Resume for Ed Schultheis, P.E.

EDWARD D. SCHULTHEIS, P.E.

2170 Allen Drive, Auburn, CA 95602

cell: 650-400-2498; email: ed.schultheis@gmail.com; web: www.schultek.com

EDUCATION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, September 1991

University of California - Davis, California - Grade Point Average 3.37/4.00

Thesis: Development of a Robotic Crack Sealing Machine for Repairing Road Surfaces

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 1986

Washington State University - Pullman, Washington - Grade Point Average 3.34/4.00

Professional Engineer License - CA #M030674, February 1998

US Patent #5742393 - Optical Position Calibration System (for a vacuum chamber)

US Patent #6120601 - Wafer Orientation Inspection System (for a vacuum chamber)

US Patent #7315246 – Security and Monitoring for (industrial shipping) Containers

US Patent #7436298 – Container Security and Monitoring (for industrial shipping containers)

Projects Published in Design News, Mechanical Engineering, Popular Mechanics, Wall Street Journal, Business

Week, Network Computing, TechWorld, Small Business Computing, Information Week & Inc. magazines

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

President & Owner, Schultek Engineering & Technology, Inc., August 1997 - present.

Services: Mechanical engineering and manufacturing consulting. Project Management.

. Design, development, test, and manufacture. ProEngineer (4000+ hrs.), SolidWorks (200+ hrs.) and MathCAD.

Industries: Consumer products, electronics, medical, semiconductor manufacturing equipment & industrial.

Partial Client List:

. Maxtor Corporation, NSG Division (Milpitas, CA) - High capacity data storage systems design & manufacture

. Savi Technology, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) – RFID sensors & data acquisition products design & manufacture

. ioSafe, Inc., (Auburn, CA) – Fire-safe & flood-safe computer and data storage systems design & manufacture

. XKD Display Solutions, Inc. (San Jose, CA) - Aircraft flight simulator instrument design & manufacture

. PicoLiter, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) - Biomedical products pertaining to focused acoustics for microfluidics

. Alza Labs (San Jose, CA) - Biomedical product assembly equipment

. Celerus Diagnostics (Goleta, CA) - Biomedical tissue staining & analysis robotic instrument design

. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) - National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project

. Precision Imaging (Santa Clara, CA) - Aircraft flight simulator instrument design & manufacture

. Applied Materials & KLA Tencor (both - San Jose, CA) - Semiconductor inspection equipment design & manufacture

. Modal, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA); Cutek Research, Inc. (San Jose, CA) - Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Mechanical Engineer - Development & Design, Novellus Systems, May 1995 - June 1997.

Product: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) equipment for semiconductor industry.

. Coordinated successful task force to solve complex CVD wafer handling problem. Performed

key role in successful containment plan development and implementation.

. Responsible engineer for development of retrofit spindle for all existing W-CVD systems.

. Invented/developed drive system and co-developed new wafer handling spindle.

. Coordinated and co-performed investigation of mechanical and servo/stepper-drives for wafer

handling equipment. Produced prototype drive that performed at 2X current speed.

. Performed kinematic, dynamic, and friction analysis of spindle mechanism assembly.

. Developed ceramic-tipped, nickel pins for lifting wafers. Coordinated project, designed solution,

and manufactured and shipped production parts in less than three weeks.

. Designed, constructed, and implemented test stand to optimize spindle performance. Features

included laser sensors, accelerometers, and data acquisition.

. Designed and performed thermal imaging experiment of heater pedestals.

Mechanical Engineer - Development & Design, Varian-Thin Film Syst., July 1994 - May 1995.

Project: Development of Latest Model Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) System.

. Developed schematic diagrams for argon, nitrogen, air, rough vacuum, and water lines.

. Developed mechanical/electrical specifications for all servo motors on sputtering system.

. Specified components and developed specifications for sputtering system including servo

motors, valves, pressure regulators, sensors, switches, lines, fittings and cooling water.

. Developed concept and basic hardware for fiber-optic position calibration system (U.S. patent

#5,742,393). System will calibrate robot arm position in a high vacuum chamber.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE continued:

Mechanical Engineer - Design, Production, & Process, Varian-Coupled Cavity Tube Products,

February 1993 - July 1994. Product: Radar systems for military aircraft and ships.

. Initiated and personally helped perform major sputtering system upgrade. Reworked vacuum

chamber and much of hardware, installed cryopump, and replumbed/rewired.

. Significantly improved sputter yield through system upgrade and improved processing.

. Responsible for quality control and failure analysis of all sputtered parts. Identified and corrected

major silicone contamination problem. Computerized parts documentation.

. Improved electron gun designs, manufacturing processes, and documentation.

. Personally analyzed many SEM-EDX specimens. Experienced with Auger Electron Microscopy,

ESCA, and FTIR surface analysis.

Development & Design Engineer / Researcher, University of California - Davis, December 1989 -

August 1991, October 1991 - February 1993.

Project: Development of Robotic Crack Sealing Machine for Repairing Road Surfaces.

. Project featured in “Design News” and “Popular Mechanics” magazines.

. Developed, designed, and evaluated complex mechanical systems.

. Managed development of vehicle orientation system. Supervised three students.

. Produced extensive project documentation. Prepared presentation materials.

. Analyzed and simulated complex kinematics problems.

. Developed test procedures. Conducted experiments.

Aerospace Engineer, Naval Aviation Depot, Alameda, CA, December 1986 - September 1989.

Consistently received "outstanding" job performance appraisals. Product: Aircraft rework.

. Managed engineering division "Buy Our Spares Smart" program ($320,000 budget).

. Developed fatigue test procedures and researched laser marking effects for aircraft parts.

. Served as lead engineer, and completed major revisions for two aircraft manuals.

. Developed maintenance and repair procedures and performed failure analysis for aircraft systems

including flight control linkages, landing gear, fuel systems, and ejection seats.

. Developed and managed technical aspects of contracts. Coordinated with contractors.

. Periodically served as acting supervisor. Supervised seven engineers and technicians.

Teaching Assistant, University of California - Davis, September - December 1989.

Course: Drafting - Presented lectures, supervised labs, developed exams, and graded work.

Designer / Fabricator, Washington State University, Agriculture Research Department, summers

1984, 1985, and 1986.

. Designed and manufactured experimental agricultural implements and test equipment.

. Operated and repaired machine shop equipment and industrial machinery.

OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS:

. Kinematic and Dynamic Synthesis for Motion of a Six DOF Robot Arm, 1990.

. Tool Path Synthesis for Machining Two and Three Dimensional Surfaces, 1990.

AWARDS:

. Special award for quality work performance (Varian - CCTP), 1993.

. Special award for "sustained superior work performance" (Naval Aviation Depot), 1988.

. Tau Beta Pi member (Engineering Honor Society), 1985-present.

REFERENCES: Excellent references available upon request.