Corporation, Camarillo, CA

Designed and developed thin film integrated EMI filters, ESD protection &

Integrated Passive devices for handheld devices. Carried out accelerated

lifetesting and predicted field life using Weibull statistical techniques.

Procured, implemented, utilized and maintained simulation & modeling

software/hardware. Formed strategic alliances with foundries to develop new

BiCMOS fabrication process.

Key Accomplishments:

. Identified flip chip & PCB failure mechanisms using HALT, SEM & cross

sectioning.

. Designed into the Blackberry, a new EMI filter with integrated TVS

device.

. Developed a low cost wafer level Chip Scale packaging and PCB assembly

technique.

. Published a joint paper with JPL and presented it at an international

conference.

Sr. Design Engineer, Power MOSFETs, International Rectifier, El Segundo,

CA, 1992 - 1998

Designed, developed and transferred to manufacturing high yielding power

MOSFETs for portable electronics applications. Made extensive use of

carrier concentration profiling, de-capsulation, liquid crystal, SEM, X-ray

diffraction and EBIC for process development and failure analysis.

Key Accomplishments:

. Awarded a patent on a novel MOSFET design which increased PWM

controller efficiency by 25%.

. Was chosen to teach a course in Design of Experiments (DOE) and

statistical analysis of production data to engineers and production

staff.

Sr. Device Engineer, Optoelectronic Devices, BT&D Technologies, Ipswich,

UK, 1988 - 1992

Modeled, designed, developed and transferred to manufacturing GaInAsP/InP

semiconductor lasers, detectors and edge-emitting LEDs for 1300 nm and 1550

nm optical fiber communication systems. Defined and performed accelerated

validation and lifetesting studies. Predicted product life & reliability

in FITs using Weibull and other log-normal statistical methods.

Key Accomplishment:

. Improved edge emitting LED lifetime by 40% as a result of statistical

data analysis and device modeling.

. Discovered failure mechanisms in GaInAsP/InP ELEDs using cross

sectioning, staining, SEM, TEM, PL and EL.

EDUCATION

PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of

Leeds, Leeds, UK

BS in Physics and Electronic Engineering (Honors), The University of

Leeds, Leeds, UK

A list of patents and publications available upon request.

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