David L.

Postell
408 Custer St.
Preston, Kansas 67583
Phone: (602) 330-4368
Email: [email protected]

Dear HR Manager:

I have a Semiconductor Equipment Maintenance and Field Service Engineering background

in repair/maintenance and installations of toolsets such as PVD Sputter, CVD/PECVD and
Etch/Ashing systems.

Experience encompasses Field Service Engineering / Customer Support, Project

Management, Administration, Inventory, working with multicultural technology customers,
and extends to R&D and Engineering functions in the electronics technology industry.
Substantial industrial studies in Vacuum and Electronics Technology and more than 14 years
in the field. Background in mechanical, pneumatic and electronic functions and applications
spans entire professional career and encompasses exposure to much of the spectrum.
Offering college-level computer, business and electronics courses within an AS Electronics
Technology degree program. Additionally, 90 credit hours in Real Estate business training
and experience in sales/leasing of properties. Recording Arts vocational program training.
Seasoned professional; work well with others, takes initiative and assumes responsibilities.

I reside temporarily in Preston Kansas. I am motivated to return and relocate to Phoenix or

surrounding areas as I have lived there the last 3.5 years. I would also consider areas of San
Antonio or Austin, Texas and seek employment in a technical field involving Project
Coordination/Installation or Equipment Maintenance.
I would like an opportunity for you to consider my employment and respectfully request an
interview to further explore what I am able to do for you.

Thank you for your consideration.

David Postell
David L. Postell
408 Custer St.
Preston, Kansas 67583
Phone: (602) 330-4368
Email: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Actively seeking a long term position that will use my acquired skills, abilities and
knowledge relating to a technical field within the Semiconductor or related Technology
sector.

Professional Profile

• Semiconductor Equipment Maintenance Technician CVD/Etch-Ashing/Sputter.

• Experience and training gained in former employment, dealing with driving initial
technical project developments to final product deliveries and installations as well as
onsite development for major companies Samsung, Motorola, VLSI, Ramtron, Ulvac
Technologies Inc, and other local and regional companies.
• Field Service Engineering and Customer Support.
• Background in mechanical, pneumatic and electronic functions and applications spans
entire professional career and encompasses exposure to much of the spectrum.
• Substantial industrial studies in Vacuum and Electronics Technology and more than
14 years in the field.
• Project Coordination, Customer service.
• Strong leadership and Interpersonal skills with applied experience in various
capacities demonstrated through company promotional advancement or rewards.
• Administration, Inventory, and extends to R&D and Engineering functions in the
electronics technology industry.
• Computer-proficient with knowledge in MS Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista,
MS Office 2003, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Internet Explorer, Adobe
Acrobat.
• College level training in computer, business and electronics within an AS Electronics
Technology degree program.
• Additionally, 90 credit hours in Real Estate business training and experience in
sales/leasing of properties.
• Highly applicable experience in management of Projects with multicultural
technology customers and coordination/liaison skills working between national and
international business entities in the semiconductor technology industry.
• Seasoned professional; work well with others, takes initiative and assumes
responsibilities.
Relevant Professional Experience History

Managed My Personal Entrepreneurial Business Investments - Austin, Texas, 05/98 -

03/21/2003
Description: Real Estate and personal investment sales - Property acquisition, sales, analysis
& management of several properties. All property repairs were performed or coordinated
with appropriate vendor/suppliers, contracts were generated and maintained. Difficult duties
performed in tenant relations such as reletting or in certain instances crisis management when
necessary.

ULVAC TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Austin, Texas, 04/97 - 05/98

Field Service Engineering & Customer Support
Primary responsibility to provide project coordination between ULVAC (Japan), ULVAC
Technologies Inc.(US), ULVAC (Korea) and various customers in the US requiring capital
equipment purchase and installations. Responsible to satisfy technical preinstall
requirements, and to achieve delivery, installation, and customer sign-off of Phoenix
Etch/Ashing systems & multiple ZX1000 computerized sputter systems w/multiple
deposition chambers at customer site with l00% startup/trials completion. Establishing
engineering/maintenance criteria for proper operation, setup, documentation, repair and
maintenance schedules. Providing training for customer employees. These systems are used
for Thin Film Deposition in microchip fabrication. Responsible for interfacing with
American, Japanese and Korean install teams numbering from 3-15 members and
coordinating all on-site activities pertinent to semiconductor capital equipment installations. I
provided our teams with needed support in the way of procurement of US services and parts.
Contributing project information at high level management meetings in a political
environment, and leading routine lower level meetings to coordinate project milestones,
demonstrate progress and to work through issues for our customer. Responded to OEM
purchases and requirements by customers such as Samsung, Motorola, VLSI, Ramtron, and
Sony within our Geographical coverage area, I would respond to sales inquiries for purchase
of modifications and upgrades and provide technical customer support. Administration duties
ranging from, filing reports using interoffice cc:Mail communication, Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint and Excel, inventory management for all work sites and sustaining local
Customer Support Office as interim Regional manager since the former manager had
departed from the industry. Scheduling of personnel, arranging transportation and lodging in
Austin area, and flight reservations to and from Japan/Korea as manpower requirements were
generated.

TOP SOUNDS PRODUCTIONS (Recording Studio) - Owner - Austin, Texas,

1993 - 1997
Engineering/Production Consulting - Assist local professionals, businesses, and
organizations with technical sales media and marketing services. I offered digital linear and
Non Linear media solutions.
End of professional productions 04/97, continued personal productions into 1998 and
beyond.
ATMEL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION - Colorado Springs, Colorado,
1990 - 1992
Thin Films /CVD Maintenance Technician - Repaired and maintained semiconductor
Sputter, CVD, PVD, PECVD Systems, and other wafer processing equipment.

CJC INC. - Austin, Texas, 1987 - 1990

Vacuum /Thin Film Engineering Technician - Engineering Department; provided design
engineering and project management within Vacuum technology labs. Designed and built a
class 10,000 clean room. Performed engineering studies and modification of High Vacuum
Films/Processes, equipment, manufacturing production work flow, including time studies and
CAD/CAM design of production areas with the aid of coop CAD draftsman. Experience
including troubleshooting thin film equipment, computer and (PLC) Programmable Logic
Controlled systems. Worked with OEM suppliers / vendors. General management of the
High Vacuum Thin Film labs, establishing modifications/upgrades and PM specs &
schedules, training personnel and preparing purchase orders and receiving inventory
deliveries as required. Hired into R&D department assisting Engineers in R&D of Films and
equipment; promoted to Engineering for outstanding contributions and to better utilize my
skills in a technical work format.

Successes to Note - CJC INC

> I received special company recognition and financial reward for a huge cost saving project
I developed. By way of purchasing bulk boron nitride material and machining in-house to
spec needed replacement vacuum system electrical insulators. The company saved hundreds
of thousands of dollars in operation cost annually.
> Designed and engineered successful prototypes for vacuum system substrate carriers for
proper thin film distribution using contamination free materials and maximized substrate
count per vacuum coating process ran.
> Engineered a special rework process for hot product defect that would previously not be
salvageable.

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES - San Antonio, Texas, 1984 - 1986

Thin Films MaintenanceTechnician - Repaired and maintained Thin Film processing
equipment; operated and provided periodic maintenance of sandblasting and shield etching
equipment.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

College:

• LeTourneau College - Machine Tool Operation, Lab For machine Tool Operation,
American History since 1865, Graphics & Lab, Survey Aerospace Technology,
Intermediate Algebra, 11 credit hours 01/83
• San Antonio College - 1701 Electricity, 1702 Electronic Fundamentals, 14 credit
hours Spring/85
• Austin Community College - Recording Arts vocational training Audio Production,
MIDI, Personal Computer, Advanced Audio Production, 12 credit hours, most recent
training Spring/1995
• USA Real Estate Business Training - 90 credit hours, most recent training 09/2002

Professional Technical Training:

• OSHA at Motorola; Occupational Safety And Health /97

• American Vacuum Society; Vacuum Technology /97
• American Vacuum Society; Plasma Etching and RIE /97
• American Vacuum Society; Vacuum Technology 1/88
• American Vacuum Society; Diamond-Like Films 2/88
• ULVAC Technologies Inc.; Factory technical training - ZX1000 Sputter Systems /97
• ULVAC Technologies Inc.; Factory technical training - Phoenix I Asher Systems /97
• ULVAC Technologies Inc.; Floor Manufacturing - learned to manufacture systems
from ground up. Wiring, components, hardware & software, high vacuum systems,
chassis build, setup, troubleshoot, test, delivery, acceptance qualifications, and Sign-
off completion /97
• Samsung Semiconductor; Vendor training /97
• Novellus Systems; Concept I PECVD Factory Training Level I & II /91
• Peak Annealer Systems; Factory Training Level I /91
• Disco; In-house training on Abrasive Grinding System Level I /90
• Texas A&M University Engineering Extension; High Voltage Electronics & Safety /
86
• Advanced Micro Devices; Chemical handling of acids, caustics, and hazardous
materials in liquid, gas, and solid forms. /84
• Advanced Micro Devices; Toxic Gases & Gas Purge Panels /84
• Advanced Micro Devices; Clean Room Orientation /84
EQUIPMENT SKILLS

Software:
Win9X, 2000, XP, NT, Vista, Microsoft Office Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, standard
office equipment, PCXware, various proprietary formats with fab production systems,
HTML editors, various presentation software, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4, cc:Mail, MS
Internet Explorer, some Quickbooks, FTP client. Various video and recording editing
software programs such as Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Fast Eddie, Session 8, Cubase Score,
Crystal Flying fonts, Real Producer for streaming video.

Hardware:
Experience in CMOS 4"- 8" wafer fabs; background encompasses maintaining Vacuum,
Electronic, and Pneumatic systems and extends to R&D and Engineering functions.
Equipment maintained: ULVAC ZX1000 Sputter, ULVAC Phoenix Ashers; Novellus
Concept I PECVD; Varian Sputters 3180, 3190, 3280 3290; MRC Sputter 603, 643, and
some knowledge of the 900 series; Perkin Elmer Sputter 4410, 4450; Vac-Tec 200
Evaporator (Cathodic Arc); CVC Filament Evaporator; Tempress-Pyrox 232 Silox Reactor;
Semitool-Spin Rinse Dryer; Electronic Sinks / Wet hoods; Robots - Brooks VCE, Multitran
dual and single end effector robots, Keytran; Auto loaders Foup; Vacuum systems: Cryo
pumps, Turbo molecular pumps, Mechanical pumps, Blowers, Diffusion pumps, Dry pumps,
Film Monitors and Probes; Leak Detectors: Veeco, Varian 924, Alcatel, Ulvac; RGA:
Inficon, Balzers; Disco Abrasive Grinding system; some knowledge of older track systems
by SVG - Coaters, Developers. Various Digital / Analog outboard A/V gear, linear and non
linear editing hardware, rs232 - rs422 links & breakouts; standard computer peripherals,
SCSI, USB devices.

Most Recent Professional Experience History

• Music Director, Lion of Judah Praise Fellowship, Preston, Kansas, 03/2010 -

Present.
• Student Ministries Director/Music Director, Paradise Hills Assembly of God,
Phoenix, AZ 07/2006 - 03/2010
• Associate Pastor, Haven In The Hills Christian Fellowship, Boerne, TX, 06/2005 -
01/2006
• Special event music as the music group named 1x1 (One By One) in the central Texas
areas. In addition, serving as Lead Guitar for the largest Assembly of God church in
Austin Texas - Glad Tidings. 09/2004 - 06/2005
• Music Director, Living Springs Assembly of God Church, Bandera, TX, 11/2003 -
08/2004
• Music Director, Crossbridge Community Church, Lakeway, Texas, 11/2002 -
08/2003 (Full time salaried) Extended services rendered 03/2002 - 11/2002 (part
time)