Son-Nam Nguyen

adj3x4@r.postjobfree.com

909-***-****

Chino Hills, CA

Education

M.E. in Materials Science and Engineering Class of 2018 Virginia Tech

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering Class of 2017 Virginia Tech

Minors: Green Engineering, Chemistry

Experience

Materials Engineer at Howmet Aerospace (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) Jan 2019 - Present

• Manufacturing Development and Process Improvement o Utilized technical experience to develop new parts to meet customer specifications o Improved forging practices for legacy parts to increase first pass yield o Investigated root cause and corrective action using skills such as 5-Why’s to understand improvement opportunities in processing

o Entered and analyzed data to problem solve based off of real-world values

• Technical Representative

o Presented to technical and non-technical audiences on a regular basis o Technical liaison between internal and external sources o Worked with customer technical teams to understand and develop new product

• Green Belt Project Management

o Worked in multi-disciplinary teams

o Established goals and target dates for action items o Utilized Lean 6-Sigma techniques to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control process Research Assistant at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) May 2015 – Aug 2017

• Polyacrylonitrile carbon mats

o Electrospun carbon mats

o Utilized temperature control equipment to alter sample chemical properties o Sample prepped carbon mats for analysis in infrared spectroscopy equipment o Used Scanning Electron Microscopy to take detailed images of samples and measure dimensions o Created series of carbon mats submerged in different chemicals for use in an artificial muscle

• Aerogel polymer

o Converted Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) into aerogels by using new solvents to enable gelation o Created 3D plots showcasing the conditions when gelation is possible on Mathematica o Applied syringe technique to load and unload a needle tip for dangerous solvents o Conducted mechanical testing to test physical properties on PEEK aerogels Research

Graduate Researcher Aug 2017-May 2018

• Zirconia Nanoparticles

o Synthesized specifically shaped ceramic nanoparticles using sol-gel manufacturing method o Used X-Ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy to characterize particles Polymer Chemistry Senior Capstone Member Jan 2017 – May 2017

• Modified Ultem polymers

o Worked in a multi-disciplinary team of three

o Synthesized chemicals to make a novel Polyetherimide polymer o Used polymer characterization techniques to confirm material composition Senior Design Project Member Aug 2016 – May 2017

• Architecturally Unique Twinning Induced Plasticity Steel o Worked in a team of four within the MSE department o Cast novel steel composition in a 3D printed honeycomb design o Conducted mechanical testing and utilized optical and scanning electron microscopes to characterize samples Skills

Epicor Forging Practices Superalloy Manufacturing Laboratory Safety Microsoft Office Minitab Root Cause Analysis Oral Presentation Technical Writing Data Entry Data Analysis Critical Thinking