Esteban Romano

Experience

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  Northrop Grumman Corporation

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2001

  Corrosion Engineer

  Materials selection, coating selection, MIQA/Inspection, NACE Level III CIP with Peer Review

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  SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc.

  Feb 2005 - Sept 2007

  Epitaxy Product Manager

  Led group of silicon carbide epitaxy operations and R&D personnel. - Led the construction of a R&D hotwall epitaxial reactor for the investigation of high growth rate SiC epitaxy. - Conducted and reviewed quality control investigations into yield-reducing epitaxial defects using Nomarski DIC microscopy, CV, FTIR, and SEM techniques. - Conducted DOE with raw material supplier to investigate the root cause of epitaxial defects (e.g. carrots and triangle defects).- Managed the acquisition of a commercial large volume epitaxial reactor, and the installation into clean room.- Managed merchant epitaxy customer relationships by interfacing with customers and semi-frequent travel to customer sites across North America, Europe, and Asia.- Managed SiC monocrystal raw material supply chain by negotiating purchases, interfacing with suppliers, and reviewing incoming material inspections. Show less

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  II-VI Incorporated

  Sept 2007 - May 2011

  Lead Engineer

  Production Management, R&D, and process engineering for SiC monocrystalline substrate product line.- Managed production for 4H- and 6H-SiC substrate manufacturing, including geometrical tolerancing, polishing/lapping (from mechanical polishing to CMP steps), cleaning, inspection, and shipping.- Led the transfer and installation of equipment and process technology from Corporate HQ to the Mississippi site.- Managed Mississippi site personnel during a time of transformation, and hired 3 new technicians.- Managed site facilities, environmental disposition of waste, and raw material supplies.- Managed ISO 9001/14001 certification, renewal and new certifications. - Characterized SiC monocrystals by Nomarski DIC, XRD, Zygo white light interferometry, AFM, and XPS as required.- Designed and purchased new lapping machine conditioning plates, and installed new lapping plates on a high capacity lapping machine.- Led the adoption of standard SPC monitoring of key quality metrics, to be reported on a monthly basis. Show less

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  DuPont

  May 2011 - Jul 2015

  Manufacturing Technical, Continuous Improvement, and Process Engineering- Certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt- Catalysis- Hydrogenation- Steam Reforming- Aniline and hydrogen production- PSM (PHA, Consequence Analysis, PFD/SIL/LOPA) R & D - Chloride TiO2 process front-end. Utilized process engineering and continuous improvement skills to troubleshoot and improve carbo-chlorination process.

  • Manufacturing Technology Senior Engineer

    May 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Research Investigator

    May 2011 - May 2014
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  The Chemours Company

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

  Manufacturing Technology Senior Engineer

  Manufacturing Technical, Continuous Improvement, and Process Engineering- Capital Project Management experience- Certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt - apply methodology in all tasks, and execute DMAIC projects where applicable- Catalysis - including loading, screening, maintenance, and acquisition of new catalyst.- Process experience in Hydrogenation and Steam-Methane Reforming- PSM experience - led multiple PHAs, Consequence Analyses, PFD/SIL/LOPA calculations, RCFA, and Incident Investigations- Member of the site's Emergency Responder Group Show less

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  Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corp.

  Jul 2018 - now

  Quality Engineer

  Quality Engineer with a role in maintaining and developing customer relationships by providing technical product support and assisting with the troubleshooting of internal processes. Site produces polycrystalline silicon - primarily for the semiconductor market.- Assist with interpretation of internal QA/QC data.- Utilize third party laboratories for investigating causes of product quality issues.- Provide technical and engineering support to the QA/QC laboratory.- Auditing for ISO9001-2015. Show less