Innovative engineer with two years experience seeking a position in semiconductors to utilize my strong semiconductor device and manufacturing skills
Skills
MEMS,CNTs,Microfluidic Mixers,E-Beam Lithography,AFM,Photolithography, SEM
Qualifications
PROFILE An innovative engineer with two years of university cleanroom working experience seeking full time positions in the field of semiconductors where I can utilize my strong semiconductor device and manufacturing skills.
SUMMARY • Established in-depth knowledge of Semiconductor device Physics, scaling trends and fabrication procedures • Solid understanding of semiconductor band theory • Knowledge and experience in theory and fabrication of MEMS and Bio-MEMS devices • Possesses Cleanroom device fabrication experience (Class 10, Class100) • Experienced with Photolithography, E-beam lithography and standard semiconductor manufacturing procedures • Working knowledge of SEM, AFM, RIE and CVD systems and their working • Strong Data analysis skills • Good understanding of marketing strategies and product development
EDUCATION Master of Science, Electrical Engineering - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio June’10 • GPA: 3.76/4.0 • Relevant courses: Fundamentals of MEMS, Biomedical MEMS, Semiconductor Microfabrication, Semiconductor Heterojunctions, MEMS Fabrication Lab, Introduction to Nanoelectronics, Micro/Nano Biochip Lab, Applications of MEMS, Plasma Processing of Materials
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications – Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin, India May’05 • GPA: 3.4/4.0 • Relevant courses: Solid State Electronics, Digital Electronics, Electronic Circuits, Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits, Microprocessor System Design, Digital Communication, Opto-Electronics, VLSI System Design, 8085 and 8086 Microprocessor Lab, Analog and Digital Circuits Lab
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Master’s Thesis: Growth of individually addressable and patterned carbon nanotubes for field emission applications Jan’09 – Present • Developed comprehensive knowledge on growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes and the effect of spatial confinement of catalyst particles in micro and nano sized holes • Developed expertise on the use of Raith 150 e-beam lithography tool, thermal and plasma CVD growth of nanotubes • Compared the carbon nanotube growth dynamics involved with different catalyst thicknesses under thermal and plasma CVD conditions • Achieved a design which is suitable for the use of nanotubes in field emission application or in a sensor application
Graduate Project: Design, fabrication, and testing of passive microfluidic mixers Apr’08 – Jun’08 • Gained hands-on experience in microfluidic device modeling and device fabrication • CFD-GEOM and CFD-ACE tools were used in modeling and simulation respectively to design and optimize the efficiency of the passive microfluidic mixer • Designed masks using AutoCAD for Photolithography • UV Lithography, PDMS casting were used for fabrication • Device was tested and characterized. The final mixing efficiency was 95% at 786 Pa/mm pressure drop
Graduate Project: Design, fabrication, and testing of MEMS-based pressure sensor Jan’08 - Mar’08 • Gained experience in Mask designing using AutoCAD, photoresist spinning, Anisotropic etching of silicon, handling mask aligners, Anodic wafer bonding and device testing • Tested the sensor for linearity, sensitivity and hysteresis over a pressure range of 15-45 psi. Obtained good sensitivity of 83 mV/psi • Performed device characterizations for oxide thicknesses and carried out two point and four point sheet resistivity measurements
Undergraduate Senior Project: Design of air bag deployment circuit for cars using MEMS-based accelerometer Jan’05 – Apr’05 • Gained experience on embedded programming and in implementing a smart sensor • Designed a tilt and shock sensor using MEMS-based accelerometer (ADXL-202) and a microcontroller (Atmel 89C51). The circuit was implemented on a PCB and the device driver was written in embedded C language using Keil µVision.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India Aug’05 – Jun’07 • Gained experience in handling top US clients and mentoring/training entry level candidates • Specialized in performance testing in terms of reliability and scalability of software applications • Assessed as “Exceeding All Expectations” in the annual appraisal cycle of 2006 at Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. This is given only to the top 2% of the team members. • Involved in innovations with respect to creating custom Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files and costing cutting measures by using open source software performance monitoring tools
TECHNICAL SKILLS • Semiconductor Fabrication – Photolithography, E-beam Lithography, Dry and Wet Etching, Wafer Bonding • Surface characterization tools– SEM, AFM, Ellipsometer, Profilometer • Tools: CFD-GEOM, CFD-ACE, Labview, Keil µVision, Matlab, Microsoft Office, HP LoadRunner • Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX (Solaris and AIX), Linux, Mac and DOS • Programming Languages: C and C ++ • Expert at computer hardware/software troubleshooting
ACHIEVEMENTS • Received grant from Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology for cleanroom equipment support in the University of Cincinnati, Jun’08 to Jun’09 • Summer Research Assistant, Jun’08 – Sept’08 • Received University Graduate Scholarship as tuition waiver, Sept’07 to Jun’08
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED • InOneWeekend 2009 Entrepreneurship workshop – Cincinnati, OH, August 2009 • InOneWeekend 2008 Entrepreneurship workshop – Cincinnati, OH, July 2008 • ISSS International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems – Bangalore, India, July 2005
