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Desmond Sim Boon Hee
Blk 7 Lor How Sun #09-40 Singapore 536564 • (Cell) +65 97282282 • (Email) sbh1018@outlook.sg
(Citizen) Singaporean • (Date of Birth) 18th Oct 1977 • (Age) 39 • (Marital Status) Married
HIGHLIGHTS (For Manufacturing and Planning Positions)
Adaptive to different changes exceling to meet company goals and mission
• Challenge with 9 different job roles within 14 yrs span of work in the semiconductor field and
overcome steep learning curve in different environment
• 2002 to 2008 experience in 200mm setup, capacity planning and readiness for ramp up and down
for different technology including planning on tools requirement and setup
• 2007 promoted from snr engineer to section manager in a different module managing up to 80 TMs
both operationally and equipment
• 2010 accepted IMFS offer to take up area section mgr role to enable the success IMFS startup
• 2011 spearhead production planning team, hitting 8 quarters of outstanding outputs exceeding
company goals
• 2012 promoted to senior manager role to lead the production shift team consisting of up to 300 TM
including 4 section managers, 36 engineers and manufacturing technicians
• 2014 moved into cmp/wet manufacturing taking over both production and equipment (180TM) with
5 section manager as direct report focusing on equipment and operation functions
WORK EXPERIENCE
*Micron Semiconductor Pte Ltd
WET/CMP Senior Manufacturing Manager Jun 2014 – current
• Re-org the team with focus on equipment manufacturing availability to enable optimal output and cycle
time. Key KPI focusing on cost reduction, capacity improvement, quality and people development.
• Formation of equipment team ownership and BKM across sites to be benchmark, sites cross sharing
enabling improvement worldwide
• Production optimization to enable operation improvement and higher productivity
• Drive areas capacity needs with new tech node introduction
• Fab wide policy deployment goal achievement on cycle time
• Hiring manager for fab needs on expansion and future succession planning
*Micron Semiconductor Pte Ltd
Senior Production Manager Aug 2012 – May 2014
• Create mfg excellence environment with all TMs working on operation efficiency and effectiveness with
standardization
• Started monthly TMs meeting constantly sharing with TMs on company goals and align expectation
• 3 main focus on time to mature yield, good cycle time with low DPML and quality
• Engagement in all TMs development plans and training, hiring and planning needs for manpower
support
• Translating plans to execution to meet business demand from supply chain needs
IMFS Pte Ltd (JV between Micron and Intel)
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Production Planning Section Manager April 2011 – July 2012
• Spearhead the setup of production planning team, training and development of production planning
engineers
• Initiated key meetings with IE and Area team on capacity readiness and preparation for ramp
• Successfully enable IMFS ramp from 4k to 18k within a year (record ramp within micron sites)
• Achieve 8 quarters meeting supply chain demand and exceeding overall requirements
Wet & PC team Area Section Manager Jun 2010 – Mar 2011
• Successfully hire 150 mfg technicians from China for IMFS startup, pioneer team to go overseas hiring
• Perform technology transfer for operation team from USA site to IMFS, stayed 3 months overseas to
enhance knowledge and skill on NAND technology and challenges
• Contributed in the success of IMFS startup, area system setup and readiness for startup ramp earlier
than plan which enable faster yield learning
• Training and development for shift engineers and area engineers
• PC team achievement in transferring >25k of non-production wafers from USA site to enable process
release and qualification of tools during startup with no delay.
TECH Semiconductor Pte Ltd
CMP operation and equipment section manager Aug 2007 – Nov 2008
• Prepare ramp readiness for new technology
• Enabled fab conversion on the FLY (1st in S.E Asia) from 200mm to 300mm fab without production
stoppage.
• Successfully ramp down 200mm wafer outs with no yield lost and ramp up 300mm with 1.5 years
• Involved in worldwide Micron sites cost reduction involving vendors and 2nd sourcing. Participated in
zero base analysis to improve on tool availability and efficiency for Cu plating and Nipd equipment
group
• Lead equipment team to move out a total of 180 de-con tools as resale for 200mm while enabling
300mm tools installation with zero safety incidents
• Created self-learning base training for equipment team with mentorship and cross workstation
capability
• Module ISO and customer audit setup and maintenance to meet ISO 9001
Diffusion coordinator Jun 2005 – July 2007
• Assist in module planning for capacity requirements to ramp on new technology nodes, critical
conversion plans coordinating works between engineering needs and output requirement meeting
business plan
• Create learning and training for fresh graduates to adapt into the company culture and manage their
roles as shift mfg engineers or equipment engineers
• Champion fabwide line yield project with outstanding achievement of 99.5% through driving
improvement action items both in misprocess prevention and machine scraps
Thin flim/Diffusion Equipment Engineer May 2004 – May 2005
• Lead engineer for the startup of new equipment for technology nodes change
• Trained in AMAT centura platform with basic and advance training received in Texas, USA
• Improve tool availability to >90% from startup till full ramp benchmarking across all sites within Micron
Diffusion Mfg Shift Engineer Dec 2002 – April 2004
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• Prioritization and decision making in night shift to meet output requirement managing decision on tool
downtime requirement.
• Control and command of both operation and equipment technicians, with development and training
plans for the team
• Emergency response incident commander to lead the night shift teams in any emergency evacuation
events to safety
EDUCATION
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (SINGAPORE)
Mechanical and Production Engineering 1999 – 2002
3rd class Honors
Awarded 2nd for Technopreneurship
NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC
Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering 1995 - 1998
Top subjects performance in Marine engineering, shipbuilding practices and Strength of Materials
Army Rank/Job role
Completed Nsmen cycle: Promoted to 1st SGT in 2005 with outstanding performance during ICT phase
(doubling up role of CMS and Bn RSM of 692BN)
NSF: Promoted to 2nd SGT of Int Branch as Int SGT in 1999 and achieved 2nd in position for Int Spec
course
Certificate of Service – rated outstanding for both Conduct and Performance
REFERENCES*
1) Wee Kay Hwa - Manufacturing Snr Director CELL grp, REC
* Contact are confidential. Further information will be furnished upon request to protect the confidentialityof each referee.