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Andrew Palmer

Andrew Palmer

Equipment Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Equipment Services Manager at Spectrolab

  • Education

    • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

      1996 - 2001
      Mechanical Engineer Engineering

  • Experience

    • Tecstar Inc., Applied Solar Division

      Dec 1996 - Jan 2000
      Equipment Engineer

      Design, install and evaluate reactor upgrade projects. Perform analysis and statistical process control on product performance data. Perform characterization on LED's and photovoltaic solar cells. Maintain and edit recipe for epitaxial growth on GaAs MOVPE reactors. Improve reactor operation, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting methods. Transition opto-electronic process from R&D to production.

    • Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)

      Jun 2002 - Jun 2004
      Project Engineer

      Test and Evaluate naval weapon systems performance in a classified facility. Responsible for system performance and survivability in a combat environment. Project lead for surface warfare assessment. Coordinate multiple analyst and system engineering efforts. Present performance results to test and evaluations community.

    • Arlon MED

      Jun 2004 - Jun 2007
      Sr. Process Engineer

      Establish and maintain process and product specifications for all manufacturing departments as well as provide technical trouble shooting to Manufacturing, R&D and Quality Control departments. Supervise characterization of electronic materials. Provide support during transition of new products from R&D to Manufacturing.

    • EMCORE Corporation

      Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
      MOCVD Engineer

      Operate, troubleshoot and maintain MOCVD thin film epitaxy reactors in the manufacture of opto-electronic devices. Perform materials characterization and make necessary adjustments to process. Coordinate with R&D scientists to develop new products. Analyze tool performance data to determine when preventative or corrective action is necessary. Work with material vendors to qualify changes of material.Work with equipment vendors to repair or upgrade tools.

    • Spectrolab

      Jul 2009 - now

      • MOVPE and Wafer Fab Equipment Engineering Manager

        Jul 2009 - now

      • MOVPE Equipment Engineering manager

        Feb 2012 - Dec 2015

      • Development Engineer, MOVPE/MOCVD

        Jul 2009 - Apr 2012

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Additive Manufacturing for Innovative Design and Production

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      Jul 2018
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