Kevin Mitton
Boise,Idaho
Summary
Field Service Engineer with semiconductor equipment expertise across CVD, PVD, ALD, and diffusion furnace systems. Leads on-site coordination with customers and internal teams for troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and process improvement. Trains junior engineers to maintain tool reliability and production readiness.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Field Service Engineer
Lam Research
Boise, Idaho
05.2026 - Current
- Installed Lam Research semiconductor equipment at customer fabrication sites.
- Troubleshot vacuum, electrical, and mechanical faults on process tools.
- Performed preventive maintenance on wafer fabrication systems.
- Calibrated chambers, sensors, and support subsystems to service standards.
- Coordinated field repairs with customer engineers and internal technical teams.
- Followed cleanroom safety and contamination control procedures during tool servicing.
- Trained junior technicians on field service routines and equipment handling.
- Obtained engineering data to support design services.
Lead Field Service Engineer
Tokyo Electron Limited
Boise, USA
06.2005 - 04.2026
- Supported the hardware and process development of High-K ALD equipment.
- Successful startups of over “100” new 300mm furnaces.
- Supervised onsite field service engineers.
- Coordinate site activities with customer and local field service team.
- Attend startup planning, tool escalation, and system improvement meetings.
- Direct the repair, maintenance and process troubleshooting of TEL equipment.
- Toolsets: NT333, Synapse S, Y, Z and V. TS 4000, Alpha 8se, 303i, TELIndy, TEL Indy Plus, SPA.
Senior Maintenance Technician
Micron Technologies Inc.
Boise, USA
04.2001 - 12.2004
- The repair, maintenance and process troubleshooting of all diffusion and RTP processes and equipment in the R&D Fab.
- Design of troubleshooting methodologies and reliability monitoring tools, SPC, MTBF, MTTR monitoring and improvement.
- Design and implementation of continuous improvement strategies.
- Toolsets: ASM A400, A412, Kokusai, TEL and SVG Vertical Thermal Reactors. AG, Applied Materials and Axcelis Rapid Thermal Reactors.
Lead Maintenance Technician
Zilog
Nampa, USA
11.1999 - 01.2001
- Direct and supervise subordinates in the equipment maintenance group.
- Development of management strategies for equipment utilization and cost of ownership management and improvements.
- Work closely with equipment operators and process engineers to design and improve manufacturing processes and procedures.
Manufacturing and Final Test Supervisor
Novellus Systems Inc.
San Jose, USA
01.1990 - 01.1999
- Manage subordinates, customer accounts, manufacturing budget (~$5.0M), equipment design, documentation, and equipment reliability improvements.
- Report to executive staff on manufacturing cycle time, status and improvements.
- Support of large customer accounts (Intel, HP, IBM, IDT, AMD), using Semi E-10 standards to continuously improve customer equipment reliability.
- Process startup and troubleshooting of all Novellus processes.
- Toolsets: Concept 1 (dielectric and tungsten). Concept 2 (Altus, Sequel and Speed systems). Sabre Cu plating systems. Concept 2 PVD.
Senior Maintenance Technician
IMP (International Electronic Products)
San Jose, USA
01.1989 - 01.1990
- Equipment maintenance and repair, equipment support and reliability improvements.
Field Service Engineer
ACS (Advanced Crystal Sciences)
San Jose, USA
01.1983 - 01.1989
- Worldwide travel to support and install ACS LPCVD equipment processes and retrofits.
- Manufacturing support.
Education
Electronics, Chemistry
Foothill College
Palo Alto, CaGeneral Ed.
Mission College
Santa Clara, CaTroubleshooting, Team building
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, Or.Visual Basic, A+ certification.
ExecuTrain
Boise, IdOnline MS Office suite expert level, HTML
XtremeLearning
Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
Franklin Covey
Four Roles of Leadership
Franklin Covey
Skills
- Equipment maintenance and repair
- Process troubleshooting
- Customer relationship management
- Root cause analysis
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Team building
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Analytical thinking
- Safety compliance
- Technical documentation
- Technical training
- Electrical engineering
- Remote support
- Hands-on diagnostics
- Troubleshooting and repair strategies
- Control systems expertise
- Technical support services
- Schematic reading skills
- Schematic reading
- Customer service
Timeline
Senior Field Service Engineer
Lam Research
05.2026 - Current
Lead Field Service Engineer
Tokyo Electron Limited
06.2005 - 04.2026
Senior Maintenance Technician
Micron Technologies Inc.
04.2001 - 12.2004
Lead Maintenance Technician
Zilog
11.1999 - 01.2001
Manufacturing and Final Test Supervisor
Novellus Systems Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1999
Senior Maintenance Technician
IMP (International Electronic Products)
01.1989 - 01.1990
Field Service Engineer
ACS (Advanced Crystal Sciences)
01.1983 - 01.1989
Electronics, Chemistry
Foothill College
General Ed.
Mission College
Troubleshooting, Team building
Clackamas Community College
Visual Basic, A+ certification.
ExecuTrain
Online MS Office suite expert level, HTML
XtremeLearning
Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
Franklin Covey
Four Roles of Leadership
Franklin Covey