Mark Frederick McCombs
Clayton, North Carolina
Phone: 919-***-****
Text: 919-***-****
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SENIOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIST
Professional Experience
PARKER-HANNIFIN (Lord Corporation) Cary, NC 2015 -2020
Senior Research and Development Technologist, Application Engineering
and Electronic Materials.
Performed Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, Rheological, and Quality Assurance Testing
requested by customers.
Manufactured Potting and Encapsulation Materials, to meet customer needs.
Collaborated with Customers, to resolve issues with finished products.
Prepared Technical Reports, for Customer Requests.
Implemented 5S Principles to improve Safety and Efficiency, in Lab Areas.
Managed the Calibration System for equipment.
Managed the Purchases of equipment, supplies and raw materials.
Central Safety Committee Member.
Performed Safety Audits, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), reviewed Safety Incidents.
Qorvo, Greensboro, NC 11 – 12 2014
Engineering Technician
Quality Assurance Testing of Semiconductor Materials.
DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, Research Triangle Park, NC 1992 – 2014
Senior Associate Research and Development Technician, Advanced Materials Group.
Lead the development of a Glass-Ceramic product line for High Frequency Applications.
Lead the development of Thick Film Hybrid Conductor, Capacitor and Resistor Compositions,
for High Frequency Applications.
Manufactured all new products, from Lab Scale to Production Scale.
Wrote all Manufacturing and Testing Documents, for new products.
Wrote all SOP’s, for equipment and processes, under my ownership.
Collaborated with Internal team members develop optimal processing parameters for new products.
Collaborated with External customers, to ensure new products met customer’s needs.
Safety Sub-Committee Member.
Technical Expertise
Extensive experience in Research and Development of Electronic Materials.
Proficient in the Formulation, Evaluation, and Scale-Up of new products.
Proficient in Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, and Rheological testing of materials.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Proficient in SPC monitoring.
Proficient in SAP operations.
Accomplishments
Six Sigma Certified Green Belt
ISO9001 Internal Quality Auditor
Co-Inventor on 7 US Patents
Skills and Training
Keysight Test Equipment
Microscopes/Comparators/Measuring Devices
Brookfield Viscometers
SierraTherm Furnaces
Ushio Punches
AMI Screen Printers
Isostatic / Uniaxial Presses
Hauschild Speed Mixers
Gagetrak Calibration Software
Anton Paar Rheometers
Spin Coaters
SAP / R3
TA Instruments Rheometers
Instron Test Systems
Yamato Programmable Ovens
Doctor Blade/Slot Die Coaters
Education
AAS, Electronic Technology, Niagara Community College, Sanborn, NY
References
[1] Brian Perry: Associate Scientist Parker Hannifin Lord
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[2] John Cole: Technologist Parker Hannifin Lord
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[3] Mike Skurksi: Engineer E.I. Dupont
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