MICHAEL KONG

ac6ul4@r.postjobfree.com 732-***-**** 219 Yellowknife Road, Morganville, NJ 07751

EDUCATION

Rutgers University School of Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ May 2014

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science Engineering GPA: 3.43

WORK EXPERIENCE

Trumpf Photonics - Process Engineer - Laser Diode Devices July 2014– Present

Hands-on experience with autonomous machinery (mainly SMT systems and P&Ps), with main focus on 24/7 uptime and maintaining high quality production

Responsible ownership the installation, operation, and maintenance of several production equipment

Perform process development activities on equipment for new product/material

Continuously develops and improves GaAs Wafer processes such as scribe and break, stacking, unstacking, and visual inspection

Communicate database changes to properly track Production yields and output

Evaluation of alternate sources for components and makes recommendations to engineering designs

Develop and execute experiments to test new components and processes before use in products

Modify tooling to improve production process yield and reduce process variation

Data tracking for various bar/chip defect counts during visual inspection

Excellent communication and team work skills, work closely with development group and other engineers on various projects for future product

Conduct independent and collaborative testing on production equipment to enhance efficiency and quality relative to the scope of new processes and products

Initiate short-term and long-term solutions in reaction plans

Create timelines for projects to keep main objective in line of sight while completing small actions items

Lead PDCA teams for determining root cause of process issues and finding a solution

Ability to work independently and structure complex problems with a strong drive to resolve problems

Strong organizational and multi-task skills

Record engineering changes and update necessary process documentation

Support the training and certification of operators, creation and implementation of work documentation for step by step instructions to ensure Operator effectiveness with production equipment

Track output yield and generate SPC charts to help identify areas in need of improvement

Major ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Lead the development of new Single Emitter product: mounting, chip dicing, and visual inspection

Established facet automatic visual inspection for bar and chip facets

Upgraded entire facility with modernized equipment allowing higher throughput and yield improvements

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

Ownership and responsibility for several machines:

Scribe and Break: Dynatex DTX, Dynatex GST

SMT/pick-and-place: OPTO-Systems Stacker, OPTO-Systems Unstacker, OPTO-Systems Die Sorter, TaylorTech (Laurier) Stacker, TaylorTech (Laurier) Unstacker, and FiconTEC SL2000i

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, CAD; Solidworks, SPC Charts, PDCAs, Fishbone Diagram/5-Whys, DOE, SAS JMP Software, JIRA, SAP, BOM, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Keyence Vision Software for Auto Visual-Inspection, I-Cite Vision Software

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