Engineer Electrical

PETER J. GILGUNN

PhD

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

May 2010 PhD in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Dissertation: SOI-CMOS-MEMS Electrothermal Micromirror Arrays

Jun. 2006 MSc in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

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Jun. 1989 BSc in Physics (1 Class Honours), Paisley College of Technology, Scotland

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012 - PresentAssistant Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.,

Carnegie

Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Driving research for the biointegration of technology

2010 - 2012Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, The Institute for Complex Engineered Systems,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Designing and fabricating ultra-compliant neural prostheses for chronic applications

? Developed and deployed a virtual microsystem and nanosystem design community

? MEMS-based STEM outreach activities for grades 4 to 12

2004 - 2010Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Designed and fabricated electrothermally actuated SOI-CMOS-MEMS micromirrors

? Modeled plasma-etch-induced microstructure heating validated by infrared imaging

? Modeled aspect ratio dependent etch and loading variation for DRIE

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2012Lecturer, Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices, Electrical and Computer

Engineering Dept., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

2008Teaching Assistant, Microelectromechanical System Design, Electrical and Computer

Engineering Dept., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Lectured on thermal MEMS

? Prepared homework and exam questions and solutions

2006Teaching Assistant, Linear Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

? Lectured on system modeling using Simulink

? Prepared homework and exam questions and solutions

Peter Gilgunn, CV 12-11

1991 - 1993Physics Teacher/Lab Manager, Ghana Education Service, Accra, Ghana

? Lectured on theoretical and practical physics to advanced placement level

? Conducted physics labs and managed school physics lab

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

2003 - 2004Principal Process Engineer, Bridge Semiconductor, Pittsburgh, PA

? Developed thin-film co-polymer pyroelectric sensor integration on foundry CMOS

? Developed backend process flow for pyroelectric infrared sensor fabrication

1999 - 2003Process Engineering Manager, Infineon Technologies, Sandston, VA

? Led a process engineering team in a high-volume DRAM process facility

? Created team and implemented Advanced Process Control (APC) for DRAM

1996 - 1999Process Engineer, Siemens Microelectronics, Richmond, VA, Newcastle, UK and

Dresden, Germany

? Started-up 200 mm DRAM fabrication facilities in US and overseas

1994 - 1996Process Engineer, GEC-Plessey Semiconductors Ltd., Swindon, Wiltshire,

England

1989 - 1991 ? Engineered bipolar semiconductor processes for all fabrication operations

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Microfabrication - Mask Making, Lithography, Plasma Etching, Acid Processing, Sputtering,

Ion

Milling, Flip-chip Bonding, Dicing, Wirebonding, Spin-casting, Molding,

Polishing/Grinding

Analysis and Diagnostics - Scanning Electron Microscopy, White Light Interferometry,

Profilometry,

Infrared Imaging, Ellipsometry, Probe station, Focused Ion Beam Imaging

Engineering Design - Cadence, Verilog-AMS Modeling, COMSOL-Multiphysics, Coventor

SEMulator

Software - MATLAB-Simulink, Solidworks, JMP/Cornerstone, Microsoft Office

Scripting Python, PERL, Verilog, MATLAB, Mathematica

Advanced Process Control (APC) - Fault Detection and Classification (FDC), Run to Run

(R2R)

Statistical Process Control (SPC) - 6-sigma, Process Capability (Cp and Cpk), Stability

(ISTAB)

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Ford model

Design of Experiments (DOE) - Full and Fractional Factorial, Taguchi

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

May 2010 Phi Kappa Phi, Carnegie Mellon University

June 1989 Governor's Award for the School of Science, Paisley College of Technology

June 1987 Governor's Award for the School of Mathematics, Paisley College of Technology

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