Keith A. Gantz

Experience

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  IMO Industries

  Aug 1989 - Aug 1993

  Laser Technician/ Shift Lead Night Vision Production

  • Production of Military Nd:Yag Laser Target Markers.• Critical assembly, testing and troubleshooting of laser system using military specifications. • Night Vision Department. Manufacture of Night Vision devices in ultra-high vacuum systems.• Trained and assisted 8 operators with maintaining efficient work flow.• Diagnostics and troubleshooting on all related electronic, vacuum and support equipment.• Turbo Pumps, Ion Pumps, Sublimation Pumps, Cryogenic Pumps and Mechanical Pumps. • Residual Gas Analyzers, vacuum gauges and leak checking equipment. Show less

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  Dallas Semiconductor

  Sept 1993 - Mar 1996

  Equipment Engineering Technician

  • Repair and maintenance of Ion Implant and Metal Sputtering systems.• Support of heater chillers, vacuum pumping systems and high purity gas delivery systems. • Repair and maintenance of Nd:YAG laser, semiconductor repair/trim equipment.• Critical optical alignments, power and focusing measurements and calibrations.• Precision stepper tables repair troubleshooting and programming. • Refurbishment of Laser Trim Repair systems, setup and install onto factory production floor.• Parts inventory control and PM scheduling. Show less

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  Hitachi semiconductor

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Senior Equipment Engineering Technician IV

  • Repair and maintenance of High Current, and Medium Current Ion Implanters.• Supplied additional support to Applied Materials Cluster CVD equipment.• Supported back end finished product Adventest wafer probe testing systems. • Supported other Engineering Technicians in various Wet-Line, Diffusion, CVD. • Completed Varian E500 Factory Training Operations and maintenance courses 4-4-96.

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  Teccor Electronics

  Nov 1998 - Oct 1999

  Senior Equipment Technician

  • Repair and maintenance of all front and back end Semiconductor Equipment.• Horizontal Diffusion Furnaces, Wet Chemistry and Plasma Etch systems.• Photolithography tools, Diamond wafer dicing saws, Laser wafer dicing. • Back end chip testing equipment. Solder furnaces, various conveyor equipment.• Completed 2 week Thermco TMX Horizontal Furnace factory training. Mar 23,1999.

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  Dallas Semiconductor

  Oct 1999 - Apr 2007

  Seinor Equipment Maintenance Technician

  • Repair and Maintenance of Diffusion/CVD furnaces. • Repair and Maintenance Wet-Line Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment. • Documented support averaged 900 PM and service calls per year with up time of 90%.• Modified and submitted continual improvements of PM documents as needed. • Completed 2 week factory training on CFM Wet line processing equipment. March 2000. • Haz Mat team member and was certified on SCBA safety. • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Team member.

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  John Crane Diamond

  May 2007 - now

  Facilities Engineer

  • Management of all factory, maintenance and repair on all equipment.• Develops vendor support, spare parts control, PM scheduling.• Develops and Writes manufacturing procedures; both R&D and production work instructions. • Focus on support of Diamond deposition reactors, vacuum equipment and control systems.• Profilometry, Thin Films Metrology, Spectroscopy, Microscopy and Scratch testing. • Building support including HVAC, electrical, pneumatic and process gas delivery. • EHS, hazardous materials inventory control, and training. Show less