Thin Film Design Engineer
Resume:
ANDREW “ANDY” HERIAN
CURRENT LOCATION: Fond du Lac, WI
******.****@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
● I am a professional Equipment, Process and Design Engineer with 10+ years of working experience in CVD, Sputtering, PVD and ALD systems.
● Experienced Optical Coatings/Process Engineer with a demonstrated history of working with CVD and PVD Technologies.
o New large area coater installs (Buhler), new process design and implementation.
● Highly skilled in management, thin film design (Optilayer, FilmStar, Essential MacCleod), vacuum technology and the building/maintenance of vacuum deposition systems.
● Cleanroom experience exceeding 10 Years.
● NOT LISTED: Over 6 years of bartending/customer service roles as additional income throughout full-time Engineering positions
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science: Physics/Chemistry/English--University of Wisconsin-Madison PUBLICATIONS:
● “Augmented Diamond Coatings for Tools”, RD100 Magazine, June 1st 2013, o http://www.rdmag.com/award-winners/2013/08/augmented-diamond-coatings-tools
● “Predictive Modeling of SiO2 Film Thickness on Aluminum”, Spectroscopy Magazine”, Sept. 1st 2016 o http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/predictive-modeling-sio2-film-thickness-aluminum PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
All Scientific
Sr. Application Sales Engineer Aug 2023-May 2024
• Southeast regional application sales engineer: I represent numerous principals (Edwards, Veeco, ATI, ANCORP etc) in 5 southeastern states.
• Travel throughout the southeast (FL, GA, MS, AL, TN) to meet with existing and prospective clients in the vacuum industry.
AGP eGlass
Sr. R&D Engineer (Sputtering Process/Design/Equipment) April 2022-April 2023
• Start-up/Large area sputtering coater installation and validation
• Process Design for high end auto glass thin film coatings
• Product Design for high end auto glass thin film coatings (Optilayer, TF Calc)
• Management of operators
• Troubleshooting of process and design flaws.
• Deadline oriented: Product production within the face of supply chain issues without fail.
• Industry knowledge: I worked with many manufacturers and suppliers of glass and coating materials across the globe.
• Design: Protected Low-E AR, Higher Performance Low-E AR, Polarizers for holographic display, “Touch” coatings using NiCr, ITO, Ag and other conductive materials, High Reflectors and Beam Splitters Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Sr. Equipment Engineer (CVD Ops) June 2021—April 2022
• Develop and manage KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) across a fleet of AMAT and LAM CVD Tools
• Lead the particle reduction team last month as part an overall cost savings of 10.2 million dollars plant-wide
• Use statistical analysis software to pareto failure points and trends over time
• Lead the effort to correct repeat offenders with a team of highly skilled technicians
• Remote control toolsets to trouble shoot specific mechanical/gas partitions • Author and maintain SOPs for PMs, BMs and other mechanical scenarios
• Help lead the effort to reduce “stop-loss” (down-time) across the fleet.
• Analyze failure-based metrics and compare them across the fleet to expedite repairs/upgrades
• Assist in new tool set-up (install and enable global parameters, set-up automation) • Assist technicians in the Fab when issues beyond their scope arise.
• On-Call at all times to assist in troubleshooting situations. Vishay Electro-Films Engineer May 2020 – June 2021 Sr. Equipment
● Oversee the maintenance and continual improvement of all sputtering and metal deposition instrumentation.
● Direct capital acquisitions of new equipment—3 new sputter tools have been purchased and accepted in-factory during my tenure.
● Work directly with Process Engineering to develop novel processes for new products.
● Manage facilities and maintenance staff and responsible for new hires. Materion Corporation Mar 2019 – May 2020
Sr. Product Engineer
● Use Filmstar to design long-pass, short-pass, wide-band/narrow-band and AR coatings for use on IR substrates
(Ge/Si/Quartz/ZnSe etc.)
● Develop and maintain processes in LWIR and MWIR vacuum chambers.
● Responsible for directing the maintenance and upgrades of multiple E-beam, Thermal, Sputtering, PECVD and IAD chambers.
● Front-Facing customer interactions purposed to generate working relationships on a multitude of IR coating projects.
● Work as the first and last asset utilized between initial customer interactions, product design and release to production on multiple projects.
● Assist in leading the PECVD DLC production team, specifically on Ge, Si and Chalcogenides (As40Se60 etc.).
● Work closely with process engineers to streamline new products into production.
● Responsible for “signing-off” on projects submitted by junior and staff level engineers. IPG Photonics Dec 2017 – Feb 2019
Optical Coatings and Production Engineer
● Oversee a team of six operators in day-to-day production of optical coatings for laser fibers and diodes
● Develop novel coatings for optical fibers and diodes
● Notably: A new, more resilient, repeatable and error resistant AR coating for optical fibers that has been adopted into production.
● Use IAD (gridded sources) with E-beam technology (VPT) and Magnetron Sputtering (VPT Argus 58) to develop a range of thin film coatings for the laser industry.
● Responsible for submitting weekly and month reports to management, including VP, which address yield, highlights and issues with respect to the facet coating group.
● Retain 100% culpability for all product that passes through the Optical Coatings group Pike Technologies Oct 2013 – Nov 2017
Sr. Thin Film/Equipment Engineer
● Personally develop, and execute all procedures with respect to maintenance and consistency of instrumentation:
● (Electron Beam Systems, Ion Beam Systems, Resistance PVD Systems)
● Coating Library includes: IR Anti-Reflective coatings, UV-Vis Anti-Reflective coatings, IR/UV-Vis High Reflectors, Protective Dielectric coatings, UV-Vis/NIR/IR Bandpass Filters, Etc.
● In-house equipment: BJD 1800 E-Beam and Thermal Evaporation Chamber. 40” Box Coater equipped with 4 pocket 40CC Tele mark gun (TT-6 Power supply and Tele mark 861 controller—manually operated) and Mark II Ion source.
● Oversee all operations within the division: Develop all processes and procedures pertaining to application specific parameters using customer-initiated requirements. Work directly with customers to ensure all aspects of an application are thoroughly documented and translated into functional work-orders and prints.
● Travel as needed to purchase vacuum coating equipment; oversee all purchases of materials and miscellaneous instrumentation as pertaining to the Thin Film Division.
● Conduct all research, development and formulation for coating procedures for individual product lines—Research market supply and demand with aim set at development of an entire catalogue of stock coatings available to the public.
● Build and maintain profession relationships within the industry to ensure consistency within advancements in technology. Provide professional and educated leadership to build the Thin Film Division into a high value arm of the company.
NCD Technologies Sep 2012 – Oct 2013
Research and Development Technician
● Director of Quality Development
● Thin Film (NCD, DLC, DLN) Wafer Technician
● Assist in developing new techniques/processes for HFCVD (hot filament chemical vapor deposition) using proper design control methodology and stored in DHF.
● NCD coat MEMS for Medical Devices, follow QMS protocols and infrastructure, and develop training exercises.
● Responsible for writing and submitting all grant applications and interim reports by relevant deadlines. ● Author all quality and safety-based SOPs.
● Thin Film Deposition Technician and Researcher.
● Manage outside/inside lab projects.
● Monitor and note all vacuum reactor activities.
● Design and/or construct new components to be used within the lab with little lead time.
● Maintain a working schedule with respect to project management and production.
● Research HFCVD techniques and materials to broaden understanding.
● Make additions/alterations to LabVIEW program when needed.
● Rewire electrical components to better fit our needs.
● Achieve a significant improvement in product quality and reduced cycle time.
● Analyze data and identify trends associated with laboratory and proficiency testing.
● Analyze failed components to determine reasons for imperfections and record results.
● Assist in designing supplier quality procedures.
● Attended training courses to reinforce quality control procedures.
● Collect and analyzed quality control data.
● Control in-house calibration program.
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