Daniel Towery

Dynamic technical leader with extensive experience in managing large international teams across semiconductor, recycling, contract manufacturing, and precision optical component sectors. Demonstrated success in factory start-ups, relocations, and technology transfers, driving operational excellence and innovation. Recognized for enhancing collaboration and employee well-being, leading to improved product development and team performance. Aiming to leverage analytical skills and creativity to deliver impactful solutions in fast-paced environments.

• 12 US Patents on CMP, Low-k dielectrics, and planarization technology. Patents filed for Solar panel recycling technology.
• Member of technology transfer and factory pioneer start-up team based in Malaysia. Achieved yielding wafers in one hundred days after Start-up.
• Member of optical fabrication factory relocation and start-up team and lead technical adviser for building and equipping a Class 100 electronic materials development/applications lab.
• Improved iPhone Camera Module yield in Malaysian factory from 80% to over 90% while reducing head count by 40% saving over $1 million USD per month. Supplier ranking improved from 5th to 2nd.
• Reduced injection molding scrap from 2.5% to less than 0.5% in Malaysian factory. Supplier Score Card improved from C to consistently A over several consecutive months.
• Determined the root cause of 6000+ power supplies affected by ceramic capacitor cracks and dendrite defects. Developed a rework method which avoided $300K USD in scrap.
• Solved a persistent power supply reliability issue at a factory in China and recovered $100K USD in damages from the component vendor.
• Consolidated CMP, CFM, Diffusion & Implant groups across four semiconductor factories in Singapore resulting in $200K SGD in monthly payroll savings.
• Collaborated with the Customer & factory teams to develop a new type of CMP polishing pad. Qualified a new product at a major Taiwanese semiconductor foundry.
• Developed an in-line defect monitoring and control strategy for a Malaysian semiconductor foundry which improved yield by 4% resulting in several million USD in annual savings.
• Developed machine learning algorithms using sensor data that aided troubleshooting Etch chamber issues.
• Developed super polishing process which produced optical surfaces < 1 Angstrom rms.
• Developed a novel Brewster window fabrication process that significantly reduced material cost, manufacturing steps and improved yield.
• Developed computer simulation applications used in optical manufacturing and semiconductor operations.
• Awarded Spectra-Physics Fellow for outstanding technical achievements in optical fabrication (1994)

• English, Native
• Malay, Conversational
• Indonesian, Conversational
• German, Basic

Citizenship: US Citizen