Aja McSherry
Portland,OR
Summary
I am a creative and passionate person, who values learning from other people regardless of their position within a company. I enjoy working in a team environment, but also thrive working independently. I enjoy the opportunity to showcase my organizational skills and my ability to complete tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently. In my varied work experience, I have been able to aquire a broad skill set that has proved as beneficial in the beauty industry as in tech. I have also had the opportunity to plan, organize, and execute two very successful non- profit events while living in Denver Colorado. This included everything from writing press releases, to getting them published in The Westword(Willamette Week), as well as on the local news, and radio. I enjoyed going to local businesses and talking with the owners and managers, encouraging them to get involved by donating to the events. I also went out to speak with potential and exsisting clients about how they could get involved in the important work we were doing to help vulnerable families and individuals in our community. I was tasked with getting the business free advertising and exposure in the paper, on television, and on the radio. Being able to accomplish that goal, while also engineering a project that brought together the business and residential communities of Denver, to do something that started out self serving, but became selfless was incredibly rewarding. After COVID, I switched career paths and began working in the semiconductor industry. I now plan on going back to college to continue my education in some engineering field that I can directly apply to working in semiconductor.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assembly Technician III
Russell Tobbin/ LAM Research
Tualatin, USA
01.2026 - Current
- I just started working in this position. Although I do have assembly experience, the bulk of my experience and my passion is more geared to a process technician role.
- I am going back to school next semester to finish my degree in an engineering discipline.
- My prior experience in post development inspection, running wafers of different sets of photo lithography, Metrology, and deposition tools, as well as my extensive training in troubleshooting, mini environment certifications, and in depth knowledge of cleanroom fundamentals makes me an ideal well rounded candidate for this position.
Mechanical Assembly Tech III
Collins Aerospace
Wilsonville, USA
10.2025 - Current
- I work in Service at Collins in top level assembly currently, but I was hired as a floater.
- I have been trained in the year down and rebuild of the Optics Modules/Optics for the projectors used for flight simulation for commercial and military training.
- Top level assembly is the tear down and rebuild of this whole projection equipment.
- I work with micro electronic such as PCB boards.
- I have extensive training in component stacking, soldering, wire and parts replacement, and troubleshooting of these modules.
- I must work cohesively within my team, but I have to be a strong independent worker as well.
Micro Contamination Technician 3
Pentagon Technologies / Intel
Hillsboro, USA
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Responsible for controlling contamination in my cleanrooms/gownrooms.
- Performing various testing on multiple tool sets across the cleanroom and giving out mini environment certifications.
- Promoted from assisting the micro team to being on the Micro Team.
- I am responsible for performing construction bubble certifications and testing.
- I perform laminarity testing, air sample testing, tool calibration, troubleshooting on process tools for high particle counts and contamination.
- I maintain close working relationships with technicians, engineers, tool owners, trades and their foreman, and Intel upper management.
- I use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Teams everyday to put together data and reports for daily meetings where I present these reports to management.
- I am responsible for following and if necessary suggesting changes to improve BKM and training specs.
- I know how to prioritize tasks based on urgency and customer needs.
Preventative Maintenance Specialist
Qorvo, Inc
Hillsboro, USA
07.2024 - 10.2024
- I worked as a Preventative Maintenance Specialist.
- My position eventually took me all over the fab across many different areas and tool sets.
- I am currently certified to do PMs and Quals on Evaporators, SSL, and ALN tools.
- I am required to do extremely detailed Inspections, highly detailed cleaning, as well as accurately using an ion beam to melt metals during a very specific and detailed qual process.
- I am required to provide detailed records of my findings, as well as detailed and specific information in my daily passdowns.
Laboratory Technician II/Preventative Maintenance Tech III
WNGSTAR/Intel Ronlar Acres
Hillsboro, USA
12.2023 - 07.2024
- I previously worked in one of Intel's metrology labs.
- I worked on a duel ion beam TEM LINK tool.
- My position required me to load wafers into the tool, where I am using a probe to pluck lamella that contain ROI, those plucked samples are then deposited onto a grid that is inside the tool.
- I worked independently and closely with my team.
- I was required to use WIP Management, spreadsheets, and accurately record data.
- I frequently used Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, and Teams.
- My position was very detail oriented.
- I also filled metrology tools once a week across different labs with LN2, in which I have been trained and certified in the technical and the safe chemical handling involved with tool chem fills.
- I also have been certified as a preventative maintenance tech working on/with the OHVs(overhead vehicles) that move wafer lots all around the fab from tools to stockers and loaders.
- This work requires extreme attention to detail as well as hyper awareness to my personal safety, and the safety of those working with, and around me.
- I am required to use hand tools such as calipers, screwdrivers, soldering tools, and some chemicals that require thorough hazmat training.
Foup Transfer Technician/Scrap
Retronix Semiconductor/Intel Ronlar Campus
Hillsboro, USA
10.2023 - 12.2023
- I worked at Retronix, which is a Scottish based tech company.
- This opened the door for me to explore what it was like to work at a facility like Intel.
- Retronix has multiple open ended contracts with Intel, on their Ronlar Acres Campus in Hillsboro.
- This position with Retronix gave me the opportunity to learn different WIP Management and Lot Dispatch systems used by Intel.
- I have also been given opportunities to learn and train in positions other than manufacturing technician.
- Working in FOUP Transfer and in Scrap has provided me with a more well rounded view on what it takes for a FAB to create, test, and produce new exciting technologies.
- As well as maintain and produce Intel's current array of diversified chips that go into everything from cars to laptops.
- Retronix is a Scottish based tech company.
Workman's Comp
Avantor Shin Etsu-Handotai
Vancouver, USA
07.2023 - 09.2023
Package Handler
FedEx Ground
Troutdale, USA
10.2021 - 04.2023
- I work moving, sorting, and scanning packages from as light as an ounce to as heavy as 75 to 100lbs.
- At FedEx I am trained to perform certain tasks and then I am expected to be self motivated, knowledgeable, and efficient, while at the same time being expected to not be shy or timid and to ask any of my coworkers for help if and when I need it.
Wafer Fabrication Operator metrology and PDI(Post Development Inspection)
Analog Devices
Beaverton, USA
05.2021 - 04.2023
- I am responsible for using different measure tools in the photo/ metrology area of the fab.
- I am certified on metrology tools such as, Hitachi CD-SEM, Archer, Scope, and EagleView tools.
- I worked in Post Development Inspection, inside the cleanroom, checking wafers for many different types of defects.
- All of this information goes into PROMIS, Analog Devices WIP Management documentation system.
- I was required to closely follow SPC, and make judgement calls about current and previous layer defects, based on my findings I decided whether to rework wafers, send them on, or put them on hold for engineering.
- I was required to effectively communicate with the PETs, Engineers, and my team members, and team leads in different modules.
- I performed measurements based on engineer specifications.
- I was then required to read complex graphs, to record my findings, as well as pass or fail wafer lots based on said specifications.
- I was required to work independently and be a self starter.
- It was/ is very important that I am able to work closely and communicate effectively with my team.
- I was a member of the Metrology/Photo team.
- I often worked on the Hitachi CD-SEM tools, where I became a certified operator.
- I was responsible for following engineering instructions, if there was not a job for that lot on the Hitachi I was working on, I was able to transfer jobs from another Hitachi CD-SEM tool.
- I was also responsible from running daily quals and doing beam alignments.
Education
Fashion Merchandising - Associate
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NYHistory/Sociology - Some College
Denver Community College
Denver, COGeneral Studies - G.E.D
New York State Board of Education
Albany, NYSkills
- Quality standards in production
- Soldering
- Equipment calibration
- Building interior maintenance
- Conveyor belts
- Production records
- Micro-soldering
- Electronics component replacement
- Maintenance
- Fastening
- Mechanical assembly
- Computer operation
- Order picker
- Mechanical knowledge
- Attention to detail
- Hydraulics
- Cleanroom
- CMMS
- Microsoft Office
- Windows
- Replacing parts
- Electrical systems
- Packaging
- Blueprint reading
- Electrical parts
- Laboratory safety
- Pallet jack
- Semiconductor experience
- Power tools
- Equipment diagnostics
- Hand tools
- Technical documentation
- Surface mount technology
- Electrical assembly
- Lubrication
- Assembly
- Routine inspections
- Manufacturing
- Technical Proficiency
- Record keeping
- Debugging
- Facilities maintenance
Certification
- Food Handler Certification, 12/01/18
- Licensed cosmetologist, New York, Colorado, Oregon, 12/01/23
- OLCC license, 02/01/22
Timeline
Assembly Technician III
Russell Tobbin/ LAM Research
01.2026 - Current
Mechanical Assembly Tech III
Collins Aerospace
10.2025 - Current
Micro Contamination Technician 3
Pentagon Technologies / Intel
10.2024 - 08.2025
Preventative Maintenance Specialist
Qorvo, Inc
07.2024 - 10.2024
Laboratory Technician II/Preventative Maintenance Tech III
WNGSTAR/Intel Ronlar Acres
12.2023 - 07.2024
Foup Transfer Technician/Scrap
Retronix Semiconductor/Intel Ronlar Campus
10.2023 - 12.2023
Workman's Comp
Avantor Shin Etsu-Handotai
07.2023 - 09.2023
Package Handler
FedEx Ground
10.2021 - 04.2023
Wafer Fabrication Operator metrology and PDI(Post Development Inspection)
Analog Devices
05.2021 - 04.2023
Fashion Merchandising - Associate
Fashion Institute of Technology
History/Sociology - Some College
Denver Community College
General Studies - G.E.D
New York State Board of Education