Yiao-Tee Hsia

Current

• Technologist at Western Digital Corporation

Past

• Advisor at Zeta Instruments
• Executive Engineering Director - Adv Overcoat & Lubricant Development at Seagate Technology
• Research Director, Electro-Mechanical Systems Integration at Seagate Technology

• Research Director - Mechanical Integration at Seagate Technology
• Sr. Vice President, Technical Business Development at Trace Storage Technology Corporation
• Sr. Vice President at Trace Storage
• Director of Tribology Research at Komag, Inc.
• Director - Advanced Mechanical Integration at Read-Rite Corporation
• Consultant Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation
• Principal Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation

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Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York
• Williston Academy

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Industry

Nanotechnology

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Summary

Unique blend of technical expertise, technology management and solid hands-on experience. Extensive experience with project and program management with successful team building record to solve new and complex problems. Effective leader in creating and maintaing successful and trustworthy customer and team relationships.

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Specialties:

* Strategic Planning and Execution
* Program / Project Management
* Global Technology Transfer
* Process Development
* Exceptional Communications Skills
* Numerical Simulation S/W Management
* Competitve & Failure Analysis
* Design for Six Sigma / Business Excellence
* Team Formation and Building

* Advanced Thin Film Engineering & Development
* Mechanical Characterization & Metrology
* Air Bearing Design & Development
* Tribology Testing and Test Development

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Experience

• Technologist

  Western Digital Corporation

  (Public Company; WDC; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Develop understanding relationship between field failures and fundamental root-causes to eliminate future repeat occurrences.

• Advisor

  Zeta Instruments

  (Nanotechnology industry)

  March 2009 — October 2009 (8 months)

  As a consultant, Yiao-Tee is leveraging his years of experience in developing nanometer scale metrology instruments to help Zeta Instruments to refine their newly introduced tools - Zeta 10 & 20. With Zeta's Focus Map technology, metrology engineers can achieve both high quality 3D images and step height measurements including roughness with one quick scan. This tool has very wise application from HDD to Solar to MEMS industries.

• Executive Engineering Director - Adv Overcoat & Lubricant Development

  Seagate Technology

  (Public Company; STX; Computer Hardware industry)

  February 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  Successfully developed future generation head-disk interface including ultra-thin overcoat and lubricant films for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) Technology. Also developed lubricant system technology to mitigate component corrosion at the Head-Disk Interface. Successfully transferred technology from Research to Product Engineering. Demonstrated HDI robustness at the disk drive level with advanced HAMR lubricant technology. Used systematic analysis methodology to develop fundamental understanding of failure mechanism and developed solutions to root-cause problems. Develop strategic vision for technology development to support future head-disk interface technology.

• Research Director, Electro-Mechanical Systems Integration

  Seagate Technology

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; STX; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for Developing advanced head-disk interface and materials for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording Technology as well as advanced servo/servo-mechanical technologies. Built a world-class team in both areas.

• Research Director - Mechanical Integration

  Seagate Technology

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; STX; Computer Hardware industry)

  February 2000 — January 2007 (7 years )

  Responsible for developing head-disk interface for 100Gbpsi and 1 Tbpsi areal densities. Successfully built a world-class team in developing nano-thick films for both interfaces. Also lead the efforts to introduce Design For Six Sigma at Seagate Research - Pittsburgh.

• Sr. Vice President, Technical Business Development

  Trace Storage Technology Corporation

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  September 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 5 months)

  Responsible for developing business relationship with Western Digital Corporation as a magnetic hard disk supplier. Successfully secured the first-ever purchase order for engineering evaluation.

• Sr. Vice President

  Trace Storage

  (Computer Hardware industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years )

• Director of Tribology Research

  Komag, Inc.

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; bought by WDC; Computer Hardware industry)

  June 1996 — September 1998 (2 years 4 months)

  Responsible for studying new head-disk interface materials (overcoat, lubricant) and advanced tribology test and characterization.

• Director - Advanced Mechanical Integration

  Read-Rite Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RDRT; Computer Hardware industry)

  July 1992 — June 1996 (4 years )

  Responsible for developing air bearing and suspensions for future generation drive products. Established tribology testing laboratory for Read-Rite. Co-Inventor of world's first altitude insensitive air bearing design that went into mass production. Developed fundamental understanding of first pseudo-contact or proximity air bearing slider and helped deliver the first successful product for Western Digital.

• Consultant Engineer

  Digital Equipment Corporation

  (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

  1981 — 1992 (11 years )

• Principal Engineer

  Digital Equipment Corporation

  (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

  1981 — 1992 (11 years )

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  Ph.D., MS, BS , Mechanical Engineering , 1971 — 1980

  Class Valedictorian - Class of 1975 (SEAS)

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Beta Pi
  ASME Student Chapter President 1975
  Editor-In-Chief of PULSE (Engineering Newspaper), 1975
  Editor-In-Chief of Engineering Yearbook, 1975

• Williston Academy

Additional Information

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Interests:

Golfing, Photography, Tutoring, Building Teams

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Groups:

Fellow of ASME (elected 2004)
Founder and 1st Scoutmaster of BSA Troop 130 (Maynard, MA) - 1983 to 1991
Boy Scouts of America (Assistant Scoutmaster - Troop 130, Maynard, MA)

•    Executive Suite
•    DEC Alumni
•    CleanTech
•    Columbia University Alumni Network
•    Williston-Northampton School alumni
•    Green Jobs & Career Network
•    Columbia Engineering Alumni Association
•    Storage Professionals
•    Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Networking
•    FEDERAL BIZ Network - Government Stimulus Teaming Jobs PMI Consulting Funding Sales Opportunities
•    Solar Energy Professionals - PV & Thermal
•    Seagate
•    GreenFoot Jobs
•    SolarTech
•    Renewables Job Market
•    Semiconductor, Solar, Technical Industries
•    Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society - SVPVS
•    2009 Seagate RIF Employees
•    Right Management Alumni Networking - San Ramon, CA
•    Shrewsbury Storage Alumni
•    Jobs at Hitachi
•    IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni
•    IVY GROUPS: Green
•    SEAS Alumni working in Biotech
•    NorCal Candidate Networking

Yiao-Tee Hsia’s Honors:

ASME Fellow - 2004
Seagate Technology Achievement Award (2004)
Class Valedictorian - Class of 1975 (Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science)

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