John M. Murphy
Portland
Summary
Dynamic Process Technician and Trainer with a proven track record at Intel and onsemi, excelling in team leadership and training facilitation. Recognized for enhancing safety protocols and driving tool operation development. Adept at problem-solving and maintaining tool operations certifications, I thrive in fast-paced environments, ensuring operational excellence and team success.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Equipment Technician (MET)
Intel (OWLA Foundry)
Hillsboro
10.2023 - 12.2025
- Level 1 for Equipment and Level 2 Operations certifications for back-end Wet Etch module
- Area Coordinator for WIP monitoring and module communications
- Team leader for Factory Safety and LSS audits
- Shift Safety team member
- Primarily responsible for team new hire training, through their first Operation certification.
Shift Training Coordinator // ISO/QMS Auditor
onsemi (formerly ON Semiconductor/LSI Logic)
Gresham
06.2010 - 06.2023
- Responsible for all New Hire Orientation (NHO) training for manufacturing and engineering new hires.
- Team leader of 4 - 8 trainers who provided the first three weeks of manufacturing training.
- Sole lead for many instructor-led courses for the site.
- Managed the administration of the Learning Management System (LMS) database.
- Partnered with Human Resources and Manufacturing with candidate orientations and interviews for hiring.
- Team member of Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT), Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) and a certified Red Cross First Responder.
- Participated in a variety of site audits as Lead Auditor or participating auditor (ISO, AS, VDA and IATF) for both internal and external customer audits/visits.
- Experienced in Lean Six Sigma principles; I have participated in several Kaizen teams.
- Familiar with 8D/Regression Analysis principles.
- Maintained tool operations certifications as a Thin Films manufacturing technician.
Process Specialist (aka Process Engineering Technician)
onsemi
Gresham
04.2004 - 06.2010
- Thin Films area // Cu Plating - Novellus Concept Two, AMAT Endura and Centura, ECP/SlimCell
- Responsible for creating and adjusting tool recipes.
- Dispositioning problem lots.
- Trouble-shooting tools a wide variety of production and process issues.
- Processed experiments and process development wafers per Process Engineering expectations.
- Monitored engineering lot processing across the Fab.
- Participated in 'bringing up' newly installed tools and new process steps on existing tools.
- Collected and reported back engineering measurements data.
Manufacturing Technician
LSI Logic/onsemi
Gresham
04.2001 - 04.2004
- Operator Level V - Certified in 100% of all tools and processes in Thin Films area.
- Toolsets included AMAT Endura and Centura, AMAT ECP/SlimCell and Novellus Concept Two and Speed chambers.
- CIM SME (Subject Matter Expert) - Resolved CIM issues and trained other operators to use latest software and techniques.
- WIP SME - Assisted supervisor in monitoring production and providing coverage as needed.
- Training SME - Made shift training schedules for new team members and provided cross-training.
- Designed the original plan for shift coverage and cross-training that is in place today.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Relations
University of Oregon, School of Journalism
01.1988
Skills
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Training facilitation
- Safety auditing
- Process development
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Manufacturing Equipment Technician (MET)
Intel (OWLA Foundry)
10.2023 - 12.2025
Shift Training Coordinator // ISO/QMS Auditor
onsemi (formerly ON Semiconductor/LSI Logic)
06.2010 - 06.2023
Process Specialist (aka Process Engineering Technician)
onsemi
04.2004 - 06.2010
Manufacturing Technician
LSI Logic/onsemi
04.2001 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Science - Public Relations
University of Oregon, School of Journalism