Optical Lab Technician

TIMOTHY TODD

**** * **** ***, #*** Phoenix, AZ **021 480-***-**** *********@*****.***

Thin Film / QC Technician - Team Leader

Dynamic and resourceful Thin Film / QC Technician with a reputation for strong team leadership, training, self-education, procedural design and exemplary work ethics. Offer expertise in QC inspection standards for thin film optical filters, tooling set up, equipment maintenance, foil chambers, change targets, regens, coating runs, chamber starts, process manufacturing hardware troubleshooting and design adjustments. Read and comprehend prints for determining specs on surface quality, substrate dimensions, arrow markings for side one/two, and packaging requirements. Perform stress correction calculations and TF design adjustments, scheduling preventive maintenance and making process corrections. Consistently meet corporate standards for quantity and quality of work performed.

Notable Skills and Abilities:

Expert inspector of final products, reviewing surface quality and identifying coating imperfections in accordance with customer and corporate standards.

Strong team leader and trainer, mentoring subordinates for optimal performance and promoting communication within the workplace.

Consistently strategize and work toward the long-term prosperity of the business, communicating issues and problems, and suggesting innovative process improvements.

Areas of Excellence:

Team Leadership/Training • Strategic Planning • Procedural Design • Customer Service • Quality Control

Product Inspection • Thin Film Equipment Use and Maintenance • Design Adjustments • Troubleshooting

Career Narrative

SHOWROOM MANAGER • AVmedia, Phoenix, AZ 2018 to 2020

Manage the daily operational activities of the operations showroom. Plan and develop systems and procedures to improve the operating quality and efficiency of the showroom. Supervise showroom staff in accordance with company policies and procedures.

AV TECHNICIAN • Self-Employed, Mesa, AZ 2015 to 2018

Contract with multiple area companies, building sets and managing lighting/sound requirements. Fabricate scenery, build scaffolding, and perform wiring for lights and sound. Perform services at various corporate events, conventions and concerts. Engage in marketing, sales, customer service, financial management, tax requirements and all administrative tasks of small business ownership.

OPTICAL COATING TECHNICIAN • Chroma Technology Corp, Bellows Falls, VT 2013 to 2015

Performed a leadership role in the Electronic Beam Coatings Department. Set up glass substrates for coating utilizing various manuals and automated processes. Prepared chemicals and set up coating equipment for deposition. Operated, maintained and troubleshot high-vacuum deposition equipment, including electron beam guns and resistance sources. Evaluated coated optical components for adherence to spectral, cosmetic and physical specifications. Developed a strong working knowledge of thin film optical designs. Provided outstanding service to internal and external customers.

●Collaborated with a team of operators and schedulers to optimize the output of several vacuum systems, assisting in organizing workloads and maintaining equipment for maximum performance, and interfaced with various departments, including quality control, engineering, sales and production control, to streamline custom manufacturing in a self-directed work environment.

●Ensured the proper scheduling of daily workloads to optimize resources, and directed the mentoring and training of vacuum coating technicians.

●Collaborated with the production manager to set priorities, remove obstacles and maintain workflow levels.

●Served as a main resource for questions from inside and outside the department, participated in the development of processes, designs and methods for new products, and served as the organic department lead, supervising staff members.

●Strategized methods for long-term business prosperity, and encouraged innovation, tenure, cooperation and teamwork within the workplace.

OPTICAL COATING TECHNICIAN (2007-2013) • Aspen Optical, Mesa, AZ 2004 to 2013

Demonstrated strong motivation and dedication to self-education while sorting and preparing tasks for various processes, including cleaning and inspecting multiple substrates, operating/maintaining and adding detergent to dip lines, inspecting and mounting lenses for deposition processes, and charging/operating vacuum coating systems. Dismounted and inspected lenses, changed/cleaned internal shield components and internal chamber parts, and maintained cleanliness of the prep station and cleaning room. Performed billing and data entry tasks, and delivered optimal customer service.

●Served as the department lead in anti-reflective coating, supervising up to four individuals and providing cross training.

●Scheduled and assisted technicians in maintenance and repairs, overseeing schedules and documentation.

●Monitored levels and pressure of all chillers and cryo-chillers, cleaned and confirmed proper operating settings on vacuum coating systems, and cleaned/rebuilt ion sources, emitters, crucible and heat lamps.

●Edited and created processes on digital lab equipment, adjusted electronic beams, changed roughing/turbo pumps, oil and oil/air filters, and ordered, sorted and catalogued supply inventories.

●Maintained coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and managed coating hues and reflectance adjustments.

●Engaged in troubleshooting, R&D, repairs, and the generation of multiple reports, including cost/benefit analysis, cost/production, work/time analysis, individual batch summary, and daily/weekly/monthly production.

OPTICAL LAB / MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (2004-2007)

Engaged in cleaning, calibrating, maintenance and repairs for a large, high-volume surfacing department. Unpacked and prepared lenses for surfacing. Performed leadership/mentoring roles in lens processing, including blocking, generating, selecting laps, fining and polishing, backside coating, tinting and surfacing of glass lenses.

●Assumed a managerial role during absences, overseeing 40 staff within the facility.

●Provided training for new personnel.

●Received training in proper maintenance and repair of a wide variety of optical machinery.

Early Career Summary

Warehouse/Dock Worker / Forklift Operator / Customer Service Rep, Deseret Industries, Mesa, AZ (2001-2004)

Education and Professional Development

RELEVANT TRAINING: Fundamentals of Vapor Deposition

CERTIFICATIONS: Forklift Operator (former)

Technology

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), Coating Development Software (Chroma)

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