Ken Davis

Nuclear Operator / Electrician's Mate

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Plano, Texas, United States

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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
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- 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
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Volunteer Experience
- Scoutmaster
  Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Jan 2008
  Associated with Ken Davis