Abiye Mekonnen
Beaverton,USA
Summary
Innovative Senior Process Engineer with 9+ years of semiconductor industry success in Process Engineering roles. Dedicated and industrious with advanced knowledge of developing highly effective teams through strong leadership and solid background in industry, best practices. Passionate about achieving the highest level of quality for products and services.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Module Integrator (MI)
Intel
Hillsboro, OR
03.2023 - Current
- Supported end-to-end integration of advanced packaging automation and manufacturing solutions across planning, development, qualification, and release phases.
- Coordinated requirements, schedules, collaterals, defect tracking, and cross-functional alignment with engineers, users, and stakeholders to drive timely execution and issue closure.
- Supported rollout readiness, training, and system updates across advanced packaging platforms and tools to ensure successful deployment and adoption.
Sr. Process Engineer
Intel
Hillsboro, OR
08.2016 - 01.2023
- Created series of process optimizations to reduce production errors and increase quality.
- Established project schedules and monitored tasks to meet milestones during each phase.
- Optimized processes to reduce cost and increase efficiency.
- Participated in project reviews to enable ongoing status tracking and reporting.
- Coached newly hired employees while observing progress and delegating tasks.
Co Founder and CEO
BIOEYE
Washington, DC
05.2014 - 01.2018
- Image analysis, production of mobile tools for biomedical and scientific processes.
- Updated business processes, products and team makeups to generate more business opportunities and cater to audience needs.
Graduate Research Assistant
Howard University
Washington, DC
01.2014 - 07.2016
- Culture bacterial samples; setup bacterial biofilm based experiments, design reactors.
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Gathered, reviewed and summarized literature from scientific journals such as SciFinder and PubMed and produced graphs and other scientific calculations using MS Excel.
- Prepared literature for reports and presentations.
Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Howard University
Washington, DC05-2016
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA12-2011
Skills
- Technical Skills: Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), Thin Film Coating, Sputter Deposition, Thin Film Characterization, Plasma Etch, Process Automation, Recipe Development, Process Development, Wafer Bonding
- Other Skills: Statistical Process Control (SPC), Quality Control, Tool Troubleshooting, Design of Experiments (DOE), Data Analysis, Process Monitoring, Failure Analysis, Yield Improvement, Strategic Planning, Management, Leadership
SOFTWARE
SQL, JMP, Dashboard Metrics, Microsoft Office, Matlab, Labview, BO Web Intelligence, SAS
LEADERSHIP
- Leadership Essentials Program Overview
- McKinsey Academy (2022–2024)
- Completed a comprehensive program to build leadership skills.
- Developed understanding of effective leadership behaviors.
- Gained practical team and project management experience.
- Successfully led a high-profile project that achieved significant cost savings and operational efficiency improvements.
Timeline
Module Integrator (MI)
Intel
03.2023 - Current
Sr. Process Engineer
Intel
08.2016 - 01.2023
Co Founder and CEO
BIOEYE
05.2014 - 01.2018
Graduate Research Assistant
Howard University
01.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Howard University