Timothy Palomino

**** ****** ******

Riverbank, CA.95367

Cell : 209-***-****

Email : adruo5@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Equipment Maintenance/Management/Equipment Engineer/Systems Test/Field Service Engineer

QUALIFICATIONS

Over fourteen years of Semiconductor experience in various positions, Diffusion, Thin films, Photo Lithography, Etch, Ion Implant, Final Test, Systems Test and facilities

Technical level expertise and direct experience on metrology tools, PVD, CVD,MOCVD, PECVD systems, Etch, Photo Lithography, Ion Implant, Sputtering systems, Flat Panel systems, metrology and lab equipment

Developed and continuously improved operating and maintenance procedures.

Initiated, drove and supported equipment installations, system upgrades, repairs and preventive maintenance activities for production and facilities equipment

Drove equipment troubleshooting and process issues to conclusion and identified root causes

Designed enhancements to improve tool reliability, safety, uptime, operating costs and mean time between failures, including re-engineering critical components, conducting failure mode effect analysis

Strong technical background in mechanical,electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC controllers and computers

Provided a professional, responsive, and service oriented approach to equipment maintenance and support with emphasis on ensuring production readiness and capability

Organized meetings with production, engineering and maintenance to address tactical and strategic production issues, gather engineering data, and coordinated daily maintenance activities and operator training

Experienced on high vacuum systems, ion gauges, cryo pumps, roughing pumps, and mass spectrometer, helium leak detectors, turbo molecular pumps, and residual gas analyzers

Able to interpret blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation

Performs accurately and efficiently in high pressure environment under time constraints and deadlines

Certified Emergency Response Team member for HAZMAT and Medical response

Qualifications

2018 – Present Equipment Engineering View Incorporated Milpitas, Ca.

Developed, monitored and performed preventative maintenance procedures. Maintained equipment through scheduled PMs, calibrations and repair of equipment. Equipment responsible for Phoenix Sputtering, Atlas 1000, 2000 and 6000 Environmental Ovens, Test Equity Ovens, Glove Boxes, CD SEM and various other Metrology Equipment. Established a Store room for spare parts inventory and maintained inventory control.

2015 – 2018 Equipment Maintenance Technician Thin film Electronics Inc. San Jose, Ca.

Maintained equipment through scheduled PMs, calibrations and repair of equipment Responded to troubleshoot / diagnose, repair and qualify to bring equipment back on line in a timely manner. experience on maintaining and modifying process Fab equipment including contact PVD, PECVD, RIE, ALD and thermal process tools. Established a Store room for spare parts inventory and maintained inventory control.

2010 – 2015 Equipment Maintenance Technician JDS Uniphase Corporation San Jose, Ca.

Developed, monitored and performed preventative maintenance procedures. Maintained equipment through scheduled PMs, calibrations and repair of equipment Responded to troubleshoot / diagnose, repair and qualify to bring equipment back on line in a timely manner. experience on maintaining and modifying process Fab equipment including contact Aligners,Steppers, Coaters and Developers, Saws, Pick and Place, Probers PECVD, RIE, Sputter Deposition, Lapper/Polisher and MOCVD and various metrology systems. Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development

2007 - 2010 Equipment Engineer Sierra Solar Power Fremont CA.

Installed, modified and repaired production and facilities equipment for the manufacturing of thin film solar cells. Supported engineering in the manufacturing and development of high throughput epitaxial and lamination equipment . Worked with process engineering and equipment vendors for solutions on increasing throughput and process repeatability for AMI screen printers,Plasmalab 100 plasma etcher,Protemp furnaces,Perkin Elmer sputtering systems, Bruce belt furnace,Modutek wet benches and Rofin lasers. Established a store room for the inventory of both manufacturing and facilities equipment spare parts, chemical and process gas inventory and maintained inventory control . Worked with Mechanical & Process Design Engineers on facilities design and layout, permitting installation and testing of all facility and manufacturing equipment for our Fremont facility Developed and maintained preventive maintenance and operation procedures and schedules for all facilities and manufacturing equipment.

2005 - 2007 Field Service Engineer Intevac Corporation Santa Clara, CA.

Performed technical installation, operation, and maintenance, that included hardware/software maintenance support, in accordance with customer specifications. Provided liaison activities with customer and engineering staff, including conducting briefings with customers, vendors, and company representatives. Checked out and approved operational quality of system equipment, Troubleshot technical problems and issues and determined technical solutions. Reviewed customer operational and P.M procedures and worked with service management to recommend ways to improve support .

2001 - 2005 Equipment Engineering / Facilities Supervisor Inphenix Incorporated Livermore, CA.

Duties included: diagnose, calibration and repair of production and facilities equipment, all upgrades on thin films, Etch,CVD and Emcore MOCVD systems, various wet etch and plating equipment,. Generated PM maintenance procedures and schedules, Supported process engineering and manufacturing . Trained equipment technicians on proper operation and preventive maintenance of production and facilities equipment .Coordinated Equipment / Facilities maintenance activities, maintained employee attendance records, evaluated technicians performance and wrote reviews,. Established a Store room for spare parts inventory and maintained inventory control

1997 - 2001 Equipment Engineer Intarsia Corporation Fremont, CA.

Responsibilities included Calibrate, diagnose, repair and install Flat Panel Equipment. AKT Etch and CVD Systems, Photolithography, Sputter, Coaters and Developers, Various Plating and Acid sinks and spin rinser dryers. Generated PM maintenance procedures and schedules, Supported process engineering and manufacturing . Trained equipment technicians on proper operation and preventive maintenance . Coordinated Equipment maintenance activities, maintained employee attendance records, evaluated technicians performance and wrote reviews, established a Store room for spare parts inventory and maintained inventory control

1994 - 1997 Systems Technician IV Lam Research, Fremont. CA

Performed the set-up, calibration, testing and troubleshooting of equipment, circuits, components, instruments and mechanical assemblies, Developed test specifications, methods and procedures, Test Equipment layout and calibration procedures to improve quality and cycle time, set up tool and test equipment inventory and maintained inventory control

1991 -1994 Sr. Line Maintenance Technician LSI Logic, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities included diagnostics calibration, and repair of equipment Applied Materials 5500, CVD 5000, Questar 4800 CVD, LAM 590, Herrie Etcher, Eaton 10-160 and 6200 AV, Matrix Etchers and Ashers, Branson etchers and Various sinks and spin dryers

1989 - 1991 Sr. Equipment Specialist Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities included Install, diagnose, repair, upgrades and preventive

maintenance on CVD and PVD equipment. Generated ECOs.

1987 - 1989 Sr. Line Maintenance Technician Digital Equipment Corporation, Cupertino, CA

Accountabilities included calibration, diagnosing and repairing Tegal 901, 903, 915, Lam 490, and590 Plasma Etcher, SVG Coaters and Developers, Cannon Steppers, various sinks and spin dryers.

1984 - 1987 Sr. Line Maintenance Technician Fairchild Corporation, Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities included calibration, diagnosing and repairing equipment Lam 490, 590, Drytek DRIE 100, Branson 6250 Plasma Etch Systems, Varian 350D Implanters, GCA Tracks, OSI Inspection Stations, Nikon and various sinks and spin dryers.

1980 – 1984 Sr. Lead Test Technician Xicor, Inc., Milpitas, CA

Responsibilities included calibration, diagnosing and repairing.7700 Accutest, MX-19, Epro and Teradyne Automated Test Equipment, Symtek 300 and 7036 Handlers, R&K Probers, Adcotech Markers and American Tech Lead Straightners .

EDUCATION

Heald Technical Institute, San Jose, CA - Electronics

San Jose Regional Vocational Center, San Jose, CA - Electronics

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