1. LARRY E. ARNOLD
Albuquerque, NM | 505.385.2000 | LArnoldCSM@aol.com |
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-arnold-10bbb9
Sr. Engineer, Chemical & Gas
2 0+ YE AR S DI R E C TI NG G LOB AL E NG I N E E R I N G PR OJE C TS AG AI N ST AG G R E S SI VE R E Q UI R E ME N TS
Highly technical Sr. Engineer proven in planning, executing and directing complex initiatives for major high tech and
chemical & gas industry leaders. Demonstrated record of success orchestrating manufacturing process startup and
improvement in line with all cost, time and quality objectives. Strategic change agent skilled in identifying and
capitalizing on opportunities for enterprise-wide improvement. Respected mentor, coach and leader of high-
performance teams. Engaging communicator working closely with senior leaders, suppliers and personnel to achieve
project excellence.
Areas Of Expertise
 Chemical Engineering
 Global Project Management
 Chemical & Gas Management
 Project Planning & Execution
 Proven Change Agent
 Vendor & Supplier Management
 Cost & Budget Control
 Continuous Improvement
 Process Optimization
 Team Leadership
 Training & Development
 Strategic Communications
 Executive Collaboration
Professional Experience
INTEL CORPORATION
Staff Engineer – Fab 11X Staff Technologist, Rio Rancho, NM
2013 – Aug. 2015
Integral engineer and project expert conceptualizing, executing and implementing cost and VF environmental projects
to streamline operations and enable new technology transfers. Technical resource for helium conservation task force
uncovering substantial waste reduction from leaks, excessive purging, and incorrect leak testing procedures.
Participated in corporate strategic evaluations of suppliers and development of alternative chemical properties.
 Captured 50% reduction in Fab helium consumption through strategic change and materials management.
 Catalyzed $52K in weekly savings with no Fab downtime or quality issues by re-defining qualifications.
 Spearheaded five major chemical conversions for cleanliness and cost reduction, developing all qualification
plans to drive improvements.
 Fab 11X sponsor of white paper and process for approval of second source parts across multiple
technologies; first large WP resulted in $1M annual savings via incorporation of approved parts into 65/45/32
nm technology processes.
Fab 11X SPRAY Process Engineer
2014 - 2015 (January 2014 - August 2015)
Responsible for area safety, sustaining, and continuous improvement to quality/output/cost for the single wafer wet
clean toolset.
 Parametric measurement improvement with WIW Delta to Target measurements reduced by 3% with
variation reduced by 11% by utilizing existing measurements and improving response.
 Identified that excursions were being driven by adjusting to parametric values of low volume products that
were not statistically significant. Engaged Integration and transferred learnings from other parametric
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measurement above to this measurement. Drove control chart creation and setup that reduced the WTW
variation by 40% and eliminated future excursions.
Professional Experience
INTEL CORPORATION (CONTINUED)
Fab 68 Chemical & Gas Staff Technologist, Dalian, China
2007 – 2013
Co-Leader of Intel Fab 68 Facility Area Coordination meeting that focuses on improvement projects for chemical, gas,
and facilities. Coaching and mentoring of local Bulk Chemical Distribution System (BCD), Integration, and Process
Engineering groups. Startup: Technical owner for all chemical and gas issues on new Green Field site including
establishment of POR chemical list, material readiness, gap analysis, and project list for improvements.
 Created and maintained bill of materials (BOM) and the cost roadmap for chemicals and gases during the
Greenfield Fab Startup and technology transfer.
 Achieved $16M annual virtual factory (VF) savings by partnering with VF counterparts to qualify three
alternate chemicals and chemical blending systems as part of Startup activities.
 Generated $1.5M in savings and earned Intel’s Fab Sort Manufacturing Excellence Award as Lorry Program
Owner for Fab 68 qualified alternate chemicals.
Fab 11 Process Engineering Group Lead, Project Staff, High Performance Maintenance, Rio Rancho, NM
2005 – 2007
Drove development and implementation of systems supporting Fab 11’s High Performance Maintenance (Intel’s
version of Total Productive Maintenance) program. Subject matter expert in Preventive Maintenance (PM) Templates
and Kitting, identification and resolution of issues encountered by Manufacturing Technicians (MT) including
troubleshooting of procurement issues and Safety.
 Implemented procedures for evaluation of templates and parts kitting for PMs that reduced labor (over 700
MT hours per year), wait part time and operational deficiencies.
 Identified and corrected issue with decontamination documentation that eliminated legal exposure due to
incomplete and erroneous information.
Fab 11 Process Engineering Group Lead
2000 – 2005
AMAT Business Unit Owner (HDP {High Density Plasma} and AMAT P5000 toolsets that deposit the Inner Layer
Dielectric) responsible for area safety, sustaining, continuous improvement of quality, output, cost, process transfer
and synergy with Virtual Factory.
 Enabled 25% defect reduction by facilitating HDP P8X4 Velocity SWAT.
 Initiated the normalized delta-to-target philosophy/process control charts, eliminating chamber to chamber
variation, reducing thickness standard deviation by 50%.
 Increased availability by 15% with associated cost and labor improvements by revising the Operations
monitoring methodology.
 Partnered with Procurement/Capital Equipment Development (CED) to negotiate and leverage AMAT
suppliers for replacement of out-of-tolerance chamber replacements. Cost avoidance of approximately $4M
and removal of defect driver from toolset.
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Professional Experience
CONTINENTAL CARBON COMPANY
Production Manager, Phenix City, AL
1999 – 2000
Directed team of 20+ personnel and daily operations for carbon black plant (200 million pounds per year). Executed
planning and scheduling functions with Logistics department to ensure alignment between customer order fulfillment
needs and production run. Mentored, coached and developed team members while creating positive plant cultures.
Led production group’s efforts on environmental, health and safety. Analyzed and reported on production costs to
influence senior-level decision-making. Held accountability over $7M budget.
 Implemented improvements in the production process
o Generated 8% improvement in off-quality produced items by implementing improvements in
production process.
o Reduced off-quality inventory of 4 million pounds in 6 months.
o Generated 20% increase in throughput for one under-performing unit.
 Maintained operational costs at 8% under budget while meeting production requirements.
CABOT CORPORATION
Global Implementation Engineer, Billerica, MA
1991 – 1999
Promoted into role in 1997 due to exemplary performance in past roles. Integrated new technologies and managed
innovation and improvements at the manufacturing level. Identified best available equipment and operating methods
for manufacturing plants in Kashima, Japan, Botlek, Holland, Stanlow, England, and Pampa, Texas. Set annual
manufacturing Unit Objectives. Led all phases of project lifecycle across continuous improvement and new product
development functions.
 Kashima Japan Plant: Enabled major quality improvements and cost reductions by implementing change in
production process for high-volume manufacturing plant.
 Botlek, Holland Plant: Directed transfer of new grades to new unit including review of system designs and
driving required improvements.
 Transferred new reactor technology to the Plant that resulted in 6% raw material cost savings and 14.4%
throughput increase, drove revision of systems in plant operations.
 Promoted from Senior Market Services Engineer and Production Engineer.
Early career roles included Senior Engineering Specialist and Senior Logistics Engineer
for Martin Marietta Space Launch Systems, playing critical role in capture of $2M+ lifecycle savings during tenure.
Education & AFFILIATIONS
B.S. Chemical Engineering. Colorado School of Mines
Member. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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