t 1 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering You could be an Engineer Jim Haverkamp 10/10/09

t 2 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Pop Quiz Does your idea of good interpersonal communication mean getting the decimal point in the right place?

t 3 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Did you use a CAD package to design your Pine Wood Derby car?

t 4 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Do you window shop at Radio Shack?

t 5 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Have you have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside?

t 6 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Do you find that the salespeople at Best Buy or Fry’s cannot answer any of your questions?

t 7 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Do you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work?

t 8 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Do you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run?

t 9 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Have you ever tried to repair a $5.00 radio?

t 10 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering If a three year old asks why the sky is blue, would you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory?

t 11 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Have you ever used coat hangers for something other than hanging cloths?

t 12 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Bonus Question Can you can remember 7 computer passwords but forget your anniversary Especially your second anniversary?

t 13 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Welcome My name is Jim Haverkamp I hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley I am a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lam Research

t 14 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Why am I here? Talk about what lead me to engineering How I got there Tell you about some exciting moments I have experienced as an engineer And some less then exciting Mention a few obligations that all engineers have

t 15 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering This is YOUR time I have come with simple prepared slides, but feel no great need to go through them all. I have come here to answer your questions as best as I can. If there is some point that you want me you give more detail on, please ask. As one of my professors was fond of saying, “The only stupid question if one left unasked”.

t 16 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Disclaimer I am going to be talking about experiences that I believe have made me a good engineer. I may even mention some traits that I believe make people good engineers. Please do not change your life's goals because your life does not parallel mine or you do not feel that you have the traits that I believe and engineer should have. That would be a travesty!

t 17 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering History Always curious as to how things worked I didn’t think twice toward taking a toy apart Spend allowance on a thrift store clock Mother accused me of being the most destructive kid she ever knew Many memorable moments, Radio, TV, Clocks, mechanisms, 12V DC motor I had great fun taking thing apart

t 18 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Military After a “less then stellar” run in high school I found myself in the US Navy. After a few wrong turns I eventually found myself in a group called R division. The R was for repair. When they told me that part of the job was to take things apart I was all smiles, But then they dropped the other shoe and told me that I had to put things back together Not only that, but the thing had to work when I got it together.

t 19 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Military continued I discovered that I have an aptitude for it. Learned to weld, braze, sheet metal, plumbing, and firefighting. Made specialty tools and jigs. Became aware of design and layout.

t 20 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Education I spent three years at Chabot college and yes, in 1986 I was a student sitting where you are now. Two years at UC Berkeley Throughout that time I worked a graveyard shift.

t 21 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering First job My first job is with Watkins Johnson as a field service engineer The job involved installing and troubleshooting problems with the equipment. The position was to get my foot in the door to the semiconductor industry Involves lot and lots of travel Field service is a position based on trust High profile with the customer, low profile with the company.

t 22 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering First Job continued My area of expertise was Asia (Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong) I lived in Taiwan for a year and a half and actually had a Taiwanese equivalent to a green card. One of the lessons learned was to not make anything look easy. It is difficult to hold the company line when facing the customer every day.

t 23 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Matheson Tri-Gas I have a brief stint with Matheson Tri-Gas where my job was to design a test bench This brought home the reason why engineers need to cross-train in other engineering disciplines. Much of my test bench duties required understanding electronics. While working for Matheson I took the Pro-E classes at De Anza College

t 24 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Mattson Technology It is my belief that the deciding factor the my being hired by Mattson is because I had some training with Pro E. Initially worked on customer specials With a small company you are required to wear many hats: designer, drafter, material specialist. Need to use what already exists Be careful as to what you say to whom Document it or you will be going with it

t 25 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Mattson Continued Eventually I became part of the R&D group Design for manufacture If you do it once, you have just become the expert. Interact with more people, scientists and marketing. Obligation to point out dangerous design Learned about FEA Re-examine design after design changes

t 26 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Lam Research At Lam my duties and similar to Mattson but much more significant. More hands on More operation

t 27 Jim Haverkamp Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering Questions Jim Haverkamp