Expert Details
Management and Technical Engineering, Semiconductor Equipment Industry
ID: 736587
California, USA
Areas of Expertise:
- Management and Talent Retention
- Leadership Development
- Technical Project Management
- Product Development and Release
- New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Product Life Cycle Management
- Customer Management
- Customer Facing Presentation
- Technical Product Support
- Problem Solving (8D Method)
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Manufacturing Process Control (Cpk, GR&R)
- Pilot to Volume Manufacturing Transition
- Reliability Engineering and Statistical Analysis
- Design for Excellence (DfX)
- Plasma Etch and Deposition Systems
- System Engineering
- Mechanical and Robotic Platforms
- Software and Firmware Integration
- High Vacuum Systems
- Fluid Delivery Systems
- Thermal Control Systems
- RF Systems and Matching Networks
- Surface and Material Analysis
- Thin Film Metrology
- Thermal IR Metrology
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2007 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Plasma Physics | Institution: The Australian National University |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: Bachelor of Science (Advanced Honors) | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of Wollongong |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Manage display manufacturing |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Applied Materials | Title: Senior Engineering/Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Recruited to build the engineering organization in the Applied Global Services business unit. Developing project management and engineering business systems, leading product development and release, establishing NPI guidelines, and building out the talent pool in mechanical, electrical, RF and system engineering teams in the US and India.Managing 16 products across 6 different product families and leading the introduction of 7 new products to major customers in Korea, China and the US Product transition into new supply chains driving $10M of enablement spend in 2018 and projected >$80M of enablement spend in 2019/2020 Leading geographically diverse cross functional teams in the US, India, Singapore and China while managing supply chains in the US, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2017 | Employer: Lam Research | Title: Various | Department: |
Responsibilities:Senior Engineering Manager 2014 - 2017Staff Engineer 2012 - 2014 Engineer and Senior Engineer 2008 - 2012 Six major product releases during 3 years of managing the etch electrostatic chuck group leading to >$250M per year in etch tool shipment Engineered solutions to improve manufacturing control by over 50% and increased part lifetime by 40% to win $350M business opportunity from critical front end etch at Asian memory chip customer Direct line management of 4 NCGs and 5 seasoned engineering staff with the development of one NCG into a leadership role to backfill my management position when I moved to a new opportunity Managed and directed key Japanese ceramics supplier during quadrupling of growth, from $40M to $120M worth of business spend, overcoming key shortcomings in manufacturing capacity, product quality and engineering strength |
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Career Accomplishments
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 4 |