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Hi, I’m Michael D Morton. I’m a seasoned equipment technician and process integration specialist with 25+ years in semiconductor manufacturing, tool installation, and cleanroom operations. I thrive on turning complex install projects into smooth, visual workflows, mentoring teams on 5S and LEAN practices, and designing clear docs and graphics to help cross-functional groups align and succeed.…

Michael D Morton

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Hi, I’m Michael D Morton. I’m a seasoned equipment technician and process integration specialist with 25+ years in semiconductor manufacturing, tool installation, and cleanroom operations. I thrive on turning complex install projects into smooth, visual workflows, mentoring teams on 5S and LEAN practices, and designing clear docs and graphics to help cross-functional groups align and succeed.…

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Hi, I’m Michael D Morton. I’m a seasoned equipment technician and process integration specialist with 25+ years in semiconductor manufacturing, tool installation, and cleanroom operations. I thrive on turning complex install projects into smooth, visual workflows, mentoring teams on 5S and LEAN practices, and designing clear docs and graphics to help cross-functional groups align and succeed.

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Work Experience

Accelerated Install Team, Senior Equipment Technician/ Diffusion Maintenance Technician at Texas Instruments Inc

January 1, 2022 - Present

Coordinate machine/tool move-in and final placement of tools in a cleanroom environment. Conduct Levels 1-3 safety sign-offs (Electrical, chemical and gas) and final safety systems verification. Collaborate with tool vendors and Equipment Engineering to meet start-up milestones; create visual factory layouts, tool move-in path maps, and daily updates showing final tool placement and projected move-in paths. Implement 5S safety management and tri-daily audits for vendors, contractors and employees. Currently supporting ASM 412 and ASM Sonora Vertical Furnaces.

Level 2 and 3 Certified Technician in: VDF Self Sustaining Technician, Thin Films/Dielectrics, Install/Qual and Bulk Chemical Delivery at Intel Corporation

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2017

Six Sigma and LEAN Manufacturing certified technician; created interactive 3D install documents; led process transfer SEED for dielectrics install/qual; performed robotics calibrations, movement parameter and speed table adjustments; installed/qual for Fab23 diffusion (2001) and supported technology transfers (874) in 2004; developed a global fix addressing a shock hazard on Kokusai furnaces; led Fab23 EOL decommission project; Safety Leader and Fab23 Safety Webmaster.

CIGS Maintenance Technician at Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2011

Post production run chamber cleaning, parts cleaning and chamber reassembly. HiVac system maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting. In-run monitoring for failure conditions. In-run wattage adjustments, voltage and current monitoring. Substrate heater, source heater and Ion gauge rebuilds and maintenance. 5S implementation, One Point lesson documentation, parts improvement and material handling documentation and design improvements.

Senior Equipment Technician for Diffusion and FSI Mercury Cleaning Systems at Microchip Corporation

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020

Troubleshooting and maintaining LPCVD systems and gas/MFC gas distribution systems. Robotics calibrations, troubleshooting and maintenance (preventative and reactive). Preventative Maintenance on Edwards Dry Pump systems and scrubbers. Preventative and Corrective maintenance on SVG Thermco Horizontal Furnaces. Applied Materials (AMAT) Chamber maintenance and repair.

Equipment Engineering Technician at Texas Instruments Inc

January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2001

LEAN Manufacturing trained and certified. Project lead for area improvements in Diffusion. Install/Qual Technician for Diffusion for R&D1 / The Kilby Center. TEL Alpha 8 Vertical Furnace Technician Vendor Certified Level I, II and III maintenance. Troubleshooting and maintaining LPCVD systems and gas/MFC lines. Polyflow Quartz Clean hood maintenance and filter changes. Applied Materials (AMAT) Chamber maintenance and repair. TEL and AMAT robot calibrations and system integrity verifier. Diffusion and Implant Webmaster and documentation controller. Developed training manuals and BKMs for AMAT chamber maintenance. 3D printing/prototyping from digital concept to completed product and 3D modelling. Additional skills in documentation and process improvements.