Kamran Tahmaseb
Salem, Oregon * Phone/SMS 503-***-**** * ******.********@*****.*** Occupational
Summary
Technical professional with demonstrated strength in improved productivity cost reduction and troubleshooting.
Recognized for exemplary technical knowledge and team development in multilevel organizations
Honored as a technical trainer
Relevant
Professional
Skills
Photolithography Process Engineering:
Provided redundancy plans for production line, down equipment, and production bottlenecks
Designed and executed experiments to develop and characterize robust processes
Provided technical inputs and strategic direction for process and product development
Interfacing with Process, Yield, and Equipment engineering
Daily resolution of manufacturing issues in Photo area
Technical ownership of reticle management, defect deposition, CD targeting CD uniformity, registration, pellicle cleaning and reworks
Capital Equipment ownership, including evaluating and purchasing new Capital Equipment selection and justification with ROI calculations Technology:
Strong knowledge and experience with Nikon, KS, NXQ, Canon exposer tools
SVG and DNS coaters/developer tracks
Detailed knowledge of KLA and metrology equipment
Supported Broadband, G-line and I-line production of chemicals yield
(photoresist and developer). Also involved with KRf and ARf products R&D for U.S. manufacturing
Three years of directly supporting Thin-films, Diffusion (including quartz- ware management)
Three years of CMP and Back-Grind support
Two years of E-Test support
Three years of Etch (including wet etch and plasma etch}
Knowledge of manufacturing cycle time, throughput, CFM, and Lean Manufacturing
SPC, DOE, FMEA, analysis of variation, Control Plans, OCAP, and process flow diagrams. Six Sigma quality methodologies
Kamran Tahmaseb
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Employment
History
2018– Present KART-USA, Inc. Salem, OR
Contracted Engineer handling CMOS manufacturing in photolithography, etch, metrology
New equipment installation and characterization.
Maintained photolithography and quality assurance 2017 – 2018 TT Electronics IRC Corpus Christi, TX
Photolithography Process Engineer
Maintained broadband photolithography, Wet and dry etch, polyimide, and plating
Quality assurance and dispositions
Capital Equipment ownership, including evaluating and purchasing new Capital Equipment
2007 – 2017 KART-USA, Inc. Salem, OR
Contracted Engineer handling CMOS manufacturing and I-Line photolithography
Maintained I-Line photolithography and quality assurance
Used statistical quality parameters to generate KLA-TENCOR programs 2006 – 2006 Volt Technical Resources, LLC Vancouver, WA
Contracted to Shin Etsu America, Inc. to develop new processes in manufacturing 12-inch wafers in US
Utilized equipment and programs such as KLA-TENCOR, SEM, CMP, and Back-grind
2004 – 2006 ABM Trading USA, Inc. Manhasset, NY
Developed marketing strategies, quality and return policy for New England Region
Communicated with manufacturing quality engineers in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan
2004 – 2004 IRCO Portland, OR
Interpreter for International Refugee Center of Oregon Persian (Farsi) 2000 – 2002 OHKA America, Inc. (TOK) Hillsboro, OR
Functioned as sole photolithography engineer for chemical manufacturing company
Used G-Line, I-Line, DUV,
Handled all equipment setup, maintenance, and engineering 1988 – 1999 Hewlett-Packard Co Corvallis, OR
Elected member of skeleton crew in 1990 for fabrication of new 6” wafer fabrication from inception to completion.
Worked most other areas of IC manufacturing including chemical etching and annealing
Worked over 6 years in Photolithography and Photo Inspection.
Nikon steppers, DNS and SVG coders and developers, SEM, KLA Kamran Tahmaseb
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Education
Professional
Development
Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon
Computer Science
Completed classes in Technical Writing, Reading, Speech, Fundamentals of UNIX, Visual BASIC, Visual C++, COBOL, and Accounting.
Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon
In house classes, seminars, and equipment’s vendor’s training:
Training the Trainer, Skills Trainer Workshop
Working In Groups, Working With Difficult People, Developing Team Effectiveness, Cultural Awareness, Women and Men Working Together
Kepner Tregoe (Analytical Trouble Shooting), Kepner Tregoe
(Problem Solving and Decision-making), Advanced planning and risk management, JIT
Leadership: Bennis, Leadership in Learning Organizations, Process Of Management, Technical Leadership, Building Support for Your Ideas, Communication Connectivity and Power
TQC, SQC, SPC, Stand In Quality
HP-UNIX, Advanced Authoring HTML, MINITAB, Visual Basic, Designing Experiments
Attended classes on behalf of HP at the equipment vendor’s sites including KLA/Tencor, Nikon, Hitachi, SVG, and DNS