Process Engineer Controls

Ezra Watson

Phone: 518-***-**** • Email: *.********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Aug, 2013 – May, 2017

Bachelor of Science, Physics

University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY

Graduated May 2017

Mar, 2003 – Oct, 2006

Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET)

DeVry University, Chicago, IL

Graduated October 2006

EXPERIENCE

06/22 – Present Operation Process Engineer, PALLIDUS, INC Albany, NY

Designed and implemented calibration methods and procedures for pyrometers, pressure transducers, and processed collected data to ensure equipment processing stability

Oversaw crystal growth equipment installation and startup

Performed site-acceptance test (SATs) for all crystal growth furnaces

Performed a factory acceptance test (FAT) at supplier in Germany for an epitaxy reactor

Sourced and purchased support equipment for epitaxy growth.

Calculated process materials and gases consumption rates, storage volume and costs

Assist Senior Process Controls engineer with PLC programming and process integration

Developed KPIs and maintenance plan and procedures for process equipment

Coordinated with contractors during equipment startup and validation

12/19 – 06/22 Field Service Engineer, TOKYO ELECTRON AMERICA, Albany, NY

Planned and executed equipment startup at various sites supported by TEL

Oversee research and development upgrades and modifications on an as-needed basis to serve the needs of the customers.

Support students, faculty, and staff in the Etch process equipment at SUNY Nanoscale Engineering site in Albany

Provide customer support on Etch systems at Global Foundries

03/19 – 11/19 Operations Engineer, RAYTHEON, Andover, MA

Provided semiconductor equipment expertise for engineering team in operations division

Supported operators with equipment issues to maintain optimal equipment uptime

Supported production by performing preventative maintenance during slow periods of production

Supported process engineering with equipment installation repair, upgrades, and maintenance procedures

Monitored production and interface with cell lead for top priorities. Assist process engineering with data analysis and troubleshooting

Collaborated with outside enterprises on tasks relating to equipment modification

Worked with facilities on pumps, scrubbers, and troubleshooting support equipment

11/12 – 02/19 Senior Equipment Technician, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Malta, NY

Developed tool performance metrics from raw data to create KPI reports on a quarterly basis, thus improving production efficiency, consistency, and reliability.

Drove Continuous Improvement projects on maintenance, testing and data collection procedures, resulting is scheduled and unscheduled maintenance downtime reduction by 20%.

Expanded knowledge base for team as a result of vendor training to include hands-on training as well as producing updated documentation

Continued diversifying knowledge on new equipment for single wafer group, to include Levitech, TEL, and ASM

Updated and finalized maintenance procedures to best industry practices resulting in improved equipment availability and reduced downtime

Trained new hires on equipment sets, expanding team maintenance capabilities on shift.

Gained specialization on ASM equipment through collaboration with vendors and equipment engineer

Collaborated with MDX equipment engineer on writing new maintenance procedures

Expanded knowledge of MDX equipment through collaboration with vendors and equipment engineer

11/06 – 09/12 Equipment Technician II, MICRON TECHNOLOGY VIRGINIA, Manassas VA

Collaborated with team members and management to rewrite maintenance procedures resulting in improved methods and reduced downtime

Researched and implemented outsourcing methods for hardware refurbishing and set up parts rework loop to reduce costs in new equipment parts resulting savings of $45,000 per year

Maintained equipment and documentation at optimum condition through upgrades, documentation, and utilizing Total Productive Maintenance program

Trained new-hires on two different equipment sets in the chemical vapor deposition processing step

Performed tool restoration on two equipment sets to like-new conditions using Total Productive Maintenance guidelines

Employed statistical process control (SPC) to troubleshoot equipment hardware/software issues and determine the cause of process deviations; collect data from process control results later used to identify process issues

Collaborated across departments to streamline troubleshooting of particle and defect issues for HDP and tungsten process equipment

Interfaced with supervisors, engineers, and teammates to resolve equipment maintenance issues

Extensive training of industry hardware, technology, and theories to include: applied plasma and vacuum theory, sensors and control systems, soldering and wiring, material dynamics, electrical and mechanical maintenance

Acted as project lead to analyze and troubleshoot process equipment issue. Applied theoretical problem analysis concepts resulting in 50% downtime recovery

Conducted analysis of departmental product workflow toward streamlining maintenance to maximize cost savings resulting in 30% higher weekly output

Developed procedures for equipment maintenance

Developed controls for streamlining and minimizing equipment downtime

Led geographically diverse team to improve product predictability resulting in 20% higher yield

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

DeVry Senior Project Team Leader

Designed a semi-autonomous surveillance rover. Programmed a multiple I/O controller board with a pulse-width modulator using assembly language to control servomotors and a mounted image sensor.

Used sonic proximity sensors and infrared for remote control and signaling capability.

Micron Rewards and Recognition

Received company recognition for safety for analyzing and advising on hazardous work to

be performed involving opening a TiCl4 divert gas line on a TEL Trias tool. Employed knowledge of safety equipment and certification in use of a purified air respirator to safely perform work.

ENGINEERING RELATED UNDERGRADUATE COURSEWORK

Quantum Physics I

Quantum Physics II

Linear Algebra

Electromagnetism I

Electromagnetism II

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

TECHNICAL RELATED UNDERGRADUATE COURSEWORK

Analog/Digital Signal Processing

Fast Fourier Transform Analysis

Microprocessors

AC/DC Circuit Analysis

Laplace Transform Analysis

Digital Circuit Design

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Communication

KT Enhanced Training

Kepner-Tregoe Problem Analysis

Professional Communications Training

Engineering

Plasma Theory

Vacuum Theory

RF Theory

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