Engineer Quality

TRI NGUYEN

PO Box *****

Westminster, CA. *****

Cell: 714-***-****

*************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Production Quality Assurance Engineer/Quality Engineer with extensive experience in quality control, quality improvement

and quality management functions providing technical support to Electrical/Electronic & Mechanical, Engineering,

Planning and Manufacturing. Experienced in the development, test and inspection of Avionic boxes, circuit card assemblies,

SMT, printed wiring boards, wire harnesses and electrical/electronic mechanical assemblies for aircraft and flight vehicles.

CERTIFICATES/TRAINING

• ISO 9001 LEAD Auditor Certificate.

• Knowledgeable in ISO 9000 /AS9001 / ISO 14001 guidelines

• Understanding Variation, Statistics, Statistical Process Control

• Lean Manufacturing Principles

• Process Based Management, PMS Budgets, PMS Schedules

• Radiographer Radiation Safety

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Applied Lean Principles to reduce test equipment inventory by 46% ($1,500,000) for first year and 17% more on

test equipments on second year ($400,000).

• Received back to back awards from two different Divisional Quality Directorates due to effectively allocating

expenses among engineers and departments with consistency in meeting budget needs.

CAREER PROGRESSION

ATK Space. Commerce City 08/2012 to present.

Sr. Quality Engineer

Program Quality on Multiple programs. Oversee program quality requirements to ensure customer contract and

quality requirements are fulfilled. Source Inspection QA Engineer regularly supporting more than 6 suppliers. Typical

responsibilities include review of contracts, statement of work, material and process plans, as well as other engineer related

documents. Prepare and oversee execution of the technical quality documents such as Quality Plans, Inspection Plans, class

1 MRB and End Item Data Packs in accordance to customer requirements. First Article Inspection (AS9102). Problem

solves the issued on production floor to insured production line is moving.

ITT Interconnect Solutions 06/10 to 12/10 (Contract end)

Sr. Quality Engineer

• Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality of testing and first article inspection new order requirements from

customer.

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Review Quality company documents: procedures, processes, update ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure), and verify

compliance with customer order or requirements.

• Develop Basic of Estimates (BOEs) use SPA or Channel Partners Extranet.

• Quality Engineer on all products line review and disposition non-conformances when needed. Program Quality

Engineer CVN 78 and 79, Embraer and Haws programs.

The Boeing Company 1986 - 2008

Sr. Quality Engineer 2003 - 2008

• Developed Basic of Estimates (BOEs) proposals in collaboration with Engineering and customers.

• Supported Delta II/IV Avionics Quality Engineering in Delta IPT, CRD (Critical Review Design), ERB

(Engineering Review Board), CRB (Critical Review Board), Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, Test Readiness

Reviews, Pre-ship Readiness Reviews. Review all build documents prior to flight. Performed Pedigree Reviews.

Supported management superiors as required.

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• Reviewed & approved Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs) for Wire Harnesses, CCAs and Avionic Boxes

• Reviewed designs, processes and production certification plans to ensure supplier compliance with contractual,

company and regulatory requirements.

• Developed standardized Quality criteria to meet supplier processes.

• Internal audits cross functional to ensure conformance to quality manual and procedures.

• Preliminary Review (PR), Material Review Board (MRB) certification.

• Supplier Quality – Inspection Processes. Reviewed processes planning, buy off final products. Reviewed

manufacturing processes, production, test and inspection.

• Performed review and analysis of contractual, engineering, and technical data to determine quality requirements for

purchase contract flow-down.

• Performed supplier audits, supplier rating and cost reduction programs, resolved supplier quality issues with

minimal impact to program, driving continuous improvements for products.

• Reviewed corrective and preventive action from suppliers processes, failure reports, drawing changes, etc.

• Program Quality Engineering (PQE): Delta, Advance Tactical Laser (ATL) and X-37.

Quality Assurance Manager 1996 - 2003

• Managed (60 plus employees) that included Quality Engineering, Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA) Engineering

Lab, NDT Lab, Hardness, Vibration, Thermal test lab, Test Technicians, Precision Inspection, Inspection and

Receiving Inspection departments for Development Center and source inspection for multi supplier.

• Planned and integrated workloads for these functions to meet the schedules of numerous programs.

• Analyzed contractual, product definition, and specification requirements for development / modification of

methods, procedures and matrices needed to ensure compliance to quality standards.

• Determined budget and resource allocation, including schedules, staging, training, and process improvements.

• Submitted Basis Cost of Estimate (BOE) proposals and Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) for new customers.

Planned, implemented and administered efficient, effective, and economical Quality Engineering, Inspection, and

Test system of control to assure compliance to Boeing contractual and design requirements.

• Provided administrative policy and technical direction. Ensured quality of electronic sub-assemblies, assemblies

and electrical wire harness through inspection and use of established processes and acceptance test procedures.

• Material Review Board (MRB) certification.

• Acted as point of contact for Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), National Aeronautics Space

Administration (NASA), FAA and new customers.

Quality Engineer 1986 - 1996

• Product Quality Engineering in Wire harnesses processes, from kitting to in processes, inspection, testing to final

finished good and ship to customer.

• Product Quality Engineering in Printed Circuit Board processes, SMT and Circuit Card Assemblies.

• Provided Quality System design and analysis review to validate integrity of decisions affecting products and

services. Provided functional guidance to staff in a technical leadership capacity.

• Submitted basic Cost of Estimate (BOE) proposals and Rough Order Magnitude (ROM).

• Reviewed Government Industry Date Exchange Program (GIDEP) alert and performed stock check, line stock

check and summarizes report.

• Performed Quality & Safety process audits in QA departments and manufacturing areas.

• Investigated, analyzed, and recommended solutions to production, engineering and quality problems to ensure

manufactured products quality standards.

• Preliminary Review (PR) recommended and implemented corrective actions necessary to eliminate

nonconformance to design specification.

• Acted as point of contact for Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), National Aeronautics Space

Administration (NASA).

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, California State University of Fullerton. Fullerton, CA

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