I have over 20 years of engineering and project management experience in electrical engineering and design, including 16 years with capital semiconductor equipment.
I am well versed in the use of S/W products for project and team management and presentation
tools (MS Office, SAP) and design tools (AutoCAD, Cadence, PCAD, OrCAD, Mat lab).
Objective: Senior engineering management role in the specification and architectural development of new products. Responsible for the development and management of the product vision, insuring that the subsystems are understood and clearly described and specified. Develop methods and tools for the management of common components and platform across multiple products, working with product system engineers to optimize the product integration process.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Supporting improvement efforts as a liaison between the process, design and service groups.
Working with internal engineering, manufacturing, software, and logistics planning teams.
Communicating with customers to develop working relationships through failure analysis.
Working with vendors to improve quality, reliability and serviceability using corrective actions.
Orchestrating the release and promotion of new products from R&D to manufacturing.
Development of procedures and training programs, release of products through ECO, FCO.
Continuous improvement projects related to cost reduction and throughput optimization.
Development of programs to improve systems performance, manufacturability and service.
Proven communications skills in a matrix environment where building consensus is a must.
Define project objectives, Organize a project team, Establish responsibility and get buy-in.
Manage communications and resolve conflict, Ability to present results at the most senior levels.
Manage time effectively and maintain project control, Meet cost, schedule, and performance goals

EXPERIENCE
Sr. Staff Member, Project Manager, 8/2012 – Present, KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, CA
Managing GSS engineering projects, Obsolescence, First article, DOA, EOL analysis, Re-engineering, Sourcing, Legacy CIP development, Parts evaluation, Cycle time, Cost reduction, Failure analysis.
Managing Laser, light sources and optics qualifications, Control interface and system architecture CIP.
Managing suppliers and products evaluation and transition, IP and legal import/export compliance, cost, lead-time and deliverables, expense and repair strategy analysis.
Managing First Article Inspections, Test Fixture developments, procedures and quality compliance.
Managing Engineering Lab, test and measurement equipment, Lab space and safety.

Sr. Engineering Manager II, 7/2010 – 8/2012, Lam Research, Inc., Fremont, CA
Leading a team of electrical engineers (employees and contractors) and support staff responsible for the complete product life cycle of all Lam products in Etch Product Group.
Work with electrical and mechanical group to design, prototype, and document products with electronic, mechanical, and electromechanical content – standard and custom circuit boards, peripherals, power supplies, cabling, and fabricated metal and plastic parts.
Apply continuous improvement in selection of design tools and establishing efficient and effective development processes. Prioritize and allocate work packages to team members.
Help review, select, and manage suppliers, including domestic and off-shore developers.
Perform root-cause analysis on problems detected in the field and in returned products.
Provide support to factory in resolving sourcing and production issues with SPC modeling.
Provide training and mentoring to junior team members, enhance career goals and advancements.
Interview, hire, evaluate and provide annual performance appraisals for EE team members.
Assisting system integration issues and electrical engineering design in Etch Products group.
Advising on controls architecture, interlock/interconnect, RF design and cost reduction.
Managing power distribution, gas delivery interface, systems interlock design and safety.
Participating in Design reviews, Generating Project scheduling, Performance evaluations.

Sr. Engineering Manager, 10/2008 – 7/2010, Silicon Genesis, Inc., San Jose, CA
Managing PolyMax solar group to provide system electrical, mechanical and software design.
Responsible for System integration issues and Electrical engineering design in Solar group.
Responsible for Controls architecture, Interlock/Interconnect design and cost reduction.
Responsible for power distribution, gas delivery interface, systems interlock design and safety.
PolyMax design optimization and component obsolescence through vendor management.
Developed a control system algorithm and implemented and tested the radiation safety system.
Applied all Federal, State and City regulations for large Gama radiation proton accelerator.

Engineering Manager, 10/2000 – 10/2008, Novellus Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA
Managing group of Electrical engineers to support Customer Specials and Standardization.
Responsible for System integration issues and Electrical engineering design in CES group.
Responsible for High Density I/O Controller, Interlock/Interconnect design and cost reduction.
Responsible for power distribution, gas delivery Interface, pneumatic Interlock design and safety.
All tools design optimization and component obsolescence through vendor management.
Conducting Design reviews, Generating Project scheduling, Performance evaluations, reviews.
Member of the Engineering Steering Committee and Controls Design Council.

Staff Electrical Engineer IV, 7/1994-10/2000, Gasonics International, Inc., San Jose, CA
Responsible for 200mm System integration issues and Electrical engineering design.
Responsible in research and optimization of Microwave and RF power delivery systems.
Managing small design team in Embedded control of Vacuum, Gas, Temperature, Power.
Managing SMIF, Mini-environment and AGV system integration programs.
Handling project schedules, resources and budgets, vendor selection and negotiations.
Involved in new system architecture and interface of 300mm development program.
Involved in SEMI Machine Directive and Low Voltage compliance and CE approvals.
Involved in Buffer staging and Wafer inspection system integration in current platforms.
Interfacing Customers and Suppliers worldwide for correct input of project management.
Interfacing Marketing, Engineering, Document control and Production until the entire project is
completed and the product complies with all specifications and industrial standards.
Assisting Technical Support and providing adequate training for Field Service engineers.
Providing presentations of new advanced technologies in the semiconductor industry.
Organizing and Facilitating Project Design review meetings and Brainstorming sessions.
Member of IEEE and the Senior Engineering Staff.

Sr. Electrical Engineer III, 1993 1994 Technics, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Designed interface for data acquisition and process control of Advanced Ion Beam and
Plasma processing equipment.
Implemented special EMI and RFI resistant PCB layout.
Involved in S/W and H/W development of computer control system for Plasma Etch,
Plasma Strip, Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition and Magnetron Sputtering Systems for semiconductor research and fabrication including R.F. and D.C. Generator, Auto Load Matching Network, Down Stream Pressure and Throttle Valve Controller, Ion Beam Gun, Mass Flow Controller, Digital Thermocouple Gauge.
Implemented Advanced technologies in multi-process single chamber equipment.
Provided Customer interface, Design verification, Production control, Technical support.

Product Engineer, 1991 1992 Genmark Automation, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Involved in all design and Implementation aspects of servo motion control, image processing and interface modules in Advanced Robotics Technology.
Created complete Design Documentation Package including circuit schematics, wiring diagrams and printed circuit board layouts, fabrication and assembly drawings.
Introduced engineering projects in manufacturing environment.
Provided Management support in organization of Production department such as schedules, protocols, customer specifications, job orders, ECO and vendor interface.

Electrical Engineer, 1989 1991 Schlumberger Technologies GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Performed measurements and test of Embedded Multiprocessor system for data acquisition and transfer,
CPU embedded control and master slave programming for International Gas Station Network.
Provided installation of system software, computer hardware and peripherals.
Provided Application Software test and verification for DOS and Windows platforms.
Involved in System qualifications, Quality assurance and Technical support.
Provided International technical contacts and translation in English, German, Russian

Organizations: IEEE, AVS, SPIE, NABCC

Honors & Awards:
Received various employee awards at Schlumberger, Gasonics, Novellus and Lam Research.
Received various awards from Bulgarian and EU academic institutions for technical advancements and engineering developments

Publications:
Minienvironments and Wafer Handling
Reactor Chamber and Wafer Processing CLTC
Laser Coating of Polymers and Metals

EDUCATION
 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Successfully completed the Graduate Program of the SCU School of Engineering
in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management.
 Novellus Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA
Qualification Courses in Embedded Control, Project management, Front-line management,
Quality Service Skills, Performance evaluation, Effective Interviewing, Managing within the Law
 CADAM, San Jose, CA
Qualification Course in circuit design and simulation tools for DOS and UNIX platforms.
 Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria MS in Electrical Engineering

Interests: Private pilot - flying general aviation aircrafts, FAA prep •Scuba diving - Advanced open water diver, PADI certified •Motorcycle rider - Recreational, M1 certified •Advanced Downhill Snow skier •Long Distance Road bike rider •Fine artist in Oil, Water, Pastels and Pencil graphics