Hao A. Tieu
*** **** ***** ****., *****, OH *****
Cell phone: 330-***-**** - Email: *******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Manufacturing Process & Product Development Engineer with Ph.D. in Applied
Mechanics and more than twenty years of experience in Tire and Rubber
Industry: Professional interests include fluid mechanics, sustainable
manufacturing practices, equipment and process functional requirement
analysis, materials, component, and product laboratory testing.
Skills and Abilities
. Optimization of rubber manufacturing processes: Mixing, extrusion,
forming and curing.
. Rheological property measurement of polymeric materials.
. Developed process control for product uniformity and scrap reduction.
. Explored predictive method for materials shelf life.
. Modified machine and tester designs for enhanced capabilities.
. Proficient with MS Office programs, Design CAD, Fluent's fluid flow
programs, LS-DYNA and ANSYS.
. Teaching college undergraduate classes.
WORK Experience
Independent Tech Services, Akron, OH Project/Process Engineer 2010 -
Present
. Start-up EPDM roofing plant in Ohio. - Completed May 2012.
. See http://mechem10.tripod.com for a case of space configuration gain.
Firestone Building Products Co., Prescott, AR Process Engineer 2006 -
2009
. Manufacturing Development of EPDM panels and rubber adhesive tapes.
. Microwave heating as a way to shorten cure cycle.
. Explore continuous mixing process for product's consistency and quick
start-ups.
Independent Research & Development, Akron, OH Analyst 2004 - 2005
. Designed models of artery stent and specialty shock absorber.
. See http://mechem0.tripod.com for further details.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH R&D Engineer 1984 -2003
. Tire manufacturing process modeling and simulation.
. Technology development for extruded and calendered component preparation.
. Collaborated with Production and Engineering teams on output improvement,
scraps reduction, and machine failure mode analysis.
. Assisted Purchasing Department with raw materials specs definition.
. Performed computer simulations of tire designs for performance
sensitivity evaluation.
Education
Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New
Zealand
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
. Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
. US patents 6,478,564 and 6,491,510 on adjustable flow channel for an
extruder head, 2002.