Ernand Candalla 25291 De Salle Street Laguna Hills, California 92653 Residence: (949) 951-2870 Mobile: (949) 228-0971

Email: ec130c0c4@westpost.net Quality Engineer Quality Engineer with over 20 years experience in all aspects of Quality from DR AM manufacturing to Module production. Recognized for strong project leadership and product development skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abi lities honed through years of customer and supplier interaction. Highly motivate d engineer with an exceptional work ethic. Core professional skills include: Reliability Failure Analysis Project Management OEM Management ISO and RoHS Compliance Quality Controls Process Improvements Technical Reporting Cross-functional Collaborations Lean Manufacturing Professional Experience Senior Quality Engineer Kingston Technology - Fountain Valley, CA. November 1999 - May 2010 Supplier Quality Engineer: Lead Quality Engineer for major OEM memory and serve r customers. Created, maintained and implemented processes and procedures assoc iated with customer requirements. Investigated trend problems, determined root cause and issued timely corrective action responses to resolve discrepant materi al issues. Managed all quality issues for Kingston's worldwide facilities and DR AM suppliers. Evaluated supplier Product/Process Change Notices (PCN). Performe d data analysis and issued supplier ratings to ensure suppliers met and maintain ed expected quality levels. Collaborated with suppliers to resolve issues as req uired. Managed worldwide Non-conforming Material Request and RMA systems. Verif ied and approved SCAR responses to check effectiveness of supplier actions. Fac ilitated quarterly Quality Business Review (QBR) with suppliers. Failure Analysis Engineer: Performed root-cause analysis on DRAM and SMT proces s failures. Investigated field failures aided with the following analytical too ls and techniques: signal verification (Final testers, curve tracer), sample pr eparation (chemical / plasma etch and mechanical de-processing method), fault is olation (Emission Microscopy, Liquid Crystal, Voltage Contrast), observation and fault identification tools (SEM, Acoustic Microscopy, X-ray Fluorescence Detect or). Worked closely with other departments and developed measures for correctiv e action and implementation (CAR). Quality Reliability Engineer II Toshiba America Electronic Components - Sunnyvale, CA. March 1982 - March 1999 Reliability Engineer: Managed evaluation of DRAM/ASIC package and process quali

fications; conducted accelerated life and environmental stress test, package moi sture absorption / evacuation experiments, temperature reflow profiling and acou stic inspections. Performed process reliability inspections after bond, mold, a nd plating processes. Assessed product risks and failure-in-time estimations (FI T). Published company Reliability and Qualification reports for internal and cus tomer evaluation. Key Accomplishments * Designed, procured and managed the Failure Analysis and Reliability Lab in Fou ntain Valley which became the blue-print for manufacturing facilities in Hsinchu Taiwan, Shenzhen and Shanghai China. * Conducted FA and Reliability training to worldwide site engineers which enable d Kingston to provide faster turn-around times for FA and Reliability services. * Key internal auditor for Kingston's worldwide facilities which was instrumenta l in achieving ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. * Provided key expertise in DRAM manufacturing which resulted in annual average of $400K in RMA processing to main DRAM suppliers such as Elpida, Samsung, Hynix , Nanya, PSC and ProMOS.

Technical and Field Experience Module Packaging: DDR, DDR2, DDR3 UDIMM, SODIMM and RDIMM Flash Packaging: USB, Micro and Mini SD, Compact Flash, SSD cards DRAM Packaging: Ceramic and Plastic BGA, Quad Flat, PLCC, ZIP, DIP and SOJ pack ages Reliability Prediction: JIS and MIL Std.

Education and Relevant Coursework AA Liberal Arts, De Anza College April 1989 Cupertino, CA. Project 2003 Certification April 2006 Software Training Center - Artesia, CA. Project Management Certification November 2005 UC Irvine - Irvine, CA. ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Certification May 2004 Kingston Technology - Fountain Valley, CA. Energy Disperse X-ray Micro Analysis Certification December 1996 EDAX International - Mahwah, NJ. Statistics of Reliability and Failure Estimation February 1996 Toshiba Semiconductor - Sunnyvale, CA. Professional Memberships and Volunteer Affiliations

Advance Material Society ASM International - Materials Park, Ohio EDFAS Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society Going to Bat Foundation Non-profit, VP of Operations Mission Viejo, CA. References References are available upon request.