dwight fitzmaurice

We were the first laptop manufacturer with a windows type system while other "portable" computers were called Luggable.

Personnel management, Time Studies, Product placement, new product introduction, equipment maintenance, procedures.

Facilities design, maintenance and Semiconductor Equipment Engineer. Designed layout and installed multiple process tools including cluster semiconductor tools doing full project management of installation interfacing with county and city governments, local fire departments and contractors.

Designed process tool updates and maintenance scheduling. Project management of tool installations and removals. Involved in process engineering aspects of tools and qualification of tools. Interfaced with design engineering to identify tool requirements for re-tooling and supply requirements for new products.

Won Internship while at Foothill College. Did 1 term and asked to extend term. I worked with the Alumina Borosilicate tiles doing testing and designed fixtures for preparing test samples. Quality tracking, Instron tests and field testing including ArcJet wind tunnel testing.

Consulting for startup and established companies. Design engineering, manufacturing, production preparation and costing of products.

Asked to return after 1997 to 1998 - LAM Research - Senior Engineering Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Group. I Planned and managed semiconductor equipment installations for LAM customers. Implementation of equipment installation tracking and revenue recognition program with training of LAM personnel for this program. Advanced Engineering Group builds of Alpha units and specialty orders. Korean Equipment support engineer.

Apex audio was a premier consumer audio company. Managed International sales and marketing. Brought new products from design to production. Holder of 8 audio electronic patents. Reviewed worldwide and still a reference today.