Mark Pouliot has over 30 years of experience in electrical engineering, project management, and technical training. He has worked in roles involving leadership, customer interface, troubleshooting, circuit design, and technical communication. Notable achievements include automating processes to increase production throughput and yield, developing inspection schedules to reduce cycle time, and using Lean techniques like PDCA to reduce defects by 80-90%. Pouliot currently works as an instructor and service technician while also owning an archery business.

1. MARK J. POULIOT
2701 Boro Hill Road
Bristol, VT 05443
(802) 453-4115 or (802) 989-9971
E-mail: pouliot@gmavt.net
SUMMARY
Electrical Engineer with wide variety of skills developed during a diverse work history, including:
Leadership Project Management Customer Interface
Troubleshooting Analytical Problem Solving Circuit Board Design / Build / Test
Technical Communication – test procedures, troubleshooting guides, BOMs, parts breakdown lists,
maintenance manuals, test reports, college course development/lecture
LEAN Experience including - PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act), VSM (Value Stream Mapping)
TWI (Training Within Industry), JBS (Job Breakdown Sheets)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBM MICROELECTRONICS DIVISION, Essex Junction, VT 2008 - 2013
Optical Kerf Design Engineer
• Lead engineer for the Optical Kerf Design team, providing leadership and project scheduling for implementing
changes/improvements.
• Liaison between Optical Kerf, wafer manufacturing, technical development and reticle manufacturing teams.
• Developed method for locating models for physical measurement, increasing throughput by decreasing tool
recipe development and rework.
• Automated home site locator for in-line electrical test sector which reduced recipe creation time, rework and
scrap and increased production throughput and yield and eliminated the need to buy a new tool.
Reticle Quality Engineer 2005 - 2008
• Lead engineer for Mask Quality Team, providing leadership and mentoring for technicians in all aspects of
mask quality control.
• Work with Characterization, Failure Analysis, Mask House and assortment of fab engineering personnel to
react to and find root cause of mask repeaters.
• Updated written procedures as needed to reflect changing environment.
• Developed new reticle inspection schedule to reduce needed inspections while maintaining reticle quality.
• Eliminated repeater/fail checks on manufacturing wafer lots, decreasing cycle time by 1300 hours/month.
• Reduced (by 80%) the number of checkerboard/reticle quality checks required for new reticle qualification,
saving labor and money used in the process.
• Reduced FM induced repeaters (90%) and resulting wafer scrap (85%) using PDCA process.
• Reduced pellicle damage (80%) due to manual handling saving the fab up to $23,000 / month in reticle repairs.
Failure Analysis Engineer – Program Management Interface .13 micron technologies 2000 – 2005
• Initiated overhaul of web-based failure analysis submittal database to enhance customer data input.
• Liaison between failure analysis department and process, characterization and integration engineering teams.
• Developed delayering techniques for new technologies such as SiLK, Hybrid, FSG.
• Directed technicians and operators in all aspects of failure analysis.

2. OTHER EXPERIENCE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE of VERMONT, Winooski, VT 2016 - Current
Instructor
• Part time instructor in the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) program.
• Teaching a variety of subjects in the areas of Safety, Quality Practices & Measurement, Manufacturing
Processes & Production and Maintenance Awareness to students working towards certification as a
Certified Production Technician.
NORTHEAST HANDLING SYSTEMS, Inc., South Burlington, VT 2015 – Current
Service Technician
• Perform inspections, maintenance and repairs of hoists, overhead doors and dock loading platforms.
POULIOT’S ARCHERY LLC & SLICK SHOT ARCHERY, Monkton, VT 1988 - Current
Owner/Operator
• Operation of an archery retail store, responsible for all phases of business to include inventory planning,
purchasing, sales, marketing, customer service, equipment set up and repair.
• Design, manufacture and marketing of archery related accessory.
ENOTE.COM, INC., Williston, VT
Senior Project Engineer
• Member of team defining specification, design, layout (using Orcad software), build and test of system.
• Solved electromagnetic emissions issues which plagued the TV e-mail product.
• Defined material spec for product enclosure to insure EMI requirements were met.
• Coordinated UL and FCC certification efforts required to enter the consumer electronics market.
DYNAPOWER CORPORATION, South Burlington, VT
Associate Engineer
• Prototyped and troubleshot circuit designs for use in large power supply products.
• Developed documentation, test procedures and troubleshooting guides.
• Created electrical and mechanical assembly drawings required for production of circuit boards.
SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC, Vergennes, VT
Reliability Assurance Engineer
• Wrote environmental test procedures/reports for fuel measurement and management products.
• Developed quotes and coordinated program schedules for testing and provided customer interface.
PATENTS
Crack Stop for Low K Dielectrics - United States 7521336 / WO2005013330 A3 / PCT/US2004/024228
Issued July 28, 2004
Enhanced Efficiency Solar Cells and Method of Manufacture - United States 8217259 / 20100175750
Issued May 29, 2009
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Material Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

3. Certified Residential/Home Inspector