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Keith Strong

Fremont,CA

Summary

Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

NPME Manager

Mattson Technology Inc
04.2022 - Current
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
  • Develop, implement, and release new product BOM
  • Extensive use of NX to maintain the mastery layout and create kits
  • Manages updates, spec waivers, supplier Issues and engineering changes
  • Worked with Design, Manufacturing and Purchasing to develop and implement new product
    manufacturing, tooling, test, and sourcing strategies
  • Work with DE to resolves and implement nonconformances found during build
  • Defined work scope to sub tier module suppliers, provide work instructions and resolve build
    issues.

New Product Manufacturing Engineer

Applied Material, Inc
07.2018 - 03.2022
  • Applied project management metrics and tools in oversight of engineering and manufacturing projects and program services.
  • Established and coordinated sub-contracting and outsourcing requirements for machining and processes to overcome in-house production issues.
  • Coordinated selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, and operation of product designs.
  • Selected manufacturing methods, fabrication and operations to develop and coordinate production.
  • ● Develop, implement, and release new product BOM
  • Extensive use of NX to maintain the mastery layout and create kits
  • Worked with Design, Manufacturing and Purchasing to develop and implement new product
    manufacturing, tooling, test, and sourcing strategies
  • Manages updates, spec waivers, supplier Issues and engineering changes
  • Work with DE to resolves and implement nonconformances found during build
  • Defined work scope

Quality Engineer

Applied Materials, Inc
10.2014 - 07.2018
  • Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
  • Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
  • Developed action plan for company certification using ISO 9000 standard knowledge.
  • Analyzed and interpreted customer requirements to develop engineering solutions.
  • TQM for Pilot programs
  • Analyze discrepant material reports and drive 8D corrective action with supplier.
  • Develop cooperative relationships with suppliers
  • Work with mfg and DE to highlight and resolve build issues
  • Lead Green belt project to provide continual improvement mindset

Test and Integration Engineer

KLA-Tencor
10.2013 - 10.2014
  • Hardware integration support as part of KLA-Tencor’s R&D project exploring the development of Reflective E-Beam Lithography (REBL)
  • Organized and managed Product build and certification of prototype REBL column
  • Experience in testing experimental materials and designs
  • Design and fabrication of tooling for test applications
  • Experienced in High voltage systems, 100 KV
  • Trained in High Vacuum systems, in the low 1 E-9 Torr using Turbos, ion pumps etc.
  • Experienced with class 100 and 10,000 clean room protocol
  • Maintenance of high voltage and high vacuum test stands

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
09-2012

Timeline

NPME Manager

Mattson Technology Inc
04.2022 - Current

New Product Manufacturing Engineer

Applied Material, Inc
07.2018 - 03.2022

Quality Engineer

Applied Materials, Inc
10.2014 - 07.2018

Test and Integration Engineer

KLA-Tencor
10.2013 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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