Edwin Velasquez Maximo
Carmona
Summary
With over 20 years of experience in equipment engineering, built expertise in solar and semiconductor manufacturing. Successfully contributing to multiple plant start-ups through equipment commissioning and upgrades, efficiency enhancement, and resolving production issues for global companies. Overseeing equipment-based projects and developing and implementing equipment solutions prioritizing safety, operations, and functionality. Consistently achieving metrics and delivering maximum business impact.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Equipment Engineering Manager
Nepes Hayyim Corporation (formerly Deca Technologies)
01.2017 - Current
- Lead group of 4 engineers and technicians handling tool improvement projects focusing on tool hardware (mechanical/electrical) and software updates to improve tool performance and availability
- Tool owner for Exposure Tool used in Photo lithography process, Automation tools used in Backend and Panelization processes and Test Equipment (Probers and Sorters) including its automation
- Responsible for improving tool performance in terms of throughput, availability, process capability, quality, maintainability, and overall cost of ownership
- Responsible for defining, ordering and qualifying new tools (Exposure/Automation/other Panelization tools) for production due to expansion project
- Responsible for the improvement of Tool Availability, OEE, MTBF, MTTR and tool alarms/assists on all assigned tools in the Fab
- Established and Handles the Tool Crib Maintenance area for the whole Equipment Engineering group
- Creation/Update/Improvement of all equipment documentations (PM specs, Alarm OCAP specs, Equipment Acceptance Specs, Tool Lockdown, etc)
Metallization/Patterning Group Lead – Senior Staff Equipment Engineer
Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing Limited
11.2003 - 12.2016
- Lead cross-functional and cross-site teams that complete ordering, planning, installation, start-up, and release to manufacturing of new cell manufacturing capacity and new technology retrofits into existing cell factories
- Lead cross-site Joint Engineering Teams (JET) that implement OEE and Cost improvement roadmaps that integrate efforts across cell manufacturing sites and equipment suppliers
- Installed, qualified and released to manufacturing 32 production lines (>200 printers and laser tools) across 4 factory sites
- Cycle time reduction by at least 7% for newly installed lines both for Fab2 and Fab3A plant
- Interfaces with tool vendors to improve tool performance and address tool issues
- Defines Key Initiative goals for the team; aligned to the Company’s direction
- Provides leadership to the team to find solutions to problems and barriers encountered in order to meet goals
Maintenance Engineer/Process Engineer - Flipchip/S
Amkor Technology Philippines
10.2000 - 10.2003
- Established separate SMT line at Flipchip area, defined working parameters on each package
- Facilitated transfer and qualification of all devices with capacitor attach process from paste dispense to paste print process which included tooling design and buy-off, machine programming and parameter optimization
- Recommend and implement equipment performance improvements through equipment and process modifications and upgrades. Tooling localization for DEK screen printer which yield cost savings from USD80K to USD30K
- Reduced downtime through efficient troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures. Reduction of Tombstone reject from 5 to 2-digit PPM level through paste and component alignment optimization
- Provided technical support and guidance on process implementation, analysis and support to operations start-up and control attaining optimum yield capacity as well as high product quality and reliability. Solder Paste Reduction at screen print process reducing the material cost and usage by 67%
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mapua Institute of Technology
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines04.1997
Skills
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Plant Start-Ups
- Equipment Qualification
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- PV & Semiconductor equipment
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Continuous Improvement
Timeline
Equipment Engineering Manager
Nepes Hayyim Corporation (formerly Deca Technologies)
01.2017 - Current
Metallization/Patterning Group Lead – Senior Staff Equipment Engineer
Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing Limited
11.2003 - 12.2016
Maintenance Engineer/Process Engineer - Flipchip/S
Amkor Technology Philippines
10.2000 - 10.2003
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Mapua Institute of Technology
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