Ryan McRae
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Distinguished Applications Engineer with a proven track record in the semiconductor industry at Plasma-Therm LLC, adept in leveraging problem-solving abilities and expertise in etch and deposition to develop innovative semiconductor process solutions. Excelled in customer engagement working cross-functionally with sales teams while building relationships and problem-solving skills through customer facing roles. Pursuing opportunities to join a robust engineering team within the semiconductor field.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Process/Applications Engineer
Plasma-Therm LLC
05.2021 - Current
- Work directly with sales team to create unique solutions to technical problems of semiconductor devices involving compound semis, MEMs, and power devices using a comprehensive set of semiconductor technologies
- Direct technical demos in a cleanroom environment involving front end semiconductor processes with customer provided samples to exhibit tool capabilities
- Conduct DOE's to determine effect of process inputs including ICP power, bias power, pressure, and flow rates on etch and deposition processes
- Create technical reports upon completion of demos summarizing process data, demo roadmap, and future steps to share with customer and internal records
- Travel to customer sites, domestically and internationally to present, demonstrate, and develop semiconductor processes molded specifically to customer needs
- Complete start up qualification and characterization of new tools at customer sites that align with process specifications
- Perform Root Cause Analysis of intricate process problems through data analysis and investigative tool troubleshooting.
Process Design (Production of IPA)
University of Florida
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Simulated a collaborative work environment through daily meetings with design team/professor and weekly deliverable presentations to mock clients
- Constructed upstream and downstream chemical process using Aspen HYSYS to produce 100 million pounds of IPA per year at 99.5% purity.
Engineering Technician
Advance Testing Company
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Reported face to face to clients on site of expansive construction projects i.e., Legoland and Medline, results of soil, concrete, and site inspections
- Willingly overtook daily calibration and equipment performance verification of up to 40 nuclear density gauges assigned to technicians on sites
- Integral in improvement of nuclear density gauge calibration procedures and inventory checklists at main office.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2021
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Data Analysis
- Customer Communication/Engagement
- Microsoft Excel
- ICP
- RIE
- Thin film deposition
- Ion beam
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- Filmetrics
- Profilometer
- Ellipsometer
- Aspen HYSYS
- Aspen Plus
- Python
- Cortex
Timeline
Process/Applications Engineer
Plasma-Therm LLC
05.2021 - Current
Process Design (Production of IPA)
University of Florida
01.2021 - 05.2021
Engineering Technician
Advance Testing Company
08.2020 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
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