Professional Staff

SCOTT HELLSTROM, P.E.

Principal Engineer

Mr. Hellstrom has over 27 years of design and safety engineering experience which he applies to system safety and hazard analysis. He has over 20 years experience in the safety analysis and certification of every type of semiconductor and photovoltaic manufacturing equipment to industry and SEMI Standards. He specializes in mechanical hazards analysis, seismic analysis, hazardous waste tank assessments, and analysis of chemical distribution systems including analysis of equipment for installation Class 1, Division 2 locations. He also supports electrical certification and field labeling of equipment. His analyses techniques experience include Fault Tree, HAZOP, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Mr. Hellstrom is a certified Aboveground Tank Inspector per Steel Tank Institute Standard SP001 and a Registered Mechanical Engineer in the State of California.

Project History

  • Specialty in safety evaluations of semiconductor and flat panel manufacturing, and other industrial equipment design using design guidelines and standards such as SEMI S2, NFPA 79 (Electrical), ANSI Z535.4 (Warning Labels), EN 60204-1 (Electrical) for CE Marking and the Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) Provided guidance and designed hundreds of hazard warning labels for equipment and warnings for system manuals as a result of hazard risk assessments. Equipment experience includes: Photolithography, ion implant, wet process, CVD, Etch, Vertical and Horizontal furnaces, Metrology, SIMS, SEMS, wafer analysis equipment, gas cabinets, stockers, and chemical mixing and delivery systems.
  • Performed and supported hundreds of 3rd party electrical certifications for semiconductor manufacturing, photovoltaic (PV), and other industrial equipment.
  • Performed over 75 seismic anchoring analyses per 1997 UBC requirements
  • Performed Hazardous Waste Tank Assessments per California Title 22.
  • Analyzed minimum exhaust ventilation requirements for toxic and flammable chemical gas and vapor releases.
  • Performed safety evaluations of wind turbine designs
  • Supported review of MSDS and chemical container labeling for a leading chemical supplier
  • Performed stand alone fire risk assessments to SEMI S14
  • Performed ergonomic analyses of equipment to SEMI S8 including material handling analyses using NIOSH guidelines for lift and reach distances
  • Performed laser safety analyses to ANSI Z136.1 and IEC 825-1

FERNANDO F. REVILLA, BSME

Principal Engineer

Fernando Revilla received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Santa Clara in 1985. Mr. Revilla has over 25 years of safety, reliability and quality engineering in the aerospace and semiconductor industries. Fernando is also an experienced specialist in environmental safety and industrial engineering. He has performed systems safety and hazard analysis evaluations of products in chemical, semiconductor, medical devices, and other industries. He also has performed and supported numerous SEMI S2 safety evaluations, S8 Ergonomic Assessments and S10 Hazard and Risk Analyses to document the safety of machinery and to determine engineering and administrative controls required for risk mitigation. Mr. Revilla has also performed safety analyses of equipment per the Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and evaluation and testing products to EN 60204-1, to demonstrate compliance to the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC).

Project History

  • Specialty in safety evaluations of semiconductor, flat panel manufacturing, photovoltaic, and other industrial equipment design using design guidelines and standards such as SEMI S2, NFPA 79 (Electrical), ANSI Z535.4 (Warning Labels), EN 60204-1 (Electrical) for CE Marking and the Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive. Equipment experience includes: Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment, CVD, Etch, field mounting fixtures for drilling applications, and chemical mixing and delivery systems.
  • Performed and supported 3rd party electrical certifications for semiconductor manufacturing and other industrial equipment.
  • Performed ergonomic analyses of equipment to SEMI S8 including material handling analyses using NIOSH guidelines for lift and reach distances

GENE VEA, P.E.

Senior Engineer

Mr. Vea has 8 years of electrical design and safety engineering experience. He has directed and coordinated Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) for guidance to internal and customer inquiries. He has performed systems safety and hazard analysis evaluations of products in environmental, semiconductor, medical devices, and other industries. He is knowledgeable of the applicable codes and requirements to supports electrical compliance audits and testing, electrical certification and field labeling of equipment.

Project History

  • Specialty in safety evaluations of semiconductor and flat panel manufacturing, and other industrial equipment design using design guidelines and standards such as SEMI S2, NFPA 79 (Electrical), ANSI Z535.4 (Warning Labels), EN 60204-1 (Electrical) for CE Marking and the Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) Provided guidance and designed hundreds of hazard warning labels for equipment and warnings for system manuals as a result of hazard risk assessments.
  • Performed design and testing of products from R&D to manufacturing; such as power distribution units, control systems, and other industrial equipment.
  • Performed and supported several 3rd party electrical certifications for semiconductor manufacturing and other industrial equipment.
  • Performed compliance testing of medical devices per EN/IEC-60601-1, information technology equipment per EN/IEC-60950.
  • Performed EMI/EMC compliance testing of several products in the medical devices, power, and many other industries.
 
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