Johnny Hwang

Director of Operations - Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC

Tustin, CA 92782

ac4dhq@r.postjobfree.com - 562-***-****

Versatile and team-oriented Ph.D. with strong operations and management experience in process and manufacturing industry seeking a management position in manufacturing and operations Willing to relocate

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Director of Operations

Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC - Santa Fe Springs, CA - 2015-05 - Present

• Served as Transformation Leader for Operations Excellence

• Led profitability analysis and turn-around projects for Business Unit with major reorganization and improvement initiatives

• Implemented major operations excellence program which included developing KPI's and streamlining production

• Successful implementation of 5S Program in whole Operations areas in which the audit results increased from the initial 39% to above target goal of 80% in 8 months

• Achieved +1000 days of No Loss Time Injury for the whole plant

• Successful transition to ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 standards

• Oversee all production and manufacturing operations

• Measure and maximize the productivity of all refining related functions and adjust manpower, methods and training where needed to increase productivity, efficiency, and safety

• Develop and manage annual budget and cost effectiveness of the operating groups

• Responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, approval, execution, and supervision of all Capital Expenditure and Asset projects

• Responsible for reduction of safety-related incidents and ensuring safety and environmental training for all Operations groups

• Responsible for review, approval, and implementation of Corrective Actions in all Operations areas Technical Manager, Special Assignment

Heraeus Precious Metals North America, LLC - Santa Fe Springs, CA - 2012-04 - 2015-05

• Serve as Technical Manager for Recycling Business Unit on all R&D and technical functions, as below • Special assignment of SAP implementation project for Recycling Business Unit

Responsible for all SAP platform design and process definition, master data definition and creation

Train all involved personnel on SAP refining processes and prepare documentation

Support Production with SAP go-live and issue resolutions

Successful Go-live as of September 2013

Production Manager

Recycling - Santa Fe Springs, CA -

2008-05 - 2012-04

Heraeus Metal Processing, LLC. Santa Fe Springs, CA

• Adapted production to the 250% business increase in one of major customers with minimum equipment adjustments

• Started up multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant and ion exchange unit in Refinery

• Developed and transferred to production new processes for new customer material which has resulted in significant revenue generation

• Developed and implemented batch tickets in all processes throughout refining departments

• Lead and oversee the Refining teams of Precious Metal Refineries, Production Laboratory, Recycling R&D, and Wastewater Treatment in the day-to-day execution of precious metal refining

• Measure and maximize the productivity of all refining related functions and adjust manpower, methods and training where needed to increase productivity, efficiency, and safety

• Optimize precious metal throughput, lead time, backlog, and quality in the refining production departments

• Identify the root cause of production issues, determine and implement necessary actions to correct and prevent the issue

• Implement new processes and technologies and assure that new technologies and processes match the needs of the precious metal refining and that the new processes are transferred to production accordingly

• Define, introduce, and apply in coordination with R&D and Engineering Departments and the Company Headquarter for design, construction, and maintenance of Capital Projects

• Responsible for reduction of safety-related incidents and ensuring safety and environmental training for production staff

• Responsible for maintaining compliance with the requirements of customers and of QM ISO 9001 and the introduction of ISO 14001 system in the whole refining area

• Help develop and manage the annual budget and cost effectiveness of the refining production groups Technical Manager

Recycling - Santa Fe Springs, CA -

2007-05 - 2008-05

• Developed chemical training programs and conducted training sessions to chemical operators in all production departments and also to customers when needed

• Developed process performance metrics and tools for production departments

• Developed production protocols and batch tickets which later were implemented in all production departments

• Instrumental in the feasibility study and gap analysis for a major customer business increase

• Played leading role in Lean Manufacturing Projects which cut down cycle time by 40%

• Served as Process Owner for all chemical processes within the Recycling Production Departments including existing processes and future processes

• Responsible for all R&D projects for new processes and for production support

• Act as technical contact point and liaison to customers and to internal functional departments

• Optimization of throughput, cycle time, quality, root cause analysis, and issue resolution in the refining processes

R&D Chemist

Heraeus Metal Processing, Inc - Santa Fe Springs, CA - 2005-04 - 2007-05

• Led major R&D project for ion exchange unit that involved conceptualization, laboratory scale and pilot scale experiments

• Cycle time reduction and throughput increase in process for major customer

• Collaborated with major customer in a project to develop new material for customer by using DOE

• Develop new processes of precious metal purification to meet strategic objectives for the Company

• Serve as a technical resource and collaborate with key customers to solve product and/or process issues

• Responsible for management and operation activities of R&D laboratory

• Conceptualize, design, and conduct laboratory-scale experiments and pilot tests

• Provide troubleshooting and function as a technical adviser for the Refinery Unit EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Chemistry

University of California - Los Angeles, CA

2004-09

B.S. in Chemistry

University of California - Los Angeles, CA

1998-12

SKILLS

Operations Management, Microsoft Office, Lean Manufacturing, Value stream mapping, SAP, Process Improvements, Root Cause Analysis, ISO, OSHA, FMEA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Skills: ● Familiar with broad concepts of LEAN: 5S, VSM, Kaizen, Gemba and led 5S projects and major LEAN projects including Value Stream Mapping

• Knowledge in broad spectrum of chemistry: inorganic chemistry, precious metal refining chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and wastewater treatment chemistry

• Completed Management Development Training and Leadership Advancement Program

• Experienced in PDCA, FMEA, Process Hazard Analysis: Dyadem PHA-Pro, what-if analysis, etc.

• Familiar with process engineering, DOE, Historian

• Involved in SAP BOM and Routing set up

• Experienced with ICP, iTEVA, LIMS, IC, GC/MS, UV-VIS, FT-IR, NMR, CD, EPR, and Stopped-Flow spectrophotometer

• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Outlook), Adobe programs, ChemDraw, Sci-Finder Scholar, KaleidaGraph

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