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S HAWN S. C OFFEE
5112 Gallahad Dr.  Garland, TX 75044  Cell: 512-921-7806  [email protected]  www.linkedin.com/in/scoffee/
MATERIALS ENGINEER / SCIENTIST
Innovative ~ Research & Development ~ Team Building & Leadership ~ Engineering Ph D
Self-starter with 7+ years of industry experience within electronics, chemistry, medical, energy and defense. Proficient in
the applied development of new materials, processes and applications. Demonstrated hands on experimental
breakthroughs. Proven expertise in communicating technical concepts to colleagues and customers. US citizen willing to
relocate.
Areas of Strengths & Expertise:
Problem Solving  Forecast  Collaboration  Communication  Design  Knowledge • Integration
Solutions  Execution  FMEA  DOE  Simulation  Reliability  Testing  Measurement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tronics Group, Richardson, TX
2012 – Present
Pure play MEMS startup foundary specializing in product development and customized production
MEMS Development Engineer
Directed cutting-edge microelectromechanical systems development cycle from concept through manufacture phases.
Project manager on key programs. Served as technical lead within process, product, quality and integration engineer
disciplines. Lead division design engineer.
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Supervised and mentored 8 talented process technicians
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Achieved 3 major project milestones within initial year of service
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Lead project engineer winning Tronics Group North America’s first production device
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Negotiated with main corporate manufacturing contractor Honeywell RSF
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High profile customer evaluation gave 100 % satisfactory rating 3 consecutive years
DRS Technologies Inc., Dallas, TX
2011 – 2012
Leading defense contractor manufactured high end infrared sensors
IR Materials Process Engineer, Thin Films
Compound semiconductor thin film process development and implementation. Production tool responsibility in plasma
deposition, CVD and metrology areas.
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Optimized MOCVD thin-film ZnS reactor yield increasing company profits $27,000 per week
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Initiated equipment SPC quality control charts conforming to Six-Sigma statistical standards.
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Collaborated as a team member in comprehensive clean room construction redesign.
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Supervised and mentored manufacturing process technicians.
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Managed new scanning electron microscopy system with electron-dispersion X-ray spectroscopy.
Cerium Laboratories LLC, subsidiary of Spansion Inc., Austin, TX
2007 – 2011
Failure analysis lab supported large scale flash memory production plus external customers
Materials Engineer
Conducted customer product testing, data analysis and communicated concise results in technical reports. Analytical
characterization expertise with atomic force microscope, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy instruments.
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Increased company revenue $2000 per month by providing specialized analytical services on idle tools.
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Resolved laser optics instrumentation failure in high volume period and won a several thousand dollar contract.
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Demonstrated liquid in-situ AFM technique analyzing biomedical polymer properties.
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Created carbon nanotube and graphene identification technique utilizing Raman spectroscopy.
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Volunteered on cross-discipline technical team investigating back end metallization production defects.
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Developed prototype integrated circuit device enabling X-ray tomography investigation.
SHAWN S. COFFEE
Cell: 512- 921-7806  [email protected]  www.linkedin.com/in/scoffee/
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, AUSTIN, TX
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Chemical Engineering - 2007 GPA: 3.61/4.00
Masters of Science, MS in Chemical Engineering - 2004 GPA: 3.61/4.00
Bachelors of Science, BS in Chemical Engineering  New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM
2001 GPA: 3.73/4.00
Tau Beta Pi honor society • Competitive Scholarship • NSF REU • Engineer-In-Training certification
Computer & Software skills:
MatLab • LabVIEW • MS Office Suite • Mathematica • Microsoft Project • JMP • K-Layout • AutoCAD • HTML code