Engineer Assistant

MS. XIAOYI ZHANG

**** ******* ***** **. ****** Hills, MI • 603-***-**** • ****@********.***.*** • http://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaoyi0907 WORK EXPERIENCE

Application Engineer Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA; Lake Orion, MI 04/2014 – Present

Responsible for the technical realization of process steps of new PVD coating (from Switzerland) at the Application Support Center (R&D), including coating recipe modification, and quality testing.

Manage projects and lead the implementation of products from prototype to production, mainly applied on cutting tools, precision components, automotive parts, and forming tools.

On-site meetings with customers, interact with technical counterparts to provide solutions, and make sure the requirements are understood and implemented.

Analyze failure data for PVD/CVD coatings, and write report for quality issues and customer complaints, including coating structure analysis (by SEM, EDS, microscope, GFM), thickness test (by XRF, FTIR, CALO), adhesion and hardness test, roughness test, and tungsten carbide analysis.

Develop standards for inspection/testing; create control plan, PFMEA, process flow chart; and report monthly KPI. Research Assistant Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN); UNH, Durham, NH 05/2011 – 03/2014

Designed and synthesized nanostructured p/n-type semiconductor materials for the applications of thin films, solar cells (organic photovoltaics) and OLEDs.

Analyzed chemical properties of semiconductor materials by NMR, UV-vis, MALDI-MS, and FTIR.

Fabricated ITO and semiconductor wafers, characterized surface properties by SEM, and tested electrical circuit.

Analyzed failure data to find the root cause, to improve the process stability, efficiency and performance. Teaching Assistant UNH, Durham, NH 09/2010 06/2012

Delivered lectures for and supervised General Chemistry Laboratories.

Coordinated help sessions that led most students to attain a 20% or greater increase in quiz grade. Project Engineer Intern Pengfang Research Institute, Chongqing, China 09/2009 06/2010

Selected and optimized the types of adhesives for modifying asphalt, such as epoxy resin and acrylic adhesives.

Applied water-based epoxy resin emulsified asphalt on real roads, which reduced maintenance costs by 10%.

Evaluate material properties and mechanical behavior by tensile/compression/hardness/fatigue test. EDUCATION

University of New Hampshire (UNH), Durham, NH 09/2010 – 03/2014 M.S., Materials Science, (Advisor: Dr. Glen P. Miller). GPA: 3.7 (top 3% of class) Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China 09/2006 06/2010 B.S., Materials Science and Engineering. GPA: 3.7 (top 3% of class) TECHNICAL SKILLS

SEM, EDS, XRF, FTIR, GFM, optical microscope, Rockwell hardness tester, microhardness tester, scratch tester, Z- Mike, coercimeter, sigmameter, NMR, MALDI-MS, UV-Vis. AWARDS & ACTIVITES

Research & Teaching Assistantships (2010 – 2013)

UNH Outstanding Orientation Leader (2012)

Best Thesis Award out of 950 students (2010)

Boston Museum of Science, Activities Leader

American Red Cross, Volunteer

2008 Olympic Games, Volunteer

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