Engineer Manager
Resume:
Dustin Dequine
*******@*****.***
Passionate engineer with great communication and technical skills,
strategic big picture thinking and proven mentoring abilities.
Strengths include:
. Cross functional leadership
. Product development and NPI
. Strategy definition and implementation
. Leading without authority
. Clear technical communication
. Root cause analysis
Excellent communicator. Takes initiative to improve processes, increase
efficiency, and reduce costs. Proven success introducing biological and
semiconductor instrumentation, micro technology process development,
characterization, and documentation. Works best in a high energy, goal
oriented, and dynamic environment.
Education
MS Biomedical Engineering 2003 - 2007
. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; GPA =
3.94
BS Materials Engineering 2003 - 2007
. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; GPA =
3.08
4 Associate Degrees 1999 - 2003
. Sierra College, Rocklin; Physics, Natural Science, Liberal Arts,
General Studies
Professional Experience
BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA 2009 - Present
Program Manager 2014 - Present
. Cross functional team leadership managing a $600K+ budget and 15+
member core teams where each core team member has a subteam, all under
tight deadlines to meet key business objectives including instrument
and software development. Top level detailed project planning, matrix
managed resource allocation negotiations, requirements definition,
development strategy definition, and communication up and down the
organization to meet goals. Instrumentation included a new mid-tier
research flow cytometer analyzer with expanded capabilities targeting
system solution with portfolio research reagents. Software included a
branch build of main platform designed, built, and tested by outside
vendor.
. Lead portfolio roadmap growth opportunity assessment for business
review including cross functional inputs to optimize business and
customer need balance.
Sr. New Product Introduction Engineer 2011 - 2014
. NPI Service Project Manager on product development teams:
o FACSCanto 10 Color clinical fast track program for Leukemia &
Lymphoma markets
o FACSPresto high priority market expansion program into clinical
Point-of-Care
o FACSVerse business unit top priority research program
o Clinical multicolor flow and sample prep platforms for HIV, L&L,
and Mixed lab market
. Lead worldwide team of service experts to develop, document and
implement service strategies worldwide, often region specific, for new
flow cytometers.
. Worldwide technical expert providing training, advice, consultation,
troubleshooting for domestic and international Service organization
members.
. Ensured customer satisfaction through speedy escalation resolution via
customer on-site technical support when necessary.
. Ensured product success from concept through launch with service
strategy coordination between R&D, Marketing, Sales, Ops, Quality,
Regulatory, and international businesses.
R&D Reliability Engineer 2009 - 2011
. Lead reliability growth and demonstration projects building design
confidence through early failure mode detection and resolution using
six sigma green belt methodology.
. Build automated test fixtures for system, subsystem and component
level testing to demonstrate reliability goals via controls, data
logging and analysis of test fixtures through custom built LabVIEW.
KLA-Tencor Corp., Milpitas, CA 2007 - 2009
Systems Engineer
. Core team member to specify, design, and test new silicon wafer handler
for next generation wafer size and technology node including sub-
system design and best-of-breed component selection from outside
vendors.
. Lead several continuous improvement projects including robot auto-
teach program and wafer safety program.
. Filed a patent application within first year to facilitate a 67%
improvement over current methods to improve wafer safety and response
time.
. Travel as needed internationally and domestic to visit customer sites
and resolve escalations.
Materials Engineering Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 2005 -
2007
Graduate Assistant
. Managed installation, set-up, documentation and calibration of clean room
. equipment.
. Trained students and faculty on proper use of CNC, Rapid Prototyper,
Pin on Disk Wear Tester and FTIR Spectroscopy instrumentation.
NEC Electronics America, Roseville, CA Summer 2006
Equipment Engineer Intern
. Installation, calibration, testing, and transfer to Process
Engineering of microscopes, wafer transfer systems, SEM, and FIB.
Kragen Auto Parts, Various Locations 1999 - 2005
Assistant Manager
. Trained and developed several Cashiers to Countermen and then to
Assistant Managers.
. Responsible for inventory tracking, asset management, and store well-
being.
Educational Experience
Master's Thesis Project
. Developed process to manufacture shape memory alloy (NiTi) cantilever
micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) using wet chemistry.
. Characterized parametric effects of multiple process steps including
deposition, etching, and photolithography throughout the process to
improve yield, reproducibility, and safety.
. Characterized multiple etch techniques and recipes to optimize etch
rates and etchant interactions with other present films.
. Performed Finite Element Analysis on exact model of end product
cantilevers to predict ohmic heating requirements, beam deflection,
and temperature distribution.
Clean Room Construction, Operation, Management
. Formed and installed stainless steel gas tubes for gas delivery
system.
. Designed and installed hoods and chemical cabinet ventilation systems.
. Documented clean room SOPs including Sputter Coaters, Wet Benches,
Aligner, Spin Coater, and Metrology Bench.
Leader Micro Systems Technology Group
. Lead and facilitated organization and growth of a student group with
projects involving the Micro Fab Clean Room Lab.
Personal Experiences
. Martial arts instructor for Zen Budokai Aiki Ju-Jitsu from 1999 - 2005
. Martial arts instructor for Kenpo Karate from 1995 - 2003
. High School auto shop complete overhaul of my 1972 Mustang 351
Cleveland engine
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