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Manufacturing Process Engineer

Location:
Camarillo, CA
Posted:
March 05, 2018

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ROBERT J. LAPING

*** ******* ** #**

Camarillo, California 93010

805-***-****

SUMMARY Experienced in manufacturing process development in a variety of technologies including electronics, thin films, materials and metrology for nanoscale devices. Responsibilities have included product and process design, production and test, customer support, as well as quality and training.

EDUCATION

1980 B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

1993 M.A. Teaching (Science), National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineer, Revolution Lighting, Simi Valley, CA 2016-present

Developed manufacturing and special applications for commercial LED lighting products.

Implemented the transfer of Chinese contract manufacturing product line to the US. This included selecting a domestic circuit board supplier, assembly and test procedures for UL and ISO 9000 compliance, and BOM control through ERP.

Designed custom structural and electronic design changes in products for specific light output and distribution for customer requirements.

Analyzed failure modes in RMA returns

Technical Support Engineer, H2scan, Valencia, CA 2015-2016

Supported hydrogen sensor product lines, handling customer technical issues, applications, and service.

Managed the RMA process as the main customer contact for technical support, coordinating with production and engineering for calibration and repair.

Analyzed field failures generating customer reports following through with engineering/manufacturing changes

via ECOs, and production build and test procedures. Designed application specific tests and fixtures.

Worked with sales on customer applications and training.

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Manufacturing Engineer, Z Power Battery, Camarillo, CA 2014

Responsible for process improvements in the production of rechargeable microcell batteries.

Developed improvements for the adhesive coating of sealing gaskets. This included tackiness, coating uniformity, and particulate control to prevent leak paths of electrolyte.

Designed universal fixturing in final test to allow various size cells to be tested without change over.

Retrofitted final test area with upgrades in Estop control, pneumatic actuator timing, and their documentation.

Process Engineer, PVI System Technology, Oxnard, CA 2011-2013

Developed processes to sputter coat the particle accelerator beam line at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.

This was a thin film research project funded by the Department of Energy that was done in two stages:

-Developing the sputtering process in a vacuum chamber to produce small samples for test and evaluation

-Applying the process to an in situ coating of a section of beamline for demonstration.

The sputtering element was a mobile magnetron that was used for both plasma cleaning and sputter deposition of thin film oxygen free copper.

Experimentally determined the sputtering parameters for pressure and voltage to produce an amorphous copper surface with consistent adhesion using a development vacuum chamber.

Developed coating depth calibration method using sputtered glass as a gauge to check for uniformity and to correlate sputter time vs power used. Verified results using nanoscale profiler and atomic force microscope at UCSB Nanofab facility.

Designed mechanical fixtures (Solidworks) used in preparation of samples to verify surface structure using an atomic force microscope and for evaluation at CERN and Brookhaven.

Modified existing deposition rate electronics to provide output for data logging, performed thermal analysis of simulated beamline during coating.

Formalized adhesion testing of copper coating to ASTM standards.

Improved existing magnetron (copper source) by designing a low frequency oscillator control system to provide a moving magnet-variable field to increase magnetron lifetime.

Generated report/presentation material for Brookhaven and the Department of Energy.

Product Development, Home and Office Extras, Camarillo, CA 2007-2011

Designed and marketed a computer monitor accessory. This was a proprietorship to create a product targeted for the

office supply market.

Designed the product in ABS plastic for injection mold production.

Used ferrous and magnetic materials for various mechanical requirements.

Drawings were made using Autocad and Solidworks.

Also performed contract circuit design and mechanical drawing during this period.

Manufacturing/Technical Support Engineer, Veeco Instruments, Santa Barbara, CA 2001-2006

Supported Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) used in semiconductor production. The AFM is an automated production

instrument producing 3D measurements on the order of nanometers as well as surface maps of processed

wafers. It includes a robotic wafer handler, motion control system, video, and optical subsystems with measurements

made via a piezo actuated-laser scanner.

Technical Support Engineer

Responsibilities included direct customer and field service support, driving issue resolution with both engineering and software departments when necessary.

Created troubleshooting and maintenance procedures for field service; made field service calls.

Coordinated retrofit/upgrades and new product introductions.

Taught training classes for both field service engineers and customers; creating test circuits, code, drawings, and instructional materials.

Wrote application notes of various length and complexity for internal use and worked with the Technical Publications department editing product manuals

Manufacturing Engineer

Supported PC board test and sub assembly/final test areas as troubleshooter.

Designed interferometer based testing of piezo subassemblies. Reworked existing tests and rewrote software

for final test of main motion control system.

Maintained circuit board documents via Orcad, following through with production on ECO related issues.

Handled RoHS part compliance and replacements through material review board and purchasing.

Worked with development engineering on test fixtures to be used by PC board suppliers for off-site testing.

Contractor, PC Additions, Thousand Oaks, CA 1997-2000

Performed contract work for small businesses while developing a printed document office supply accessory.

Manufacturing Engineer, View Engineering, Simi Valley, CA 1995-1996

Responsible for developing system level tests for laser based metrology instruments used to inspect circuit board

solder paste and SMT chips (BGA and quad pack) prior to soldering.

Analyzed system failures in software, servo motor control, PLC programming, and laser imaging systems.

Wrote test specifications for production, created assembly drawings and instructions as well as procedures for field modifications. Worked with circuit board suppliers on test and quality issues.

High School Mathematics/Science Teacher, Anaheim, CA 1986-1993

Was a substitute math/science teacher for the Anaheim high school district in Orange County, California. During this time completed work for M.A. in Teaching and certification.

Performed engineering contract work and was a member of a computer consulting group for small businesses.

Software Development Engineer, Motorola Automotive Group, Schaumburg, IL 1984-1985

Developed hardware/software for an electronic dash board using vacuum fluorescent displays (VFD).

Utilized a dual 8-bit microprocessor configuration to process engine controller data (speed/tach) in real time along with analog indications (fuel, temp) using on board A/D converters.

Designed hardware to drive the digital display including power control, time multiplexing circuits, as well as driver software. Received patent for “multiple microprocessor watchdog system.”

Performed EMI testing of switching power supply used to generate high voltage required for the display.



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