Senior Thin Film Coating Engineer Resume Marlborough MA - Hire IT People

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Senior Thin Film Specialist with Program Management Background.
15 + years working in the thin film manufacturing industry.
Extensive experience in process development, new equipment commissioning, and existing equipment upgrades.
Also familiar with a wide variety of applications in the field of thin film coatings.
Have worked closely with internal and external teams and customers to deliver processes and systems.
Clean room environments, quality control, in - process inspection, and lean manufacturing techniques are strengths.
Possess solid background in meeting production goals while maintaining the highest level of quality.
Implementation of standard operating procedures along with technician .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Marlborough MA

Senior Thin Film Coating Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all thin film coating processes and periphery equipment in the production of GaAs laser bars.
Post-growth metallization, edge passivation, AR/HR coating and all thickness and photometric analysis.
Perform all equipment repairs and order spare parts and consumables.

Confidential, Cranbury, NJ

Senior Optical Coating Engineer

Responsibilities:

Set up, loaded, operated, and tested all existing and new product lines to ensure manufacturability; wrote SOP’s; and traied technicians.
Monitored day-to-day operations utilizing SPC and hands-on inspection to maintain acceptable product for in-house customers.
Utilized VASE Ellipsometer, Spectrophometers, and Absorption measurements to verify coating results.
Developed new Sputtering Process for metals on ceramics for internal customer to vertically integrate previously purchased product line.
Improved all procedures and processes to increase productivity and yields.
Improved yield on existing processes from <80% to >90% through implementing New SOP’s and direct supervision of production.

Confidential, Storrs, CT

Engineering Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Assessed, improved, and documented all processes in regard to a proprietary IP involving integrating lasers to chip technology.
Worked with a third-party partner to build a secondary manufacturing facility for backup.
Standardized all processes and cross trained all employees.
Designed and developed High Reflector coating on GaAs including tooling, process parameters, testing equipment, and environmental qualification.

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Laboratory and Equipment Manager

Responsibilities:

Purchased and set up all custom equipment in a startup coating laboratory.
Performed maintenance and interacted with all vendors and internal sales teams to ensure timely delivery of samples and open lines of communication.
Set up demonstrations with vendors to evaluate equipment for performance and cost.
Wrote seven patents and provided all necessary documentation and reports to apply for and receive all seven.

Confidential, Worcester, MA

Instrument Manager

Responsibilities:

Maintained all equipment for Chemistry research and teaching laboratories.
Performed scheduled maintenance and repairs on processing equipment, including vacuum systems, spectrophotometers, ICP, vacuum furnaces, chilled water systems, and new equipment periphery.

Confidential, Keene, NH

Senior Coating Engineering Specialist

Responsibilities:

Developed new coating processes utilizing PECVD, RF Sputtering, IAD evaporation with E-guns and thermal sources.
Assisted Supervisor with procurement of new equipment, upgrading of existing systems and interaction with internal and external customers.
Worked as liaison to Mechanical Engineering and machine shop personnel for prints regarding coating tooling, chamber modifications and was the final sign-off on any ECR.
Authored or signed off on all procedures for the coating department.

Confidential, Agawam, MA

Coating Service Engineer

Responsibilities:

Maintained six coating chambers along with all peripheral equipment, gas batteries, chillers, blasters, etc.
PVD Coating of HSS, Carbide, Ti, for wear resistance and lubricity.
Assisted Center Manager with a staff of ten technicians in good vacuum practices.
Documented all preventative maintenance and ordered spare parts and consumables.

Confidential, Danbury, CT

Senior Engineering Production Specialist

Responsibilities:

Confidential, Westford, MA

Sputtering Process Engineer

Responsibilities:

Worked as Senior Metrologist for Aerospace/Defense Group.
Process Engineer for the Sputtering Department responsible for four chambers and all technician .
Commissioned two new sputtering chambers, as well as acquired an existing metallizer from another company.
Worked closely with the Senior Scientist on testing, IAD processes, ITO coatings, and sputtering process parameters.