Industrial Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
Thuc X. Nguyen
****.*.******@*********.*** **** Idaho Place – Costa Mesa, CA 92626-2207 C: 714-***-**** Page 1
Sr. Industrial Engineer
A self-motivated, diverse achiever, uniquely combining with over 30 years Aerospace industrial / production / manufacturing engineering and supervisory experience. Develop, implement and maintain various manufacturing plans, Bill of Materials, work instructions and illustrations to define and document as-built configuration. Develop manufacturing concepts and strategies to support business objectives. Develop and integrate suppliers, processes, materials, data and technology to meet manufacturing and delivery requirements. Broad background includes versatility within production operations improvement, problem solving, scheduling, integration, business environments, budgets, and customer satisfaction. I’m also, well-versed in performance metrics including cost, schedule, and quality reporting.
Professional Overview
Northrop Grumman Aerospace System, Redondo Beach, CA 902**-*-**-**** to Present Sr. Principal Planning & Scheduling Analyst – F35 Composite Structural:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Develop, analyze, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Integrated Master Plan (IMP) if required compliant with IPMR DI-MGMT-8186A and Earned Value. Management System (EVMS) compliance requirements.
• Ensure program schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated.
• Provide schedule planning analysis including:
– DCMA 14-point
– Critical Path and Driving Path Analysis
– Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA)
– Schedule Performance and Health Metrics and Analysis
• Provide weekly and monthly status, analysis, and reports to Program Management and our customers.
• Establish and/or create Performance tracking tools as required.
• Provide Configuration control of the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
• Support audits, Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR) audits
The successful candidate will possess the following:
• Ability to perform detailed schedule, resource, work, and cost analysis and make recommendations to solve problems
• Ability to create presentation content and present to various levels of leadership
• Ability to effectively work with multiple functional teams, supplier teams, and the Program/Project Manager bizmanagement.
Marvin Engineering Company, Inc., Inglewood, CA 90302 Sep 2017 - Aug 2018
Sr. Industrial Engineer:
Project Manager: Transfer the current paint shop to the new state of the art quarto paint booths: Sanding; Primer; Robotic; Topcoat & Touch-up. Monitor new equipment; order new equipment; build custom paint rack stands; revise some products paint process flow to adopt new paint booth. Tracking budget, schedule, and ROI.
Support JSF / F-35 production line: AAP Air-to-Air Pylon / AGP Air-to-Ground Pylon / ARL Advanced Rail Launcher build sequence flow.
Support Apache production line: M299/M310 Longbow Missile Launcher (2-Rails & 4-Rails); LAU-7/-121/-127/-128 Missile Launcher build sequence flow. (BAC 50 Mil.)
• Provides capacity planning, rate tool analysis, and production readiness assessments.
• Study organization charts and various project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units to identify areas of inefficiency, waste, or duplication.
• Establish work measurement programs to analyze standards for labor utilization.
• Analyzes and designs sequence of operations and work flow to improve efficiencies in plant and production facilities, as well as equipment layouts; may assist facilities engineers in the planning and design of facilities. Establishes methods to maximize utilization of labor, equipment, and tooling resources. Develops and implements plans for facility modifications, build revisions and updates to operating methods and production processes.
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Thuc X. Nguyen
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Professional Overview continued…
• Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, and manufacturing optimization.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of documents published in the QMS Library, with specific competency on the following:
a. Operations Process Control (WI-500)
b. Foreign Object Elimination (WI-507)
• Maintains and generates metrics to measure of program and/or functional schedule and cost performance.
• Develop project plans; coordinate projects. Develop workable implementation plans.
• Maintains Support organization's goals, vision, and values. Experience with EVMS, SAP, and/or MES
AVCorp Composite Fabrication, Inc., Gardena, California - Defense Programs
Sr. I.E./M.E.: May 2016 – Jul 2017
Provides production support to F35-JSF and ATLAS V Nose Fairing Frontline Assembly and Final Assembly (BAC 25 Mil.)
• Familiar with production drawing, interpreting them for production workers, suggesting errors to designers, and communicating issues with suppliers and customers at all levels.
• Provide production support for the F35 JSF All composite panels
• Provide production support for the ATLAS V Nose Fairing
• Facility Lay-out and Tooling to support rate increase
Schedule and sequence operations for responsible work packages and provide corresponding manpower
requirements, provide feedback on identified opportunity for improvement on work sequence.
• Use LEAN principle and assessment practice to apply to JSF F-35 Frontline Assembly work sequence improvement, reducing production rework and repair hours. Weekly GEMBA walk with Defense Site Executive.
• Utilize Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint and Excel creating daily charts and reports for the Program
• Review and revise Work Order Process use LEAN Principle
The Boeing Company, Everett, Washington - IDS KC-46 Program
Industrial Engineer 4: Dec 2015 – Apr 2016
Provides production support for KC-46 Finishing Center, Final Assembly installation, On Aircraft Test Procedures OATPs
• Supporting KC-46 Finishing Center, Fight Ramp Production and Engineering.
• Familiar with production drawing, interpreting them for production workers, suggesting errors to designers, and communicating issues with suppliers and customers at all levels.
• Provide production support for the KC-46 Tanker Finishing Center Assembly installation, On Aircraft Test Procedures OATPs.
• Support KC-46 Finishing Center Facility Lay-out
• Schedule and sequence jobs for responsible work packages and provide corresponding manpower requirements, provide feedback on identified opportunity for improvement on work sequence.
• Use LEAN principle and assessment practice to apply to KC-46 Finishing Center work sequence improvement, reducing production rework and repair hours.
The Boeing Company, Long Beach, California - BDS C17 Division - Flight Ramp
Industrial Engineer 4: Apr 1997 – Dec 2015
Provides production support for C-17 Paint, Flight Ramp and Delivery: Final Assembly installation, On Aircraft Test Procedures OATPs
• Maintains Supported C-17 flight ramp production and engineering.
• Maintains Fully familiar with production drawing, interpreting them for production workers, suggesting errors to designers, and communicating issues with suppliers and customers at all levels.
• Maintains Provide production support for the C-17 Globe Master III Airlift Final Assembly installation, On Aircraft Test Procedures OATPs, Paint, Delivery Center (Deliver 279 C-17 Aircraft).
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• Establish department level estimates at completion (EACs) and maintains package level budget at completion (BACs $9.6 million yearly).
• Maintain balanced scorecard metrics for C-17 Paint and Flight Ramp IPT (VSP).
• Generate business plans for program cost saving initiatives $225,000 (Creative Edge - CE).
• Schedule and sequence jobs for responsible work packages and provide corresponding manpower requirements, provide feedback on identified opportunity for improvement on work sequence.
• Use LEAN principle and assessment practice to apply to C-17 Paint and Flight Ramp work sequence improvement, reducing production rework and repair hours (450 total labor hours).
• Developed and applied Industrial Engineering concepts, techniques, analysis and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing, engineering and service operations.
• Applies advanced engineering principles in the development of models, data bases and spreadsheets to solve complex problems and provide consultation to senior leadership in order to guide the decision-making process.
• Participate in C-17 rate reduction plan (from 15 to 10 C-17 per year) for Final Assembly.
• Employee Involvement (EI) focal for Paint and Flight Ramp responsible to people are most enabled to contribute to continuous improvement and the ongoing success of their work organization.
• Military Aircraft Operations Experience
• Documented experience working in a robust IPT environment
McDonnell Douglas Company, Long Beach, CA – BDS C-17 Division – System Installation & Final Assembly
Sr. Industrial Engineer: Feb 1993 – Mar 1997
Provide production support for Frontline C-17 final assembly – electrical, structural, mechanical assemblies and systems installation. Include analysis of the use and integration of facilities, equipment, materials, systems, and personnel.
• Perform manload and budget analyses based on headcount and work requirement variance.
• Schedules and sequences jobs for responsible work packages and provide corresponding manpower
requirements, provide feedback on identified opportunity for improvement on work sequence.
• Prepare capital equipment justification and recommendation and develop yearly integrated master plans and schedules for C-17 Major Join and Final Assembly.
• Ensure project is completed within budget and on schedule. Develops new engineering methods (e.g., mathematical models, simulation, statistics) to define optimal process designs and efficient utilization of resources (e.g., facilities, personnel, materials, equipment) in the creation and validation of products. Develops new concepts for use in analyzing and designing value stream improvements, including capability, capacity (e.g., make/buy, supplier selection, risk analysis, supplier performance), throughput, work flow and logistics (e.g., critical path, lead-time, transportation, factory layout).
McDonnell Douglas Company, Long Beach, CA – MD-11 Commercial Division
Production Manager MD-11: Jun 1990 – Feb 1993
Responsible for team building and coaching of MD-11 final assembly line – electrical, interior, and Structural after major join using my knowledge of Mc Donnell Douglas Principle of team building and coaching of 50 UAW workers (K2A, K2C, K2J, and K5M) to meet or exceed Quality; Cost; Schedule
McDonnell Douglas Company, Long Beach – MD-80 Commercial Division
Manufacturing Method Engineer MME: Sep 1988 – May 1990
Provide production support to MD-80 final assembly – systems installation:
• Organizing and coordinating direct labor productivity and method improvement study on aircraft production line.
• Support Assembly Production Management. Established methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.
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• Conduct detailed studies in variety of assembly areas pertaining to cost reduction and recommending changes in design, tooling, and assembly methods, material, or equipment
• Implemented cost reduction projects generating a saving of $516,000 in 1989 on MD-80 Product.
Additional Skills
• Maintains Excellent computer skills and familiarity with common PC software such as Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Project, Power Point)
• Maintains Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Leader Certification Program – June 15, 2010
• Accelerated Improvement Workshop (AIW) – On the Job Training (OJT) – September 28, 2007
• Lean Manufacturing Principles Workshop (LMA): 5S, Standard Work, Point-of-Use, Set-up Reduction, Visual Controls
Education (all degrees earned while working full time)
• Master of Project Management (MPM) - Project Management
Keller Graduate School of Management University Long Beach, California - Graduated December 2007
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Technology Management
American InterContinental University Los Angeles, California - Graduated June 2004
• Master of Science (MSQA) - Quality Assurance Management
California State University Dominguez Hills, California - Graduated June 2002
• Bachelor of Science (BS) – Industrial Engineering Technology
California State University Long Beach, California - Graduated June 1986
Fluent in English & Vietnamese
Awards
• 35 years of perfect attendance
• Received Silver Eagle Award for participating in C-17 Paint Stacker Guardrail Safety Improvement Team April 2014.
The project finished 3 weeks before plan saving $100,000
• Outstanding AIW performance participation cash award in April 2009
• Received Silver Eagle Award for participating in C-17 Flight On Aircraft Testing Procedure OATP Improvement Team 2009. The project saved the Final Assembly Department 375 labor hours annually
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