Manager Engineer

THACH HO

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MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Highly accomplished hand-on Maintenance Manager with demonstrated

innovative engineering and maintenance management experience with 20+ years

in process improvement, who demonstrates achievements through KPI and

objectives with focusing on Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement and

Cost control. Outstanding work ethic. Respected manager and loyal employee

who continuously improved through education and technology innovations.

Areas of expertise:

. Engineering & Plant Maintenance Experiences

. 20+ years experience in Manufacturing

. 10+ years experience in Maintenance Management

. Project Management Successes

. PM System Experience

. Continuous Improvement

. Process Improvement

. Bottom-Line Orientation

. Loyal/Dependable

Professional Experience

Dr Pepper Snapple Group - Carteret and North Brunswick, NJ 11/2001 -

12/2012

Plant 2006 - 2012: Plant Engineer at Carteret, NJ

2003 - 2006: Maintenance Manager at Carteret, NJ

2001 - 2003: Plant Engineer at North Brunswick, NJ

Responsible for all plant engineering, high speed rotating bottle and

packaging machineries and capital projects, leading the maintenance

department of 20 engineers/technicians. Analyzed and optimized process to

maximize efficiency, improve yield, reduced cost by implementing or

improving electrical and mechanical systems, automation technology, PLC,

CMMS, Lean Six Sigma and "Continuous Improvement" program, 5S, Quick

Changeover, and Quality Assurance processes. Monitored plant efficiency and

worked closely with cross functional departments to implement capital

projects to resolve and/or improve plant efficiency, safety, and reduce

Customer Complaint CPM.

Key Highlights

. Upgraded production lines to increase plant flexibility.

. Upgraded process by capturing the rejected heat to reduce energy

consumption.

. Converted contact to non-contact glue system on labeler to reduce cost

and downtime.

. Reduced yield lost over 30% on filling equipment through the

application of CI and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Barry Callebaut usa - New Jersey 1987 - 2001

Plant Engineer - Pennsauken, NJ

Provided leadership for a group consisting of 23-member engineering and

maintenance staff of 130 million lb/yr unionized processing facility with

GMP and ISO 9002 environment. Managed capital projects and plant

preventative maintenance programs.

Key Highlights

. Successfully managed the installation of 15kV outdoor switchgear to

increase production by 20%.

. Achieved and maintained plant efficiency utilizing PM and Continuous

Improvement programs.

Engineering/Maintenance Assistant Manager - Jersey City, NJ

Managed E&M Department staff of 18 employees and contractors. The facility

achieved 15% increase in production and reduced energy cost through the

installation of a cogeneration project and capital projects.

Key Highlights

. Led the installation of new CO2 freezing system for production.

. Led project to install, commission and maintain efficiency of the

operation of 2.3-megawatt cogeneration facility.

. Improved production efficiency more than 10% utilizing 5S and Quick

Changeover methodologies.

Maintenance/Project Supervisor (1990-1998). Responsible for hiring,

supervising, training and improving maintenance mechanics skill sets.

Researched and recommended methods to increase productivity. Coordinated

and supervised capital projects implementation. Managed PM programs and

annual maintenance shutdowns.

Senior Technician (1987-1990). Coordinated with Project Supervisor and

Engineer to design and troubleshoot control systems, utilizing relays

and/or PLC (T1, Allen Bradley, Cutler Hammer, Omron, and GE).

Key Highlights

. Led the maintenance group for minimizing production downtime.

. Implemented and launched PM program to optimize production efficiency.

. Managed annual maintenance turn-around through interfacing with OEM

engineers from

England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

eDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering - New Jersey Institute of

Technology, Newark, NJ

Professional development

. PLC Programming Training - Maintaining and Troubleshooting from

Allen Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Cutler Hammer.

. Quick Changeover Tech. Training.

. Project Management Training.

. LSS and CI Training.

. Dale Carnegie Training.

. GMP Training.

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