Dennis G.

Zappel
(408) 888-3498
142 Carlyn Ave., Campbell, CA
dzd7d72a@westpost.net
Objective:
Seeking a Supervisor/Management position in the Mfg Maintenance department where
my skills foster growth and bring effectiveness and efficiency to the work envi
ronment. I have excellent communication and people skills that allow me to work
well with others and make things happen bringing an asset to wherever I go. I Se
rved as I.C. Commander on ERT/Hazmat Teams under CAL/OSHA guidelines for the pas
t 20 years and have established Work Safety Teams developing a more efficient an
d safe work environment.
Professional Experience:
Solyndra Inc.
2008-2009 Equipment Maintenance Manager Fremont
, CA 94538
* Was responsible for hiring/managing/cross-training 14 techs.
* Coordinated and helped execute maint./startup of all maintenance
equipment and providing support for Equip
/Process Eng. tools.
* Supported Process Eng & on-going tool retrofit changes in Mfg /Eng. groups inc
luding director of Eng. and VP of Project Management to tackle as "Opportunist
ic Downtime Lists"
* Applied Lean Mfg methodologies to make significant improvements/contributions
to cost analysis increasing overall performance of each in-house tool supported
by Maintenance.
* Provided nightly/morning pass-down reports to all backend VP's and directors i
n manufacturing on related maintenance/production challenges for "Roundtable" mo
rning meeting.
* Conducted meetings to improve performance and MTBF, MTBI of all Encapsulation
Tools under Chris Lane,VP Mfg Project Eng.
* Led a team of skilled techs on building manual inspection equipment for David
Main, Director of Engineering, on all encapsulation tools within time frame to m
eet quarter-end.
Intel Corp.
2001- 2007 Sr. Eng. Technician-Platform/Digital Eng. Grp. Santa Clar
a, CA 95052
* Maintained test equip of all labs/Platform Groups.
* Provided preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on all ATE (Automated Te
st Equipment) for all Engineering Platforms including Schlumberger/ Vanguards/Cr
edence tester/various robotics handlers and wafer probers on all Xeon and Centri
no processors.
* Worked closely participating in CIT-Continuous Improvement Teams to improve th
roughput and productivity of all platform tools providing maintenance procedures
and engineering changes/modifications as needed.
* Conducted troubleshooting of complex issues requiring test heads to be depopul
ated and de-assembling to the point of finding analog wiring disconnect through
sever breaks in wires causing intermittent readings in values.

VLSI/Philips Corp.
1987- 1999 Sr. Test Floor Equipment Maintenance Lead San Jose,
CA 95131
* Managed daily equipment maintenance tasks of department and communicated equip
ment status and availability with Mfg. teams in morning pass-downs.
* Assigned and scheduled technician tasks on daily basis and oversee the need to
maintain most cost effectiveness of equipment uptime.
* Interfaced with Equipment / Sustaining Eng. regarding component failure, analy
sis and improvement.
* Provided equipment training on Schlumerger, Tektronics, MegaOne and a variety
of handlers and probers in Mfg/Eng environment.
MMI/AMD
1986- 1987 Test Floor Equipment Maintenance Technician Santa Clara,
CA 95052
* Was involved in setting up and troubleshooting/repairing testers and handlers
for all test floors both for wafer sort and final test departments.
* Performed maintenance and retrofit on refurbish equipment work closely with Eq
uipment Engineering on all modifications.
* Performed all modifications involving Electro-Mechanical prototypes including
building up Bread boards, soldering and wire-wrappings on new designs for Engine
ering Dept.
MegaTest Corp.
1984- 1986 Equipment System Maintenance Technician San Jose,
CA 95131
* Calibrated and troubleshoot ATE Memory and Logic Testers.
* Transferred to VLSI MegaOne tester to work on modifying Hybrid PC boards for
the mainframe tester portion. Consolidated & completed test head and support mod
ules.
* Rewrote procedures on all electro-mechanical assemblies on test head and suppo
rt modules from mechanical and analog/digital harness cabling.
* Provided test procedures and fixtures to test all continuity open/shorts of al
l connections to assure all power-up sequence protocols.
Centaur Solar Corp.
1981-1983 Solar Installation Technician / Repairman Milpitas, CA 95035
* Installed all plumbing & electrical for domestic hot water on home and pool he
ating. Use of most all construction tools for solar panel installations and supp
ort systems.
Education/Certificates:
* A.S. Solar Technology
* A.A. Electronics
* Computer Tech. Certificate
* Certified in ERT/Hazmat training
* Certified in CPR/First Aid
* California Licensed Broker
* CTM-Certified Toastmasters Awards-Speaking
Languages:
* Speak, read, and write German fluently