ROBERT SCHEMMEL

190 Lester Lane * Los Gatos California 95032

(408) 828-4387 *
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Vision-driven, solutions-oriented engineering technician skilled in assembling f
rom the ground up, evaluation testing and troubleshooting sophisticated prototyp
es including electro-mechanical and robotic.
Broad-based history and in-depth technical acumen encompassing assembly, testing
and repair / upgrading of complex automation and testing equipment. Adept at id
entifying and reporting on shortfalls in engineering prototypes. Well-versed in
a breadth of assembly and testing tools and methodologies. Highly skilled at tro
ubleshooting electronic circuits to the component level. Strong communication an
d presentation skills with excellent capacity for training users of newly instal
led equipment at customer sites.
EXPERIENCE:
11/24/08 - 2/20/09
Willow Garage (Through Benchmark Staffing, Santa Clara, CA)
Electro-mechanical Technician
Assembly and testing of precision robotic components
9/11/06 - 10/31/2008
Xyratex San Jose, CA
Contract Electronics Engineering Technician for R & D Technical; working on a va
riety of projects, assembling, testing, and troubleshooting multi-axis complex f
actory automation equipment prototypes.
Projects included:
Assembly, testing and helped installion of complex 4ft x 4ft pneumatic End Effe
ctor on a large Kuka pallet-loader robot (capable of handling 600 lb. payloads).
Multi-robot System with three robots; one two-axis, one 4-axis, and one single-a
xis. System Loads disks from cassettes into a pallet for sputtering. Includes ro
tating theta Axis with four mandrels for loading/unloading disks. Also performed
particle testing of subsystems in a mini-cleanroom environment test chamber.
Assembly of complex End Effector for handling disk drive platter disks in roboti
c system for moving disks to and from ten Read-Write testers.
* Performed on-site training at factory in Malaysia.
* Performed on-site training at customer facility in Singapore.
* Performed Particle Testing in house in Class-1 Mini-Environment.
7/2005 - 3/2006
Reflectivity Sunnyvale, CA
Electronics Engineering Technician
Contract Engineering Tech for Ryzen Solutions; assembling, testing and troublesh
ooting complex Test machines with little or no supervision. Working from schemat
ics that often were "in progress", worked with one team partner to build machine
s used in the manufacture and testing of DLP chips (micro-mirror array video chi
p) used in high resolution projectors. Machines built included a process chamber
machine, a chip sealing machine, a three axis chip inspection machine that util
ized an x/y stage to position devices underneath an inspection camera equipped w
ith a z-axis stage for focus. Also completed machine that performs Fast Array Op
tical testing to cycle microscopic mirror arrays while performing dynamic electr
ical testing. Two each of four different machines were built, one to remain onsi
te and the second to ship to Production Fab in Taiwan. Duties included identifyi
ng documentation issues or errors and making corrections as needed. Motion contr
ol systems includes AC servo motors and microstepping dc steppers. Assembly was
all-inclusive, from mounting hardware
in bare chassis to building wire and cable harnesses.
1/2003 - 10/2004
Onsite Engineering
San Jose,CA
Electronics Engineering Technician
Contract Engineering Technician; Rehired by Applied Materials; Santa Clara, CA a
s Contractor to complete three Reliability Test Fixtures. Completed Electrical w
iring, Mechanical assembly and Software development; identified S/W issues in s/
w created by prev. group. Created QBasic program for Motion Control and Analog /
Dig. I/O Sensor Feedback via DeviceNet and save cycle-count & realtime sensor d
ata to file. Custom configured several PC's for Test-Fixture H/W control. Adapte
d in house surplus hardware to monitor & capture real-time data and control Test
Fixture H/W. Completed assignment 'on time' (in 6 wks); All three fixtures were
fully operational (including fixture running on my S/W). Contract was renewed s
everal times and ended on 10/1/04
9/2000 - 11/2002
Applied Materials
Santa Clara, CA
Electronics Engineering Technician (300mm Systems
Systems Engineering technician responsible for troubleshooting DeviceNet and Mot
ion Control Issues, Maintaining Lab Test Tools, and assisting with new Prototype
builds.
* Learned DeviceNet device communications protocol and Motion Control H/W & S/W
unassisted.
* Created New Mobile-Response Diagnostic Station used to reduce costly Lab Tool
downtime.
* Identified 300mm wafer-lifter functionality issue.
* Resolved wafer-lifter issue by submitting Software Request (SR) to add new S/W
functionality.
* Created custom Motion Control software for Reliability testing of 300mm tool w
afer-
lifts.
* Authored ET Conference Technical Paper on 'Block Move' Optimization using Velo
city
Equation.
* Eng support for SEMICON Show Tool by installing Local Center-Finder
(LCF)FiberOptics sensors.
* 300mm PVD Tool Owner; sole person responsible for maintenance of two multi-mil
lion
dollar tools.
* Performed Vibration Analysis of Wafer-Lifts & Servo Motor-Drivers using PC-bas
ed
Data-Acq. Tools. Also provided
Motion Control support for Engineers working on new wafer-lift design.
* Provided Engineering support for numerous other design & testing projects whil
e
performing above.
12/1999 - 9/2000
Magellan Satellite Access Products
Santa Clara, CA
Production Technician (PCB Board Test Dept
Test, troubleshoot and repair micro-processor based Global Positioning System pr
oducts
including Microwave Receiver circuits.
* Identified and resolved Surface Mount Device process related
issues to reduce PCB board scrap.
* Adapted Final Test S/W for use in PCB Board Test Dept. to reduce production te
sting
costs.
1/1998 - 8/1998
Joslyn Electronic Systems Corporation
Goleta, CA
Electronics Engineering Technician
Eng tests of AC Arrestors, Transient Voltage Suppression Systems, and other Surg
e Protection devices; UL testing of new products, & test reports
* Adapted 2kA Silicon Avalanche Diode (SAD) PCB for 10kA Silicon
Avalanche Diode design
8/1997 - 12/1997
Electro-Optical Indust.
Goleta, CA
Field Service Technician (Heatherington Furnace Division)
Assembly, panel wiring, factory testing, and field installation of high temperat
ure Tungsten-Nichrome Element vacuum furnace.
10/1995 - 6/1997
Applied Magnetics Corp
Goleta, CA
Wafer Fabrication Maintenance Technician
Maintenance & repair of 200mm Semiconductor wafer fabrication & test equipment.
* Adapted VAX Mainframe S/W as WaferFab Equipment History Database to reduce
downtime.
* Identified and Resolved High-Power RF Matching Unit Tuning
issues
EDUCATION:
10/1995
DeVry Institute of Technology
US-CA-Pomona
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Hold 1 U.S. Patent (No. 4088315)
(Computerized Karate Training Machine)
* Listed in 'Who's Who in Technology Today' (Vol. 2, pp. 307,
 1980) Selected based on above Patent.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
ASSEMBLY & PROTOTYPING
XYRATEX
1. Assembling multi-axis complex factory automation equipment prototypes.
2. Assembling complex protype robotic End Effectors
REFLECTIVITY
1. Assembling complex test machines with little or no supervision.
2. Building wire and cable harnesses
3. Working with one other technician, built & tested following machines:
A) a process chamber machine,
B) a chip sealing machine,
C) a three axis chip inspection machine utilizing an x/y stage to position devi
ces underneath an inspection camera equipped with a z-axis stage for focus.
D) a machine performing Fast Array Optical testing to cycle DLP arrays while do
ing dynamic electrical testing.
ON-SITE ENGINEERING
1. Completed electrical wiring, mechanical assembly and software development of
three
ReliabilityTest Fixtures.
2. Adapted in house surplus hardware to monitor and capture real-time data and
control Test Fixture
H/W
ELECTRO-OPTICAL INDUSTRIAL
1 Performing assembly, panel wiring, and field installation of high temperature
Tungsten-
Nichrome Element vacuum furnace.
TESTING
XYRATEX
1. Testing multi-axis complex factory automation equipment prototypes
2 Particle testing of subsystems within a mini-cleanroom environment test chamb
er
3. Performed numerous in-house robotic system tests
4. Testing complex test machines with little or no supervision
APPLIED MATERIALS
1.Performed Vibration Analysis of Wafer-Lifts and Servo Motor-Drivers using PC-
based Data-Acquisition
tools.
MAGELLAN SATELLITE ACCESS PRODUCTS
1. Testing of micro-processor based GPS products including microwave receiver c
ircuits.
2.
JOSLYN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
1. Performing engineering tests of AC Arrestors, Transient Voltage Suppression
systems, and other Surge
Protection devices; UL testing of new products, and test reports.
 2. Adapted 2kA Silicon Avalanche Diode (SAD) PCB for 10kA Silicon Avalanche Dio
de application.
ELECTRO-OPTICAL INDUSTRIAL
1 Performing assembly, panel wiring of high temperature Tungsten-Nichrome Eleme
nt vacuum furnace.
TROUBLESHOOTING
XYRATEX
1. Troubleshooting multi-axis complex factory automation equipment prototypes
2.Troubleshooting complex test machines with little or no supervision
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. Identified 300mm wafer-lifter functionality issues.
2. Resolved wafer-lifter issue through submitting Software Request (SR) to add n
ew S/W functionality
MAGELLAN SATELLITE ACCESS PRODUCTS
1. Troubleshooting to component level and repair of micro-processor based GPS pr
oducts including
microwave receiver circuits.
2. Identified and resolved Surface Mount Device process related issues reducing
PCB board scrap
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
1. Identified and resolved High-Power RF matching unit tuning issues
.
TRAINING
XYRATEX
1. Performing on-site training at factory in Malaysia and customer facility in S
ingapore
DOCUMENTATION
REFLECTIVITY
1. Identifying documentation issues or errors and making corrections as needed
LEARNING NEW SKILLS
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. Learned DeviceNet device communications protocol and Motion Control H/W & S/
W unassisted.
IMPLEMENTING NEW PROCEDURES OR TECHNIQUES
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. Created new Mobile-Response Diagnostic Station utilized to reduce costly Lab
Tool downtime
2. Resolved wafer-lifter issue through submitting Software Request (SR) to add
new S/W functionality
MAGELLAN SATELLITE ACCESS PRODUCTS
1. Adapted Final Test S/W for use in PCB Board Test Department. reducing produc
tion testing costs
 2. Adapted Final Test S/W for use in PCB Board Test Department. reducing produc
tion testing costs
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
1. Adapted VAX Mainframe S/W as WaferFab Equipment History Database reducing do
wntime
MAINTENANCE
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. 300mm PVD Tool Owner. Solely responsible for maintenance of two multi-million
dollar tools
APPLIED MAGNETICS CORPORATION
1. Performed maintenance and repair of 200mm Semiconductor wafer fabrication an
d test equipment.
ENGINEERING SUPPORT
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. Provided Motion Control support for engineers working on new wafer-lift desi
gn
2 Provided engineering support for numerous other design and testing projects w
hile performing
aforementioned.
3. Provided comprehensive engineering support for SEMICON Show Tool by installi
ng Local Center-
Finder (LCF) FiberOptics sensors;
SOFTWARE
APPLIED MATERIALS
1. Created custom motion control software for reliability testing of 300mm tool
wafer-lifts.
2. Authored ET Conference technical paper on 'Block Move' optimization using Ve
locity Equation
ON-SITE ENGINEERING
1. Created QBasic program for Motion Control / Analog / Dig. I/O Sensor Feedbac
k via DeviceNet, and
saved cyclecount and realtime sensor data to file
2. Custom configured several PC's for Test-Fixture H/W control.