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AGI Equipment Engineering and Maintenance Projects

Project / Location / Date	Scope of Work
Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) Troy, MI 2005	Solar Cell Roll to Roll Stainless Steel Processing Equipment · Provided consulting to optimize film etch back technologies, processes, and tool cleanliness following multiday runs
Creo Vancouver, BC 2004 – 2005	Thermal Imaging for Printing (LITI) · Clean Tool Design Optimization · Clean tool Assembly / Crating / Shipping Plan · Toll Construction Evaluation · First 3 tools in the field are being used for large FPD Color Filters in Asia as of January 2006, other applications under development
Arizona State University Flexible Display Center Tempe, AZ 2003 – Present	Flexible Display Research, Development and Pilot Line · Assisted Development of Technical Plan and Road Map · Developed Tool List, 6-inch and Gen II · Building Evaluation (Facilities Infrastructure) and Utilization Plan · Cleanroom Audit · On-site Operations and Start-up Support · Tool Installation Design and Supervision · Facility Reconfiguration Support
University of California at Riverside Bourns Hall Cleanroom Riverside, CA 2003 – 2005	Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering · Cleanroom and Characterization Programming, Design, and Construction Support (Design-Build Project) · E-Beam Lithography · Layout, Utility Matrix, HPM Analysis · Tool Research and Negotiation · Vibration and EMI Consulting and Abatement Recommendations · Process Engineering Support for the Tool Evaluation, Acceptance and Start-up
Duke University Durham, NC 2002 – Present	Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (FCIEMAS) · Cleanroom Design: Program through Construction Documents and Tool Install · Nanotechnology and Bio Cleanroom, Characterization, and MBE · Class 10 to class 1,000 · Layout, Utility Matrix, HPM Analysis · Tool Research · Vibration and EMI Consulting and Abatement · Accommodate Relocated and New Tools
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2002 – Present	SSEL Cleanroom Expansion, Steve Forrest Labs · Cleanroom Design: Programming through Construction Documents, and Feasibility Studies · Layout (As Built and Proposed Expansion) · Utility Matrix · Specialty Systems and HVAC Consulting · HPM Analysis · Tool Installation Design · Relocation of OLED, Display, and MBE custom tools from Princeton to University of Michigan
Knowles Electronics Chicago, IL 2000 – 2002	Equipment Maintenance Support and Training · Evaporator Maintenance · Roll to Roll Deposition Equipment Optimization · 4 inch Wafer Fab Tool Maintenance
Fanuc America Berkeley, CA 2002	Facilities Decommission · Dismantle 2,000 square foot Cleanroom and Facilities Support Space · Environmental Decontamination
University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2002	CITRIS Cleanroom Tool De-installation · Relocate and De-install, Wrap, Crate, and Ship to 40 MEMS Process Tools to be donated from FANUC to University of California at Berkeley · Coordinate Delivery to multiple University of California at Berkeley locations
Hunt Construction/ Delphi Automotive/ Wayne State University Detroit, MI 2001	Tool De-Installation/Relocation · De-install, Wrap, and Crate 100 Process Tools to Support CMOS Process Transfer from Delphi to Wayne State University.
Motorola Tempe, AZ 2000	Nikon Stepper and FAS Coat Develop System De-installation · Remove Large Substrate FPD Stepper and Extrusion/Spin Coat/Develop Tools from Cleanroom · Document Equipment Disassembly
United States Display Consortium San Jose, CA 1999	· Invented and Constructed Glass Edge Chipping Test Apparatus · Evaluated wide range of impact materials and glass attributes with standard test method
Motorola MOS 12 Chandler, AZ 1997 – 2001	Advanced CMOS 8” Wafer Fab, 0.25 Micron · Thinfilms, Ion Implant, CVD, and Metrology Equipment Maintenance (Applied Materials, Eaton, Varian, etc.)
MEMSolutions Thousand Oaks, CA 1999 – 2002	FPD Pilot Line (MEMS) · Process and equipment maintenance for Thinfilm deposition equipment
Acoustic Imaging Phoenix, AZ 1999	Medical Transducer Manufacturer · Analysis and Training to improve Sputter Equipment performance
Kodak Rochester, NY 1998 – 1999	FPD Pilot Line (OLED) · Equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance specification development and training for Photo, Etch, and Strip/Clean equipment set. New and used tools
Texas Instruments (fka Unitrode) Merrimack, NH 1997 – 1998	150mm BiCMOS Fab Start Up, 0.6 Micron · Tool installation and acceptance · Wafer process start-up, specification development · Etch, Diffusion, CVD
GMT Microelectronics Norristown, PN 1997 – 1998	125mm Wafer Fab · Photolithography, Etch, CVD, Thinfilms, Ion Implant, and Diffusion Equipment Maintenance (Lam, Eaton, Tylan, Drytek, etc.)
Ericsson Components Stockholm, Sweden 1996 – 1998	100mm Wafer Fab · Etch, Photolithography Equipment Maintenance (Lam, Applied Materials, Perkin-Elmer, Electrotech, etc.)
Optical Imaging Systems Northville, MI 1993	FPD (320mm x 340mm AMLCD) Fab · Equipment Maintenance Management and Tool Installation
General Semiconductor Industries, Inc. Tempe, AZ Macroom, Ireland 1991 – 1992	Transient Voltage Suppression Devices – Wafers, Modules, MOV’s · Technical Operations Management · Process, device, product, and equipment engineering, strategic technology development, quality and reliability (MIL STD, ISO 9000) · Successful turnaround / sale of company · First DESC qualified line outside of USA

Project / Location / Date

Scope of Work

Energy Conversion Devices (ECD)

Troy, MI

2005

Solar Cell Roll to Roll Stainless Steel Processing Equipment

· Provided consulting to optimize film etch back technologies, processes, and tool cleanliness following multiday runs

Creo

Vancouver, BC

2004 – 2005

Thermal Imaging for Printing (LITI)

· Clean Tool Design Optimization

· Clean tool Assembly / Crating / Shipping Plan

· Toll Construction Evaluation

· First 3 tools in the field are being used for large FPD Color Filters in Asia as of January 2006, other applications under development

Arizona State University

Flexible Display Center

Tempe, AZ

2003 – Present

Flexible Display Research, Development and Pilot Line

· Assisted Development of Technical Plan and Road Map

· Developed Tool List, 6-inch and Gen II

· Building Evaluation (Facilities Infrastructure) and Utilization Plan

· Cleanroom Audit

· On-site Operations and Start-up Support

· Tool Installation Design and Supervision

· Facility Reconfiguration Support

University of California at Riverside

Bourns Hall Cleanroom

Riverside, CA

2003 – 2005

Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering

· Cleanroom and Characterization Programming, Design, and Construction Support (Design-Build Project)

· E-Beam Lithography

· Layout, Utility Matrix, HPM Analysis

· Tool Research and Negotiation

· Vibration and EMI Consulting and Abatement Recommendations

· Process Engineering Support for the Tool Evaluation, Acceptance and Start-up

Duke University

Durham, NC

2002 – Present

Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (FCIEMAS)

· Cleanroom Design: Program through Construction Documents and Tool Install

· Nanotechnology and Bio Cleanroom, Characterization, and MBE

· Class 10 to class 1,000

· Layout, Utility Matrix, HPM Analysis

· Tool Research

· Vibration and EMI Consulting and Abatement

· Accommodate Relocated and New Tools

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

2002 – Present

SSEL Cleanroom Expansion, Steve Forrest Labs

· Cleanroom Design: Programming through Construction Documents, and Feasibility Studies

· Layout (As Built and Proposed Expansion)

· Utility Matrix

· Specialty Systems and HVAC Consulting

· HPM Analysis

· Tool Installation Design

· Relocation of OLED, Display, and MBE custom tools from Princeton to University of Michigan

Knowles Electronics

Chicago, IL

2000 – 2002

Equipment Maintenance Support and Training

· Evaporator Maintenance

· Roll to Roll Deposition Equipment Optimization

· 4 inch Wafer Fab Tool Maintenance

Fanuc America

Berkeley, CA

2002

Facilities Decommission

· Dismantle 2,000 square foot Cleanroom and Facilities Support Space

· Environmental Decontamination

University of California at Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

2002

CITRIS Cleanroom Tool De-installation

· Relocate and De-install, Wrap, Crate, and Ship to 40 MEMS Process Tools to be donated from FANUC to University of California at Berkeley

· Coordinate Delivery to multiple University of California at Berkeley locations

Hunt Construction/ Delphi Automotive/ Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

2001

Tool De-Installation/Relocation

· De-install, Wrap, and Crate 100 Process Tools to Support CMOS Process Transfer from Delphi to Wayne State University.

Motorola

Tempe, AZ

2000

Nikon Stepper and FAS Coat Develop System De-installation

· Remove Large Substrate FPD Stepper and Extrusion/Spin Coat/Develop Tools from Cleanroom

· Document Equipment Disassembly

United States Display Consortium

San Jose, CA

1999

· Invented and Constructed Glass Edge Chipping Test Apparatus

· Evaluated wide range of impact materials and glass attributes with standard test method

Motorola MOS 12

Chandler, AZ

1997 – 2001

Advanced CMOS 8” Wafer Fab, 0.25 Micron

· Thinfilms, Ion Implant, CVD, and Metrology Equipment Maintenance (Applied Materials, Eaton, Varian, etc.)

MEMSolutions

Thousand Oaks, CA

1999 – 2002

FPD Pilot Line (MEMS)

· Process and equipment maintenance for Thinfilm deposition equipment

Acoustic Imaging

Phoenix, AZ

1999

Medical Transducer Manufacturer

· Analysis and Training to improve Sputter Equipment performance

Kodak

Rochester, NY

1998 – 1999

FPD Pilot Line (OLED)

· Equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance specification development and training for Photo, Etch, and Strip/Clean equipment set. New and used tools

Texas Instruments

(fka Unitrode)

Merrimack, NH

1997 – 1998

150mm BiCMOS Fab Start Up, 0.6 Micron

· Tool installation and acceptance

· Wafer process start-up, specification development

· Etch, Diffusion, CVD

GMT Microelectronics

Norristown, PN

1997 – 1998

125mm Wafer Fab

· Photolithography, Etch, CVD, Thinfilms, Ion Implant, and Diffusion Equipment Maintenance (Lam, Eaton, Tylan, Drytek, etc.)

Ericsson Components

Stockholm, Sweden

1996 – 1998

100mm Wafer Fab

· Etch, Photolithography Equipment Maintenance (Lam, Applied Materials, Perkin-Elmer, Electrotech, etc.)

Optical Imaging Systems

Northville, MI

1993

FPD (320mm x 340mm AMLCD) Fab

· Equipment Maintenance Management and Tool Installation

General Semiconductor Industries, Inc.

Tempe, AZ

Macroom, Ireland

1991 – 1992

Transient Voltage Suppression Devices – Wafers, Modules, MOV’s

· Technical Operations Management

· Process, device, product, and equipment engineering, strategic technology development, quality and reliability (MIL STD, ISO 9000)

· Successful turnaround / sale of company

· First DESC qualified line outside of USA

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