Fon Chaicharn

Experience

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  MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC MATERIAL INC.

  Mar 1997 - Aug 1997

  Industrial Engineer

  Responsible for material handling, packaging and improving the flow and efficiency between workstations.• Served on 5-person team that implemented ISO 9002. • Worked with Japanese engineer to improve productivity, facility layout and safety management.• Worked with OSU Industrial Engineering professor and PhD graduate student to create simulation model of overall production. Provided recommendations to change process, which would cut traveling time of production by 50%.

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  EVANITE FIBER CORPORATION

  Aug 1997 - Nov 1997

  Industrial Engineer

  Responsible for warehouse aggregate planning, using traditional industrial engineering problem solving methods.• Optimized warehouse space capability of storage area.

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  Kalatel

  Mar 1998 - Oct 2002

  Manufacturing Engineer / Safety Committee Share

  Responsible for overall process and production manufacturing support, process analysis, test fixture design and troubleshooting engineering issues.• Built a strong OHSA-ready program to ensure proper safety conditions in the workshop. Trained all employees on environmental health and safety issues.• Set up manufacturing safety management: lockout/tag out, fork truck license, fire extinguishers and fire drills, MSDS training, hazardous containers labeling, first responding team and CPR/first aid training.• Decreased processing time and improved product quality by updating bills of materials with engineering change orders. Process created smoother transition and resulted in high level of customer satisfaction. • Successfully led the transition of manufacturing from Corvallis, OR to Tualatin, OR. Set up the safety & first responding teams in manufacturing environment. Served as liaison between design engineer and process manufacturing team. Show less

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  Wat Buddha Oregon

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2010

  Vice President

  Responsible for fundraising to build a one million dollar beautiful general-all purpose main temple.Coordinating with Marion county officer, Bank , Civil engineers, Architecture and Contractors to complete the project on time and pay off the loan within one year.

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  GE Security

  Oct 2002 - Dec 2008

  Developed systems and processes for new product introduction (NPI) environmental, hot/cold, sock/vibration, and packaging testing.• Setup, validated, performed troubleshooting and operated environmental test chambers, equipments, data acquisitions, LabView and Mat lab programming systems.• Analyzed results and generated and presented reports to peers, managers and leadership team. Provided ideas, suggestions, and recommendations for corrective action.• Scheduled all equipment for service and followed safety instructions lockout tack out (LOTO) procedure, including preparing checklist for safety work environment.• Worked with other engineers to troubleshoot the failure mode to identify problems, suggested design changes, and retested products to ensure proper performance.• Reviewed and evaluated new product design to ensure manufacturability (DFM).• Employed Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) during NPI design. Show less Supervised 5 manufacturing engineer technicians and 2 specialists supporting Closed Circuit Television CCTV production lines.• Recognized as top-level contributor and specialist in the design, development and implementation of technical products and systems including parts, tools and fixtures required to meet manufacturing objectives.• Audited all documents to ensure that ISO 9002 certification was achieved. Monitored bills of materials, work instructions, test fixtures and work-in-process inventory. • Led lean manufacturing initiative to improve production quality and eliminate waste, which generated cost savings of more than $100K and cut time to manufacturing product in half. • Co-sponsored Release To Manufacturing (RTM) process designed to ensure timely execution of New Product Introduction (NPI), and serviced and supported activities. As a result, new product time to manufacturing was shorter than typical NPI. Show less

  • Reliablitiy Test Engineer

    Mar 2005 - Dec 2008

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Oct 2002 - Mar 2005
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  Thai Chili Restaurant & GT Market Asia Grocery store

  Dec 2008 - Mar 2010

  General Manager

  Directed the startup of a new Thai restaurant concept with 55 seats. Took over day-to-day management including staffing, training, purchasing, cost control, facilities, maintenance, advertising, customer relations, marketing and menu development. Participated in the concept and design of a low-fat and wheat-free menus. • Achieved break-even within eight months. • Staffed and trained an assistant manager and 18 servers and kitchen employees in full service dinning. • Reduced labor and cost of goods sold by 20%. • Carried out a demographic study that pin pointed the restaurant's market. • Developed and oversaw a catering program. • Analyzed and upgraded kitchen equipment. • Applied lean manufacturing to improve production quality and eliminate waste, which generated cost savings of both businesses. Show less

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  Rockwell Collins

  Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

  Integration Test Lead / Manufacturing Engineer

  Over seeing the design team during the New Product Introduction (NPI) process. Also responsible for the integration of all the various sub-assemblies into the final product. • Authoring Engineering Test Plan (ETP).• Working with the manufacturing test engineering team to prepare for production.• Assisting in producing the Engineering Production Test Specifications (PTS).

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  Thai Chili and ifd interstate food distribution an Asian Market

  Oct 2010 - now

  General Manager

  Over seeing the day by day operation and long term develoopment of the Thai restaurant business in Corvallis, Oregon and Asian Market (ifd) in Albany, Oregon

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  Mega Tech of Oregon

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2012

  Production Manager

  Supervise the activities of production personnel engaged in all facets of the manufacturing function. Share production control responsibilities. Support sales/marketing and the bid processes by estimating, costing and establishing production standards.

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  LPCHALEE HERMITAGE

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2022

  Co-Founder

  Linn-Benton meditation center