Charles Nguyen
Oakland Park, FL 33309
Cell: 561-***-**** Email: **************@*****.***
Summary
Resourceful Product Engineer in developed methods, tools necessary to bring new products to the company portfolio. Ensure production procedures efficiency. Maintain schedule to ensure optimum customer satisfaction and business revenue. Experienced in coordinating diverse teams and resources to complete objectives. Organized and detail-oriented with proactive and hard-working nature.
Highlights
Process Improvements
Resource planning
Time management
Skilled problem solving
Proficient communicator
Collaborative leader
Skilled in team building and developments
Skilled risk assessment
EXPERIENCE:
Sr Process Engineer
September 2015 – March 2018
Biotest Pharmaceutical Corp. Boca Raton, FL
Designs and develops new product test and production procedures.
Ensure production procedures efficiency utilize materials, methods and personnel.
Establish test protocols and technical reports for quality assurance of finishes product.
Performs investigation and writing report on product/equipment related issue.
Identify process improvement, improve quality and yield.
Developed requirements for DFMEA test and process.
Work with external resources to resolve product issues.
Collaborate with manufacturing and quality on design and performance.
Project planning, cost development and scheduling.
Monitors and tracks project budget and timeline.
Creates technical engineering drawing for validated instrument.
Sr Process Engineer
August 2013 – September 2015
Rexall Sundown Boca Raton, FL
Solid Dose Dietary Supplement
Maintain manufacturing procedures for quality and performance.
Ensures production produces is in compliances and timely manners.
Analyzes production processes throughput, quality and costs.
Participates in organization strategic and budget planning.
Manages communication with quality, production to resolve any issues.
Monitors daily production volume and equipment efficiencies.
Research and Implement new technology to improve overall processes.
Collaborate with R&D for the integration of materials, methods and tools to bring new products to the company portfolio.
Coordinating supports from various cross functional teams.
Process Engineer
August 2012 – August 2013
Rexall Sundown Boca Raton, FL
Solid Dose Dietary Supplement
Conducts Design of Experiments (DOE) on New/Existing product.
Design Database to capture and tabulate necessary data for process analysis.
Develops process specifications for custom designed equipment.
Participates in and leads the design of a process, including establishing process design basis.
Implement DMAIC Methodology throughout the manufacturing processes.
Obtain knowledge related of Raw Material and Manufacturing Processes.
Work closely with R&D and Manufacturing to evaluate and eliminate issue(s).
Evaluates product defects and downtimes reports.
Support new Product/Equipment validation through PQ protocol.
Liaison with R&D and Manufacturing for New Product Introduction and implementation.
Analyze changeover activities (equipment setup/teardown) for continuous improvement.
Provides technical support between production and formulation.
Coordinates data collection of parameter and evaluation effort for process control.
Provides technical support to related issue.
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
March 2007 - May 2012
DME Corporation Fort Lauderdale, FL
Electronics, Components, and Semiconductor Mfg.
Facilitates cross-functional teams to drive performance in People, Quality, Production and Cost.
Conducts Value Stream analysis to developed method for process improvement, materials flows and production efficiencies.
Identifies and Train Lean Concept, 5S to manufacturing.
Plan, design and implement production processes to maximize efficiency of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, work force utilization and workplace safety.
Liaisons different leadership to develops Continuous Improvement to be in-line with business plans.
Performs Design of Experiment on new and existing products; documentation quality plans for New
Product implementation.
Introducing "Problems is a Good Thing" thinking culture and systematically problem solving.
Design tooling for ease of Manufacturing Processes.
Design Manufacturing Process with Six Sigma.
Developed Manufacturing Process to Eliminate Manufacturing Variation.
Redesign and Configured the Manufacturing Floor for better Material Flow and Process Flow.
Liaisons between R&D and Manufacturing for Manufacturing Capabilities (DFM).
Process Engineer
April 2002 - June 2004 B Braun Medical Irvine, CA
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
Process Qualification of each handling machine.
Supervise execution of test protocol on machine hardware and software.
Written Final Approval report for machine-validated protocol.
Perform IQ/OQ validation of new machine equipment.
Lead a team of engineer in process qualification and validation.
Implement GMP for new product manufacturing processes.
Work with Sterilization engineering group on new products guideline.
Implement Gowning procedure for sterilization environment.
Written test protocol to validate new machine.
Manufacturing Engineer
November 1997 - January 2002
Sanmina-SCI Corporation San Jose, CA
Continuous implementation of Lean Six Sigma into manufacturing activities.
Development process framework to reduce manufacturing variation.
Develop method for process improvement and cost reduction.
Monitor production efficiency through effective use of time study, and line balancing.
Perform Design for Manufacture ability and lean manufacturing concept for all new products.
Evaluates and develops more efficient process flow for material in WIP.
Evaluates Daily Work in Process (WIP) for production.
Process/Update BOM and ECN for production.
Research and design tooling for components handling.
Manage interface with customer and vendor on quality issue.
Verification of all setup and in process checkpoints.
Liaison between Test, Production and Customer for any identified problems.
EDUCATION
B.S. Manufacturing Engineer - May 1995
CSU, Fresno Fresno, CA
Industrial Engineering
CERTIFICATION
Lean Manufacturing Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, 5S Certification
SKILLS
AUTOCAD 2010, Fusion 360, MS Access, Excel, Words, Power Point, MS Project Programming, KIC Reflow profiler
REFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST