I'm Vinh Ha, a Mechanical Engineer.

Applied Materials builds the equipment semiconductors are manufactured on. I spent the summer in the Automation Technology Group, the team responsible for automating how that equipment is built, inspected and tested.

I worked across the Metal Deposition, Etch and Dielectric Deposition product groups, including in the cleanroom.

SCAFCO roll-forms steel studs and related light-gauge steel framing products in a 110,000 square foot facility in Spokane, Washington.

My work covered fault analysis on a robotic assembly line, dimensional and tolerance analysis of coil material, facility layout and inventory, and documentation for the roll forming lines.

I lead production work in Gonzaga's machine shop. The role covers material procurement, CNC program prove-outs, final inspection, and delivering components within the tolerances they were drawn to.

Machining parts designed by others informs my own design work. I account for tool access, workholding, tolerance requirements and setup count before a part reaches the shop.