TRAMAINE JOHNSON
POUGHKEEPSIE,NEW YORK
Summary
Seasoned Equipment Engineer with progressive engineering expertise and leadership for infrastructure improvement and change capabilities. Technical problem-solver with demonstrated communication skills focused to design, develop and set-up equipment to establish and maintain production processes and achieve business goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Epitaxy Equipment Engineer, lead engineer
On semiconductor
Fishkill, New York
01.2019 - Current
- 300mm Epi Equipment,
- Assisted with tool selection for fab conversion, ramp-up and capacity increase
- Manage equipment installation for Onsemi at East Fishkill
- Manage the activities of senior level engineers and technicians who are assisting with tool install and tool up keep
- Organize engineering teams and facilitate cross functional work collaboration with other groups
- Work with process team closely on process transfer from other fabs as well as new process development
- Responsible for completing documentation procedures as well as developing safety and process improvements
- Responsible for evaluating system quality, performance and configuration issues
- Hold weekly meetings to provide updates to the Fab Director and senior VP’s
- Work closely with other equipment engineers, equipment vendors and construction trades to support tool installs
Lead MOCVD Equipment Engineer
NexGen Power Systems
Syracuse, New York
01.2019 - 01.2019
- Coordinate equipment installation for G5
- Responsible for startup, qualification, PM and sustain activity plan of leading edge Aixtron G5 MOCVD toolset
- Implemented new techniques and systems, to reduce defects, reduce cost of ownership , help reduce tool errors that lead to scrap, and improve overall tool quality and wafer outputs
- Responsible for troubleshooting and repair of down equipment to root cause of failure in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with departmental objectives
- Establishes programs and solutions for increasing uptime
- Conducted DOE
- Coordinate resources and maintenance activities to provide optimum manufacturing support
- Work with manufacturing and process ensuring alignment between process engineering and all support groups
- Implemented strategies to improve green to green time between Pm’s.
Field Service Engineer
Aixtron
Albany, New York
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Responsible for overseeing account/site for Aixtron in Albany
- MOCVD tool owner
- Responsible for parts purchasing and inventory up keep
- Responsible for all Pm’s and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and repairs as well as any required software and hardware upgrades
- Certified to work under SCBA, experienced and qualified to work with toxic gases such as Arsine
- Identified potential areas for improvement
- Was site owner, main contact for customer and responsible for building and maintain customer relationships by effectively servicing the equipment and understanding the customer’s needs
- Held weekly meetings with customer, engineers and process to gather process and tool performance feedback.
Photolithography Equipment Technician
Intel Corporation
Rio Rancho, Mexico, Mexico
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Responsible for maintenance of all litho Track semiconductor equipment
- Worked in clean room environment on 12 hour shift, maintained lithography tools
- Use diagnostic and test equipment to perform equipment checks
- Worked on Tel track 12, Lithius Tracks and Lithius Immersion Tracks performing scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance
- Troubleshot all problems that occurred from mechanical to process issues
- Worked on and fixed all SLAM and BARC Litho tools and helped to correct all process errors
- Was responsible for handling all TEL track escalations whether it was mechanical or process
- Worked on call to help handle any problem that came up
- Used SPC++ (statistical Process controls), MES and Klarity 2.7 and 2.9
- Suggested ways to improve process an reduce defects
- Responsible for the entire tool up keep scheduling weekly defx and thickness monitors, then reviewing them making sure the tool runs at its best performance
- We classify or own defects when the tool is in a trouble state and needs to come back up.
Final Test technician
Pentad/Veeco
Kingston, New York
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Responsible for install and setup of the MOCVD tool
- Perform end of line test to verify system integrity and operation readiness for field
- Was responsible for testing power supplies, Mass Flow Controllers and making sure the tool can run our standard processes
- During test we used equipment such as voltmeters and scopes to troubleshoot our problems
- Was responsible for training other Engineers on the tool for field service repair
- Wrote Method Instructions for performing routine maintenance and repairing MOCVD tool..
Litho Field Service Engineer
TOKYO ELECTRON
New York
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Worked with 32 nanometer immersion technology, on 12 inch Silicon wafers,
- Worked in clean room environment on 12 hour shift, maintained lithography tools
- Worked with process engineers to keep machines running at optimal performance
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Tel Clean Track 12 and Lithius Pro lithography semiconductor machines
- Diagnosed and traced new mechanical, electrical and process problems
- Troubleshot all Tel Track 12 Litho problems and reported repairs
- Installed required upgrades for tools
- Use diagnostic and test equipment to perform equipment checks
- Have Experience trouble shooting problems, reading schematics and wiring diagrams, using basic repair skills such as soldering
- Worked with linear motors, actuators and programmable motors
- Heavily experienced in pneumatic and vacuum machines, and troubleshooting pneumatic and vacuum problems within machines
- Reported to IBM about all tools status and repairs needed.
Education
Business
Mount Saint Mary’s College
12.2022
Automotive Technology
Lincoln Technical Institute
Mahwah, NJ12.2003
Skills
Critical thinking, problem Solving, Teamwork Skills, Systematic troubleshooting, 8-D, Time management, leadership, Active listening, Great Communication, Computer Skills
Timeline
Epitaxy Equipment Engineer, lead engineer
On semiconductor
01.2019 - Current
Lead MOCVD Equipment Engineer
NexGen Power Systems
01.2019 - 01.2019
Field Service Engineer
Aixtron
01.2014 - 01.2017
Photolithography Equipment Technician
Intel Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2014
Final Test technician
Pentad/Veeco
01.2010 - 01.2011
Litho Field Service Engineer
TOKYO ELECTRON
01.2004 - 01.2008
Business
Mount Saint Mary’s College
Automotive Technology
Lincoln Technical Institute