Arius Saniel

Objective A full-time managerial or engineering position

Professional

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** ***** ** *********** ********** in manufacturing of semiconductor products, such as magnetic recording heads, integrated circuits and sensors. Valuable contributions include:

yield improvement

defect and failure analysis

evaluation of product structure

evaluation of product characteristics

equipment efficiency and uptime improvement

cycle time reduction

equipment setup and qualification

equipment control and maintenance

Experience NIDEC PHILIPPINES CORPORATION

August 1, 2019 to November 29, 2019

Deputy General Manager, Engineering Division

Main Responsibility

Manages all manufacturing engineering and equipment maintenance functions, yield improvement and scrap reduction activities, supports new product introduction Specific Responsibilities

Leads and directs the manufacturing engineering and equipment maintenance teams.

Maintain inventory of equipment/tools/spare parts, setup/work instructions, and TPM maintenance to benchmark the organization’s knowledge base.

Leads yield improvement and scrap reduction activities.

Leads and advises teams, gathering and analyzing manufacturing process to identify key issues and bringing corrective action, to drive toward Company objectives.

Provide training and direction in the development and implementation of production and process improvements through root cause analysis and corrective action.

Participates in annual strategic budgeting and planning process.

Support manufacturing operations

Define engineering specifications and test protocols

Support new product production launch activities ORACLE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD April 18, 2011 to November 9, 2018

Hardware Engineer / Test Engineer, Tape and Disk Storage Supply Chain Operations Main Responsibility

Individual contributor working as an offshore product test engineer for Tape and Disk Storage Supply Chain Operations headquartered at Broomfield, Colorado, USA and mainly responsible for on-site support of product test efforts at contract manufacturing partner located in Zhuhai City, China. Products include magnetic recording heads for HP LTO tape drives and SUN StorageTek T10000 tape drives.

Specific Responsibilities

On-site technical liaison between US engineering team and the CM’s engineering team. The focal point in terms of communication of issues and plans between groups.

Monitoring production performance and product quality metrics, identifying issues and driving corrective action plans as required.

Manage the introduction of test processes to support new products, including working with the CM to develop and validate necessary process capabilities.

Support the processing of experiments at the CM facility, including analyzing data and writing summary reports.

Implement, qualify and maintain US supplied test systems and product test suites. Present Address: Phase 2 Block 1 Lot 14, Avida Settings Cavite, Molino-Paliparan Road, Molino IV, Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines email: adbatv@r.postjobfree.com Tel: +634******** Mobile: +639********* Experience

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HERALD DATANETICS LTD – P.R.C. PLANT

February 16, 2009 to August 27, 2010

Senior Test Engineer, Test Engineering

Main Responsibility

Team lead responsible for set-up, qualification, control and maintenance of test equipments for magnetic recording heads for HP LTO tape drives and StorageTek T10000 tape drives. Specific Responsibilities

Supervise and allocate the jobs for the test engineers and technicians

Supervise the important testing activities, participate in the failure analysis to improve yield

Monitor and evaluate the performance test systems through Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)

Monitor and improve test equipment efficiency and uptime

Implement and qualify customer supplied test systems and product test

Communicate with customer with issues related to test equipment and processes SAE MAGNETICS (HK) LTD – P.R.C. PLANT

July 12, 2004 to November 25, 2008

Manager, Test Engineering - July 12, 2004 to Nov. 25, 2008 Main Responsibility

Manager position supervising set-up, control and maintenance of parametric test equipments for tape heads (HP and IBM LTO tape drives, Tandberg Helical Scan drives, StorageTek T10000). Supervise activities for test processes eg. improvement of test operation procedures, test time reduction, maintain test equipment uptime and test failure analysis. Specific Responsibilities

Supervise and allocate the jobs for the test engineers and technicians

Supervise the important testing activities, participate in the failure analysis to improve yield

Evaluate test methodologies to continuously to improve procedures and reduce test time

Monitor and evaluate the accuracy of the testing result through SPC, GRR and calibration

Communicate with customers and suppliers with issues related to test equipment and processes

Perform root cause FA on dynamic characteristics of tape heads and implement corrective action

Control, sustain, troubleshoot and improve test process and tester equipments

Provide guidance and training to fellow colleagues so as to ensure adequate working knowledge TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED (TIPI)

October 27, 2003 to July 10, 2004

Test Process Engineer, Test Process Engineering

Main Responsibility

Responsible for development of new or modified test process and definition of test equipment requirements and specifications applied in the test of semiconductor devices. Specific Responsibilities

Reviews product requirements with design staff to ensure compatibility of processing methods.

Recommends and prepares changes, additions, and modifications which will facilitate test mfg.

Compiles and evaluates test data to determine appropriate limits and variables for process or material specifications.

FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (FCPP) May 20, 1998 to October 24, 2003

Senior Engineer, Head Engineering and Failure Analysis Main Responsibility

Senior engineer position responsible for improvement of quality, yield and productivity of HDD magnetic head manufacturing and test process through data collection, evaluation and in-depth failure analysis and timely application of corrective and preventive actions. Specific Responsibilities

Yield improvement of read/write characteristics test (Head Test) and flying height test of HGAs.

Carry out evaluations on wafer, slider and HGA structure, characteristics and manufacturing.

Perform root cause FA on read/write characteristics and implement corrective action.

Set-up/transfer new product specifications and technology from Japan.

Provide guidance and training to fellow colleagues so as to ensure adequate working knowledge. Education Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – November 1997 Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines Gold Medalist (Rank#1)– BSEE Graduating Class Nov. 1997 Licensure

Examination

Electrical Engineering Licensure Examination – March 1998 Manila, Philippines

5th Place

Skills Test Engineering

Knowledgeable in Magnetic Recording Technology - Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Tape Drive

Knowledgeable in Manufacturing and Test of HDD and Tape Drive Recording Heads

Knowledgeable in Semiconductor Assembly

Electrical, Mechanical and Magnetics Principles

Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) – GRR, Correlation, Standards Control, etc.

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Quality Control (QC) Tools

Basic Visual Basic Macro programming

Failure Analysis

Process Engineering

Equipment setup, qualification, control and maintenance

Project Management

Cross-functional team leadership

Problem solving

Electronic instruments

Manufacturing Engineering

Equipments

Handled

Test Equipments for GMR Heads (HT, HGA DP, Slider DP, DFT, FHT, R-H, QST, etc.)

Test Equipments for LTOx and Helical Tape Heads (Reel-to-Reel, DFT, MicroPhysics THT, SRT)

Semiconductor Test Handlers

Failure Analysis Applications (SEM, AFM, X-Ray, etc.)

Electronic Instruments (Signal Generator, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, etc.)

Measuring Equipments (Tencor, WYKO, ZYGO, TWI, CDSEM, etc.) Honors/Awards

Received

Gold Medalist, Mapua Institute of Technology, BSEE Class 1997 – November 1997

5th

Place, Electrical Engineering Licensure Examination – March 1998

Outstanding Achievement Award, Mapua Institute of Technology – November 1998

Service Award, Fujitsu Computer Products Corporation of the Philippines – July 2003

2-time National Champion, 1996 & 1997 IIEE National Quiz Show – 1996 & 1997

2-time Champion, 1996 & 1997 Electrical Quizmaster, Mapua Institute of Technology

Youth Excellence Achievement Award – Philippine Perlas Pasay Jaycess – 1992 Personal

Information

Filipino, 43 years old, married

Born in Pasay City, Philippines on February 11, 1976

Able to lead a team of staffs to achieve corporate goals and objectives

Good analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Proficient in oral and written English, basic Japanese and basic Chinese Mandarin

Willing to travel

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