George Logsdon

Project Manager @GL Consulting

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George is a seasoned technical leader with over 35 years of experience in semiconductor fabrication operations. He has proven success across various operations, including garage shop start-ups, R&D labs, pilot lines, IDM, and foundry, demonstrating his versatility and adaptability in different operational environments. George's commitment to semiconductor operation leadership is unwavering and evident in his diverse roles. He has served as a Manufacturing Engineer, Equipment Engineer, and Industrial Engineer, where he conducted capacity studies, managed factory layouts, and oversaw CAPEX projects exceeding $100 million. His factory-trained, multi-disciplined, sustaining Process Engineer roles further demonstrate his dedication to the field. His work has significantly contributed to the advancement of semiconductor fabrication operations, making him a key figure in the industry. Furthermore, George possesses exceptional expertise in equipment start-up, verification, and validation, as well as Advanced Equipment Control (AEC), Advanced Process Control (APC), and SPC and DOE. His strong relationships with all cross-functional groups, particularly IT and CIM, further enhance his capabilities. George's focus on customer needs and his ability to manage project budgets and schedules are commendable. He has 13 US patents for innovative data analysis and visualization used by floor staff > 500 times/day. He earned a B.A. from Concordia University – St. Paul in 1977 and pursued a master's in engineering at California State University – Long Beach from 1980 to 1982.

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Work Background

Self.Semiconductor Operations / Engineering

Feb. 2024

The MAX Group - MAX I.E.G. LLCProject Manager

May. 2021 - Feb. 2024

OnlyYourBestShotHead Coach

Mar. 2018 - Mar. 2021

ON SemiconductorPrincipal Industrial Engineer

Jan. 2011 - Mar. 2018Manufacturing Models and Method Development For Decision making within the Full Factory e.g. Real Time Dispatch, Dashboard, ANDON boards, etc... Worked globally to develop best in class prescriptive dispatch solution without costly AMHS. Provide reports and dashboard to track progress and operational excellence in real time using APF software suite. Make it easy to "Do the RIGHT thing NEXT"!

National Semiconductor (Arlington, Texas)Principal Process Engineer

Aug. 1996 - Jun. 2008Systems Engineering: · Core team member for development and deployment of station controller system integration to MES. Including human machine interfaces for: WIP dispatching, durable goods assignment, equipment fault detection, recipe management and exception handing. · Lead cross-functional team in defining UML use cases, code generation, prototyping and then implementing an asset startup and re-qualification system including a customized GUI for both maintenance and engineering data input and reporting. System eliminated 95% of mis-qualification errors. Annual savings estimated at $10million. US patent pending. Business Intelligence: · Collaborated as leading technical resource in SIX SIGMA team which created what was called the ‘missing link in productivity measurement systems”. Known as Individual Productivity Assessment Tool (IPAT) (patent pending) this system supported a 59% increases in direct labor productivity within six months. · Created 12 customized dashboards for near real time desktop distribution for asset management using Business Object, Net Objects, APF, JGA and SQL tools. Project Management: · Oversight of projects from concept through completion including: capacity planning, factory layout analysis, writing tool specifications, sourcing tools and vendor inspection during the equipment build phase. · For key selected equipment managed the installation and vendor start-up through process development to final production release including experimentation, process development, and documentation, specifications and work instructions. Data Analysis: · Lead team efforts within the diffusion and thin films areas to develop and deploy a high reliability system of distributed networks for near real time data capture and analysis. · High product mix, factory modeling with dynamic stochastic discrete event simulation and static factory models for cycle time reduction and capacity planning including bottleneck reduction.

National Semiconductor (West Jordan, Utah)Section Manager, Staff Process Engineer

May. 1983 - Aug. 1996Daily LEAN and Quality Control operations planning, budgeting (scrap and waste), resource allocation, performance monitoring for 24 hours a day cleanroom fabrication are producing CMOS, NMOS, BiPolar, Discrete and Memory devices < 0.5 micron products. Section included process engineering, process technicians, direct labor supervisors equipment operators for material handling and WIP control, including non-complaint materials. Semiconductor wafer processes: diffusion, thin films, ion implantation, CVD, wafer thinning, PECVD passivation, dielectric deposition, SOG and wet chemical pre-cleans, etch, plasma strip. Staff Process Engineer supplying quick turnaround Operations Research with discrete event simulation and stocastic modeling for cycle time analysis across entire equipment set of high mix 24x7 semiconductor wafer fabrication area. Site Statistical Coordinator implementation of Real Time Statistical Process Control methods including highly automated control charts with corrective action protocol that ensured root cause analysis followed containment actions leading to implementation of preventative procedures to improve process capability and Quality Control certifications including ISO9001, QS9000 and automotive customer audit requirements. Recognized as site 'super user' of MES system implementation for process / equipment control schemes. Lead process engineer coordinating an 'on the fly' conversion of MES facilities for >50,000 wafers on >140 routes with >7000 unique operations across > 200 tools with ZERO misprocesses.