Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Butch Nguyen
Mission Viejo, CA *****
mje1mf@r.postjobfree.com
Mobile 714-***-****
Professional Highlights:
• Provide day-to-day Engineering support for a licensed FAA Repair Station including MRB activities for Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Gulfstream, Embraer, Bombardier, etc.
• Provide technical guidance and detailed repair instructions for Manufacturing Engineering.
• Y14.5M GD&T Certification IAW ASME Y14.5.2 – Senior Level.
• EIT/FE Certification: January 2001.
• Expert in AutoCAD. Proficient in CATIA V5 and MasterCAM V9
• Generate technical DER packages for repair certification.
• Maintain and revise all specifications needed for repair station compliance to FAA MIDO and FSDO regulations.
• Troubleshoot assembly and testing of flight actuation hardware for continued airworthiness and Mission Capability (MICAP) for Military aircrafts including Rotorcrafts (UH60, Apache AH64, F-15, F-16, F-18, V-22, KC-135)
• Work closely with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) for repair and certification of fielded flight controls hardware.
• Background in manufacturing IAW AS9100 and ISO9000, ISO9001. Knowledgeable in FAA certification process from design to planning qualification tests.
• Experience in Document Control Process. Dispositioned Engineering Change Requests and issued Engineering Orders. Revised blueprints as necessary for Lean Manufacturing.
• Skillful in aerospace materials processing compliant to ASTM NDT testing, SAE/military material selection and processing, ANSI spline specification, AGMA spur gearing specification
Professional Experiences:
Parker Aerospace, Product Support Engineer, Control Systems Division (Aug. 2007- Present)
Product Support Engineer, Project
• Internal and external engineering support for hydraulic actuation control system for fixed-wing and rotorcrafts. Military and Commercial applications.
• Provide Engineering repair disposition of military and commercial service-worn aircraft hardware.
• Engineering focal point for root cause failure analysis of returned assets.
• Reviewed stress reports and design specifications, as required, to determine repair feasibility and affects to OEM intent.
• Determine sequential processing for repair and rework of hardware for continued airworthiness.
• Full understanding of CFR 43, 45, and 145 regarding repair station licensing requirements and scope of authority.
Goodrich, Aircraft Wheels and Brakes, Carbon Division (Aug. 2005- Aug. 2007)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
• Support FAA licensed repair station for repair and overhaul of worn commercial and military aircraft brakes.
• Senior Engineering support for Carbon-Carbon processing as well as Carbon-Ceramic material for High Temperature Composites Division
• Six Sigma Green Belt: Reduced total CpK for machining of carbon.
• Continuous Improvement/Lean: Cellular Machining Center, SMED/QCO for tooling crib, final machining center, rough machining center, and grinding center.
• Capital Expenditures:
o Relayout of Machine Shop: 18 heavy equipment disconnected, relocated and reconnected within 96 hours. $100K total cost with annual savings of $34K generated from increased throughput.
o Acquisition of Rotary Surface Grinder: Equipment reduced processing variation. $200K total cost with annual savings of $113K savings from labor and expendable tools.
o Integration of Plant-Wide Dust Collection System: Equipment replace inadequate satellite systems. $200K total cost with annual savings of $28K.
o Part Probing Integration into Machine Center: Implementation of Renishaw part probe onto Mazak Mill/Turn Center. $12K total cost with annual savings of $32K from scrap reduction.
o Mitutoyo CMM Apex Crystal Model Acquisition: Elimination of final inspection of hardware geometric conformance by inspectors. $200K total cost with annual savings of $50K and reduced inspectional escapes (errors).
G&N Rubicon Gear (Nov. 2001-Aug. 2005)
Process Engineer, CAD Manager
- Senior engineering support provided for aerospace custom gear processing.
- Incorporated principals of Lean Manufacturing into processing. Updated legacy processing to comply with Lean.
- Provided detailed processing for carburized, nitrided, and thru-hardened gears for aerospace customers. Developed processing into MRP system.
- Generated detailed job estimations in an MRP system.
- Provided all engineering process mapping for customer required hardware. Sample clients include Shimadzu, Solar Turbines, Honeywell (Engines, Sensors), Boeing, Curtiss-Wright
- Acquired NADCAP level I certification for nital etching NDT.
- Guide QA inspection methodology and interpreted customer specifications.
C&D Aerospace (Jun. 2000-Sept. 2001)
Manufacturing Engineer
- Product improvement, Lead time manufacturing to reduce implicit cost in production process.
- Flammability coordinator compliance to 14CFR 25.853, appendix F regulatory.
- Stress interface loads and static loads figures design compliance to 14CFR 25.561 regulatory.
- Perform engineering design changes to comply with customer/FAA FAI.
- Organized and approved CAD/CAM program to prepare composite and metallic materials prior processing assembly.
- Solid design & AutoLisp team consultant to create standard format menu in engineering design process.
- Design of test fixtures, bonding fixtures, drill rigs, etc., to improve overall efficiency and accuracy
- Perform Engneering Design Changes as needed to aid production
- AutoCAD drafting and solid modeling skills in MasterCAM and SolidDesigner.
Raytheon, El Segundo (April 2000-May 2000)
Associate Engineer
Provided Associate level engineering support for prototyping a waterless washing cycle for fabrics. Modified test fixtures, conducted laboratory tests and reports with a computerized data logging apparatus.
Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
California State University, Long Beach
Graduation: December 1999
Noteworthy: U.S. citizen, fluent in Spanish and Vietnamese.
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