Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, engineering and management, QRA management, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Director QRA, Siimpel, Arcadia, CA
Was responsible for setting up all aspects of the QRA function including Incoming/Outgoing QA, On-line Document Control System, ISO 9001:2000 Certification, Calibration, RMAs, Failure Analysis, On-going Reliability Monitor Program. Vendor certification and monitoring. Products: MEMS used in cell phone cameras for auto focus feature. Successfully achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for the company. Brought up company-wide Online Document Control System (DCS), and instituted company-wide training for DCS. Instituted SPC for fast ramp production processes. Created Internal Audit Training Course and trained/certified 7 new auditors.
Director QRA, TelASIC, El Segundo, CA
Was responsible for setting up all aspects of the QRA function including Incoming/Outgoing QA, On-line Document Control System, Calibration, RMAs, Failure Analysis, On-going Reliability Monitor Program. Vendor certification and monitoring. Products were high frequency (1.0+GHz) high power (13W) high speed ADCs and DACs. Also, manufactured PA Linearizer boards. Brought up company-wide Online Document Control System (DCS), Company-wide training for DCS. Solved yield problem for ADC product line through root cause failure analysis that revealed foundry metal problem.
Director QRA, Micro Linear, San Jose, CA
Responsibilities included all aspects of the QRA function, Incoming/Outgoing QA, Document Control, Calibration, RMAs, Failure Analysis, On-going Reliability Monitor Program, Vendor certification and monitoring. Worked with RF (900 Mhz to 5.8 Ghz) and Networking products using, Bipolar, BiCMOS, and CMOS, processes with sub-micron geometries. Handled all customer related quality issues. Acted as Corporate ISO representative. In Sept. 2000 the facilities group was added as a responsibility. In addition to all the quality duties, management of plant maintenance, grounds keeping, janitorial, security and fire alarm systems, liquidation of surplus equipment and furniture, renovations/building moves. Achievements included qualification of product lines for RoHS and WEEE compliance, ISO 9001/2000 certification; qualified 5 New products, 3 Test vendors, 2 New Fabs, and 3 New Assembly Vendors.
President/Founder, telecommunications company, Modesto, CA
Oversaw sale, installation, service and repair of telecommunications equipment.
Director, QRA, Cubic Memory, Scotts Valley, CA
Responsibilities included Incoming/Outgoing QA and Document Control. Was brought in to begin ISO program and generate QA Manual and associated specifications. This company was a provider of a technology for stacking multiple die and interconnection of same using additional metal masking steps and epoxy for electrical connections. Achievements included production of a QA Manual for ISO 9000. Generated a number of specs for the existing processes. Purchased and setup temperature cycling chamber and developed process for testing the memory stacks.
Director, Failure Analysis, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA
Managed a staff of engineers and technicians. Performed all failure analysis for products produced by Maxim. Responded with appropriate failure analysis reports to customers.
Founder, International Semiconductor Technologies, San Jose, CA
Bought legacy product lines from Sierra Semiconductor with 4 other former Sierra employees. Acted as VP of Quality for the company.
Director, QRA, Sierra Semiconductor, San Jose, CA
Responsibilities included all aspects of the QRA function: Incoming/Outgoing QA, Document Control, Calibration, RMAs, Failure Analysis, On-going Reliability Monitor Program, vendor certification and monitoring. Managed a staff of 25 people, multiple shifts. Company products addressed Modems, Graphic Accelerators, and Networking market segments. Major customer was Apple Computer. BiCMOS and CMOS processes, sub-micron. Achievements included development and publishing of a Quarterly Company Reliability Status Report. Developed and implemented Infant Mortality and Long-Term Reliability Monitoring Programs. Qualified 0.8 micron CMOS process.
Consultant, Failure Analysis, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA
Provided contract failure analysis.
