WAYNE SANS

6130 Monterey Road  San Jose, CA 95138  408-226-2262  sanswayne@hotmail.com

Professional Profile
Equipment Engineering  Mechanical Engineering  Electrical/Mechanical Testing
Strategic Equipment Technician professional with over 20 years of experience in working with large organizations in
the manufacturing, equipment, operations, test, NPI, product, release, field service engineering industries. Expertise
in managing engineering cross functional teams in utilizing electro-mechanical, C++, PLC, electronic, pneumatic, gas
delivery and vacuum systems, and Semiconductor and ATE equipment to meet crucial company objectives. Strong
ability to troubleshoot and repair products and hardware/ software applications. Highly skilled in designing fixtures
for electrical and mechanical testing which improve productivity and overall company profitability.

Core Competencies

Equipment Engineering New Product Introduction Product

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Process Engineering
Electrical/ Mechanical Testing Systems Troubleshooting Project Management

Selected Equipment Technician Contracting Engagements

Abbott Vascular, Redwood City, Ca
2008 to 2008
Equipment Technician
Tasked with maintaining, designing and conducting experiments to ensure compliance with FDA / GMP
requirements and appropriate engineering standards. Responsible for conducting repairs and proofing on
specialized medical device equipment.
Hitachi GST, San Jose, Ca 2008
to 2008
Equipment Technician
Served as the Equipment Technician responsible for conducting maintenance on in-house semiconductor
capital equipment.
Netflix, Sunnyvale, CA
2006 to 2007
Equipment Technician
Conducted non-functioning equipment troubleshooting for electrical, mechanical and software problems.
Tasked with HVAC maintenance. Responsible for improving and enhancing throughput by performing
modifications on all equipment. Repaired and conducted assemblies on conveyor based equipment.

Career History
Guru.Com, San Jose, CA 2007
to Present
Consultant
Acts as a freelance designer for this website which serves as a freelance marketplace allowing companies to
find freelance workers for commissioned work. Responsible for making recommendations for clients on
design, technical writing, and CAD design. Serves as a prototype consultant for new CAD designs.
Santa Clara Valley Water District, Morgan Hill, CA
2005 to 2006
Maintenance Technician
Primarily responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Santa Clara Valley pipeline and water treatment
plants.
Credence / TMT Division, Sunnyvale, CA
2000 to 2001
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Responsible for mixed signal ATE. Designed tools for new and existing product lines. Performed CE
mark and testing. Developed resolutions to manufacturing issues. Worked directly with the design
engineering team in utilizing GMP, Agile and SAP in manufacturing new products. Created reviews
on design engineering in collaboration with suppliers. Monitored manufacturing costs. Established
methods and procedures for lean manufacturing operations.
Genus Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
1999 to 2000
Engineering Technician
Tasked with maintaining equipment and prototype hardware. Collaborated with engineers in the
assembling, testing and implementing new hardware and design improvements on CVD
semiconductor capital equipment. Conducted all vacuum troubleshooting and repairs.
Novellus Systems, San Jose, CA
1999 to 1999
Final Test Technician
Served as the Final Test Technician for all semiconductor CVD capital equipment.
Varian Associates / Intevac, Santa Clara, CA
1989 to 1999
Senior Electro-Mechanical Technician (Engineering)
Served as the Senior Electro-Mechanical Technician tasked with conducting mechanical, electro-
mechanical and electrical technical activities. Responsible for the fabrication, testing and debugging
assemblies, modules, and systems specifications, technical manuals and engineering sketches.
Monitored the entire system and conducted troubleshooting of vacuum and electrical parts. Designed
automated test equipment for manufacturing floor engineers and partners. Responsible for developing
and testing Windows NT workstations for usage and product configuration throughout the company.
Utilized Orcad, Autocad, Open Controls, Agile, SAP, Acrobat, and Fix32. Developed the hardware
and software of automated test equipment, including Rapid Thermal Processing.

Education & Professional Development

BS, Computer Science University of
Illinois, Chicago, IL

Technological Skills
MS Office, Internet research techniques, all compliance equipment, Fortran and Cobol programming-
Triton College, Programmable Logic Controllers I& II 3/ 26/ 1992, Computer Hardware- Foothill
College, Technical Writing- Mission College, Ultra High Vacuum Technology, 9900 Sputterer-
Applied Apparatus Inc., Microprocessors- Ohlone College, Digital Design- Foothill College, SVG disk
washer, IEEE- floppy drive technology, C language programming, Basic programming- San Jose City
College, Networking Essentials 70-058, SAP- Credence Corp., NT Workstation 4.0 70-073, S5, S7
PLC (Siemens), S7 Maintenance, HVAC, Quality Orientation- Varian, Intro to Small Business, San
Jose Truck Driving School/ CR England Driving School- Class A driving license, Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning, A+ certified, Water System Mechanical Equipment AWWA, OEM Certified,
Confined space training- SCVWD, Water Systems Operation and Maintenance – CSU

Volunteer at local hospital.