Senior Engineering Project Manager & Risk Leader
Resume:
Frank Hung
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EDUCATION
PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC)
DualMasters in Chemical Engineering (3.5), Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California(3.6) (USC)
BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles (3.5) (UCLA)
EXPERTISE
-23+ years of technical and leadership experience in Centers 1000 (MESA-Semiconductor), 5000 (Satellites) and 7000
(Nuclear Weapon (NW) Component Production)
-15 years of NW leadership experience as Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead
-Successful track record for delivering WR hardware across a myriad of technologies including Actuators,Detonators,
Timers and Ignitersfor Nuclear Deterrence complex partners (Los Alamos National Labs, Kansas City Plant, Pantex)
-Direct working experience with various suppliers/subs for component manufacturing, glassing, glass preforms, glass
grinding, header production, welding, molding, plating, piece part procurement through machine shops
-Expanded skillset by taking Mastering the Art of Negotiation, Situational Leadership, Book of Body Language by Pease,
Emotional Intelligence by Goleman, Personality Traits by Keirsey
-Quick learner/starter, efficient, creative, resourceful, excellent soft people skills, proactive planner, strong negotiator,
empower staff with autonomy and decision making without micromanaging, glue guy
EXPERIENCE
Risk Manager for SLCM-N, Livermore National Laboratories (3/25-6/25)
-Collected and documented LLNL site risk-related data in collaboration with technical leads and program management to
identify and assess program risks and opportunities.
-Conducted qualitative risk analyses and developed mitigation strategies aligned with project objectives.
-Maintained and updated the risk register using Active Risk Manager (ARM), ensuring timely and accurate tracking of risk
response strategies.
-Supported product realization and design teams with project risk handling strategies.
-Served as the primary contact for all risk register updates and stakeholder requests.
-Contributed to development/execution of site Risk Management Plan in accordance w/overarching Program
Management Plan.
-Partnered with technical and program staff to continuously assess, document, and mitigate evolving program risks.
-Conducted meetings w/risk owners to evaluate existing risks/ identify new risks, analyzing their likelihood and impact.
-Prepared risk-related content for leadership review and approval.
Risk Manager for 7550, Energetic Components, Sandia National Laboratories (2/24-8/24)
-Developed/maintained Center Risk Register to actively manage risks, issues and opportunities identified by Center risk
owners to assess risks associated with design, production and materials.
-Actively engaging Center risk owners to gain better understanding of issues, and underlying risk that may not have been
considered and work with risk owners to develop handling strategies with actionable tasks.
-Developed a procedure to capture the Risk and Opportunity Management Process used across the Center
-Presented Center’s Top 5 Risks to Senior/Level 1 leadership monthly.
-Defined criteria selection for determining Top 5 Center risks.
-Utilized Project Management Tool (PMT) for reporting Risks/Opportunities for promotion to Center director.
-Reported out Risks and Opportunities monthly to Stakeholders (Systems, Project Managers, etc)
Product Realization Team Lead for 7550, Energetic Components, Sandia National Laboratories (9/14-2/24)
Management/Manufacturing Experience
-Provided technical oversight/programmatic direction across various PRT teams composing of procurement,
project managers/project controls, design/product engineers, quality, reliability, materials,accounting for
components totaling $15M.
-Delivered 7500+ components (actuators, detonators, timers, igniters) to various weapon systems from
2010 through present
-Executed 15 successful Product Acceptances, meeting Center’s highest metrics of success, maintaining a high level of
rigor/excellence delivering on time and within budget
-Mentored staff and other PRTs on how successfully navigate through an acceptance while avoiding potential pitfalls
-Created growth opportunities for staff by funding advanced manufacturing process training and increasing
opportunities for programs to help increase efficiency in production.
-Mentored/coached Product Engineer in PRT in achieving career goal of being a PRT lead by providing
opportunities for visible leadership roles
-Delivered WR hardware through majority of major SandiaWR external energetic suppliers.
-Developed, cultivated, and sustained constructive working relationships with NNSA/SFO, DA (LANL), WETL,
SEP, PPVS, UK customer, and next level assemblies to deliver WR hardware to internal and external agencies.
-Developed/sustained healthy relationship between contentious parties such as PPVS/LANL, SNL/LANL, and SNL/PPVS by
creating a culture of better communication, openness, and accountability
-Excellent track record of increasing efficiencies in manufacturing, contracts, processes, and improving yields
-Consistently exceeded expectations by delivering above expected yields and delivering ahead of schedule
-Creative and resourceful. Utilizing constrained resources to manufacture components cheaper and more efficiently
while meeting customer expectation.
-Implemented continuous improvement, accelerated learning cycles, mistake proofing, and structured problem solving
in day to day work scope.
-Experiencedin component prototyping, design, development, production, and performance testing of NW components
in roles as a design engineer, product engineering, and and PRT Lead.
-Persevered through 2 Continuing Resolutions, while keeping projects/teams running /balancing overall labor costs.
-Identified new supplier and subs to expand supplier base to address process/supplier single point of failures
-Excellent rapport with supplier PMs/procurement rep, PRT team members, SNL Quality Assurance
Representatives/Sandia Field Office, procurement, and financials.
-Fostered a constructive/inclusive environment for all team members to contribute ideas regardless of positionwhile
holding folks accountable through education of the manufacturing process flow.
-Strategically saved W78 program $1.7M by anticipating future WR needs and requesting advance fundingin mitigating
risk of key staff turnover due to recent buyout
-Strategically leveraged/negotiated a supplier contract by awarding only piece part contract. Awarding component
contract would be contingent on performance of current lot and retention of key staff.
-Negotiated/leveraged funds to procure tooling and additional testing at no additional cost while mitigating risk which
resulted in a $26k savings in Center 5000.
-Partnered with Sandia CA Systems Lead in negotiating requirements to build a detonator cheaper and faster (cost
savings of 150k and schedule saving of 15 weeks.)
Product Engineer for Energetic Components, Sandia National Laboratories (9/11-~9/14)
-Successfully delivered igniters customer on schedule and within cost.
-Successfully delivered detonator for customer on schedule and within cost
-Reduced manufacturing yield loss by 10% by redesigning detonator from a 3 piece design to a 2 piece design.
Eliminated yield loss due to clocking issue (previous lessons learned).
-Led efforts in contamination reduction from 12% to 6%during explosive powder pressing by collecting samples and
data and identifying the contamination source.
Design Engineer for Energetic Components, Sandia National Laboratories (5/09-9/11)
-Successfully delivered Actuators to Pantex customer
-Co-designed/developed LDI technology to meet life extension program req./transitioning from design to production
-Developed internal supplier (SNL-Fab) as a viable alternative for semiconductor bridge technology to support life
extension program.
Systems Engineer for Power Systems, Cables and EM, Sandia National Laboratories (3/06-5/09)
-Nominated by Manager for 2008 Employee Recognition Award.
-Led a team consisting of 3 departments and 2 centers in delivering a quantity of 15, 12 fiber ribbonized fiber optic
cables used in harsh environments for a $550M satellite payload. Cables accounted for $13M.
-Published a paper with NASA Goddard introducing innovative design of next generation 12 ribbon fiber cables for harsh
environments.
Lead Parametric Test Engineer for Radiation Hardened CMOS Technology (Org 1700, 8/02-3/06)
-Led a team of operators, technologists, and engineer in providing electrical testing support to 4 sister organizations
-Characterized devices/provided wafer level reliability evaluation for 0.7um and 0.35 um CMOS technology
-Optimized parametric testing by reducing test time by 40% by reduction of test plan while meeting customer
expectations
-Created/maintained documentation for over 25 design reticle sets detailing specifics of individual test structures
-Analyzed parametric data and provided feedback to daily morning production management meeting of test results and
processing issues.
ACCOLADES
Recipient of SNL Employee Recognition Award (2012, 2014)
SNL Employee Recognition Award Nominee (2015,2017,2018, 2019)
Nominated for Asian American New Faces of Engineering Award (2005)
Chinese Institute of Engineers New Mexico Chapter President (2004-2006)
UCLA American Institute of Chemical Engineers President (1997-1998) and Vice President (1995-1997)
Resident Assistant of the Year (1999) overlooking 85 students (RA for years 1998 and 1999)
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