Manager Engineer
Resume:
David Whang
Bloomfield Hills, Mi 48302
248-***-**** (P)
**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To acquire a position that fits with professional experience of engineering, project
management, and program management.
PERSONAL MANIFESTO:
Creating Value with Competency, Resourceful, Dedication, and Efficiency.
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Nothing is free…Nothing is easy…You get what you pay for…
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SUMMARY:
Competent, resourceful, dedicated, and result oriented mid level manager with
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extensive automotive and aerospace & military applications.
Held positions covering from design, development, program management, supplier
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development to production launching.
Major accomplishment had been a first mover in creating, implementing, deploying
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strategies and initiatives that had contributed to the improved efficiency that
eventually yielded cost saving and competitive advantages.
Granted 15 US patents, Bilingual English/Korean, Security clearance
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Takata (TK-Holding) Aug 1996 to Mar 2013
Senior Design Engineer (1 yr)
Engineering Manager, current product (2 yrs)
Engineering Manager, advanced product (2 yrs)
Program Manager, Asian and European business (3 yrs)
Advanced Engineering and Purchasing Manager (2 yrs)
Engineering Manager, inflator CAE (6 yrs)
Responsibilities and Accomplishments:
Design and development of new pyrotechnic airbag inflators.
Managed product development, customer specific product development, and VA/VE
activities.
Managed airbag inflator development programs from Design, Development, Design
Validation, Design release, Process Validation to SOP.
Planned, directed, and coordinated product development programs in accordance
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with the corporate strategy and business goal.
Built the core cross functional program team to support the development activities
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(Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Internal customer and
Supplier).
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Worked together with internal customers and external customers to plan, execute,
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and manage the program.
Proactively managed the program team to ensure that the program stays focused via
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optimizing the delegation and resource allocation, continuous follow up, filling the
gaps as needed, identifying cost saving opportunities and quality & process
improvements.
Proactively managed the program via continuous tracking of the timeline/budget,
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and prepared/presented the program status reports to management to ensure
internal/external program objectives are met.
Proactively managed the program to ensure on time delivery of the products
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which exceed functional and quality requirements of customer.
Deployed and implemented inflator CAE protocol.
Deployed and implemented CAE outsourcing program.
Developed and implemented Inflator Ballistics Model.
Initiated cost reduction program through supplier participation in VA/VE (i.e. alternative
material, component merging, process improvement, etc…).
Initiated engineering driven supplier development program.
Supported global inflator FEA and CFD analysis via managing outsourcing suppliers.
Inflators supported are pyrotechnic, hybrid, and cold gas.
Supported product liability investigation via CAE i.e. replication of event sample and
determination of cause-and-effect.
Quantic Industries, Inc. Jul 1986 to Aug 1996
(merged with Pacific Scientific, Energetic Materials Division)
Design Engineer (4 yrs)
Project Engineer (4 yrs)
Program Manager (2 yrs)
Responsibilities and accomplishments:
Design and development of military and aerospace ordnance devices.
Management of projects from design, development, qualification, to production.
Member of quality management team during the life of the product.
Managed technical support team from design, development, qualification, and product
transfer in cooperation with Republic of Korea Agency for Defense Development and its
prime subcontractors.
EDUCATION:
2001 Michigan State University MBA
1995 Santa Clara University Eng.D. Mechanical Engineering
1989 San José State University MS Mechanical Engineering
1984 San José State University BS Mechanical Engineering
REFERENCE:
Available upon request
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