Engineer Process

DAVID S. TANG

** ****** *** **** ( Pomona, CA ***66

Home: 909-***-**** ( Cell: 909-***-****

E-Mail: *************@*****.***

(Active DOD Secret Security Clearance; Inactive SSBI)

SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE

. Aerospace Material and Process Engineering, Quality Control, Program &

Project Management, Six Sigma

. Environmental, AQMD regulations, ISO 9000/1,Clean Room

Requirements/Compliance, Contamination Control

. Avionics Assemblies MIL-J-STD-001, SMT, Fiber Optics and through-hole

soldering technologies

. Surface treatment, corrosion protection, metals, polymers, finishing,

adhesive and film for aerospace hardware

. Material characterization/development for bonding/joining in avionics and

electronic assemblies

. Material and process documentation, Troubleshooting and material failure

analysis

. Avionics hardware design related to mechanical fabrication, joining,

material selection and evaluation, process control, thermal requirement,

environmental compliance,materials process development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RAYTHEON CORPORATION 2004 to Nov 2010

Senior Multi-disciplined Engineer II (Space & Airborne Systems-El Segundo,

CA; Missile System-Tucson, AZ)

Provided materials and process, contamination control engineering, IPDT,

design, producibility and manufacturing support for program drawings

review, materials and process selection. Process and program improvement

. Trouble shot and resolved process problem for the brazing of aluminum

radiator panel. Proposed plan and corrected discrepant affected

equipment, establishing a process control and improvement program in

order to meet production demand and eliminated backlog

. Resolved different connectors plating and materials discrepancy,

provided Materials & process resolution

. Participated as a member of a tiger team for an unmanned vehicle to

provide solution and consultation for an expedited recovery path in

order to meet manufacturing schedule. Trouble shot PWB related issues.

. Streamlined contamination control documentation, processes, and

restricted materials for a space program.

. Teamed with Suppliers Quality to survey and qualify new suppliers

. Program support as section lead, provided design support, drawings

review, and materials & processes selection. Supported Material review

boards discrepant materials resolution and suppliers coordination.

. Material Verification Lab Test Instructions upgrade, integration and

process automation.

. Designed and wrote advance material specifications to support programs

and the manufacture of hardware.

. Enterprise support for Specifications, Materials control, Diversity,

mentored and coached younger engineers

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, Azusa, CA 2002 to 2004

Senior Engineer (Electronic System-Space Division)

Performed material and process engineering for space based satellite

sensors design and integration. Provided program management and design

review support for Space program.

. Participated as a member of the Defense Space Program hardware launch

contamination control engineering launch integration team in order to

provide a safe, sound and smooth transition to launch successful and

functional space hardware.

. Reviewed and assessed the thermal mechanical properties threshold for

a flight composite laminated hardware in order to support a design

improvement.

. Identified and evaluated the impact of prohibited materials and pure

tin for space electronics in order to mitigate and minimize the

potential hazard condition of tin whisker growth in aerospace

hardware.

THE BOEING COMPANY, Anaheim, CA 1998 to 2002

Engineer/Scientist, Materials and Processes (Electronic System/Missile

Defense)

Performed program and materials and process engineering support for

Avionics and Navigation Instrumentation.

. Developed shelf life requirement and process control for perishable

adhesive or polymeric material to assure hardware compliance with

reliability and quality requirement.

. Provided materials and processes support for adhesive bonding,

developed replacement adhesives with manufacturers due to obsolesce or

environmental impact.

. Provided management support for special projects, documentation,

development of a website for the capability of the department,

supported instrumental analysis and environmental laboratories and

materials engineering.

DAVID S. TANG

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THE BOEING COMPANY/HERITAGE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Monrovia, CA 1984 to 1998

Principal Engineer, Material & Processes (1996 - 1998)

Lead Engineer, Material & Processes (1990 - 1996)

Documented material and process engineering including manufacturing and

chemical processes, company policies and procedures, environmental

compliance, material evaluation and specification control/compliance.

Performed process assessment, planned and tracked resources to support

manufacturing process improvement, development and feasibility studies for

multiple projects. Oversaw plating, finishing, non-metallic, and

perishable material application for avionics.

. Led self-directed work team and provided material and process engineering

support to ensure environmental compliance for manufacturing. Coached and

guided less-experienced engineers

. Team awarded 1st Place for Boeing People's Choice Quality Award, 1997

. Supported manufacturing development of computer-aided design and

concurrent engineering effort for International Space Station and Delta

programs including SMT, fiber optics, avionics and cable harnessing

. Project Lead for implementation of aqueous cleaner automated process used

for cleaning of circuit card assemblies. Duties included project planning,

documentation, testing, validation, and set-up of SQC & SPC

. Supported and responsible for Materials & Processes for the finishing and

coating facilities.

. Provided engineering support for implementation of Surface Mount

Technology. Researched and evaluated solder pastes, J-leaded components

mounting, components & SMA cleaning and flexible circuit materials.

. Co-authored paper for ODS alternative cleaning for 1997 AIA annual

environmental conference.

Senior Material and Process Engineer (1984 -1990)

Provided hands-on manufacturing production support for Army Mast Mounted

Sight Avionics and Electro-mechanical hardware. Material and process

Engineering included finishes, mechanical mounting, avionics process

related soldering and cleaning, and plating processes.

. Led Total Quality Manufacturing Support Team for plating and paint shop

process improvement. Reengineered plating shop to process aluminum

chromic and sulfuric acid anodic coating, conversion coating, stainless

steel passivation, and black oxide for steel.

. Established process documentation, statistical process and quality

control and monitoring.

. Engineering support that ensured environmental compliance for Prop 65 and

toxic elimination study with SCAQMD.

. Supported design for automated data tracking system for AQMD Rule 1124

VOC log keeping, which utilized company's existing resource control

database.

. Provided process improvement support for integration and retrofit of wave

solder machine interface for process control and monitoring.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE *

Materials and Process Engineering in Paint Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, and

Refinery Catalyst Industrial Chemical, providing process development,

improvement, quality control, plant supervision and management.

EDUCATION

Professional Management for Technical Personnel - Anderson Graduate School

of Business, UCLA

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering - California Polytechnic University

- Pomona, CA

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry - University of Southern California - Los

Angeles, CA

TRAINING

Raytheon 6DOF Simulation (2007) - Raytheon Corp., Tucson, AZ

Raytheon Design for Six Sigma (2006) - Raytheon Corp., Long Beach, CA

System Engineering Certificate (2002) - The Boeing Company, Anaheim, CA

Coatings Formulation and testing Certificate (2002) - California

Polytechnic University Pomona, CA

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