# Leland Lowe

> Designer/Drafter at Xicom Technology

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lelandlowe

A highly motivated worker with over 10+ years experience in the High Technology Industry, as a Mechanical Drafter. Major responsibilities includes: Drafting, Procuring, Testing, Cost reduction, Verify, and Release final documentations for production. Skill sets include:

  *   Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power point), Lotus 
      Notes, Outlook,, Oracle, ManMan
  *   Solidworks, Autocad, PDMWorks, Agile, Teamcenter, 
      ANSI 14.5M-1994, Hand Measurement Tools

Specialties: An instructor at San Jose Community College - Architectural Design and Drafting class

## Work Experience
### Designer/Drafter @ Xicom Technology
Jan 2009 – Present

### Cad Designer / Drafter / Doc Control @ Solyndra
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
1. Designed / Document new parts to support the production line.
2. Procure parts for assemblies and testing
3. Release all documents in agile and pdmworks via eco changes

### Cad Designer / Doc Control @ Optisolar
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
1. Correct incoming oem vendor drawings that didn't conformed to
    company drafting standards.
2. Document and verify the current bill of materials with our buyers 
    and eco analyst.
3. Release all documents using agile and pdmworks to production
    phase in a timely manner.

### Designer / Drafter / ECN analyst @ Applied Materials
Jan 2000 – Jan 2007
Designed, Documented, and Released:

1. Large epoxy source bushing to reduce high voltage arcing and 
    damages to implant system.
2. Slurry protection kit to resolve alignment assembly issues during 
    cleaning.
3. Implant covered cart to move and protect paddle wheel to reduce
    damage and contamination.
4. Develop prototype particle monitor chassis and sensing head to 
    reduce particle contamination.
5. A new purge flex gas line hose to eliminate fitting damage and
    reduce system downtime.
6. GRaphite insert to reduce high heat beam line damage in flight
    tube housing.
7. Flowmeter indicator safety covers to eliminate physical damages
    during maintenance.
8. Coorindate the PVD process chambers through the PLC stages.

### Product Packaging Designer @ IBM
Jan 1985 – Jan 1999
1. Designed new power supplies as field replacment unit for DASD  
    mainframes to reduce cost by 66%.
2. Saved over 4200K in shipping damages by designing a new
    support bracket to stop part movements.
3. Reduced by 50% the number of safety labels needed by
   standardizing the into UL / CSA formats.
4. Decreased assembly time by 11% by creating a new switch card
   and cable plugs.
5. Reduced labor and service panels cost by 15% by centralizing 
    logic cards and combining service panels.
6. Eliminated a potential power supply hazard by adding a safety
    shield over the high voltage area.
Designed special boards and cables for special customer orders.


## Education
### BA in Industrial Arts
San José State University

### Evergreen Valley College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lelandlowedrafter

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Last updated: 2026-04-13