Jeffrey Phillips

About Jeffrey Phillips

Ph.D. in Materials Science with considerable experience in materials processing, forming technologies, sintering, and characterization of advanced oxide and non-oxide material systems including aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, boron carbide, and thin film devices.• Program and project management skills with management responsibilities for up to 25 employees.• Significant industrial experience and excellent communication skills with strong background in manufacturing and research and development work areas. • Proficient in the use of experimental design including factorial and Taguchi methods.• Proficient in the use of statistical process control and Pareto charts as a root cause problem solving measure for process improvement and scrap reduction activities.Specialties: Materials processing and manufacturing of advanced ceramics and materials

Experience

1. Department Manager - Reactor Technology & Integration

   Idaho National Laboratory

   Nov 2025 — Present

   Manager of a diverse team of engineers and scientists tasked with designing, testing, and implementing new reactors for the nuclear industry.

Education

• Colorado School of Mines

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

• Colorado School of Mines

  MS

• Missouri University of Science and Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS

Skills

• Materials Science
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Design of Experiments
• Six Sigma
• Materials
• Engineering Management
• Process Engineering
• Spc
• R&D
• Continuous Improvement
• Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Thin Films
• Lean Manufacturing
• Solidworks
• Polymers
• Nanotechnology
• Electronics
• Dmaic
• Process Simulation
• Fmea
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Characterization
• Program Management
• Simulations
• Semiconductors
• Composites
• Failure Analysis