Shawn Knowles

* Maintenance and repair of all building assets including forklifts, conveyors, automated labeling machines, Fanuc robot, dock plates, yard trucks.

* Responsible for preventive maintenance schedules on all equipment.

* Troubleshooting and ordering parts to repair broken equipment.

* Rebuild and change parts including motors, gearboxes, belts, electrical components and sensors.

* Responsible for preventive maintenance schedules on all equipment.

* Assembled fiber optic amplifiers from components using drawings and schematics.

* Operated and maintained machines used in laser module manufacturing.

* Performed tooling changes and calibrations to meet process specs.

* Worked as a QA inspector inspecting for product defects and tested functionality before being shipped to customers.

* Repair and maintenance of semiconductor processing equipment in a class 1 wafer fab.

* Performed periodic testing to keep processes and equipment within specifications and ensure optimal production.

* Scheduled all preventive maintenance and consumable changes as to not affect production schedules and decrease downtime.

* Operated all machines and filled in for operators as needed.

* Worked with vendors and equipment manufacturers to resolve issues with equipment.

* Promoted to Sr. Technician in semiconductor research and chip design group.

* Worked directly under engineers and scientist to operate, repair and maintain equipment used for experimental processes.

* Performed equipment changes, modifications and ran experiments as directed by process engineers.

* New equipment installs and responsible for qualifications of base processes