Davis Darvish
Research Scientist and Engineer
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
Shrewd researcher, scientist, and engineer with a doctoral degree and strong background in Applied Physics and
Materials Science and over 13 years of experience in applied physics and electronic materials research and development,
spanning academia and industry. Innovative out of the box thinker with proven results of research and development, and
problem-solving by non-conventional means. Innovative research awarded best fundamental and new concepts for
future technology by IEEE PVSC for solar heterojunction photovoltaic cell. Intel rotational engineering leadership fellow
experienced in leading a cross-organization collaborative team to bring a product from development to high volume
manufacturing. Successfully executing plans of action based on data-driven analytics for quality and process control.
Exposed and worked with a wide variety of business groups including marketing, technical sales, and customer service.
Materials Science and over 13 years of experience in applied physics and electronic materials research and development,
spanning academia and industry. Innovative out of the box thinker with proven results of research and development, and
problem-solving by non-conventional means. Innovative research awarded best fundamental and new concepts for
future technology by IEEE PVSC for solar heterojunction photovoltaic cell. Intel rotational engineering leadership fellow
experienced in leading a cross-organization collaborative team to bring a product from development to high volume
manufacturing. Successfully executing plans of action based on data-driven analytics for quality and process control.
Exposed and worked with a wide variety of business groups including marketing, technical sales, and customer service.
ROTATIONS IN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
Intel Corporation
January 2013
to May 2016
Hi
United States - Oregon
- Conducted user experience research on auto interfaces and alert/notification experience for autonomous driving
vehicles. Successfully ran DOE in conjunction with Stanford University collecting data from over 15 participants. - Developed system architecture for sensor data acquisition and subsequent processing in the user experience
research lab. Decreased complexity of the system as well as system and operational costs to 25% of original cost
by consolidation, and architecture optimization. Mined sensor data used for self-learning system improvement. - Optimized backend processing of data stream including automating 95% of the task thus increasing data
processing speed by over 800%. - Adapted commercial simulation software used for CPU temperature hotspot simulation to simulate the
performance of thermoelectric devices both as Peltier coolers and energy harvesters. - Created adaptation of hotspot simulation software and used for developing thermoelectric hotspot cooling
architectures and developing a cost-benefit analysis of such systems. - Developed thermoelectric device design to be prototyped and tested on top of Intel CPU die.
- Responsible for installation, operation, and maintenance of ASM Eagle 12 PECVD tool. Executed sustaining
activities such as keeping up to date with a regular maintenance schedule, troubleshooting equipment issues,
and maximizing tool availability for manufacturing and development on Intel’s 14nm & 10nm node. - Oversaw the successful installation of several new tools 20% ahead of schedule.
- Developed process change which will save several million dollars during 14nm technology node.
- Achieved sustaining excellence by keeping tools online 85% of the time.
- Utilized process control systems to review and reduce process variation.
- Led efforts to troubleshoot & solve in-line production issues to increase process quality and yield by over 20%.
- Implemented process changes to solve integrated problems in the production line.
Graduate Researcher - PhD Candidate Thin Film Semiconductors
California Institute of Technology
August 2006
to 2012
- Research on earth-abundant materials and epitaxial thin film heterostructures for use in a variety of devices including photodetectors and low-cost photovoltaic devices. Thin film growth was conducted via Molecular Beam Epitaxy, RF sputtering, thermal oxidation, and evaporation. Device design, simulation, optimization, fabrication, and testing were conducted to simulate a variety of uses and conditions. Optoelectronic properties of the heterostructures were engineered in order to tune the bandgap. Efforts resulted in world open circuit voltage record for approximately 2 months and advanced understanding of growth methods from simulation results. Enhanced absorption of light from ultra-thin layers using plasmonic waveguides. Design of a prototype industrial deposition system for fabrication of cells. Structural and electronic characterizations of the solar cells conducted using XRD, SEM, EDS, PL, Suns Voc, Hall mobility, RHEED, and TEM.
Research & Development Intern, Marketing Intern, Nitinol Device and Components / Cordis
Nitinol Devices & Components, Inc.
June 2005
to 2005
- Characterization of Nitinol stents. Characterization methods included corrosion, and mechanical tests, SEM, radiopacity, etc. Data obtained from these tests were used to better improve quality control well as compiled into a document describing advantages of Cordis stents vs. the competition. A final report was drafted and distributed amongst sales representatives to highlight advantages of the product they were selling. This material was part of several changes made that increased sales by 35% year over year.
