Post-Secondary Education

University of Phoenix
Master of Business Admin.
Business Administration

University of Texas El Paso
Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering

Teaching Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Austin, TX. (9/2019 to Present)

Project Coordinator-Continuing Education

In charge of the TxDOT project from communicating with customer, ordering class materials, recruit and manage training of instructors, manage class schedule, invoices, payment, timecard, etc.

Adjunct Faculty for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Program Now Engineering Technology Program                             (01/1999 to Present)

Taught, trained, and prepared students for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Engineering Technology program.  

• Transitioned theoretical concepts to practical lab applications customizing teaching approach to students’ learning capabilities achieving over 90% success in demonstration of digital and electronic principles in lab experimentation. Prepared tests, grade papers and supervise extracurricular activities.
• Collaborated with local high-tech companies to influence academic curriculum content tailored to business needs (AMD, Tokyo Electron, Samsung and AMAT).

Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, TX. (07/2009 – 7/2017)

Teacher-Certified on Career and Technology and ESL       Kelly Lane Middle School

• Responsible for teaching Web Design, Technology in Action and Robotics (6th graders) classes.
• In charge of developing and preparing lesson plans, teaching-modifications, class projects and class management for students grades 6-8. 

Technical Consultant (part-time)                                         (10/2012-2014)

Austin Community College- Continuing Education: 

Develop technical curriculum for class development. Teach technical classes to different companies employees from operators to management. Translate and teach classes for bilingual employees.

Everblue: Perform technical translations used for training professionals on the construction industry with certification purposes for Green Building (LEED GA).

Changing Expectations:  Lead Mentor for High School and Middle School students on the Robotics Competition Mindstorms /FTC (Lanier H.S.-Austin, Dessau M.S.-Pflugerville, TX).

Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, TX.

Substitute Teacher and Century 21st after School Program Teacher (part-time)

• Responsible for teaching teacher’s assignments, and or assisting teachers and students in the classroom. Taught, trained, and prepared students on Engineering projects for after school program Century 21st (Science and Robotics).

Teacher-Certified on Career and Technology - John B. Connally High School

• Responsible for teaching Engineering, Electronics, Physics and Web Design classes.
• In charge of developing and preparing lesson plans, teaching-modifications, class projects and class management for students grades 10-12. Assisted on developing Class Curriculum for Engineering, Electronic and Physics classes.
• Responsible for collecting, verifying and rating writing TELPAS papers for non-native English speaking students.
• Lead teacher and technical mentor to students on Capitol Best Robotics and Skills USA competitions 2008-2011 – Capitol Best Robotics, 8th place on robot design, project management and project deployment from 25 high school teams. Skills USA-State competition, 2nd place on Engineering design and 1st place on Electronics for Best Project.  

WESCO Distribution Inc., Austin, TX. (11/2005 - 7/2009)

Project Manager, Semiconductor Branch

• In charge of First Article Inspections projects, quality issues, select suppliers, perform training for branch employees and suppliers. Performed product transition to other countries.
• Developed and provided training to branch employees and suppliers on operations procedures. Assembly first time products and document discrepancies. Assisted suppliers on new product transitions. Created drawings using AutoCAD software for new and existing designs.
• Mentoring and couching junior employees on company procedures. 
• Responsible for product sales and customers accounts. Provide solutions to customers and suppliers.

EMIT Inc., Austin, TX. (11/2004-11/2005)

Project Manager, Dell Computers, WESCO Dist. Accounts

• In charge of First Article Inspections (FAI), quality issues, select suppliers, perform training for company’s employees and suppliers.
• Responsible for new Dell and WESCO product and management accounts. Provided technical solutions to customers and suppliers.

APPLIED MATERIALS INC., Austin, TX. (1/1994-11/2004)

Project Manager and Test Engineer, Test Engineering Department

• Generated project schedules, project proposals and Statement of Work (SOW). Identified project resources and suppliers. Requested time to customer for slotting/obtaining a UUT. Acted as a Point of contact with customer/supplier. Responsible for conducting design reviews meetings.
• Prepared project progress-status report to customer. Responsible for tracking Suppliers and AMAT Test Fixtures schedules, budget, delivery cycle time, Quality, Safety Issues and project progress.
• In charge of Hardware Design, components selection, and training technician/Manufacturing Engineers, write test Procedures, spare parts selection, and ECO documentation release for Test Fixtures resulting on $42 K head count saving for Test Engineering.
• Performed as Project Manager and Test Engineer for VMO Test Fixtures validation and Gauge R & R for Volume Manufacturing Organization 200mm Robots and 300mm Single Wafer Load lock Test Fixture. As a result, encountered Software and Hardware design errors on validated Test Fixtures. 
• Wrote Statement of Work for Test Engineering Department for Test Fixtures verification for New Test Fixtures and Upgrade existing Test Fixtures and served as a Senior Mentor for a Test Engineer.
• Prepared classes and trained 300mm TSG chamber work center test technicians and Manufacturing Engineers on Final Test 300mm Radiance RP/ATM and LPCVD systems (VME and cPCI) resulting on a training cost saving to the TSG chamber work center of $2 K per technician. 
• Provided ideas to Pilot, Volume and SMT on the use of Test Fixtures and test specifications for the testing of Applied Materials chambers, gas panels, AC power Boxes and Mainframe sub-modules resulting on the reduction from 6 months to 12 weeks of the Test Fixtures deployment cycle time to the assignee work center or Contract Manufacturing Site.

• electronics and digital fundamentals, microprocessor operation and programming, and electronic equipment operation and maintenance.

APPLIED MATERIALS INC., Santa Clara, CA and Austin, TX.

Electrical Engineer, CES Engineering, ETCH Division.                      

• Worked with marketing/customer, suppliers, and manufacturing to quote and release hardware designs to meet customer non-standard requirements on semiconductor equipment (Centura 5200 and Precision 5000).
• Released hardware designs through an ECO process by creating detailed part fabrication drawings in

       AutoCAD 13, specifying Original Equipment Manufacturer parts, generating Bill of Materials and 

       writing detailed assembly and test procedures.

• Provided test and technical support of hardware designs to internal and external customers in order to resolve manufacturing issues to comply with equipment shipment date committed to customers.
• Prepared and presented the Lean Manufacturing Procedure for the CES Engineering, ETCH Division.
• Ensured CE-Marking Compliance on all CES hardware designs on semiconductor equipment shipped to European countries by using lab testing or engineering theory.

Manufacturing Technologist, Chambers, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Division.    

• Tested, assembled and troubleshot electrical and mechanical operations of Precision 5000 Chambers.
• Reduced cycle time assembly on customer non-standard requirements in CVD chambers. 
• Corrected CVD chambers throttle valve Bill Of Materials, kit structuring, material issues and test procedures.
• Supervised and trained technicians for assembly and test of Throttle Valves.
• Participated on the Precision 5000 Lean Manufacturing Layout plan ( Design for Manufacturability, Cost, Ergonomics and built cycle time for the CVD chamber work center).

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL (Now ALCATEL, Longview, TX) El Paso, TX. (8/1989 to 12/1992)

Senior Electronic Technician          

• Responsible of test and measurement criteria of defective electrical components in communication modules.
• Performed the installation of electrical components on communication modules.

Professional Publications

None

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Hardware:   DeviceNet bus masters, Vexta stepper Drives, VME DIO/AIO, DeviceNet I/O modules & gas valves, SCR lamp & heater drive modules, pneumatic gas valves. Oscilloscopes, function generators, magnetic and optical sensors, actuators, amplifiers, electronic and pneumatic valves, Mass Flow Controllers, Liquid Flow Meters, voltage converters and regulators.

Power Tools: Drill, table/circular saw, soldering tools, multimeters, cutters and more.

• Software: C Programming, Microsoft Excel/Word, Pspice, AutoCAD 2010, Visio Technical, Power Point, Microsoft Access, MS Project, NI-Labview.
• Relevant Courses: -Antenna Engineering, Electronic Materials, Systems & Controls, Energy Conversion, Digital Design (DCS), Electromagnetic Fields, Signal & Systems, Neural Networks. Project Management, Statistical Process Control, Cost & Cycle Time Reduction, Product Development Planning and Manufacturing Management. Regional XIII CTE teaching, Marzano’s teaching strategies. PLC Programming.

• Fluent in Spanish at the professional level.