Huy V. Huynh

***** ********* *****, ***** *****, Georgia 30022

www.linkedin.com/in/huy-huynh-059017152/

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678-***-****

Background

An executive manager with broad global experience and proven track record who can effectively develop short-term and long-term strategic plans, build teams, enable effective alignment within the organization, and implement structural changes to achieve sustainable profitable growth.

Experience

Position: Vice President of Technology

Company: EAU Technologies, Kennesaw, Georgia

Length of Employment: From 2021 to Present

Responsibilities:

1.Integrate Industry 4.0 technologies, including IoT, and cloud computing and analytics in the design development, costing and OEM of new products for the alkaline drinking water, and microbial control market segments of the agricultural, beverage, and food industries from concept through production.

2.Lead cross functional teams and suppliers through new product development from design to execution using project management methods, principals, and tools.

3.Develop and implement quality processes and procedures to support the commissioning and qualification of OEM products.

Position: Director of Process Development & Engineering

Company: Chemence Medical, Alpharetta, Georgia

Length of Employment: From 2018 to 2021

Responsibilities:

1.Work with R&D, Quality, Marketing, Regulatory, and Operation to develop products for new markets from concept to commercialization.

2.Lead manufacturing and process optimization, continuous improvement, and operational excellence of ISO and GMP facilities.

3.Manage automation and IoT:

a.Designed, commissioned, and validated two new automated robotic assembly machines to support the growth of a 100 million dollars medical device business and eliminate all quality and capacity issues associated with manual assembly of medical devices.

b.Developed 2nd generation medical device.

c.Designed new automation line.

d.Implementing Aveva Edge HMI/SCADA for batch manufacturing.

4.Provide GMP DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ validations of Class I/II medical devices.

5.Manage Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) of capital projects ranging from $10K to $10MM.

6.Manage four technical operation and maintenance facilities at various sites.

Position: Owner and President

Company: SALS Technology & Engineering (ST&E), LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia

Business Operation Period: From 2015 to 2018

Responsibilities: Built a start-up company to produce clean water using innovative patented technologies for the underserved water treatment markets.

1.Developed ACT products from concept to commercialization:

a.Model ACT-AC1 – A portable, compact, off-the-grid water purification system for the US Navy that works anywhere in the world, from artic sea water to tropical brackish water.

b.Model ACT-PS1/PS2 – Portable, compact, off-the-grid fresh water purification units for personal, emergency, sport, and recreational use.

2.Invented and patented:

a.Dynamic Filtration Technology (DFT) – An innovative technology for solid-liquid and solid-gas separation (US Patent No. 10,343,120).

b.Adaptive Catalytic Technology (ACT) – A transformational water purification design that uniquely combines conventional and innovative processes to provide a complete solution (US Patent No. 10,669,180).

c.Sterilization Filtration System (SFS) – An innovative process and method for extracting and treating contaminated water and air (US Patent Application No. 16,936,298).

Position: Head of Global LSI Manufacturing Process Optimization

Company: Lonza Group, Alpharetta, Georgia

Length of Employment: From 2010 to 2015

Responsibilities: Global management with a track-record of developing and implementing innovative solutions to reduce manufacturing cost and create new high value-added products.

1.Responsible for manufacturing process optimization of 26 chemical and pharmaceutical facilities in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

2.Directed the Research & Technology MPO Department of 45 scientists, engineers, and technicians in Alpharetta, Georgia; Charleston, Tennessee; Rochester, New York; Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Visp, Switzerland; Nansha, China; and Suzhou, China.

3.Attained a usage and yield savings in excess of $10 million annually for 2013.

4.Delivered additional annual savings of $25 million for 2014 and 2015 through strategic and state-of-the-art process transformations and technologies.

5.Managed a Process Technology Portfolio with a combined EBIT of over $250 million.

6.Conducted strategic assessment, planning, and consolidation of Lonza global Manufacturing Plant Foot Print Initiative.

7.Directed and worked in collaboration with Heads of Business Units for Agro, Consumer Care, Industrial Solutions, Water Treatment and Wood Protection, Operations, and Strategic and R&D to assess and implement innovative solutions for LSI segment globally.

8.Actively managed and supported, at the implementation phase, Lonza’s Go-to-Market Initiative (product to the market).

9.Applied a Focus and Deliver Principle using a macro-micro approach to systematically deliver the following results:

a.Best-in-Class metric utilizing competitive market analysis.

b.Costing assessment of raw materials & energy (DB0), conversion (DB1), and fixed (DB2)

c.Intellectual Property landscaping assessment.

d.Open Innovation engagement.

e.Chemistry and technology evaluation review.

f.Strategic raw material assessment to include vertical integration, tolling and raw material suppliers.

10.Collaborated with all departments including Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Finance, and Business Units to ensure alignment of resources are met and target achieved.

11.Developed and implemented key metrics to drive strategic initiatives.

Position: Director of Global Process Technology

Company: Arch Chemicals, Alpharetta, Georgia

Length of Employment: From 2008 to 2010

Responsibilities: Provided technical leadership, process ownership for new products, process innovation, and process enhancements to ensure high quality and cost-effective products across all manufacturing facilities.

1.Managed the Global Process Technology Department to support 22 facilities in the Americas, Asia, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

2.Managed a staff of 22 scientists, engineers, and technicians in Alpharetta, Georgia; Charleston, Tennessee; Conley, Georgia; Rochester, New York; and Suzhou, China, with a budget of $3.5 million.

3.Directed the global commercialization of new products from concept to process design, scale-up, engineering, and implementation.

4.Defined and implemented state-of-the-art development methodologies and processes (Aspen computer modeling, Project Management, and Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma/OpEx tools and techniques) to achieve availability of new solutions within the shortest time frame and adhering to the highest quality standards.

5.Provided guidance and directions using the Stage Gate Process, a systematic discipline through:

a.Engaging R&D with an early phase of joint development to develop optimum processes.

b.Collaborating with Marketing and Business to manage the product life cycle including requirements gathering and design and development to build a sound business case for commercialization.

c.Identifying with Operations, a manufacturing site fit, leveraging existing assets, and infrastructure where possible in order to establish the most competitive manufacturing cost.

d.Collaborating with Controller and Purchasing to develop a Make vs. Buy Analysis.

e.Designing and leading the pilot study for scale-up and process design validation.

f.Preparing technology transfer package.

g.Conducting process design, process safety design, and equipment technical specifications review with Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) Team to construct a commercial process.

6.Worked closely with Manufacturing to establish processes and standard operating procedures.

7.Assisted Manufacturing hazard review, start-up and optimization.

8.Developed and implemented incremental expansion and continuous improvements through process optimization and technology of facilities in the Americas, Asia, and EMEA.

9.Provided directions and mentored staff.

10.Developed staff training initiatives and their ongoing professional development.

11.Set and monitored plan, goals, objectives, and priorities for all projects of engagement

12.Provided executive summary reports and briefed senior executives.

Position: Manager of Process Technology

Company: Arch Chemicals, Suzhou, China

Length of Employment: From 2006 to 2008

Responsibilities: Managed internal and external resources and interfaced with all key stakeholders and senior executives to build new state-of-the-art pharmaceutical and specialty chemical facility from conception to engineering design, construction, staffing, start-up, product validation, and manufacturing.

1.Designed, constructed, hired staff, commissioned and started a $35 million green field multi-process, Pharmaceutical Active Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) Omadine Plant in Suzhou, China.

2.Developed framework for new facility for senior management.

3.Established design and product requirements with key customers.

4.Managed and worked closely with a UK Engineering Procurement Construction and Management (EPCM) company to construct the facility.

5.Directly engaged all engineering disciplines and conducted critical technical review of detailed process design, equipment layout, thermal separation analysis, structural analysis and design, mechanical analysis, and design and controls.

6.Reviewed technical design specification, performed quality assessment at various phases of equipment manufacturing and conducted factory acceptance test (FAT) of key process equipment.

7.Conducted Safety Hazard Review, Process Design Safety Hazard Review and Start-up Hazard Review.

8.Reviewed and approved of GMP IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and reports.

9.Developed Plant Organization Structure from the ground up.

10.Interviewed and staffed Suzhou plant from staff level through management.

11.Established the following corporate areas:

a.Production - Commissioned star-up plant, managed plant personnel to prepare for training levels 1-5, and approved all processes and procedures.

b.QA/QC - Facilitated the transfer of analytical methods and validation through R&R with Central Analytical for raw materials qualifications, in-process analysis, and final products.

c.Purchasing - Identified, conducted plant inspection, and qualified all raw material suppliers

d.Engineering and Maintenance Department - Established maintenance work order system for equipment calibration, spare parts, and repair.

e.General Services - Negotiated and approved contracts for critical services, such as, DCS, high performance centrifuges, and reactor system.

12.Orchestrated a successful start-up of all processes, designed, and delivered all products that met all customer qualification requirements.

13.Initiated ISO 9000 Certifications.

14.Directed the Pyridine Joint Development Program between Arch Chemicals and Feixiang Chemicals from concept through implementation of the Engineering Design Package: Chemistry, Process, Operating Philosophy for Start-up/Shutdown/Emergency, PFDs, P&IDs, Layouts, Mass and Energy Balance and Unit Consumption, Equipment List and Specifications, Utilities, and 25% Capital Investment Cost.

15.Engaged in various strategic evaluations of merger and acquisition (M&A) initiatives in China.

Position: Principal Process Technology Engineer

Company: Arch Chemicals, Rochester, New York

Length of Employment: From 2003 to 2005

Responsibilities: Developed and implemented innovative solutions:

1.Developed an innovative photo chemical reactor design from concept to pilot scale-up.

2.Worked closely with Management, Engineering and Production to implement changes to optimize and expand a 2-PCl process, a world-class process that resulted in an annual cost savings of over $2 million.

3.Developed a continuous process to expand the Sodium Omadine capacity by 50% through leveraging existing assets to minimize capital investment while reducing fixed cost.

4.Worked closely with Technology & Innovation to develop a sustainable green chemistry process for Sodium Omadine manufacturing.

5.Developed a continuous flow reactor for Zinc Omadine to improve product quality and increase capacity while reducing fixed cost.

6.Provided technical expertise support to the chemical plant in Swords, Ireland.

7.Assessed BIT operations, manufacturing cost and competitive markets in Seal Sand and Huddersfield, UK.

8.Designed and developed a full Technology Transfer Package for a Cal-hypo Plant, Charleston, Tennessee, for a Joint Venture Initiative (Chemistry, Process, Operating Philosophy for Start-up/Shutdown/Emergency, SPs, PFDs, P&IDs, Layouts, Mass & Energy Balance and Unit Consumption, Equipment List and Specifications, Utilities, 40% Capital Investment Cost).

Position: Production Superintendent

Company: Arch Chemicals, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Length of Employment: From 2000 to 2003

Responsibilities: Integrate lean manufacturing to enhance production, quality, safety, inventory, customer satisfaction, and cost.

1.Oversaw the production and best-in-class operations at the Hydrazine Plant, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2.Trained, directed, and developed shift production operators to provide efficient, safe and reliable operation, while maintaining open lines of communication through all levels.

3.Worked with Engineering and Maintenance departments to ensure the maintenance strategy was executed effectively in both manufacturing and packaging to support best in class up time for equipment.

4.Established targets for financial delivery and continuous improvements.

5.Managed an effective performance system for production that focuses on key performance indicators and accountability.

6.Ensured good workplace organization along with focus on mass balance and yield and a high accountability for waste management.

7.Provided technical support to the Sulfuric Acid Plants in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Beaumont, Texas.

Position: Sr. Associate Process and Project Engineer

Company: Arch Chemicals, Brandenburg, Kentucky

Length of Employment: From 1998 to 2000

Responsibilities: Managed all aspects of process engineering at the Brandenburg Plant.

1.Managed all aspects of process engineering including process troubleshooting, process optimization, quality and improvement ideas as well as their implementation to accomplish site objectives by the most safe, economical and technically feasible methods for a vertically integrated Polyurethane Plant.

2.Developed and validated computer models of all processes for optimization using Aspen, processes ranging from natural gas cracker, cryogenic separation, direct catalytic oxidation of ethylene and pure oxygen, custom manufacturing of polyols and urethanes, and high purity micro-electronic products.

3.Directed and managed multiple capital projects to reduce maintenance and operating costs, resulting in annual savings in excess of $5 million.

4.Reconfigured and converted the Multi-purpose Polyols Plant to a closed loop cooling water system and eliminated a weekly maintenance of over 22 heat exchangers due to fouling from the hard well water.

5.Replaced an ion-exchange water treatment process with a RO system to eliminate the costs and hazards of handling large quantity of HCl and NaOH for resin bed regeneration.

6.Reconfigured the site steam generators and distribution, shutdown a high-pressure coal power plant, and installed a highly efficient natural gas boiler.

7.Provided technical expertise for chemical process aspects for safe operation of plant.

8.Maintained knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) elements and safety program requirements (SETCO) of industry codes and standards (e.g., ASME B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, ASME Section 8, Division 1 Pressure Vessel Code).

9.Maintained expertise in thermal separation modeling and design, heat exchanger sizing and design, relief vent calculation including two-phase flow, hydraulic analysis, equipment sizing/design, system design, and DCS and PLC ladder logic programming.

Position: Associate Engineer

Company: Olin Corporation, Lake City, Missouri

Length of Employment: From 1988 to 1997

Responsibilities: Provided engineering support for plant operation, production and environmental programs for the largest Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) munitions facility in the world.

1.Provided plant design, process, and environmental support to the largest Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) munitions facility for the US and NATO.

2.Supported processes ranging from metal processing, manufacturing and handling of energetic materials, and high-speed production assemblies.

3.Developed an induction annealing process for brass using a neural net control system to precisely control performance.

4.Started up and optimized the Pyrotechnic and an Explosive Waste Water Treatment Plants.

5.Designed and worked with the Corp of Engineers and contractors to construct an incinerator to safely destroy highly energetic explosives and munitions.

6.Collaborated with manufacturers to develop custom low emission, low residue and fast curing VOC paint formulation for munitions.

Position: Production Supervisor

Company: A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Reston, Virginia

Length of Employment: From 1987 to 1988

Responsibilities: Managed the production and operation of a grain alcohol ethanol facility.

1.Maintained budget and schedule control.

2.Developed process improvement and cost reduction projects to minimize rework.

3.Analyzed process data for trends and continuous process improvements.

4.Developed training plans for operators to ensure they could maintain the required skill sets.

5.Managed systems to minimize downtime due to mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation problems.

Patents

1.Dynamic Filtration Technology (DFT) – An innovative technology for solid-liquid and solid-gas separation (US Patent No. 10,343,120).

2.Adaptive Catalytic Technology (ACT) – A transformational water purification design that combines conventional and innovative processes to provide a complete solution (US Patent No. 10,669,180).

3.Sterilization Filtration System (SFS) – An innovative process and method for extracting and treating contaminated water and air (US Patent Application No. 16,936,298).

Education

1.MS in Engineering Management, University of Kansas, Lawrence Campus, Kansas 1995

2.BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 1986

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