Promotion News
Gosh! It's been awhile. I don't know why I stopped posting other than I feel like I'm always busy. I'm so pleased to announce I am finally, after much hard work and networking, a photolithography process engineer! This last week was my first as an engineer and I think I'm really going to like it. It may sound funny, but I'm glad I can finally call myself an "engineer" instead of an "engineering technician." I'm also getting a chance to use my degree more fully. I'm really glad to be working for the photolithography department, instead of etch, as I think it really fits more my with my physics and optics background. Etch is so much more chemistry oriented. My new manager, ByungIn Kwon, is really great. He's very serious, but also very knowledgeable and he expects his engineers to do a really good job. I appreciate his attention to detail and his emphasis on really understanding the underlying cause for tool problems. I'm also really loving finally working days! No more graveyard for me! Russell, unfortunately is still on "D" shift, but that should change soon as he also got a promotion. He got the etch maintenance technician job and will be working "E" shift with me at the end of the month. After his training on "E" shift he wants to got to "B" shift. He'll still be on nights, but we'll have Friday night and Saturday together when he's on "B." Just in time for fun times at the river this summer and weekends on the coast riding 4-wheelers. He's also very excited to move to "B" shift as he'll have more time to hang out with Joe now because he'll have saturdays off.
Today I went to Steve Swearingen's daughter Jenna's graduation party. It was at Darrel and Darlene's campground on the Umpqua. It was very nice. Julia, Steve's wife, went to a lot of trouble with the food and setting up all the tables and chairs. She always has so much energy! It was the first time I really got talk to Jenna and her sister Amber. They are really nice. I wish I had more opportunity to spend with them. Jenna graduated with a degree in political science and she plans on working in Salem as a campaigner for the republican party. From talking to her it sounded like she and Marsha would have a lot in common.
Tomorrow is Russell's 28th birthday and I promised him a yummy breakfast when he gets home so I should be getting to sleep.
Today I went to Steve Swearingen's daughter Jenna's graduation party. It was at Darrel and Darlene's campground on the Umpqua. It was very nice. Julia, Steve's wife, went to a lot of trouble with the food and setting up all the tables and chairs. She always has so much energy! It was the first time I really got talk to Jenna and her sister Amber. They are really nice. I wish I had more opportunity to spend with them. Jenna graduated with a degree in political science and she plans on working in Salem as a campaigner for the republican party. From talking to her it sounded like she and Marsha would have a lot in common.
Tomorrow is Russell's 28th birthday and I promised him a yummy breakfast when he gets home so I should be getting to sleep.