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Vladimir Canada
111 Garner Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Cell (408)393-5579
email:vladimicanada@msn.com
Objective
Seeking challenging position that would best utilize expertise in the business
environment. This position would provide me many opportunities to utilize my
leadership skills.
Experience
Hgst/Western Digital 11/2015-4/2016
Responsible for daily Manufacturing operations for Thin Film and Vacuum Systems.
• Performed Equipment Qualifications and Characterization on Vacuum Systems.
Visahy Siliconix, Inc. San Jose, CA 3/2011 –10/2015
Fab Specialist Technician.
 Support Product Engineering Division in all research and development activities.
 Responsible for daily Manufacturing operations for Thin Film and Evaporation Process..
 Provided training for new employees in the areas of process tools operations.
NanoNexus Corp., San Jose, CA 2005-2010
Senior Lead Technician
 Experienced with wafer fab processing equipment including thin-film sputter deposition, ion beam
etch, reactive ion etch.
 Performed Equipment Qualifications and Characterization on Vacuum Systems.
 Operated Metrology Equipment required for Qualifications.
 Managed work flow through areas according to assigned priorities.
 Provided initial training to lab assistants and technicians on processes and equipment.
Digilens Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 2001-2004
Process Engineering Technician
 Experienced in photolithography, thin film deposition and wet and dry etching.
 Supported management activities including device and process optimization in waveguide devices.
 Specialized on characterization of PECVD,CVD systems.
 Focus on surface preparation. SEM preparation and analysis through cross-section techniques.
Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA 2000-2001
Process Technician.
 Focus on characterization of materials including erosion, surface quality cost, contamination and
chamber clean.
 Developed procedures and transfer new technology to field engineers and performed customer demos.
 Analyzed problems and supported the development of solutions to increase system reliability.
 Experienced in semiconductor etch.
 Received Dielectric Etch Award in 2001.
Read-Rite Corporation, Milpitas, CA 1996-2000
Senior Engineering Technician.
 Experienced in failure analysis using SEM, FIB and PROBERS.
 Developed new process techniques and services for new products.
 Identified, analyzed and fixed customer returns and provided analytical data and recommendations for

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process improvements.
Censtor Corporation, San Jose, CA 1989-1996
Process Technician.
 Provided process support in electroplating, photolithography and wet etch.
 Responsible for on time release of new products including inspection, statistical process control and
daily system quals.
 Provided training for new employees in the areas of process tools operations, including basic
troubleshooting, data access and quals.
Education: A.A. Electronics, Heald College, San Francisco, California
Computer Skills: Work Stream, Microsoft Office, Mes (data-system) Promis
Metrology Tools: Prober kla 1007, Nikon Vision Systems nexiv1515, Dektak Surface Profiler,
Scanning Electron Microscope (CDSEM), Dual beam FIB tools.
Other: US Citizen