Technician Engineering

Dennis R. Monroe

**** ******** **** **., *** *** ~ Austin, TX 78729

C: (512) 921 - 6100 ****@******.**.***

Electronics Process / Equipment Technician

PROVEN ELECTRONICS PROCESS / EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN WITH EXTENSIVE

EXPERIENCE IN ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS TROUBLESHOOTING,

INSTALLATION, REPAIR, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT REPAIR TO INCLUDE TROUBLESHOOTING TO COMPONENT LEVEL,

AND COMPONENT/MODULE REPLACEMENT. FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL ABLE TO WORK

EFFECTIVELY IN TEAMS AND INDEPENDENTLY, OPEN TO VARIED WORK HOURS AND

TRAVEL.

Software: Microsoft Visio, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook;

SPC charts

Programming: Visual Basic (VB).NET, Visual C#

Selected Accomplishments

. DEVELOPED OCAP THAT ENABLED SIMULTANEOUS HANDLING OF MULTIPLE SINGLE-

WAFER REWORKS (SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR).

. Designed web-based HOLD report that automated previously manual

reporting process for Photolithography area (Samsung Austin

Semiconductor).

. Selected within one year of hire to supervise night shift of four

other technicians (Teravicta Technologies).

. Developed application to parse output data from engineering tests and

convert results to software / hardware adjustments for aligner tools

(Advanced Micro Devices).

Professional Experience

SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR AUSTIN, TX

Engineering Technician & Process Technician, Oct 2006 - Oct 2009

. Conduct and evaluate engineering testing and experiments for large

semiconductor manufacturing facility.

. Monitor SPC charts for aberrations and non-conforming material in

Photolithography department; handle dispositioning process.

. Use troubleshooting best practices and principles to identify root

cause of excursions and resolve issues.

. Interact with engineering and manufacturing staff and management from

all departments and divisions to maintain open paths for manufacturing

to run assigned layers.

. Report findings to engineering and present issue reports at daily

engineering meeting during shift passdown.

. Design web-based reports, update process documentation (such as

passdown process) clearly and concisely, and train new technicians on

procedures and responsibilities

QIMONDA Sandston, VA

Engineering Technician, Jun 2005 - Sep 2006

. Responsible for dispositioning non-conforming material in

Photolithography department.

. Conducted engineering tests and worked with engineering and

manufacturing personnel from all areas to insure all material was

processed in timely manner.

. Used proven principles of troubleshooting to identify root cause of

excursions and resolve issues.

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Professional Experience

CONTINUED

TERAVICTA TECHNOLOGIES AUSTIN, TX

Technician, Mar 2004 - May 2005

. Processed material in Lithography (Litho) area to precise

specifications.

. Inspected and dispositioned material for non-conformity while also

repairing and maintaining all area equipment.

. Provided troubleshooting and preventative maintenance for contact

printer, coat/develop hood, Triton dry etcher and wet/dry vacuum

pumps.

. Conducted engineering experiments to improve the Litho process as

needed.

. Supervised night shift of four other technicians.

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES Austin, TX

Associate Engineer, Jan 1991 - Jul 2002

. Conduct experiments and analyzed test results to improve processes and

equipment in Photolithography and Metrology departments.

. Analyzed sort and test data for material processed in experiments to

monitor yield improvements.

. Named layer owner for Poly gate, Source/Drain and implant layers;

charged with sustaining Cpk > 1.33 for assigned layers.

. Developed and maintained all software scripts for Photo manufacturing

process.

. Repaired and maintained all process equipment in the Photo area to

include GCA steppers, ASML steppers, Perkin Elmer aligners, TEL

tracks, SVG tracks, SSI tracks, and Hitachi SEMs.

. Developed training class for new technicians on SSI tracks.

Previous Experience Includes:

U.S. Army Radio Operator/Mechanic - Sergeant E5 for 4th BN/68th Armor, 82nd

Airborne Division.

Education

PENN FOSTER CAREER SCHOOL VISUAL C#.NET PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATION

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Computer Science Studies

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Visual Basic.Net (VB.NET)

SPC, Kanban, Kaizen, Six Sigma

Design of Experiments & Statistics

Computer Repair: Installation of CPUs, memory, motherboards, hard drives,

& peripherals; software installations & upgrades

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