John Janzen

Experience

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  Percussionist / drummer / songwriter / studio musician

  Sept 1986 - Nov 1998

  Professional Musician

  I studied percussion performance at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire 1986-1988. 1986-1992 I performed with RISK. 1992-1998 I performed with PILOT TO METRO. AlbumsPILOT TO METRO: MISSION ZERO-SIX Single "Changes" Charted on college radio, including a top-10 spot.

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  Cray Research, Inc

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1998

  Senior Process Development Engineer

  Senior Process Development Engineer: Integrated circuit fabrication down to 0.5um node, MMBiCMOS.- Successfully developed and integrated processes involving metal and dielectric chemical mechanical polish, metal and dielectric chemical vapor deposition, plasma and wet etching, microlithography and physical vapor deposition.- Key member of failure analysis team that reduced IC failure rate from >2000 to 15 failures per billion hours.- Engineering/failure analysis team technical liaison with V.P. level managers and major customers i.e. U.S. Navy.- Increased production yield by 55% via development of novel wet-chemical cleaning processes.- Part of UW Madison Synchrotron Radiation Center for X-ray Microlithography (CXrL) development group.- Developed and demonstrated novel spin-leveling resins for planarization of topography in thin film layers.- Constructed lasers and high voltage equipment, experienced with holography.- Responsible for maintenance of field emission scanning electron microscope and training staff on use. Show less

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  Honeywell Space Systems

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2011

  Principal Engineer

  Principal Process Engineer, Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP): Radiation hardened integrated circuit fabrication down to 150 nanometers, SOI technology.- Designed, installed, developed processes, qualified numerous automated chemical systems and process tools and consistently exceeded first-pass yield targets both on time and on budget. Installed $12M in capital equipment.- Used numerous surface and thin film analysis techniques to characterize materials and processes: SEM, TEM, AFM, SIMS, XPS, EDS, AES, FIB, 4-point probe, laser interferometry.- Reduced wastewater cost by $1M/yr by designing and implementing water use reduction measures.- Developed angstrom-level thin film polishing processes, enabling the first mass fabrication of MRAM devices.- Used software such as JMP, Minitab, Excel to perform process analysis, modeling and designed experiments.- Six-sigma Green Belt and Design for Six Sigma certified.- Maintained CMP area product scrap rate below 0.01% for 11+ years. (100X lower than the industry average). Show less

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  Inland Sea Corporation

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2008

  President

  Founder and President: Underwater recovery, technical training, videography and engineering services.- Achieved a world record for the deepest artifact recovery by autonomous divers.- Trained advanced divers in closed circuit rebreather use, breathing gas mixing and decompression diving.- Performed technical seminars, teaching, book publishing, radio and television interviews and numerous public speaking events.- Developed neutrally buoyant, modular underwater camera technology used by National Geographic.- Provided underwater videography services to National Geographic, NOAA, History Channel, PBS, WI Historical Society and DNR, National Museum of the Great Lakes. Contributed diving and videography services to “November Requiem” documentary, which received two Emmy Awards. Show less

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  ATK

  Aug 2011 - May 2015

  Senior Explosives Chemist/Chemical Engineer

  Explosives production process development, formulation, production support, wastewater chemistry, equipment and facilities design and engineering, capital project management. Lead engineer for primer mix area, with production rate of 2.5 tons of class 1.1 explosives per week.• Designed exotic-alloy reactors, process and steam systems per ASME, NFPA, NEC and ATK HAZOPS codes • Devised and implemented novel explosives waste treatment process, 12x throughput increase, 90% cost reduction • Designed and installed major upgrades to spent nitrating acid and explosives waste treatment systems.• Established, equipped and managed a state of the art energetics analytical testing laboratory • Experienced with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) • Member of the corporate explosives safety, plant process control, PHA and incident investigation teams, covering ammunition, primary explosives, propellant, nitroglycerine and solid rocket motor production sites • DoD secret clearance Show less

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  Pfizer

  Jun 2015 - Mar 2019

  Senior Engineer

  Pharmaceutical production process and equipment development, improvement, production support, facility vessel, piping and plant system design, continuous improvement engineering. • Improved/modernized purified water, plant steam, steam condensate, bulk solvent processes and environmental control systems • Designed novel fluid distribution manifolds for a commercial 36” diameter HPLC column, improving yields • Site lead for the Pfizer Integrated Manufacturing Excellence (IMEx) program deployment • Managed capital projects and implemented major changes per FDA cGMP Title 21 CFR, 3A, ASME, NFPA, NEC and other codes. Show less

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  NO2 Group, LLC

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  Owner and President

  Part-time consultation and engineering services for chemical manufacturing processes and equipment. Specializing in production of primary explosives and treatment of explosives wastes. Also provide specialized technical training services.- Provided process development services to an overseas client, using a novel continuous flow process to destroy PETN waste in spent acid, allowing recycling of the acid back into the process and a producing a non-explosive waste stream.

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  Sierra Space

  Apr 2019 - May 2024

  Principal Chemist and Engineer

  Materials science, chemical analysis, process chemistry, chemical system engineering and R&D. • Provide chemical engineering support for facilities, ground support equipment and spacecraft using bulk quantities of propellants• Corporate officer for explosives safety and explosives regulatory compliance for Wisconsin sites• Interim HSE manager for Wisconsin (5 months)• Developed pyrotechnic hydrogen burn-off ignitors for static test strands• Subject matter expert in hydrogen peroxide chemistry and handling/storage systems for propulsion• Developed production processes and equipment for the industry leading hydrogen peroxide catalyst for propulsion• Founded chemical analysis laboratory, installed and qualified instrumentation for propellant analysis including TXRF, TOC, ICP-MS, FTIR, etc.• Provide chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering and chemical safety support to a wide range of programs and projects Show less

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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  May 2024 - now

  Senior Academic Staff Engineer

  UW Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)- Provide staff and customers with nanoscale fabrication process and equipment engineering support.- Current focus is on lithography (e-beam, laser and stepper).