Objective Work in research or product development for a company that believes in promoting superior products and technology.
Education B.S. Physics, 2006
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Skills Personal: Project management, group work, leadership, and problem solving.
Computers: Word processors, databases, Windows, Unix(limited), C (Labwindows), MatLab, FORTRAN.
Characterization techniques: AFM, Schlieren photography, other data analysis (statistics).
Mechanics: Brazing/welding/soldering, digital & analog electronics
Specific Equipment Experience: Digital Instruments Nanoscope III Multimode, Tencor
profilometers, Perkin Elmer Lambda 19 spectrometer, Brookfield Digital Viscometer,
SS White Airbrasive Unit, Taber 5150 Abraser, BYK Gardner haze-guard, Delcome Instruments conductance monitor,
Sarrett Electronic Gage, Olympus Bx20 optical Microscope w/ digital capture - DIV/RF/DF,
IMASS SP-2000, Strassbaugh CMP Wafer Polisher, Ion mill-custom
Experience Lab Analyst October 07-May 08
Pace Analytical Lab Ops external (3M EMMD-Electronic Finishing Lab CMP technician)
* Executed bench-top tests on CMP conditioning discs using customized equipment to evaluate product performance.
* Researched techniques and chemical products used in the micro-chip fabrication industry.
* Design of experiments for Six Sigma reporting and to trouble shoot equipment issues (vibrations, malfunctions, etc.).
* Recorded in technical notebook daily, prepared data for group meetings.
3M Technical Aid July 06-July07
Building & Commercial Services Division?Window Films
* Assisted in the development and optimization of film products.
* Collected corrosion, spectral, viscosity, adhesion, and abrasion data for Quality Assurance.
* Prepared and analyzed tint, hard-coat, and PSA solutions for sample coating.
* Used Windows 5 database and simulation to study film performance.
Junior Developed and quantified a particular setup for Schlieren photography. Produced an image of a
Project simple translucent object using Schlieren technique. Captured the image using a CCD camera and used Adobe Photoshop to measure relative intensities across a central path which could then be compared with expected density changes. Wrote final paper in journal publication format and presented to class.
Research Undergraduate Research Assistant May 04-November 07
University of MN-Twin Cities Department of Physics and Astronomy, Thin Film lab
* Micro-machined SrTiO3 substrates using bead blaster, Ion etching, and VCR dimpler.
* Developed and taught methods to other lab members (graduate students).
* Used other nanofabrication technologies i.e. - ellipsometry, confocal microscopy, photolithography, profilometry, microtome.
Leadership President, Society of Physics Students 2001-2005
* Coordinated club activities, trips to national laboratories, and outreach trips to local schools to heighten interest in physics and science.
* Obtained national recognition in AIP and increased membership by 50%.
* Was twice awarded Institute of Technology Student Leadership Award.
Activities The Physics Force (http://www.physics.umn.edu/outreach/pforce/)
Additional Lab Attendant August 99-May 06
Experience University of Minnesota Department of Micro-biology
* Cleaned and sterilized lab supplies for the micro-biology research labs.
* Organized the use of the autoclaves for the labs of 13 professors.
* Trained and supervise co-workers, ordered supplies.
* Small maintenance and trouble shooting on washers, ovens, pipette plugger, and autoclaves.
Research Assistant January 01-April 01
University of Minnesota Department of Astronomy ? APS lab
* Transfer of stellar data from Exabyte tape to hard drive to be uploaded to the WWW.
* Crosscheck data with the photographs from telescope.
* Did final checks on curve fits in a UNIX environment.
Directed Research January 04-May 04
University of Minnesota Department of Physics
* Explored possible techniques of polishing and cutting to get a very smooth cross-section of a bi-layer ultra thin film assembled on a SrTiO3 substrate.
* Used atomic force microscopy to analyze the smoothness of the resulting cut.
* Wrote detailed paper on the success or failure of each method.
Management Team September 98?June 99
Rocky Rococco?s Pizza
* Managed employees and handled customer issues.
* Executed closing duties of cleaning, inventory, timecards, and registers.
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