Alex Brudny

*** **** ****** *** ****, CA *****

408-***-**** adv124@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Mechanical Engineer

CORE COMPETENCIES

Concept Realization Mechanical Engineering System Innovation

Process Improvement Product Development Automation Development Design Simplification

Factory Automation Metrology Systems SolidWorks EPDM

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Global Equipment Services, Kimball Electronics Sep 2018- November 2022

•Design of highly sophisticated Automation Systems for Semiconductor and related industries.

•Robots, conveyors, linear and rotary stages, pneumatics, optical systems used at different levels of designs.

•Metric and American Standard Systems of units.

VELO 3D, Campbell, CA, 3D Metal printing (full time) Oct 2016 – Dec 2017

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

•Design of Metal Powder Recoating System with Adjustable Vacuum Head and Non-contact Blading assemblies;

•Linear motor drive, Roller bearing Guidance System;

•Electronic Enclosures, Skins, Powder Removal arrangements.

INTEVAC/CORETECHS INC., Santa Clara, CA, (6 months contract/full time) June 2015-Oct 2016

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

•Design Sub-modules for Solar Substrate Production line including Hinged Process Module to facilitate maintenance;

•Atmospheric Wafer Alignment Module with Machine Vision;

•Backlight System, Optical Target Alignment Fixtures, Target Linearity Test Fixture;

NANOMETRICS/RICHMAR ASS, Milpitas, CA, (6 months contract/full time) Oct 2012–June2015

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Design numerous Optomechanical systems, alignment techniques and tools, including IR, UV, Halogen modules and their combination as well as a compact, dual End Effector Stage capable of managing 300 mm wafer transfer in half of current time. Oversee Metrology Stage Frame and Isolation System.

•Layouts and build of Experimental Optical Trains for 22 to 16 nanometers technologies].

•Class IV Complex Laser System for removal of parasitic molecular growth on wafers. Alignment was done in less than 10 minutes vs. 3 days planned.

•Custom Miniature XYZ Stages using Manual, Pneumatic, Stepper, and Servomotor Drives.

KLA-TENCOR/VALLEY ENGINEERING GROUP, Milpitas, CA, (6 months contract) Apr 2012-Oct 2012

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Participated in cost reduction effort in one of optical modules in Rapid Division UV Tool.

•Replaced ceramic drives of different Optical Subsystems with manual drives which resulted in cost reduction of more than 8 times, increased reliability.

•Simplified and minimized number of parts in assembly, making it cheaper and more manufacturable.

CROSSING AUTOMATION/VALLEY ENG GROUP, Fremont, CA, (contract) Oct 2011 –Oct 2012

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Worked on next generations of atmospheric Wafer Sorter and vacuum Loader systems

•Designed and developed Nitrogen Purge System for 25 300 mm wafer Cassette based on Pneumatic actuation. Five 4-FOUP systems were built and shipped to customers.

•Redesigned dual end effector for Vacuum based Wafer Transfer system. Investigated possibility of using Carbon Fiber material.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

SOLYNDRA LLC, Fremont, CA Solar Elements Inline/offline metrology 2008-2011

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Out of Business

RAPT INDUSTRIES, Fremont, CA Large Optical Lenses Plasma Polishing 2007-2008

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Out of Business

XYRATEX INTERNATIONAL, San Jose, CA Disk Optical Inspection Prober 2005-2007

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

ACCENT OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, San Jose, CA Wafer Metrology Systems 2002-2004

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Company moved to England

SOLECTRON/iPhotonics 2001-2002

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Out of Business

APPLIED MATERIALS/OBSIDIAN 1997-2001

Sr. Member of Technical Staff

As a member of Managing Group was obligated to stay for 1 year for technology transfer.

KLA-Tencor

Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer 1990-1997

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic State University, Leningrad, Russia

Contributed to 4 awarded patents and numerous in the application process.

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