Planner

Man Minh Truong

Phone 408-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

PROFILE

Competent, professional and detail-oriented Materials/Production Planner with extensive experience in all

phases of production control, from materials planning through intermediary production levels of high-tech

products within stringent specifications and timeliness.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively coordinate the efforts of

diverse personnel in key management, engineer, sales, manufacturing and customer services.

Effectively visualizes all aspects of production/assembly requirements to create, implement and monitor

schedule/plan that take into account both customer needs and materials/labor cost controls.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Material Requirements Planning

Possesses a strong working knowledge of and uses diverse computerized applications including Defense

Manufacturing (IFS), Aftec Pro, Great Plains, Intuitive ERP, Dac Easy, Ask ManMan, Fourth Shift, and

to effectively project and manage material required and flow for high-tech products that required strict

attention to stringent specifications.

Production Control Planning

Initiate and control production schedules that maximize the use of capacity and inventory to assure

highest possible levels of productivity and cost control.

Develops and uses excel spreadsheets and tracking methods to establish effective working timeliness for

all phases of production from materials purchasing through multi-phase processes.

EDUCATION

Professional training

APICS, CA-Manufacturing Management, Managing Multiple Projects Seminar, ISO-9000, OSHA.

Industrial Engineering 3rd year

San Jose State University, San Jose, California

Mechanical Engineering A.S. Degree

University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 1984

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Man Minh Truong

Phone 408-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, California (2/07 – Present) – Sr. Production Planner

Analyze and validate the ERP production plan, review and approve engineering change documents

release, create purchasing change request and independent demand request, liaison between engineering and manufacturing. Create and release purchase requisitions, work orders, and rework work orders for normal production and non-production to support of schedule requirements.

Animatics Corp., Santa Clara, California (3/00 – 2/07) – Material/Production Planner

Generate Master schedule, prepare and issue work orders to production, plan materials requirement for

buyer, order custom make materials, liaison between sales, engineering, accounting and manufacturing, analyze and negotiate contract for sub-assemblies, generate ECR and implement ECO.

Cerplex Group, Livermore, California (8/98 – 1/00) – Material/Production Planner

Plan materials requirement for repair work, coordinate and issue work orders for repair and refurbish,

prepare reports and run weekly meeting with customers.

Flextronics International, San Jose, California (4/96 – 7/98) – Sr. Production Planner

Generate production schedule, prepare, issue, and close work orders to production, analyze MRP and

request to buy, prepare reports and run meeting with customers, implement ECO.

CMC Industries West, Santa Clara, California (5/95 – 4/96) – Production Supervisor

Supervise manufacturing to assure production schedule will meet.

Orchid Technology, Fremont, California (4/84 – 2/95) – Material Control Manager

Coordinate and control materials movement between vendors and manufacturing both domestic and

oversea.

In Summary:

Analyze and validate Materials Requirement Planning, generate master schedules, planning projections,

statistical analyze and diverse effectiveness reports to support management, sales, accounting and manufacturing.

Prepare and issue purchasing requisitions, work orders to support schedule requirements and assure

optimum use of materials, equipments and labor.

Track and monitor customer reports, shortages and deliveries to assure effective scheduling of materials

and production is consistently occurring.

Assist in new products introductory, engineering change request, engineering change order implementation.

Administrate outsource assemblies from request for quote to finalize the contract.

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