Enrique López-guerra
Principal Wafer Metrology Engineer at Western Digital
California, United States
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Top SchoolEnrique López-guerra is a Principal Wafer Metrology Engineer with 11 years of experience blending academic research and industry practice in optical and nanoscale characterization. He leads metrology efforts at Western Digital, managing large fleets of AFM, interferometry, ellipsometry, and reflectometry tools while building Python-driven automation for data analysis, excursion tracking, and reporting. Holding a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with 300+ citations, he has translated advanced AFM and reflectometry techniques from publications into production-capable solutions for thicker films. His background spans hands-on instrument support, fast-probing wavelet methods, and materials synthesis, giving him a rare combination of experimental, computational, and manufacturing-facing expertise. Based in California, he is known for turning complex measurement challenges into automated, scalable workflows that improve yield and enable new metrology capabilities.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering, Master's degree, Chemical Engineering at Kyung Hee UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at The George Washington UniversityThe University of Maryland, College ParkIngeniero Químico, Chemical Engineering, Ingeniero Químico, Chemical Engineering at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Spanish, English
Github Skills (15)
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infrared10
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microscopy10
signal-processing10
astronomy9
machine-learning9
fft9
python8
stm8
numerical-methods2
atomic1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ealopez/TappingMode_Simulations
Dec 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:1 release, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 6 months
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ealopez/Static_Force_Spectroscopy
Feb 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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