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NHON T. NGUYEN

U.S. CITIZEN

41441 Bellridge Blvd., Apt 413, Belleville, MI 48111 (313) 699-8373

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2/96-Present    CMS ENTERPRISES                 	Dearborn, MI
(Full time)     BUSINESS ANALYST.  Corporate Planning
· Gather business intelligence, provide strategic consulting services to executive 
officers, and evaluate risks and opportunities in international investment ventures.
· Perform financial analysis, provide information on competitors, and analyze 
country risks profile for successful bidding on privatization assets of developing 
Asian countries.
· Analyze foreign currency risks and alert management of possible foreign exchange 
movements.  Potential savings of $1,800,000.

1995-1996       ERICSSON / GE COMMUNICATION INC.                	Lynchburg, VA
(Full time)     PRODUCTION CONTROL SPECIALIST.   Cellular Phone Manufacturing
· Received the Cellular Phones Annual Quality Award for reducing an excess of 80% of 
the parts per million (ppm) defect rate in the Surface Mount Device (SMD) area.
· Developed a computerized tool to determine the Work In Process (WIP) inventory for 
several product lines.  Responsible for over $3,000,000 in inventory.
· Managed the production of 9 products.  Scheduled work flow using JIT / KANBAN 
concepts to effectively meet internal customer's demand, service parts requirements, 
and Materials Requirements Planning II (MRPII).
· Changed subordinates' view toward work by promoting teamwork, work ownership, and 
by training them with selected tools to increase efficiency.

1991-1992       GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION              		Saginaw, MI
(Full time)     SYSTEM ENGINEER.   Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
· Selected as the Quality Champion for my enthusiastic leadership that exceeded all 
of management's and customers' expectations.  Developed and tested two UGII: CAD/CAM 
training courses which reduced cost of external training services by over $200,000.
· Prepared business proposals, cost analysis, bills of materials, and contract 
agreements for a $90,000 project.
· Upgraded and installed CPU on Hewlett Packard engineering workstations.
· Represented EDS CAD Support group in meetings, gave presentations, and relayed 
information and concerns to team members.  Interviewed GM Engineering Group and 
provided proactive solutions to customers' needs.
        

1/93-12/94      MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY               	East Lansing, MI
· Master of Business Administration, Materials and Logistics Management (MLM) & 
Finance

1991-1992       EDS TECHNICAL TRAINING SERVICES         		Troy, MI
· Certificates of Achievement:  Quality Education Systems.  UGII: CAM
· Manufacturing Processes (JIT, Pull Systems, Cell Design, MRP).  Business of 
Engineering (QFD Matrix, BIW Design, Circle Grid Analysis).  Planning & Scheduling.  
Lead Time Analysis.  Presentation skills (EDS Corporate Headquarters, Plano, TX)

8/88-11/90      MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY               	Houghton, MI
· Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude
· French Language Certificate and Area Studies
· Graduate Courses:  Macromechanics of Composite Materials.  Finite Elements 
Analysis.  Advanced Thermodynamics
 

1993-1994       MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY               	East Lansing, MI
(Quarter time)  GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT.  Finance Department
· Reviewed and worked through problems of a graduate finance textbook before 
publishing.
· Helped teach one second year MBA class and two upper level classes in Finance and 
Mathematics.  Assisted 50 students in creating advanced computer spreadsheets to 
solve corporate finance problems.
        MARKET ANALYST INTERN.  Marketing Department
· Interfaced between marketing and engineering with respect to managing the research, 
design and development processes of new technologies.
· Assessed market conditions and technological feasibility in the development of new 
products.

3/90-10/90      MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY               	Houghton, MI
(Half time)     RESEARCH ASSISTANT.  Mechanical Engineering Department 
· Studied a microstructure of cracks propagation by using the optical method of 
caustics.
· Modified FORTRAN programs to curve fit experimental data.  Formulated trend 
equation two months ahead of schedule by using mathematical analysis and graphical 
observations.
        

· Computer: Bloomberg Business News, Microsoft Office 97: Excel, Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint. Lotus 123. WordPerfect. UNIX. MS-DOS. "C". FORTRAN 77. Internet. UGII: CAD/CAM. CADKEY. APT. CNC. DISSPLA. IBM mainframe. Hewlett Packard 300 & 700 series and Sun Sparc engineering workstations. IBM and IBM compatible PC.

· Self-taught: Bloomberg. WordPerfect. Microsoft Word. Interleaf. Solids
Modeling. GRaphics Interface Programming (GRIP).

· Foreign language: Fluent in English, French, and Vietnamese.

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

· Professional: Received the Cellular Phones Annual Award at Ericsson / General
Electric (GE) for reducing the number of manufacturing defects. Recognition at EDS regional meetings for superior performances. · Academic: Michigan Competitive Scholarship. Michigan Tech Board of Control Scholarship. Talent Roster Certificate for outstanding achievement. Dean's List. The National Dean's List.
· Affiliation: APICS. MBA Association. MLM Association. Society of Automotive Engineers. National Society of Professional Engineers. Advisor for the Vietnamese Students Association. Chairman of the Parade Committee with the Vietnamese Students Organization.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

· Studied in France and Morocco from 1977 to 1985. · BREVET DES COLLEGES, ACADEMIE DE PARIS, MOROCCO. June 1982.