Engineer Manager
Resume:
Tuan Nguyen
Collierville, TN ***17
(901) 343 – 2004
*******@*****.***
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Certified six sigma black belt and senior manager of continuous improvement with a consistent record of delivering
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sustained results through the engagement and development of both hourly and salary teams.
Advanced knowledge and application of industrial engineering, lean & tpm, and six sigma principles to advance the
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business through incremental improvements and ultimately cost reductions.
Professional work experience in the automotive supply, aerospace & defense, and food & beverage industries.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Manager Continuous Improvement
Kellogg’s Rossville, TN 2011 – Current
• OEE improvement from 55% to 70% via equipment reliability and focus improvement projects.
• Labor optimization from 415 to 385 FTE through work measurement studies.
• Delivery of $4.5MM in cost savings through plant wide productivity projects.
• Development and training for 57 salary and 355 hourly associates on lean manufacturing and TPM.
• Rollout of DDS (daily direction setting) for operational management.
• Rollout of centerlining; reducing unscheduled downtime by 17% and improving changeovers by 50%.
• Deployment of KWS (Kellogg Work System) – Kellogg’s version of Integrated Work System.
Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement Manager
Campbell Soup Paris, TX 2010 – 2011
• Lead and manage a team of industrial engineers and lean six sigma black belts.
• Training and facilitation of AM events.
• Coordinate and manage the plant’s enablers program, delivering over $7MM in cost savings.
• Development of standard work and balanced scorecards for all business units.
• Breakthrough improvement of 30% on turnarounds (sanitation) and changeovers.
Continuous Improvement Manager
Alliant Techsystems Radford, VA 2009 – 2010
• Training and development of green belts and blacks belts.
• Deployment of SQDC dash boards and lean six sigma training.
• Work measurements time studies with stop watch observations and MOST analysis.
• Executing training for salary and hourly teams on lean manufacturing and TPM.
Quality Manager
Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2007 – 2009
• Responsible for the quality assurance of raw materials, finish product, and process adherence.
• Managed a QA staff of 6 direct report technicians and 20 indirect operations technicians.
• Ensured adherence to the Michelin Quality System and ISO 9001 standards.
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Senior Industrial & Continuous Improvement Engineer
Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2003 – 2007
• Led and managed continuous improvement projects using various tools including Six Sigma DMAIC, Kaizen, 5S, and
industrial engineering basics which resulted in an annual savings of $3.2M.
• Trained and mentored green belt and black belt six sigma candidates through project execution.
• Managed capital investment projects from $100K to over $4M with cross functional teams.
• Conducted work studies and machine cycle analysis using continuous observations, simmograms, and Maynard
MOST Analysis to fully optimize process flow and manning.
• Responsible for preparing annual plant budget of $100+M which covers labor, raw material, and utility costs.
Maintenance Reliability Engineer
Michelin North America Sandy Springs, SC 2000 – 2003
• Provided technical, analytical, and diagnostic support in the area of process equipment reliability.
• Optimized predictive and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Led reliability focus improvement projects with cross function teams.
• Led and managed capital project execution from appropriations request to complete installation.
• Led lean six sigma projects at two facilities which resulted in annual savings of $4.5M.
Facilities Engineer
Carolina Systems Technology Tarboro, NC 1998 – 2000
• Direct accountability for facilities maintenance personnel and capital projects engineering staff.
• Responsible for the maintenance of a 500,000 square feet manufacturing facility.
• Responsible for the execution of capital projects from justification to installation & commissioning.
Process Engineer
Valenite Seneca, SC 1997 – 1998
• Responsible for the process optimization of CVD (chemical vapor deposition) equipment.
• Responsible for the training and coaching of CVD operators.
• Responsible for the execution of innovation and new product launches.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Chemical Engineering BS Clemson University May 1997
Six Sigma Black Belt Project Management SQF
Industrial Engineering High Performance Work Teams HACCP
Lean Manufacturing & TPM Labor Relations GMP
COMPUTER SKILLS
Excel, Visio SAP MOST
PowerPoint, Word Kronos Minitab
OTHER
US Citizen
Languages: English (Native), Vietnamese (Fluent), French (Basic)
Tuan Nguyen 901-***-**** *******@*****.***
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