OBJECTIVE: Engineer /Management- Research and Development environment where my analytical, problem solving and communication skills will contribute to the company's development goals.
EXPERIENCE:
IXYS Integrated Circuits Division, Beverly, MA 2008 – Present
(Leader in High-Voltage Integrated Circuits (IC’s) and Optically Isolated Solid State Relays (OptoMOS))
Quality Engineer
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a system to assure that all manufactured products and components meet
company and customer specifications to achieve superior quality and reliability levels.
• Serve as Program Manager for ISO 9001-2008 Certification, both internal and twice yearly outside audits from SGS.
• Manage Quality Assurance System which includes Product Planning Control, Product Design Control and all facets
of Production Quality Control, verifying adherence to strict Clare principles via a multi-discipline team environment.
• Maintain new product qualification and existing process/product changes via reliability evaluations based on the
methods and conditions outlined in recognized JEDEC and MILSTD industry standards.
• Proficient in key reliability stress testing including Life-Test (HTRB), Temperature Humidity Bias (THB), Thermal
Shock (T/S), Temperature Cycle (T/C), Moisture Sensitivity (MSL), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Intermittent
Operating Life (IOL) and Autoclave, verified via electrical testing using Eagle and HP electrical device testing
equipment.
• Maintain document control for reliability/qualification testing including set-up and maintenance of reliability testing
travelers, qualification log/matrix and writing/presenting all associated reports to satisfy new product releases.
• Initiated a rigorous qualification plan and program to satisfy AEC-Q101-004 Section 4 Automotive Qualification
Standard.
• Key responder to all customer inquiries including completion of IPC Form 1752, Material Declarations, Motorola
W18/CXS Material Composition Survey forms, etc.
• Maintain and authorize all external and internal CAPA reports.
• Establish and communicate goals for quality, track performance; maintaining an outgoing quality level < 100PPM.
Work with outside regulatory inspectors such as UL, FDA, etc. and act as Project Manager for RoHS, REACH
Compliance and maintain/document all related reports and findings.
HI-TECH MEDICAL/HI-TECH DURAVENT, Georgetown, MA 2007 – 2008
(Leader in Medical and Industrial Plastic Extrusion Hoses)
Quality Manager/Environmental Management Representative/Safety Champion
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a system to assure that all manufactured products and components meet
company and customer specifications to achieve superior quality and reliability levels.
• Serve as leader for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and monthly SAG (Safety Advisory Groups).
• Manage (1) Quality Technician and (2) Quality Inspectors.
• Manage all aspects of QA lab including training to ensure products meet company, customer and regulatory
standards.
• Work with engineering to produce characteristics data for capability studies, SPC, DOE and Gage R&R.
• Proficient in working with customer’s various AQP, IQP, OQP and PQP programs.
• Initiated a rigorous qualification program for all new raw material suppliers.
• Key responder to all customer complaints relating to defective product.
• Maintain and authorize all external and internal CAPA reports.
• Work with outside regulatory inspectors such as UL, FDA, RoHS, ISO 10993-5 Biocompatibility/Cytotoxicity
Studies and maintain/document all related reports and findings.
• Establish and communicate goals for quality and track performance.
CRYSTAL SYSTEMS, INC., Salem, MA 2003 - 2005
(Leader in Sapphire, Ti:Sapphire crystal growth)
Project Leader Process/Quality Control
• Developed an in-depth understanding of the current process for producing Ti:Sapphire laser rods from crystal boules
and implemented necessary changes to improve the process resulting in a 35% sales increase for Ti:Sapphire.
• Utilized standard procedures and methodologies to develop a process for acquiring necessary data, implementing
full documentation and communicating the results effectively to the crystal growth manager.
• Devised a comprehensive flow chart and quality control loop representing the process.
• Addressed measurement and inspection issues (utilizing the Spectra-Physics 2020 Argon Laser and Zygo GPI-XP
Interferometer Surface/Wavefront mapping system) that arose between CSI and various customers.
• Established inspection procedures and process travelers to accompany Ti:Sapphire boule/rod production and quality
of Ti:Sapphire characterization analysis.
• Designed and implemented a Certificate of Quality Report to accompany all customer shipments, as well as, a
Returned Material Quality Report template.
IBIS TECHNOLOGY, INC., Danvers, MA 1993 - 2000
(Leader in SIMOX [separation by implanted oxygen] wafer production)
Quality Systems Manager 1998 - 2000
• Implemented BTI TEOS characterization plan, high temperature oxidation furnace characterization (BTI and MRL furnaces) and performed the function/role of APEX host administrator.
• Acted as liason between Sales/Marketing and Customer as "Production/Quality Control" for satisfying SIMOX customer specifications and shipping requirements.
• Instrumental in initiating IBIS qualification as an ISO-9000 company and representing the SIMOX production/quality group during rigorous customer QSR audits, Japanese quality audits and organizing random internal (IBIS) quality audits.
• Performed research duties as a principal investigator for SBIR Phase I and Phase II proposals.
Process Engineer III /Production Control 1993 - 1998
• Performed "hands-on" maintenance and operation of Eaton NV200 high current Oxygen implanters.
• Supervised 3 Process Technicians and one Process Engineer - providing them with goals and process directives designed to meet production yield criteria.
• Maintained process flow for all aspects of the SIMOX production wafer FAB facility - responsible for improvements in the RCA cleaning techniques and executed DOE for alternative cleaning chemistry JTB100.
• Initiated detailed spreadsheet reports to track Raw Wafer Material Inventory, Customer Supplied Inventory , SIMOX Finished Goods Inventory and production work in process (WIP).
• Performed extensive QC related analytical duties ie: SIMOX defect density evaluation utilizing a ...
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