Manager Engineer

BLANE K. GLAZE

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Spring Branch, TX 78070

Home: 830-***-****

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Thin films ...Semiconductor...DLC...Glass...Field

Service...Facilities...Maintenance

25 years of experience in continuous, high volume manufacturing and

management.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

I have a history of improving functional areas, reducing costs and

improving the corporate bottom line.

At Guardian Industries after taking over a 30 year old Tempering line I

increased historical uptime from 79% to 92% within six months by improving

equipment performance resulting in higher quality thus meeting customer

requirements working only a 5 day week instead of the historical 7 day

week. By lowering labor costs, increasing quality and production I kept my

department in the black while our competitors were awash in red ink.

As the Regional Field Service Manager at Hamatech, I successfully procured

highly profitable service contracts with customers who had historically

declined on such contracts. This allowed me to bring the Field Service

group from being an annual corporate liability of $1.5 million dollars to a

corporate asset of $1.0 million dollars.

During my tenure with Advanced Micro Devices I effected changes within the

organization that allowed the C4 Bump area to become the cost leader in

that technology. I reached my goals by improving the process making it 40%

cheaper than any other Bump fab. Along with this cost improvement, I also

drove process improvements in quality to achieve a market best 50 ppm

failure rate.

As Chief Operating Officer of IDM, I was instrumental in driving the

development of installation designs to effectively reduce the time and

expense for installation of major semiconductor equipment and eliminate

routing conflicts for facility services. Additionally, I served as the

General Contractor on many of IDM's projects as well as the liaison between

the customer and the regulatory agencies to get approval for permits and

projects.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Guardian Industries, Corsicana, TX

2007 - 2009

Glass: Lean Manufacturing Manager, Tempering Manager, Shift Manager

. Lean Manufacturing Manager: scope of work - coaching, educating and

leading current work force in the implementation of 5S activities,

Kaizen events, developing Kan-Bans, creating a visual workplace,

developing TPM, and driving towards standardized work utilizing

techniques such as value stream mapping and elimination of waste.

Additionally, managed a Six Sigma black belt and directed the SPC and DOE

activities of the plant.

. Tempering Manager responsibilities included: department P&L, optimizing a

30 year old tempering line, developing cost savings and cost avoidance

programs reducing operating costs by 10%, developing lean activities

including TPM, driving 5S improvements and reduction of changeover times,

working closely with the sales department to drive on-time deliveries,

rapid turns of custom customer orders and improving customer

satisfaction.

. Shift Manager: Ran production staff of 65 while on duty including: hiring

and development of operators and area supervisors, ensuring plant wide

safety, development and execution of production schedules for all areas

and driving plant initiatives while controlling costs.

STEAG HamaTech, USA, Austin, TX 2005

- 2007

Installation: Regional Field Service Manager

. Coordinated field service activities for Central and Eastern USA.

. Acted as the primary customer / supplier interface between STEAG

HamaTech, USA and our customers for 125+ tool install base.

. Worked with major accounts to define new tool parameters; software and

hardware upgrade requirements.

. Coordinated on site facility engineering needs with company process

engineers, software engineers and factory mechanical and electrical

engineers to meet customer needs.

. Oversaw regional hiring, training, scheduling and department budgeting of

U.S. field service engineers, process engineers, and product specialists.

Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX 1984 -

1997 & 2000 - 2002

Semiconductor: Module Shift Manager, Engineering Section Manager & Process

Engineer

Module Shift Manager, C4 Bump, Fab 25

2000-2002

. Managed major equipment expansion efforts, increasing output by 40%.

Managed equipment qualification and staff enhancement required to bring

the area online

. Managed 44 employees, developing cross-training and staff flexibility (10

employee promotions during my tenure). Improved output of worst

performing shift to best within 14 months, increasing production share

from 18% of group total to 30%.

. Drove and coordinated key projects making C4 Bump 25 the most cost

efficient, highest volume and lowest defect density C4 Bump fab in the

world.

Engineering Section Manager (3 Fabs, 3 different functional areas)

1988 - 1997

. Planned facility sub-main sizing for "worst case" equipment selection of

60,000 square foot Class 1 addition to Fab 25. Worked with engineering

firms and contractors to plan installation designs and routings to

achieve dense packing of equipment for maximizing factory output.

. Directly managed a staff of up 42, including 15 engineers and engineering

technicians, maintenance technicians and production operators. Selected

process equipment and characterized process and equipment performance for

metal etch, poly etch, resist strip and polymer removal.

. Developed activity based cost analysis for area.

. Managed cost control and cost reduction, enhancement of equipment

utilization, and throughput constraint.

. Implemented statistical means and methods to all areas of the fab. This

included developing SPC charts for all areas and process, assisting other

engineers in other sections with Designed Experiments.

Process Engineer

1984 - 1988

. Worked in Photolithography, Etch and Process Control areas. Developed

new processes, and supported areas as a sustaining process engineer.

Installation Design & Management, Austin, TX

1997 - 2000

Design: Vice President and Co-Owner

. Designed specialized one of a kind facilities systems and subsystems for

high-tech industries. Coordinated space management of facilities and

designed optimal layouts for systems and equipment.

. Drove development of the first hierarchal design system for use in the

semiconductor industry which accounted for space management, order of

system installation, use demands present and future as well as

installation timing at the inception of the project, thus reducing

installation costs and routing conflicts.

. Worked closely with City and State officials to obtain permits for

installation and acted as general contractor to get the systems

installed, qualified and up and running production.

. Developed a customer base and acted as liaison for IDM with SEMATECH,

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Tokyo Electron

Texas, GTI Coatings, and Pentagon Technologies

. Directed all engineering and design activities. Managed 35 employees,

including union trade contractors.

. Responsible for all corporate Profits and Losses. Annual revenues ranged

from $200K - $1M.

Anatech Ltd., Denver, NC

2002 - 2005

Relocation/Start-up - DLC thin films: Process Development/Manufacturing

Engineering

. Relocated entire company production to larger, state of the art facility,

. Developed advanced PECVD DLC processes with varying applications for

customer parts ranging from the automotive industry to the medical

technology industry.

. Continuously improved and implemented new process control monitoring

equipment and practices.

. Prepared and presented technical and program information to management

team and customers.

. Worked closely with the QA/QC personnel to investigate any parts that

failed in the field and developed new processes or practices to improve

reliability. Reported progress and findings to customers.

EDUCATION:

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

B.S. Electrical Engineering, December 1983

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