Quality Assurance Project

Cuong Vo Lee

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C a r e e r O b j e c t i v e : Secure a challenging and rewarding Engineering Team Leader position in growth oriented

organization, which provides the opportunity to implement my product design skills and management capabilities.

Focused, disciplined, and dedicated candidate offering practical career experience coupled with sound educational

history. Demonstrated success leveraging commitment to excellence to consistently deliver quality projects. Recognized

for taking personal initiative to perform assigned tasks while applying exemplary work ethic to achieve corporate

success. Characterized as being a creative and analytical problem solver.

Education Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Emphasis on Safety, GPA 3.0 (May 2011)

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN JOSE, CA

Accolade Northern California American Institute for Chemical Engineers College Award Nominee, 2010

Independent Synthesis of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)

Projects Successfully yielded purified aspirin with verification by ferric chloride test; produced by acetylation of

salicylic acid with acetic anhydride; investigated reaction mechanism and dimes formation.

Identification of Unknown Ester Product

Used NMR and IRA spectra to identify ester product. Successfully identified as 2 hexyl ester with

verification of boiling and melting points.

Coursework Kinetics and Reactor Design; Unit Operations I and II; Organic Chemistry I and II; Biochemistry; Intro

Electrical Engineering; Process Control; Material Engineering; Technical Communication; Chemical

and Radiation Safety; Process Safety; Environmental Law

Technologies Chemical Process Simulation (SimSci); Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC); LabVIEW; Plant Design

Simulation (Super Pro); PID Controller; Gas Chromatography (GC); Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

(NMR); Instron Analysis (Tensile Strength Test); Infrared Spectroscopy (IR); Statistical Process

Control (SPC); MS Office; MS Project

Affiliations American Society of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPPE)

WO R K E X P E R I E NC E

Air Products to support Applied Materials; San Jose, CA – July, 2011 to Present

Chemical and Gas Technician 4

o Wrote standard operating procedure for gas cylinder change out.

o Developed and improved chemical distribution system and gas delivery system to reduce cost.

o Designed and assembled gas line system in according to customer demand base on volume, flow rate,

temperature, pressure, and chemical composition.

o Conducted functional testing and troubleshooting for variety of equipment unit, supporting two major

clients for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

o Performed daily maintenance on highly corrosive gas and chemical delivery equipment; verify equipment is

operating within prescribed parameters, note discrepancies, and adjust delivery operation as appropriate.

o Monitored contamination and analyzed multi sensor gas detection units for life safety system for

semiconductor research and development manufacturing environment.

o Wrote temporary work instruction and corrective and preventive action to resolve issues impacting

operation.

Commercial Laundromat; San Jose, CA – 2005 to 2009

Mechanical Technician

Hired to diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical components for commercial laundry equipment.

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Challenged with repairing and installing water and gas piping.

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Quality assurance for machine installation and removal.

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Provided service and assistance to customers with service questions/concerns as member of sales team.

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SELECT PROJECTS

Lockheed Martin; San Jose, CA – 2011

Senior Project Contributor – Plant Design for Solid Rocket Propellant Production

Collaborated with team of students to design, model, and develop successful production process for solid rocket

propellant using perchloric acid and ammonium hydroxide.

Designed continuous reactor for crystallization of ammonium perchlorate to deliver separate reactant and product

through reduction of water content in reactant to deliver as a recycle stream to reactor.

Challenged with leading production safety and project economics components to ensure safe manufacturing practices

and product profitability.

San Jose State University – Engineering Lab; San Jose, CA – 2011

Project Contributor – Characterize Packed Bed Reactor (Sucrose to Glucose and Fructose)

Served on 3 member team charged with characterizing 2 packed bed reactors with different size catalyst particle based

on parameters required for process such as temperature, packing material size, and flow rate.

Identified operational parameters most influential by characterizing conversion efficiency of sucrose into glucose and

fructose.

Investigated hydrolysis of sucrose mechanism to determine what temperature and pressure to use to achieve most

efficient material utilization.

San Jose State University – Engineering Lab; San Jose, CA – 2010

Project Contributor – Characterize Air Separation Hollow Fiber Membrane

Served on 3 member team charged with characterizing a hollow fiber membrane use to air separation into nitrogen and

oxygen based on parameters required for process such as temperature, feed side, and direction of flow.

Identified the optimal operational parameters by investigating permeability with the cost of operation while

considering purity and product recovery.

Suggest innovative ideas to investigation for improving permeability and reduce boundary layer thickness.

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