Scott Stratton Resume

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Scott Stratton

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~ PROJECT MANAGER ~ CREATIVE / INSPIRATIONAL / MOTIVATOR / GREAT WORK ETHIC / THOUGHTFUL / DETAILED / ENERGETIC

PROFILE Decisive, results action-oriented and results-focused professional offering more than 20 years of experience in technical industries with the last 14 focused on project management. Offer outstanding talents in resource loading (recruiting/staffing), resource leveling (sharing resources), team building, team consensus, budget management, developing project scope (budgets, timelines, and delivery dates), product development, intellectual property, customer relationships, cost avoidance, continuous design improvements, vendor contracts/negotiations, and conduct status meetings and status reviews. Driven by new challenges, desire to be successful in all endeavors, navigating all aspects of complex projects, while harnessing and exploiting leading-edge technologies.

TESTIMONIAL:

“Scott did an excellent job managing our Customer Support Group. The technology we developed at Accretech USA was groundbreaking and required Scott to create and train a support structure from a blank sheet of paper. He was thorough, honest, dependable, and always willing to do whatever it took to keep the customer's best interest at the forefront.” Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity David Duncavage, Senior VP, Accretech ~ Hired Scott for High Tech Product Development & Support in 2005

~ VALUE OFFERED ~ Global Operations and Teams Resource Management Leading-edge Technologies Planning and Design

Project Management Project Implementation Product Development Change Management

Critical Path Analysis/Methods Compliance Total Quality Management Project Control Systems

EXPERIENCE International Field Service/Project Manager 05/23/05 – 09/29/08 Accretech USA, Inc., Bloomfield, Illinois Provide executive leadership in a cross-functional product development engineering and production team environment. Responsible for executive project management and daily operations for; administration, procurement, HR, legal, finance, research and development, vendor component selection, vendor negotiations, vendor management, service contracts, sales contracts, procurement contracts, testing, proto-type testing, beta-testing, production/operations, engineering, quality, ISO regulatory requirements, product development, product management, materials, lean manufacturing, 5S discipline, international field service operations, international inventory control, laser safety, training, OSHA safety, and staffing. Key Accomplishments: • Assigned to develop new High-tech industry capital equipment. As an integral part of the core group of engineers, developed two new product lines, and secured four patent applications. • Create a fully functional Customer Support Group by initiating: first line telephone support, installation of new systems, billable and warranty repair, profitable depot level repair center, consumables order entry, customer database management, inventory control, shipping, vendor negotiations, vendor management, and service contract solutions. • Create documentation for new products. Creating a Technical Writing Department, and ensuring all manuals passed third party inspection as having met all ISO 9001/SEMI S2 requirements.

• Create innovative solutions for product development; achieving results by thorough proto-type test methods enabling better process results, and enhancing device yield. Senior Field Service/Project Manager 08/01/01 – 05/20/05 Ebara Technologies, Inc., Sacramento, California Responsible for the daily management of administration functions for the Field Service Operations including first line telephone support, installation of new systems, billable and warranty repair, profitable depot level repair center, consumables order entry, customer database management, inventory control, shipping, vendor negotiations, vendor management, and service contracts. Key Accomplishments: • Tasked with establishing a secure customer base at a major tier1 wafer manufacturing corporation. Secured the sale of nineteen units with extended service contracts, at an estimated market value of more than two hundred and fifty million dollars. • Specify equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) measurements. Establish common basis for communication between users and suppliers of manufacturing equipment. Provided standards for measuring RAM performance of OEM equipment in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. • Improve customer relationships, and establish effective corporate communication. Provide on-site project support, world wide, within 36 hours. Achieving customer satisfaction targets through continuous improvement methods. Known for my extreme dedication, work ethic, and ability to communicate effectively with the customer. On-Site Project Coordinator/Manager 12/11/95 – 05/31/01 Speedfam-IPEC, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona Responsible for the daily management of administration functions for onsite Field Service Operations including first line telephone support, installation of new systems, billable and warranty repair, profitable depot level repair center, consumables order entry, customer database management, inventory control, shipping, vendor negotiations, vendor management, and service contracts. Key Accomplishments: • •

Establish primary customer by, securing the sale of thirty six Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CAMP) units with extended service contracts. Gaining an estimated market value of more than four hundred million dollars. Prioritized work load of staff, and the processing of wafers using Chemical Mechanical Planarization methods. Performing pre/post wafer metrology measurements, basic maintenance including pad changes, slurries preparation, calibrations, and all repairs. Coordinated all responsibilities as assigned by employer and/or client.

Flight Test & Flight Line Maintenance Manager 01/09/95 – 12/08/95 Desert Sun Airlines, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona Interface with flight crews, engineering, management, suppliers, and customers to meet product requirements and ensure customer acceptance. Organizing daily operations of operational assembly, installation, functional testing, modification, maintenance, preflight and post flight checks, release for flight, troubleshooting, repair, and preparation for delivery of aircraft. Environmental Dehydrator Applications and Process Engineer 09/15/94 – 01/06/95 EDA, Dallas, Texas Coordinate research and development efforts by developing industrial waste slurries, and wastewater applications for dehydration units. Supervised all aspects of research and development, beta testing, manufacturing engineering, manufacturing, final test, field installations, and field service. Aircraft Electro-Environmental Systems Craftsman 12/13/87 – 09/14/94 United States Air Force, Clovis, New Mexico Perform flight chief, production superintendent, expediter, crew chief, repair and reclamation, and maintenance support functions. Coordinating maintenance plans and schedules to meet operational commitments. Perform staff and supervisory management functions. Scott Stratton - Page 2

EDUCATION Bachelors of Science, Electronics Systems Technologies Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois One hundred and twenty hour curriculum designed to create a solid fundamental knowledge of electronic theory capped with a wide variety of advanced technical expertise. •

School of Information and Applied Technologies Professional Associations: a) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) b) Instrument Society of America (ISA)

Airframe and Powerplant Certificate (Aviation Maintenance Technologies) Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Airmen with both Airframe & Powerplant ratings study the "general" material as well. Completion of this program requires thirty six to forty eight months of instruction, at least one thousand nine hundred hours of training, and hands on experience. • • •

Covers forty three technical subjects related to all areas of aircraft maintenance. Areas such as: Aircraft Avionics, General, Electronics, Airframe, and Powerplant. Perform flight chief, production superintendent, expediter, crew chief, repair and reclamation, and maintenance support functions. Coordinating maintenance plans and schedules to meet operational commitments. Perform staff and supervisory management functions Service, inspection, and repair of aircraft and engines prior to, during, or after flight to ensure airworthiness. Daily duties include performing flight line, turbine/engine, field, hangar, and field service maintenance.

PATENTS Method and Apparatus for Cleaning a Wafer Substrate • An edge area of the substrate processing device is disclosed. The edge area being processed is isolated from the remainder of the substrate by directing a flow of an inert gas through a plenum near the area to be processed thus forming a barrier while directing a flow of reactive species at an angle relative to the top surface of the substrate towards the substrate edge area thus processing the substrate edge area. A flow of oxygen containing gas into the processing chamber together with negative exhaust pressure may contribute to the biasing of reactive species and other gases away from then non-processing areas of the substrate. Apparatus for Cleaning a Wafer Substrate • A method and apparatus for dry chemical processing a wafer at atmospheric pressure is disclosed. The edge area of a substrate is placed in isolation from the remainder of the substrate. According to the present teachings, a method for centering a wafer on rotatable chuck is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a wafer adjacent to a micrometer. The wafer is then rotated and plurality of wafer edge locations and rotational increments are measured. A center offset value for the value of the wafer center with respect to a chuck is calculated. The wafer is then moved with respect to a center position of the chuck. Clean Ignition System for Wafer Substrate Processing • An edge area of the substrate processing device is disclosed. The edge area being processed is isolated from the remainder of the substrate by directing a flow of inert gas through a plenum near the area to be processed thus forming a barrier while directing flow of reactive species at an angle relative to the top surface of the substrate towards the substrate edge area thus processing the substrate edge area. A flow of oxygen containing gas into the processing chamber together with a negative exhaust pressure may contribute to the biasing of reactive species and other gases away from the non-processing areas of the substrate. A clean ignition system is used to ignite the combustion flame. Process Chamber having a Labyrinth Seal • An edge area of the substrate processing device is disclosed. The edge area being processed is isolated from the remainder of the substrate by directing a flow of inert gas through a plenum near the area to be processed thus forming a barrier Scott Stratton - Page 3

while directing flow of reactive species at an angle relative to the top surface of the substrate towards the substrate edge area thus processing the substrate edge area. A flow of oxygen containing gas into the processing chamber together with a negative exhaust pressure may contribute to the biasing of reactive species and other gases away from the non-processing areas of the substrate. A seal arrangement is provided for the processing chamber.

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PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS • Project Management • Data Management • Performance Measurement • Customer Coordination • Sales Engineering/Support • Executive Administration

• Policies/Proc. Development • Vendor Negotiations • Fiscal Management

• Design/Development • Departmental Support • Account Management

• Quality Assurance • Communication Management • Principal Advisor

• Organizational Structure • Parts/Logistics Management • Contract Negotiations

• Flame Assisted Chemical Etch • Spectrum analyzers • Electronic Circuits Theory • Electronic Communications • Electronics Occupational Education • Optical Electronics

• Nanotechnology

• Electronic Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Electronics Industry LaborManagement relations • Industrial Networking and Systems Integration • Electronics Management

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• CAMP, CVD, PVD, Sputter, ION Implant, Diffusion, Lithography, THIN FILMS, Chemical Etch, Wet Etch, Dry Etch • Turbo molecular pumps

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TECHNICAL STRENGTHS • Semiconductor Inventor • • • •

Power Supplies DC-AC Circuit Analysis Industrial Process Control Multicultural Applied Experience • Communication Systems • Electronics Management Research • Electronics Industry Data Applications • Communication Systems Management • Advanced Communication Systems • Aerospace test equipment, and ground equipment • Scrubbers, burn boxes, and other abatement systems • Stereoscopes • Opti-probes • Class IV Lasers • Mass Spectrometers

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Microscopes Surface scans Proto-type equipment FTIR spectroscopy

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Digital Multi-meters Digital Circuits Power Distribution Application of Solid State Devices Digital Circuit Applications Fiscal Aspects of Management Legal Aspects of Electronics Management Imaging/Information Systems Upgrading Computer Systems Wafer cleaning/particle removal

• Ultra-high vacuum. Wafer Film Matrix Helium Leak Testers Laser Particle Counters Reflected light spectroscopy