Ken Davis

Ken Davis

Nuclear Operator / Electrician's Mate

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  • About me

    Senior Equipment Engineer at Qorvo, Inc.

  • Education

    • U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School

      1986 - 1988
      Military Nuclear Engineering Technology
    • University of North Texas

      2023 - 2025
      Bachelor's degree

      Activities and Societies: Member of Tau Sigma National Honor Society for transfer students. Back to school to finish with concentrations in Data Analytics and Business.

    • Collin College

      -
    • Dallas Baptist University

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  • Experience

    • US Navy

      Jan 1986 - Jan 1995
      Nuclear Operator / Electrician's Mate

      Responsible for the operation & maintenance of nuclear power plant and electrical systems onboard Navy nuclear submarines; Trained in board level troubleshooting.Instructor at Nuclear Power Training Unit Charleston.

    • N.J. Malin & Associates

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

      Responsible for the day to day operation of an 11 person repair shop. Responsible for increasing average shop revenue from $20K/month to $100K/month. Create and implement training program to ensure new personnel were technically ready to perform job duties in minimal amount of time Install, maintain and repair electrical powered forklifts at customer site.

      • Shop Coordinator

        Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
      • Technical Trainer

        Jan 1996 - Jan 1996
      • Field Technician

        Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
    • Shoppa's Material Handling

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
      Service Manager

      Responsible for the profit & loss of a 62 person department with an annual income of >$5 million/year.

    • Accretech America

      Jan 2000 - Oct 2018

      DicerUsing SPC, DOE & FMEA techniques, increased our largest customer's yield from 87% to 97% and increased MTBA from 97.9 min. to 774.5 min.Designed and implemented machine improvements to compensate for upstream process variation.Created and maintained machine troubleshooting PM guide. Increased & maintained equipment availability from 93% to >98% which resulted in service contract.Responsible for mechanical dicing in North America. Dicer/GrinderInstalled and maintained two 'first of their kind' machines in the U.S.Provided on-site multiple machine type support for Tier 1 customer.Created and maintained machine parameter manual.

      • Product Engineer

        Jan 2000 - Oct 2018
      • Applications Engineer

        Jan 2000 - Oct 2018
      • Customer Support Engineer

        Jan 2000 - Oct 2018
    • Qorvo, Inc.

      Oct 2018 - now

      Responsible for >250 probers used in semiconductor manufacturing & development environments. Led cost savings projects of >$6 mil in the last 4 years.

      • Senior Equipment Engineer

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Equipment Engineer

        Oct 2018 - Aug 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

      CrossFit, LLC
      Oct 2021
    • Smartsheet Product Certified User

      Smartsheet
      Nov 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Scoutmaster

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Jan 2008
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