James McNaney

• Leads day to day equipment maintenance in the III/V compound semiconductor lab.
• Leads production data capture and analysis required to make data based decisions for setting and achieving quality, yield, and repetitive process improvement objectives.

• Works closely with PHD level scientists to construct and accommodate their requests for unconventional semiconductor processing equipment.

Responsible for diagnosis and troubleshooting of equipment failures in the diffusion area.

Created action plans to repair equipment so it could be returned to production safely and without sacrificing quality.

Performed preventative maintenance and repair on vertical and horizontal furnace platforms. Platforms included:

TEL ALPHA 8S vertical POLY and NITRIDE

ASM A400 vertical POLY and NITRIDE

SVG VTR 7000 vertical POLY and NITRIDE

BRUCE BTI horizontal OXIDE and LPCVD

KOKUSAI horizontal LPCVD.

Reinforced equipment safety standards and fostered practices to enhance operations to support environmental, health and safety guidelines.

Responsible for troubleshooting as well as repairing electromechanical and pneumatic controlled systems using electrical schematics.

Diagnosed electronic and mechanical problems related to all thin films semiconductor equipment components including stepper/servo motors, cryogenic and turbo molecular pumps, high frequency RF generators and high voltage supplies.

Followed strict safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provided a safe work environment in an advanced cleanroom manufacturing facility.

Increased overall life span of equipment by following preventative maintenance plans and executing unscheduled repairs.

Operated and maintained sophisticated diagnostic equipment used in advanced troubleshooting of high vacuum chambers. Equipment included residual gas analyzers, helium leak detectors and brookside monitoring systems.

Assisted in mentoring junior technicians by providing guidance and direction.

Provided troubleshooting and equipment repair support for the AMAT Endura 5500 and Centura 5200 platforms.

Maintained documentation of equipment maintenance tasks, new installations and repair procedures.

Tested and replaced electrical components and wiring using test meters, soldering equipment and hand tools.

Used operational manuals, maintenance records and forums to gain troubleshooting insight for complex issues.

Supported the High Density Plasma group by providing high quality repair and maintenance services on all assigned AMAT Centura 5200 HDP Ultima equipment in a highly advanced class 1 clean room.

Quickly responded to equipment failures by employing troubleshooting methods and repair procedures to minimize unscheduled downtime.

Collected and organized failure data on equipment in order to improve equipment reliability and performance.