Lifestyle

:  I have over three decades of innovative process engineering experience in high volume, complex Manufacturing and Process Development areas.  I work well individually or in a team environment on the following areas:

?	Cost reduction projects – including manufacturing efficiency improvements, cycle-time and scrap reductions	
?	New Product launches – from discovery to manufacturing implementation phases
?	Process troubleshooting  –  using SPC, DOE, Six Sigma and other problem solving techniques in    cross-functional team settings
?	Mentoring to fellow employees – to improve the knowledge base of an entire organization. 


Sr. MEMs Development Engineer – Establishing production-ready processes for MEMs manufacturing in a foundry location including:

?	Selecting, characterizing, and qualifying materials for novel lithography processing
?	Resolving issues with customers and foundry manufacturing to implement new products
?	Reducing mask costs by 32% over 3 years

Sr. MEMs Development Engineer

R&D Engineer II – Establishing Quartz Etch processing procedures for microfluidic MEMs devices. 

Engineer II – Supporting seamless high volume manufacturing by eliminating roadblocks including: 

?	Strong interaction with Manufacturing and repair technicians to jointly resolve issues.
?	Taking corrective actions to address scrap, CD and defect trends.
?	Supporting Engineering group requests for reduced project cycle time.
?	Implementing Site wide Engineering/Upper management passdown on priority plates, equipment and scrap issues.
?	Selecting photoresists for Microfluidic MEMS team.
?	Receiving Secret Clearance by DMEA.
?	High normality developer cost reduction Team member. Team reduced developer costs by 50%. 
?	Implementing new puddle develop process on Low chrome load 7 inch masks for 90% reduction in CD uniformity.

Eng II/r&D Eng II

Photolithography Process Development – Bringing new technology to the marketplace in a team environment:

?	Developing and implementing new procedures and techniques with detailed characterization reports to enable new IC platforms into manufacturing. 
?	Implementing novel, stable, ultra-thick implant blocking photoresist coating processes to enable high voltage LED lighting and photo voltaic controller technologies.
?	Implementing automated rework reporting system for new and existing technologies. 
?	Rapid qualification team member for new business opportunities for large MP3/touch screen Phone maker. 
?	Driving 60% reduction in Pilot lot cycle-time.  
?	Six Sigma team member to reduce turn-on resistance by 30% in power controller parts.
?	Leader in submissions to Million Dollar Idea Program, including a 500 million dollar solar panel /commercial vehicle proposal. 
?	Mentoring other development team members.

Operations Process Engineering – Photolithography support in a high volume wafer cleanroom Fabrication areas:

?	Process owner for quality and capacity for 25 ASML i-line steppers in Photolithography manufacturing area.
?	Implementing corrective action specifications to reduce stepper related rework and scrap.
?	Managing one engineering technician.
?	Mentoring other engineers and production operators. 
?	Resolving equipment issues with Maintenance and Equipment Engineering.
?	Resolving product related performance issues with Product Engineering.
?	Optimizing numerous processes and manufacturing techniques for improved process capability and increased throughput.  
?	Reducing production rework through detailed root cause analysis.
?	Implementing innovative automated equipment log data-mining routines to identify and contain scrap product.
?	Six Sigma yield and cost reduction team member.      
?	Qualifying production from Ultratech 1000 1X steppers to ASML 5X steppers for yield, cost, and rework improvements.    
?	Qualifying complex site wide photoresist chemical process changes on multiple process layers on multiple technologies for safety and cost improvements.
?	Team member to consolidate production from Utah to Texas facilities.

Photo Process/Development Engineer

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Phillip Bauer

Tronics MEMs

Photronics

National Semiconductor

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign