Engineer Engineering

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Andrew Owen Kragas

Objective

Seeking a full-time position in process or design engineering in Austin, TX

Experience

October ‘08 - Present Texas Instruments, Surface Prep Group Dallas, TX

Process and Equipment Engineer

• Designed and implemented transfer robot wafer presence sensor system to detect and prevent material mishandling and breakage

• Streamlined process flow by removing non-value added operations across four technologies for 12 hour cycle time reduction, financial impact: $165k

• Developed cost-efficient acid spray wafer cleaning process for chemical savings of $150k per year

• Improved batch immersion wafer cleaning process for 4 hour cycle time reduction, financial impact $22k

• Planned and directed batch immersion hood equipment modification for dual-role production and pilot processing

• Maintained 24/7 responsibility for equipment uptime and quality output for batch immersion, water scrub, cryo-kinetic cleaning, and laser-scribe semiconductor manufacturing tools

• Managed spare parts and field service support from 4 primary equipment vendors and more than 20 other second-source suppliers

May ‘06 – August ‘06 Weatherford International, Gravel Pack Group Houston, TX

Engineering Intern

• Revised computer programs used to calculate pressure and temperature envelopes for the gravel pack well completion line

• Designed and conducted pressure tests for seals used in the gravel pack product line utilizing equipment in the on-site testing facility

May ‘05 – August ‘05 Weatherford International, Safety Valve Group Houston, TX

Engineering Intern

• Reviewed and corrected detail drawings for the safety valve well completion product line using AutoCAD and Pro Engineer software

• Compiled technical documents to create packets provided to customers for each product in the safety valve line

Education

August ’04 – August ‘08 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.54

• University Honors: Fall ’04, Fall ’05, Spring ‘07

May ’08 – August ‘08 University of Texas/Applied Research Laboratories Austin, TX

Design Project Team Member

• Designed pontoon-style watercraft capable of launching and retrieving unmanned underwater vehicles of varying sizes and payloads using SolidWorks software

• Performed hand-calculated and computer-aided engineering analysis on three main subsystems: hydraulic-actuated frame, UUV cart, and boat deck substructure

• Conducted technical review meetings with customer to ensure specified design constraints and requirements were met

Skills, Activities, and Achievements

• Software proficiency: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ProEngineer, MATLAB, LabView, JMP, Spotfire, Klarity, SAP

• Texas Instruments Corporate Challenge Flag Football: 2009, 2010

• United Way Leadership Contributor: 2010, 2011, 2012

• Goodwill Volunteer 2012

References

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