PAT HOWELL

**** ********* ***** · Sugar Land, TX 77478 · wrutpw@r.postjobfree.com · 713-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Accomplished Professional, with over 5 years of Manufacturing Supervisor experience. I am passionate about quality

and have been instrumental in my companies yield and process improvements. I have the ability to

quickly assess operations and implement proper balance of resources, processes and technologies

to improve productivity and attain production goals. Demonstrated strong leadership, time management,

organizational and communication skills in fast paced, dynamic environments, working across multiple

levels of management, handling complex tasks simultaneously to successful end.

· Company met or exceeded all production goals last 5 years

· Demonstrated ability to manage and develop staff over multiple areas

· Maintained, updated, or newly composed process work instructions

· Worked with engineering in troubleshooting processing and quality issues

· Procured and maintained inventory levels on all waferfab consumables, process materials and process chemicals

· Proven ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative relationships to support team objectives and goals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Supervisor Jan 2004 – Jan 2009 Colibrys, Inc. Stafford, TX

· Oversee 2 day shifts consisting of 16 individuals with night shift operations as necessary

· Develop staff, track attendance and performance and schedule overtime as needed

· Ensure operators are trained and certified on assigned operations

· Plan and track production schedules to meet on time and accurate deliveries

· Track key production metrics such as cycle time, Turn Over Ratio (TOR), and moves per hour

· Ensure full compliance with company policies and protocols, labor laws, OSHA and EH&S requirements

· Initiate and implement production cost reduction programs

· Store and secure inventory to maintain accurate count for periodic accounting audits

· Manage production equipment utilization while supporting other group’s needs

· Support ISO Certification and maintain full quality system compliance

· Assist product, process and equipment engineering with improvement projects and new product development

· Perform on time ordering and monitoring of production material order

· Track and submit the equipment and labor time utilized for engineering use each month

· Support successful customer audits/tours

Process Technician for Photolithography and Bonding Dec 1996 – Jan 2004

Colibrys, Inc. Stafford, TX

· Performed scheduled process and equipment monitoring to ensure quality and output goals are achieved

· Completed initial level of process and equipment troubleshooting

· Assisted equipment and process engineering with improvements projects

· Trained new employees on process details

· Maintained inventory levels for wafer fab consumables

· Ensured work area safety and cleanliness through regular inspection and cleaning

Twinstar Semiconductor Inc., Richardson, TX Aug 1995 – Nov 1996

Senior Operations Specialist – Phase 1 Startup

· Trained on I-line steppers and support equipment at Texas Instruments DMOS V for 4 months

· Ran short flow wafers at Texas Instruments for Twinstar startup quals

· Assisted process engineers with writing manufacturing procedures, certification guides for specialists, wafer fab glossary for new employees and wafer forecasting for photo area

· Ran PM's for Canon i4 and KLA 5100

· Processed sweeper lot and first production lots under process engineering guidance

· Ran manufacturing qualifications on all photo equipment

· Performed gauge and repeatability and reproducibility studies for process engineering

Texas Instruments, Inc., Richardson, TX Oct 1993 – Aug 1995

Stepper Master Operator

· Team leader for 6 steppers

· Trained new operators

· Performed stepper process qualifications

· Completed initial trouble shooting of equipment problems

· Performed process technician duties for 6 weeks in May-June 1995

Butler Design Service, Lake St. Louis, MO Aug 1989 – Aug 1993

Computer Aided Draftsman

· AutoCAD Operator: convert manual drawings to digital format.

· Cadet Operator: convert manual U.S. West inside plant records such as floor plans, cable plans, lighting plans, and grounding plans to digital format.

· VersaCAD Operator: convert AT&T indoor plant records to digital format.

Special Skills

· Leadership and Management Training from University of Houston (36 hour program)

· Microsoft Office

· SAP

· Sharepoint

· Lexigen Keyflow

· HazMat Technician Training

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Southwestern Community College, Creston, IA Jun 1977 – Jun 1978

· Structural Drafting

Certificate of Completion - Deans List

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