Tuan Nguyen

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Collierville, TN ***17

(901) 343 – 2004

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Certified six sigma black belt and senior manager of continuous improvement with a consistent record of delivering

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sustained results through the engagement and development of both hourly and salary teams.

Advanced knowledge and application of industrial engineering, lean & tpm, and six sigma principles to advance the

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business through incremental improvements and ultimately cost reductions.

Professional work experience in the automotive supply, aerospace & defense, and food & beverage industries.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Manager Continuous Improvement

Kellogg’s Rossville, TN 2011 – Current

• OEE improvement from 55% to 70% via equipment reliability and focus improvement projects.

• Labor optimization from 415 to 385 FTE through work measurement studies.

• Delivery of $4.5MM in cost savings through plant wide productivity projects.

• Development and training for 57 salary and 355 hourly associates on lean manufacturing and TPM.

• Rollout of DDS (daily direction setting) for operational management.

• Rollout of centerlining; reducing unscheduled downtime by 17% and improving changeovers by 50%.

• Deployment of KWS (Kellogg Work System) – Kellogg’s version of Integrated Work System.

Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement Manager

Campbell Soup Paris, TX 2010 – 2011

• Lead and manage a team of industrial engineers and lean six sigma black belts.

• Training and facilitation of AM events.

• Coordinate and manage the plant’s enablers program, delivering over $7MM in cost savings.

• Development of standard work and balanced scorecards for all business units.

• Breakthrough improvement of 30% on turnarounds (sanitation) and changeovers.

Continuous Improvement Manager

Alliant Techsystems Radford, VA 2009 – 2010

• Training and development of green belts and blacks belts.

• Deployment of SQDC dash boards and lean six sigma training.

• Work measurements time studies with stop watch observations and MOST analysis.

• Executing training for salary and hourly teams on lean manufacturing and TPM.

Quality Manager

Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2007 – 2009

• Responsible for the quality assurance of raw materials, finish product, and process adherence.

• Managed a QA staff of 6 direct report technicians and 20 indirect operations technicians.

• Ensured adherence to the Michelin Quality System and ISO 9001 standards.

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Senior Industrial & Continuous Improvement Engineer

Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2003 – 2007

• Led and managed continuous improvement projects using various tools including Six Sigma DMAIC, Kaizen, 5S, and

industrial engineering basics which resulted in an annual savings of $3.2M.

• Trained and mentored green belt and black belt six sigma candidates through project execution.

• Managed capital investment projects from $100K to over $4M with cross functional teams.

• Conducted work studies and machine cycle analysis using continuous observations, simmograms, and Maynard

MOST Analysis to fully optimize process flow and manning.

• Responsible for preparing annual plant budget of $100+M which covers labor, raw material, and utility costs.

Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2000 – 2003

• Provided technical, analytical, and diagnostic support in the area of process equipment reliability.

• Optimized predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.

• Led reliability focus improvement projects with cross function teams.

• Led and managed capital project execution from appropriations request to complete installation.

• Led lean six sigma projects at two facilities which resulted in annual savings of $4.5M.

Facilities Engineer

Carolina Systems Technology Tarboro, NC 1998 – 2000

• Direct accountability for facilities maintenance personnel and capital projects engineering staff.

• Responsible for the maintenance of a 500,000 square feet manufacturing facility.

• Responsible for the execution of capital projects from justification to installation & commissioning.

Process Engineer

Valenite Seneca, SC 1997 – 1998

• Responsible for the process optimization of CVD (chemical vapor deposition) equipment.

• Responsible for the training and coaching of CVD operators.

• Responsible for the execution of innovation and new product launches.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Chemical Engineering BS Clemson University May 1997

Six Sigma Black Belt Project Management SQF

Industrial Engineering High Performance Work Teams HACCP

Lean Manufacturing & TPM Labor Relations GMP

COMPUTER SKILLS

Excel, Visio SAP MOST

PowerPoint, Word Kronos Minitab

OTHER

US Citizen

Languages: English (Native), Vietnamese (Fluent), French (Basic)

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