Pavel Laptev

Background

About Pavel Laptev

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE• Result-driven, goal-oriented manager and director with strong initiative, aptitude for leadership, and refined analytical problem-solving skills. • Proven successes in equipment manufacturing, IC production, system/equipment engineering, and process development in the electronic, MEMS, and related industries. • Industry-recognized expertise in semiconductor processing (plasma, cryogenic vacuum, AC, Pulsed-DC, DC, RF magnetron sputtering, etching of metals and dielectrics, electro-optical and piezo-electric device development). • Keen understanding of both the underlying engineering and production principles of industry, with expertise in effective negotiation with vendors and customers, mangers and employees as well. • Adept in organizing collaborative initiatives and leading teams known to achieve established goals with innovative approaches to complex problems.• Enterprising, resolute, and adaptable problem solver exhibiting a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence, and a drive to materialize short- and long-term corporate objectives through channeling solid manufacturing and semiconductor processing experience.• Engineering and Product Management • Team Forming and Leadership• Production and Development Fab (clean room) management and improvement • Cost effective problem solving• Marketing and sales support• Process development and support• DOE setup and conduction• Process control based on PLC, Distributed Control Systems and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, including Human Machine Interfaces• Proficiency in vacuum technologies (PVD, RIE, RF ETCH, Soft Etch, PECVD, DRIE, AOE, IBD, IBE ), Magnetron AC, DC and RF sputtering• Thin film deposition with required properties (stress, uniformity, composition)• Equipment design, development, support• Hands-on experience with electronics, mechanics, vacuum, robotics • Analog, Digital and RF Troubleshooting