Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Timeline
Generic

XIAOGUANG ZHANG

San Jose,CA

Summary

  • Possess a permanent resident status (Green card).
  • Exhibit strong semiconductor background in plasma Etch, PVD, and ALD field.
  • Display persistence in achieving goals.
  • Demonstrate strong teamwork spirit.
  • Possess a high level of self-motivation and a strong sense of responsibility.
  • Embrace the belief that a willing heart can achieve the impossible.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Project/Program Manager IV

Applied Materials
02.2024 - Current

Expertise:

  • Meet with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
  • Utilize data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.
  • Establish milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.

Process Engineer (III, III Senior, IV)

Applied Materials
09.2018 - 02.2024

Expertise:

  • Serve as project owner, capable of managing demo work with minimal supervision
  • Analyze collected data and summarize valuable tuning knobs
  • Provide customers with efficient solutions and gather feedback
  • Coordinate with various cross-functional teams to address High Valuable Problems (HVPs)
  • Adhere to project schedule and meet deadlines
  • Share acquired knowledge with teammates and serve as resource for other engineers

Achievements:

  • Successfully executed multiple 3D NAND etch demos
  • Received spotlight awards in 2021 and 2023, as well as winning team awards in 2020 and 2021, for contributions to project.

Teaching assistant and Research assistant

Florida State University
08.2012 - 09.2017

Expertise:

  • Conduct research on Cu(II) assisted azide and alkyne cycloaddition for PhD study
  • Assist professors in teaching General Chemistry I, Organic Chemistry II, and Organic Chemistry Experiments

Achievement:

  • Successfully published research findings in prestigious international journals, including JOC, the Chemical Records, and Molecules
  • Effectively imparted chemistry knowledge to over 500 students during five-year period.

Research associate professor

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
08.2006 - 08.2012

Expertise:

  • Oversee and organize lab resources to bolster research projects
  • Conduct research on semiconductor nano-particle synthesis, publish findings, and participate in conferences
  • Arrange team-building activities

Achievement:

  • Successfully published research on TiO2 and Bi2Te3 in esteemed journals such as JACS, Crystal Growth & Design, CrystEngComm, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Education

PhD - Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
08.2017

Master of Science - Condensed Matter Physics, The Institute of Materials And Physics

Tianjin University of Technology
Tianjin
06.2006

B.S. - Material Science, School of Material Science and Engineering

Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong
06.2003

Skills

  • Familiar with Etch/MDP products
  • Expert in DOE and data analysis
  • Proficient in application of office software
  • Strong communication skills
  • Program management experiences

Languages

English
Full Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Technical Project/Program Manager IV

Applied Materials
02.2024 - Current

Process Engineer (III, III Senior, IV)

Applied Materials
09.2018 - 02.2024

Teaching assistant and Research assistant

Florida State University
08.2012 - 09.2017

Research associate professor

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
08.2006 - 08.2012

PhD - Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Florida State University

Master of Science - Condensed Matter Physics, The Institute of Materials And Physics

Tianjin University of Technology

B.S. - Material Science, School of Material Science and Engineering

Shandong University
XIAOGUANG ZHANG