Kainoa Kekahuna

• Consistently performed technical demonstrations for prospective Silicon Photonics customers (and other FormFactor Applications) to better understand their requirements and match a suitable solution.
• Enhanced overall team productivity with continuous training and mentoring of junior engineers.
• Coordinated with sales and marketing teams to identify client needs and develop customized engineering solutions.
• Fostered a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging the sharing of ideas, leading to increased creativity and problem-solving capabilities within the team.
• Presented progress reports to executive leadership, demonstrating success in meeting project milestones on time and within budget constraints.
• Streamlined communication channels, ensuring clear and timely updates between departments and with external partners.
• Fostered culture of continuous improvement, encouraging feedback and implementing strategic changes to enhance operations.
• Boosted team morale and performance through targeted training programs and leadership development initiatives.

• Intimately engaged with the successful installation, operation, and customer training of 50+ (most definitely more) FF SiPh systems worldwide.
• Supported and Developed FF SiPh solution essentially from its outset (6+ years and starting with FF's 3rd customer)
• Instrumental in the development of groundbreaking technological innovations pertaining to SiPh testing solutions (OptoVue, Pharos, etc.).
• Monitored industry trends to identify new opportunities for product development or enhancements in existing offerings.
• Presented/demoed at industry conferences/trade shows to showcase company products while building brand awareness within the marketplace.
• Trained customers on product offerings to better leverage capabilities, improve throughput and efficiency.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hardware/software products on time and within budget.
• Contributed to the successful completion of large-scale projects as a key member of the engineering team.
• Managed multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining focus on priorities and meeting deadlines consistently.
• Spearheaded the resolution of critical field issues, minimizing system disruptions and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Maximized application efficiency by conducting comprehensive evaluations of client systems and recommending improvements.
• Partnered closely with product management teams to provide valuable feedback on customer needs and preferences, shaping the direction of future product iterations.
• Delivered essential technical training to sales teams, ensuring a knowledgeable workforce capable of promoting product benefits to potential clients.
• Contributed to the creation of documentation materials such as user manuals, guides, and technical whitepapers for distribution among customers and internal teams alike.

• Spearheaded the resolution of critical field issues, minimizing system disruptions and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Maximized application efficiency by conducting comprehensive evaluations of client systems and recommending improvements.
• Led root cause analysis investigations on recurring issues in deployed systems, resulting in substantial reduction of future occurrences.
• Developed strong relationships with key clients, fostering long-term partnerships that drove repeat business growth.
• Partnered closely with product management teams to provide valuable feedback on customer needs and preferences, shaping the direction of future product iterations.
• Ensured optimal product integration by providing timely and accurate technical support to customers.
• Delivered essential technical training to sales teams, ensuring a knowledgeable workforce capable of promoting product benefits to potential clients.
• Facilitated smooth product installations with thorough pre-and post-sales engineering assistance.
• Contributed to the creation of documentation materials such as user manuals, guides, and technical whitepapers for distribution among customers and internal teams alike.
• Improved customer satisfaction by effectively addressing their technical concerns and providing tailored solutions.
• Implemented best practices in design reviews, enhancing product quality and reducing time-to-market delays.
• Updated technical documentation, product specifications, and technical training materials.
• Explained project technical risks and benefits during project kick-off.
• Worked closely with sales team on understanding customer requirements, promoting products and delivering sales support.

Hiring Manager: Dirk Werhane

Senior year internship. Fully debugged and implemented fixes to mixed signal board designed to validate the latest generation of wireless module cards:

• Performed change implementation in coordination with design engineers based on findings from board test debugging
• Self-sufficiently learned a variety of firmware programming languages/environments as well as signal integrity concepts needed to complete project.
• Self-managed time, tasks, and learnings while mentor was on sabbatical during first half of project.

Hiring Managers: Ram Lakshmanan and Ken Dawson

Junior year internship. Worked on two key projects

First project involved accessing product performance data from Mfg. database and createda program to analyze performance data in such a way as to generate recommendations for changes to product specifications.

• Dealt with scope creep for several additional features effortlessly
• Approached open ended project goal with well researched solution that exceeded expectations of mentors

Second project consisted of the automation of a production RF probe station to gather necessary data for outgoing product specifications.

• Worked closely with IT to bring new IT personnel up to speed to take over the project long term
• Called meetings and coordinated this project across several disciplines and departments
• Major roadblock had little to no IT support and anyone that understood the existing programs. Worked to understand existing code and multiple programs interaction and infrastructure