VIET NGUYEN

904-***-**** acxnca@r.postjobfree.com

Technical Skills

SolidWorks, Minitab, Microsoft Office, SmartSolve, SAP ERP, TOPS, Sterile Techniques, GDMP

Experience

RTI Surgical Alachua, FL

Packaging Engineer Jan 2015 – Present

•Design, manage, and report on NPD, Packaging Validation, Equipment Validation, SOP, IQ/OQ/PQ, and Process Validation/Optimization projects

•Support production activities through root cause analysis of equipment failures (Belco, Accu-Seal, U-line sealers), process improvement initiatives (audits, instructor led trainings, R&R analysis, FMEA), material and product release (Zimmer Puros)

•Serve as SME on sealing and test equipment (Accu-Seal, Belco, HAUG-Vac, Vinatoru) and Tyvek packaging material

•Utilize statistical tools (Minitab, DOE analysis, data mapping) and functional design (SolidWorks) to provide sound rationales and results

•Provide direction, leadership, and training for incoming Packaging Engineers

•Communicate effectively across value-streams, engineering groups, vendors (material rejection reports), and production processors to deliver results promptly and concisely (QUBE, Bioquell, Belco, Tyvek Transition, and Accu-Seal validations)

•Design and manage Grand Tyvek Transition Project to lead company through DuPont’s industry-wide Medical Packaging Transition Project

•Collaborate testing and reporting with DuPont personnel, external vendors, Regulatory, Marketing, and internal production team to provide internal packaging verification protocols/reports for Transition Tyvek

•Develop and execute procedures and validation methods to create internal minimum acceptance criteria for packaging systems

Packaging Technician Specialist Jun 2013 – Dec 2014

•Supervised the Packaging Lab and Age Storage room as SME for ASTM Packaging Test Methods (Altitude D6653, Bubble Emission D3078, Bubble F2096, Dye Penetration F1929, Seal Strength F88, Visual Inspection F1886)

•Authored and executed Technical and Calibration Memos (Accu-Seal impulse sealers), New Product Packaging Validations (Elemax spinal grafts), and Process Improvement Validations (Zimmer Puros product) for release of critical production equipment and product

•Supported the value-streams, Packaging Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering teams on numerous projects and troubleshooting (map3 Sealing Recipe Validation, HAUG-Vac SOP, Accu-Seal Technical Memos)

•Developed process improvement forms to streamline and catalog internal company packaging testing needs based on importance and urgency

•Recipient of R&D Team Excellence Award (Q3 2013) for performance in quality, quantity, and reporting of ASTM Packaging Test Methods (>14,000 testing events in Q3 and Q4)

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Graduate Research Assistant Jan 2011 – Aug 2011

•Created nanoparticles with Protoporphyrin IX for controlled drug release for cancer therapy

•Designed and analyzed data for photosplicing DOE using FRET analysis on MATLAB

•Optimized spin column filtration procedures to improve nanoparticle production (~20%)

•Education

•University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S. in Agriculture and Biological Engineering Dec 2012

•Major – Biological Engineering, Minor – Biomechanics

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